30 players from Africa, Europe, the U.S. and other countries participated in the Basketball Africa League's recent "Combine" in Paris, a two-day scouting event. The players hope to be selected to play in the upcoming 2023 BAL season, which will kick off on Saturday, March 11, in Dakar, Senegal. The third BAL season will once again feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing a total of 38 matches during the third BAL season in Dakar, Senegal; Cairo, Egypt; and Kigali, Rwanda, over the course of three months. For more, Elhame Lecoeur of the VOA French service spoke with Amadou Gallo Fall, the BAL president.