- Source: Elite Messieurs
The Elite Messieurs (translated to English: Elite Men), also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season.
Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP, who have won four consecutive titles between 2020 and 2023.
The champions of the Elite Messieurs qualify for the Road to BAL, the qualification tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
In the most recent format, eight teams participated in the regular season where they face each other tea one time. The top four teams advance to the Final Four, where they play in a round-robin to determine the final standings.
Current teams
The following were the 12 teams for the 2022 season:
Champions
= By team
=In African competitions
Each year, the champions of the league are placed for the qualifiers of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the premiere pan-African competition. Since 2020, this league is replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The following list shows Cameroonian teams which played in a main tournament:
= FIBA Africa Basketball League
== Basketball Africa League
=Most Valuable Player
References
External links
Elite Messieurs
Cameroon at AfroBasket.com