2020–21 Zamalek SC (basketball) season

2020–21 Zamalek SC was a season of the Zamalek club. The club competes for local championships such as the League, Cup and Continental in the Basketball Africa League because it is the champion of the 2019 League.

Zamalek

2020–21 season
President	Hussein Labib (Interim)
Head coach	Augustí Julbe
Arena	The Covered Hall Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Egyptian Basketball Super League	Champions
Basketball Africa League	Champions
Egypt Basketball Cup	Semi-Final
Biggest win	108-55 vs Al Zohour
Biggest defeat	56-83 vs Al Ittihad
Home Away
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2021.

Rosters

Egyptian Super League roster

Zamalek roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 00 Hodge, Walter (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986 PG 2 Abdalatif, Mohab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002 PF 10 Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 SG 12 Salem, Islam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989 PG 14 Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 SG 15 Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 F 23 Yasser, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001 F 41 El-Saharty, Haytham (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 F 44 Meshaal, Mostafa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1986-03-11)11 March 1986 PF 50 Kejo, Mostafa 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 C Hegazy, Mohammed C Elmashad, Hazem	Head coach Augustí Julbe Assistant coach(es) Samir Gouda Yaser Mohamed Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster

BAL roster

The following was Zamalek's 13-man roster for the 2021 BAL season.

Zamalek roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PG 00 Hodge, Walter (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 38 – (1986-09-21)21 September 1986 PG 1 Diabate, Mouloukou (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 37 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 PG 2 Abdalatif, Mohab 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 22 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002 PF 10 Osama Mahmoud, Anas 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 29 – (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 SG 12 Salem, Islam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989 PG 14 Hatem, Ahmed 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 SG 15 Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995 F 23 Yasser, Ahmed 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 23 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001 PF 24 Fakuade, Michael (I) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 35 – (1989-02-18)18 February 1989 F 41 El-Saharty, Haytham (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 39 – (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 C 42 Elonu, Chinemelu (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 F 44 Meshaal, Mostafa 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1986-03-11)11 March 1986 PF 50 Kejo, Mostafa 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 30 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994	Head coach Augustí Julbe Assistant coach(es) Samir Gouda Yaser Mohamed Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Roster Updated: May 15, 2021

Egyptian Basketball Super League

Super League promotion match

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It is a match between two teams previously determined in a related league, the winner of the Super League plays to compete for the league championship, and the loser competes with seven other teams to avoid relegation.

• Home Match
• Saturday 16 January 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	108-55	Al Zohour

• Away Match
• Tuesday 19 January 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al Zohour	Play suspended	Zamalek

Regular season

Top Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Ittihad	14	12	2	1217	1036	181	24	Advance to playoffs
2	Zamalek	14	11	3	1065	988	77	22
3	Gezira	14	10	4	1096	1303	−207	20
4	Al Ahly	14	8	6	1080	1009	71	16

Source: Goalzz.com

Matches

Source:

First round

• Day 1
• Saturday 30 January 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Smouha	79-87	Zamalek

• Mostafa Kejo (25 Points)
• Walter Hodge (22 Points)
• Anas Osama (16 Points)
• Islam Salem (15 Points)
• Day 2
• Tuesday 2 February 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	87-86	Al Ittihad

• Day 3
• Monday 1 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	90-79	Al Geish Army

• Day 4
• Friday 5 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al Ahly	112-106	Zamalek

• Day 5
• Monday 8 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	65-57	Sporting Alexandria

• Day 6
• Friday 12 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Etisalat	70-76	Zamalek

• Day 7
• Monday 15 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	79-72	Gezira

Second round

• Day 8
• Friday 19 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	85-83	Smouha

• Walter Hodge (34 Points)
• Mostafa Kejo (15 Points)
• Anas Osama (14 Points)
• Mohab Yasser (12 Points)
• Day 9
• Monday 22 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al Ittihad	83-74	Zamalek

• Day 10
• Friday 26 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al Geish Army	60-72	Zamalek

• Mostafa Kejo (26 Points)
• Anas Osama (16 Points)
• Mohab Yasser (15 Points)
• Walter Hodge (12 Points)
• Day 11
• Monday 29 March 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	Play suspended	Al Ahly

