BAL Ubuntu Award

The Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Award is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award that recognises a player who participated in the BAL and who best represents the league through his efforts in the community.

The name "Ubuntu" is taken from the word in the Nguni and Bantu languages, symbolizes essential human virtues, such as compassion, respect and humanity.^[1]

Along with giving out the individual award, the BAL donates $5,000 to a social organisation of choice by the winning player.^[1]

Winners

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Merit	Nominees	Ref
2021	Hicham Benayad-Cherif	Algeria	GS Pétroliers	Benayad-Cherif founded the Elite Student Athlete Academy in Algeria, where he has developed basketball camps and training programs for 800 children since 2018.	—	^[1]
2022	Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza	Rwanda	REG	At Club Rafiki, Jean Jacques helped children and young adults to integrate into society through developmental basketball programming and competitions.	Gerson Gonçalves Brice Eyaga Bidias	^[2]
2023	Tonny Drileba	Uganda	City Oilers	As an assistant coach for Angels Basketball Club – a professional women’s team that competes in the Ugandan Basketball League – Drileba participated in the club’s community outreach projects across the country, including youth clinics and life-skills seminars at Nakivale Refugee Camp in Western Uganda.	Stéphane Konaté Ehab Amin Ibrahima Kalil Fofana	^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Newsroom, APO Group-Africa; Association (NBA), National Basketball (7 October 2021). "Hichem Benayad-Cherif Receives Inaugural Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Award". nba.africa-newsroom.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Sikubwabo, Damas (16 March 2023). "Nshobozwa awarded BAL's Ubuntu community support award". The New Times. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Uganda's Tonny Drileba awarded 2023 Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Trophy". FIBA.basketball. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

[:0-1] Newsroom, APO Group-Africa; Association (NBA), National Basketball (7 October 2021). "Hichem Benayad-Cherif Receives Inaugural Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Award". nba.africa-newsroom.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[2] Sikubwabo, Damas (16 March 2023). "Nshobozwa awarded BAL's Ubuntu community support award". The New Times. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[3] "Uganda's Tonny Drileba awarded 2023 Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Trophy". FIBA.basketball. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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