BAL Most Valuable Player

{{Infobox sports award

| name = BAL Most Valuable Player Award

| image =

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| sport = Basketball

| league = Basketball Africa League

| givenfor = Best performing player in the season of the Basketball Africa League

| first = 2021

| mostwins = 5 players (1 each)

| mostrecent = Jean Jacques Boissy (2025)

}}

The Basketball Africa League Hakeem Olajuwon Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award given to the best player of a given season. The award is named after all-time great Hakeem Olajuwon. The award was first handed out in the inaugural season to Walter Hodge.{{cite news |title=Zamalek are the champions of the inaugural Basketball Africa League |url=https://www.thebal.com/news/zamalek-are-the-champions-of-the-inaugural-basketball-league |access-date=6 June 2021 |work=The BAL |date=30 May 2021 |archive-date=30 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530223326/https://www.thebal.com/news/zamalek-are-the-champions-of-the-inaugural-basketball-league |url-status=dead }}

From the 2024 season, fan voting was introduced in the process with 25% of the score being determined by online fan votes. Fans could vote on a selected pool of players.{{Cite web |title=Vote for Your 2024 BAL Most Valuable Player |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/vote-for-your-2024-bal-most-valuable-player |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

Five different players have won the award thus far.

Winners

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Key !scope="row"\|Player {{small\|(X)}} \|Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb"\|{{Dagger}} \|Player was on a team that did not win the BAL championship

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|+Key

!scope="row"|Player {{small|(X)}}

|Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)

scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#bbffbb"|{{Dagger}}

|Player was on a team that did not win the BAL championship

File:Nuni Omot MVP (cropped).jpg with the MVP award in 2023. He was the first African player to win the award.]]

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
scope="col"\| Season !scope="col"\| Player !scope="col"\| Position !scope="col"\| Nationality !scope="col"\| Club !class=unsortable\|Selected statistics ! scope="col" class=unsortable \| {{Tooltip\|Ref\|Reference(s)}}
2021 !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Walter\|Hodge}} \| Guard \| {{flagu\|US Virgin Islands}}{{efn\|Hodge, born in Puerto Rico, also owns the Puerto Rican and American nationality but represents the US Virgin Islands in international competition.}} \| {{flagicon\|EGY}} Zamalek \| 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game 19 points and 10 assists in semi-final 12 points and 4 assists in the final \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|title=Walter Wallace Hodge - Statistics \|url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics \|access-date=2023-11-30 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}
2022 !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Michael\|Dixon\|dab=basketball}} \| Guard \| {{flagu\|Georgia}}{{efn\|Dixon was born in the United States but became a naturalised Georgian citizen in 2016.}} \| {{flagicon\|TUN}} US Monastir \| 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game Led the league in three-point percentage with 47.4% 21 points and 6 assists in the final \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|title=Michael Andre Dixon - Statistics \|url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics \|access-date=2023-11-30 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}
2023 !scope="row"\|{{Sortname\|Nuni\|Omot}} \|Forward \|{{Flagu\|South Sudan}}{{Efn\|Omot was born to South Sudanese parents in a refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya. He also owns the American nationality as he moved to the country at age 2.{{cite web \|date=1 August 2021 \|title=New forward for Bundesliga basketball team Gießen 46ers \|url=https://www.archysport.com/2021/08/new-forward-for-bundesliga-basketball-team-giesen-46ers/ \|access-date=26 September 2021 \|website=Archysport}} He represents South Sudan in international competition.}} \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Al Ahly \| 18.9 points per game Four 20+ points games 22 points in the final \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|date=2023-05-27 \|title=AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS \|url=https://bal.nba.com/news/al-ahly-are-the-2023-bal-champions \|access-date=2023-05-28 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|title=Anunwa Omot - Statistics \|url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics \|access-date=2023-11-30 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}
2024 !scope="row"\|{{Sortname\|Jo\|Lual-Acuil}} \|Center \|{{Flagu\|South Sudan}} \|style="background:#bbffbb"\|{{flagicon\|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly^{{Dagger}} \| Scoring champion with 21.1 points per game Defensive Player of the Year winner Broke BAL scoring record with 42 points against City Oilers \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|title=Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards \|url=https://bal.nba.com/news/acuil-jr-dominates-2024-bal-awards \|access-date=2024-06-03 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}
2025 !scope="row"\|{{Sortname\|Jean Jacques\|Boissy}} \|Guard \|{{Flagu\|Senegal}} \| {{flagicon\|LBY}} Al Ahli Tripoli \| Scoring champion with 18.9 points per game Five 20+ points games All-Defensive First Team selection \| align="center" \|{{Cite web \|date=2025-06-14 \|title=Al Ahli Tripoli are the 2025 BAL Champions \|url=https://bal.nba.com/news/al-ahli-tripoli-are-the-2025-bal-champions \|access-date=2025-06-15 \|website=The BAL \|language=en}}

