The African Basketball League Combine returns to Morocco for the second consecutive year: Presentation of the director and players of the 2025 BAL Combine
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The BAL Combine returns to Rabat, Morocco from January 10-12. This is the fourth edition of the BAL Combine after those in Brooklyn, New York, United States (2019) and Paris, France (2022). More than 30 players from around the globe will showcase their talents in front of team executives, coaches and scouts for the chance to sign with a BAL team for the 2025 season.
Sam Vincent named 2025 Combine camp director
The 1986 NBA champion and Olympian becomes camp director for the 2025 BAL Combine. Vincent is the fourth camp director for the event after analyst and former NBA and junior team coach, PJ Carlesimo (Brooklyn, United States; 2019); former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder (Paris, France; 2023) and former NBA player Robert Pack (Rabat, Morocco; 2023) Vincent has completed several coaching assignments in Africa, including in Nigeria with the men’s and women’s national teams, and he was an integral part of the first Basketball Without Borders Africa camp in South Africa. Vincent now coaches at Beacon College in Leesburg, Florida (United States). Moroccan player Hiba Naceri recently received a scholarship to study and play basketball at Beacon College.
More than 30 players playing in the NCAA, BAL, G League, NBA and internationally are heading to the Ibn Yassine Omnisport Hall in Rabat for the BAL Combine 2025
17 players playing in the NCAA are present at the Combine: Charles Adebayo (United States, Gordon State); Chase Adams (United States, Jackson State University); Cheikh Ndiaye (Senegal, Long Island University); Christopher Williams (United States, Marysville University); Devonte Patterson (United States)
United, Prairie View A&M University); Falando Jones (United States, Ugandan origins, Mississippi Valley State); Honore Ihimbazwe (Belgium, Manhattan College); Josh Treadwell (United States, Coppin State University); Kong Kong (United States, Kentucky State University), Makhtar Gueye (Senegal, University of Alabama at Birmingham); Renathan Ona Embo (France, Tulane University); Steven Richardson (United States, Montana State University); Taylor Braun (United States, North Dakota State University); Tyray Petty (United States, Utah Valley University); Zach Bates (United States, Urbana University); Zahrion Blue (United States, Rider University); Sidy N’Dir (France, Pittsburgh University). Four players playing in the NBA G League: Devonte Patterson (Iowa Wolves); Kong Kong (OKC Blue), 2024 G League champion; Taylor Bruan (Salt Lake City Stars); Tom Digbeu (Motor City Cruise). Tom Digbeu is the son of French basketball legend Alain Digbeu. Two players participated in the NBA2K Summer League. Makhtar Gueye (Senegal) joined the Atlanta Hawks last July in Las Vegas and Devonte Patterson played with the Dallas Mavericks during the summer of 2021.
Wassim Boutinane (Morocco) (21 years old, 2m01) will also be there to win his place in the next BAL season during this Combine. The full-back/winger went through the Élan Chalon training center before starting his
professional career in Marrakech, Morocco, and joining IRT Tanger last year.
The BAL Combine 2025 welcomes players from 11 countries and four different continents, with the United States being the most represented country.
Name Country of origin Abdoul Malick Babaye Central African Republic Charles Adebayo United States Chase Adams United States Cheikh Ndiaye Senegal Chris Martin United States Christopher Williams United States CJ Maran Australia Devin Cooper United States Devonte Patterson United States Falando Jones United States Germain Roebuck Jr. United States Hassan Bajigah Ghana Honore Ihimbazwe Belgium
Jamari Seri United Kingdom Josh Treadwell United States Kong Kong United States Landing Sane France Luc Arnaud Loubaki France Makhtar Gueye Senegal Mamadou Mbengue Senegal Maykel Petit Canny France Mohamed Doumbya Senegal Pierre Van Driessche France, Rwandan origins Renathan Ona-Embo France Sidy N’ Dir France Sleem El-Essawy Egypt Taylor Braun United States Tom Digbeu Spain Tyray Petty United States Wassim Boutinane Morocco Xavier Sewell United States Zach Bates United States Zahrion Blue United States Zamba Camara Ivory Coast
Players who have played internationally
Luc Arnaud Loubaki played with the France U-20 team (2013-2015), Renathan Ona-Embo (France U-20 team 2013-2018) and Makhtar Gueye (Senegal).
BAL4HER Camp and Coaching Course
As part of the Combine, the League is organizing a one-day camp for 20 U-23 female prospects from Rabat and its surrounding areas. Around a hundred local coaches will also have the opportunity to follow a training course.