The match was calculated for Al-Ahly 20-0 after its objection to the attendance of fans of the Zamalek club, and according to the regulations of the Egyptian Federation, the presence of the fans is prohibited

• Day 12
• Friday 2 April 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sporting Alexandria	64-76	Zamalek

• Day 13
• Monday 5 April 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Zamalek	91-62	Etisalat

• Day 14
• Thursday 8 April 2021

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Gezira	61-77	Zamalek

• Walter Hodge (23 Points)
• Mostafa Kejo (12 Points)
• Omar Hesham (12 Points)
• Islam Salem (8 Points)
• Anas Osama (6 Points)
• Mohab Yasser (6 Points)

Playoffs

The playoffs started on 16 April 2021.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Al Ittihad	3
	8	Al Geish Army	0
						1	Al Ittihad	3
						4	Al Ahly	0
	4	Al Ahly	3
	5	Sporting Alexandria	1
											1	Al Ittihad	2
											2	Zamalek	3
	2	Zamalek	3
	7	Al Ittisalat	1
						2	Zamalek	3
						3	Gezira	0
	3	Gezira	3
	6	Smouha	0

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4
Zamalek	3–1	Al Ittisalat	76–47	92–59	66-77	83–58

Semi-finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Zamalek	3–0	Gezira	85-83	73–71	86-81

• Top Score
• Walter Hodge (81 Points), (10 Rebounds), (18 Assists)
• Islam Salem (45 Points), (16 Rebounds), (3 Assists)
• Anas Osama (27 Points), (28 Rebounds), (11 Assists)
• Mohab Yasser (24 Points), (12 Rebounds), (7 Assists)
• Omar Hesham (20 Points), (6 Rebounds), (6 Assists)
• Mostafa Kejo (18 Points), (24 Rebounds), (4 Assists)
• mohammed mostafa hegazi (10 Points), (18 Rebounds), (6 Assists)

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Al Ittihad	2-3	Zamalek	83-56	70-80	69-74	81-79	80-84

Game summaries

• Game 1

On Time Sports

Sunday, June 20 7:00pm

Recap

Zamalek 56, Al Ittihad 83
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 14–15, 13–22, 15–23
Pts: Mostafa Kejo 13 Rebs: Mostafa Kejo 13 Asts: Omar Hesham 4		Pts: Rami Ibrahim 19 Rebs: Somaa 7 Asts: Somaa 4
Al Ittihad leads series, 1–0

Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

• Game 2

On Time Sports

Tuesday, June 22 7:00pm

Recap

Zamalek 80, Al Ittihad 70
Scoring by quarter: 18-11, 24-19, 20-15, 18–25
Pts: Mohab Yasser 23 Rebs: Anas Osama 10 Asts: Anas Osama 7		Pts: Somaa 18 Rebs: Haytham Kamal 8 Asts: Marvelle Harris 7
Zamalek Tied series, 1–1

Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

• Game 3

On Time Sports

Thursday, June 24 7:00pm

Recap

Zamalek 74, Al Ittihad 69
Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 22-8, 14-18, 24-23
Pts: Walter Hodge 28 Rebs: Anas Osama 11 Asts: Anas Osama 5		Pts: Marvelle Harris 22 Rebs: Somaa 5 Asts: Somaa 4
Zamalek Leads series, 2–1

Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

• Game 4

On Time Sports

Saturday, June 26 7:00pm

Recap

Zamalek 79, Al Ittihad 81
Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 16–23, 24-20, 19-19
Pts: Walter Hodge 21 Rebs: Anas Osama 9 Asts: Anas Osama 8		Pts: Mido Taha 20 Rebs: Somaa 14 Asts: Somaa 3
Al Ittihad Tied series, 2-2

Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

• Game 5

On Time Sports

Monday, June 28 7:00pm

Recap

Zamalek 84, Al Ittihad 80 (OT) (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 23-13, 14-25, 21-16, Overtime: 11-7
Pts: Walter Hodge 21 Rebs: Anas Osama 13 Asts: Anas Osama 5		Pts: Haytham Kamal 22 Rebs: Somaa 9 Asts: Somaa 6
Zamalek wins the series, 3–2