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scope="col"| Season

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Club

!class=unsortable|Selected statistics

! scope="col" class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref|Reference(s)}}

2021

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Walter|Hodge}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|US Virgin Islands}}{{efn|Hodge, born in Puerto Rico, also owns the Puerto Rican and American nationality but represents the US Virgin Islands in international competition.}}

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Zamalek

15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game
19 points and 10 assists in semi-final
12 points and 4 assists in the final

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Walter Wallace Hodge - Statistics |url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

2022

!scope="row"| {{sortname|Michael|Dixon|dab=basketball}}

| Guard

| {{flagu|Georgia}}{{efn|Dixon was born in the United States but became a naturalised Georgian citizen in 2016.}}

| {{flagicon|TUN}} US Monastir

15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game
Led the league in three-point percentage with 47.4%
21 points and 6 assists in the final

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Michael Andre Dixon - Statistics |url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

2023

!scope="row"|{{Sortname|Nuni|Omot}}

|Forward

|{{Flagu|South Sudan}}{{Efn|Omot was born to South Sudanese parents in a refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya. He also owns the American nationality as he moved to the country at age 2.{{cite web |date=1 August 2021 |title=New forward for Bundesliga basketball team Gießen 46ers |url=https://www.archysport.com/2021/08/new-forward-for-bundesliga-basketball-team-giesen-46ers/ |access-date=26 September 2021 |website=Archysport}} He represents South Sudan in international competition.}}

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Al Ahly

18.9 points per game
Four 20+ points games
22 points in the final

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=AL AHLY ARE THE 2023 BAL CHAMPIONS |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/al-ahly-are-the-2023-bal-champions |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=The BAL |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Anunwa Omot - Statistics |url=https://bal.nba.com/statistics |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

2024

!scope="row"|{{Sortname|Jo|Lual-Acuil}}

|Center

|{{Flagu|South Sudan}}

|style="background:#bbffbb"|{{flagicon|LBY}} Al Ahly Ly^{{Dagger}}

Scoring champion with 21.1 points per game
Defensive Player of the Year winner
Broke BAL scoring record with 42 points against City Oilers

| align="center" |{{Cite web |title=Acuil-Jr. dominates 2024 BAL Awards |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/acuil-jr-dominates-2024-bal-awards |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

2025

!scope="row"|{{Sortname|Jean Jacques|Boissy}}

|Guard

|{{Flagu|Senegal}}

| {{flagicon|LBY}} Al Ahli Tripoli

Scoring champion with 18.9 points per game
Five 20+ points games
All-Defensive First Team selection

| align="center" |{{Cite web |date=2025-06-14 |title=Al Ahli Tripoli are the 2025 BAL Champions |url=https://bal.nba.com/news/al-ahli-tripoli-are-the-2025-bal-champions |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The BAL |language=en}}

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References

Category:Basketball most valuable player awards

Most Valuable Player