2022 BAL qualification

On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round. • 1st, 2nd, etc.: ranking in national leagues • CW: Cup winner ;Notes Withdrawing teams Six teams were drawn in a group for the first round, but withdrew prior to the start of the games. ==First round==

The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards were given to teams from each division. West Division Group A Initially, four teams were drawn in Group A, which was played in Conakry, Guinea. However, Prédio and WA Boufarik failed to travel to Conakry. Group B Venue: Conakry, Guinea Group C Group C was hosted in Yaoundé, Cameroon. FAP, who play in the 2021 regular season, returned while Tondema and Espoir Fukash made their debuts in the competition. Malabo Kings forfeited the last day. East Division Because Hawassa City and ASCUT of Group D withdrew, the groups were divided again. New Star was moved to Group D. Group D Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Group E All times are GMT+3. Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Group F The venue of Group F was the Inzibio Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Five teams were placed in this group, however, Mercenaries pulled out before the start. The Cape Town Tigers and Roche-Bois Warriors made their debut in the international level. The Group featured two former NBA players in Ben Uzoh and Billy Preston, who both played with Cape Town. ==Elite 16==

In the elite 16, two groups of eight teams were created consisting of the top two teams and wild cards of the first round. AS Salé, as the national champions of Morocco, directly enters this stage. Competition began on 2 December 2021 (Division East) in Johannesburg and 11 December 2021 (Division West) in Yaounde. The top three teams from each group advance to the 2022 BAL season. On 20 November 2021, the draw was held in Abidjan. On 11 December, FIBA announced ASPAC had withdrawn and AS Salé was not available. Division West Group G1 Group G2 Final stage Semi-finals {{Basketballbox | result = | round = | date =15 December 2021 | time = 15:00 | report = Report|tab=boxscore | teamA = SLAC | scoreA = 81 | teamB = AS Police | scoreB = 78 | Q1 = 13–15 | Q2 = 25–11 | Q3 = 18–20 | Q4 = 14–24 | OT = 11–8 | overtime = OT | points1 = Miller Jr. 26 | rebounds1 = Miller Jr. 10 | assist1 = Miller Jr. 6 | rating1 = Miller Jr. 25 | points2 = Konaté 24 | rebounds2 = Diarouma 17 | assist2 = Kanouté 4 | rating2 = Konaté, Diarouma 21 | arena = |place =Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé | attendance = | referee = | stack = yes Third place game {{Basketballbox | result = | round = | date =16 December 2021 | time = 15:00 | report = Report | teamA = Espoir Fukash | scoreA = 93 | teamB = AS Police | scoreB = 87 | Q1 = 20–22 | Q2 = 24–17 | Q3 = 14–22 | Q4 = 20–17 | OT = 15–9 | overtime = OT | points1 = Fula Nganga 29 | rebounds1 = Mutomb Mbav 16 | assist1 = Mwana Mwamba 8 | rating1 = Fula 29 | points2 = Kanouté 20 | rebounds2 = Diarouma 21 | assist2 = Banza Kasongo 5 | rating2 = Diarouma 39 | arena = Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |place =Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé | attendance = | referee = | stack = yes Final {{Basketballbox | result = | round = | date =16 December 2021 | time = 18:00 | report = Report | teamA = FAP | scoreA = 81 | teamB = SLAC | scoreB = 34 | Q1 = 21–8 | Q2 = 22–5 | Q3 =21–15 | Q4 = 17–6 | points1 = Almeida 19 | rebounds1 = Ngaransou 12 | assist1 = Liale 4 | rating1 = Almeida 18 | points2 = Poole 9 | rebounds2 = Miller Jr. 11 | assist2 = Fofana 2 | rating2 = Poole, Miller Jr. 10 | arena = Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex |place =Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex, Yaoundé | attendance = | referee = | stack = yes Division East The Division East games were played from 6 December until 11 December at the Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Group H1 Group H2 Final stage Semi-finals Third place game The third place game was supposed to be played on 11 December 2021, however, the game was cancelled after six players tested positive on COVID-19 hours before the tip-off. It was a later announced that Cape Town qualified as New Star was forced to forfeit. Final ==Statistics==

The following were the statistical leaders in the qualification games. Individual statistic leaders Individual game highs == Notes ==