Afrobasket.com All-Basketball Africa League Awards 2026

The standout American shooting guard Craig Randall II was selected as the Player of the Year of the championship-winning champion team Tigers BB Kigali from Rwanda. He graduated from UT Martin six years ago. Randall II received multiple other awards, was honored as the Finals MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, and was chosen to the First Team and Imports Team. With Randall II's excellent performance, the champion team Tigers BB Kigali achieved the best record of the season in the league, finishing with an impressive 4 to 1 in the regular season. His excellent performance assisted his team in beating Atletico Petroleos de Luanda 90 to 88 in the final. Randall II averaged almost 5 assists per game in the league. He led the Basketball Africa League in points per game with over 36. Randall II has totalled 7 games of 20 or more points on the year and recorded 30 or more points in 7 games. His 54 points against Dar City were the most he scored in the 2026 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges. The standout South Sudanese center Mangok Mathiang earned the African Player of the Year of the championship-winning Tigers BB Kigali from Rwanda. He Is Louisville alumni from 2017. Mathiang collected multiple other honors, picked up the Center of the Year, and was named to the First Team and was named to Honorable Mention selection. His excellent performance assisted his team in beating Atletico Petroleos de Luanda 90 to 88 in the final. Mathiang registered almost 16 points per game that season in the league. He was the Player of the Week honoree in the league. Mathiang led the Basketball Africa League in rebounds per game with over 14. He has totalled 2 games of 20 or more points and had double-doubles in 6 games on the year. Mathiang's 32 points against the Giants were the most he scored in the 2026 season. The standout American forward Teafale Lenard Jr was named the Forward of the Year of the championship-winning Tigers BB Kigali from Rwanda. He Is ex-Memphis from 2024. Lenard Jr received multiple other awards, earned a spot in the First Team and Imports Team and Imports Team. His excellent performance assisted his team in beating Atletico Petroleos de Luanda 90 to 88 in the final. Lenard Jr recorded over 19 points and 4 rebounds per game over the season in the league. His 27 points against Ahly Benghazi were the most he scored in the 2026 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges. Charlie Moore, American point guard Al Alhy Benghazi from Libya, was voted to the First Team at the Basketball Africa League. He Is alumni of Miami from 2022. Moore was also selected to the Imports Team. He orchestrated his way to the third spot in points per game, showcasing a dazzling average of over 22 and second position in averaging over 9 assists per game. Moore has totalled 4 games of 20 or more points and logged double-doubles in 2 games on the year. His 24 points against Al Ahly Cairo were the most he scored in the 2026 season. 9 out of the top 10 highest scorers in the league are alumni of US colleges. Among many awards he was selected to the ACC All-Defensive Team as well as the All-ACC Honorable Mention back in 2022. He was also selected to the Eurobasket All-Italian Serie A Second Team in 2024. Majok Deng, 33-year old South Sudanese forward Al Alhy Benghazi from Libya, was chosen to the First Team of Basketball Africa League. He graduated from Louisiana at Monroe ten years ago. Deng also earned Honorable Mention. He was previously voted the Finals MVP, Honorable Mention back in 2024, Forward of the Year, and named to the First Team and Second Team last year. Deng averaged over 19 points and 5 rebounds per game in the league. His 28 points against Al Ahly Cairo were the most he scored in the 2026 season. Among many awards he was selected to the Australiabasket All-Australian NBL1 First Team back in 2023. He was also selected to the Asia-Basket All-West Asia Super League Final 8 Second Team in 2025. Deng was selected as the Afrobasket All-Basketball Africa League Honorable Mention in 2024.