Cairo, Dr Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Zamalek Sc statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Walter Hodge	5	5	00.0	.000	.000	.000	1.6	3.4	1.4	0.0	19
Mohamed Mostafa	5	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	3.8	0.2	0.8	0.0	2.8
Mohab Yasser	5	5	00.0	.000	.000	.000	4.6	1.2	1.8	0.2	12.2
Anas Osama Mahmoud	5	5	00.0	.000	.000	.000	10	5.4	1.2	1.6	6.4
Mostafa Kejoo	5	5	00.0	.000	.000	.000	7.6	0.8	0.6	0.0	10
Eslam Salem	5	5	00.0	.000	.000	.000	2.8	2.0	1.0	0.0	11.6
Omar Hesham	5	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	2.8	2.0	0.2	0.0	2.6
Adham Essam	2	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ahmed Hatem	5	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	1.2	0.4	0.4	0.0	4.4
Ahmed Yasser	5	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	1.6	0.0	0.6	0.2	4.4
Mostafa Meshaal	2	0	00.0	.000	.000	.000	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

Basketball Africa League

See also: 2021 BAL season

Group phase

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ZAM	FVM	ASD	GSP
1	Zamalek	3	3	0	254	181	73	6	Advance to playoffs		—	71–55	—	97–64
2	Ferroviário de Maputo	3	2	1	229	218	11	5			—	—	88–74	—
3	AS Douanes	3	1	2	230	250	−20	4			62–86	—	—	94–76
4	GS Pétroliers	3	0	3	213	277	−64	3			—	73–86	—	—

Source: BAL

Games

Zamalek v Ferroviário de Maputo

17 May 2021	Zamalek	71–55	Ferroviário de Maputo	Kigali
15:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 18–20, 15–9, 22–13
	Pts: Hodge 17 Rebs: Mahmoud 10 Asts: Hodge 6	Boxscore	Pts: Masa 24 Rebs: Masa 11 Asts: Three players 2	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 607

AS Douanes v Zamalek

23 May 2021	AS Douanes	62–86	Zamalek	Kigali
15:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 19–24, 14–25, 15–17
	Pts: Diop 14 Rebs: Diop 9 Asts: Ndour 6	Boxscore	Pts: Abdallatif 14 Rebs: Elonu 8 Asts: Diabate 6	Arena: Kigali Arena

Zamalek v GS Pétroliers

24 May 2021[Note 1]	Zamalek	97–64	GS Pétroliers	Kigali
19:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 37–16, 17–11, 14–24, 29–13
	Pts: Elmekawi 19 Rebs: Elmekawi 11 Asts: Mahmoud 7	Boxscore	Pts: Touati 20 Rebs: Touati 7 Asts: Bourkaib 7	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 386

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Zamalek v FAP

26 May 2021	Zamalek	82–53	FAP	Kigali
15:30 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–12, 25–14, 27–11
	Pts: Hodge 18 Rebs: Three players 8 Asts: Hodge 6	Boxscore	Pts: Harouna 21 Rebs: Nkene & Hezekiah 8 Asts: Thomas Jr. 3	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 514

Semifinals

Zamalek v Petro de Luanda

29 May 2021	Zamalek	89–71	Petro de Luanda	Kigali
13:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 31–15, 17–13, 17–19
	Pts: Hodge 19 Rebs: Mahmoud 7 Asts: Hodge 10	Boxscore	Pts: Morais 18 Rebs: Pedro 9 Asts: Dundão & Gonçalves 3	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 704

Finals

See also: 2021 BAL Finals

US Monastir v Zamalek

30 May 2021	US Monastir	63–76	Zamalek	Kigali
14:00 GMT	Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–27, 9–11, 12–21
	Pts: Ben Romdhane & Crawford 14 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 10 Asts: Abada 5 PIR: Three players 12	Report	Pts: Fakuade 15 Rebs: Elonu 12 Asts: Diabate 6 PIR: Elonu 22	Arena: Kigali Arena Attendance: 1,789 Referees: Samir Abaakil (Morocco), Marie Leslie Cherubin (Mauritius), Kingsley Ojeaburu (Nigeria)