2024–25 USM Alger basketball season

USM Alger
2024–25 season
President	Saïd Allik (until 18 September 2024) Fouad Djabrouni (from 18 September 2024)
Head coach	Réda El Hachemi (until 5 December 2024) Ali Ben Houcene (from 7 December 2024)
Arena	Salle Rais Hamidou
Super Division	Pre-season
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
Biggest win	USM Alger 92–53 Olympique Batna (January 14, 2025)
Biggest defeat	USM Alger 61–79 WO Boufarik (December 13, 2024)
← 2023–242025–26 →

The 2024–25 season was USM Alger's 63rd in existence, their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of the Algerian basketball, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup.

Overview

After the withdrawal of Saïd Allik who decided not to run for a new term, Allik has expressed his desire to pass the torch, providing an opportunity for new faces to take the reins of the club, on September 18, 2024, Djabrouni Fouad a member of the Judo Section, was elected as the new president of the CSA/USMA. Djabrouni received 16 votes out of 24 voters, while the other candidate, Khebaz Hamid the treasurer received only 7 votes. The first phase of the Super Division played in a two-legged format, 26 rounds in total. At the end of this phase, the top eight teams in the standings will play the Play-offs, while the remaining six teams will play the Play-downs. The FABB also announced the renewal of the decision prohibiting foreign players from playing in the Super Division, the FABB which set the deadline for submitting the commitment file to September 30.

The first match of the new season was against CSC Gué de Constantine at home. USM Alger was behind in the first three quarters, and in the fourth and final quarter, USMA reduced the score to one point, which was not enough to receive its first defeat. On December 3, 2024, WO Boufarik star Lamouri Merahi joined USM Alger. On December 5, 2024, after leading USM Alger to return to the podium with two league and cup titles, coach Réda El Hachemi left for rival club MC Alger.

Players

Super Division roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

USM Alger roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Ht.	Age
F	Saidi, Nabil (C)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	44 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980
	Belhadj, Ramadane
	Khoudja, Zakaria	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	19 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005
	Guezout, Zakaria	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	32 – (1992-07-30)30 July 1992
	Bougria, Moussa		31 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993
	Messaoudi, Bouhaous
	Redouane, Tarek	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
	Adrar, Lotfi	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
	Medjoubi, Bassem
	Sadouki, Abdelmounaim
	Adberrahim, Adlene Toufik		20 – (2004-02-16)16 February 2004
SG	Yahya, Merouane	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	21 – (2003-03-19)19 March 2003
	Merahi, Lamouri		29 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995
G	Boutiba, Ahmed	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	29 – (1995-12-22)22 December 1995

Head coach

Assistant coach(es)

Nassim Djabour

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import player
Injured

Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
			Lamouri Merahi	29	WO Boufarik		Transfer	June 2025	Free	3 December 2024
	G		Ahmed Boutiba	29	MC Alger		Transfer	June 2025	Free	20 December 2024

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Super Division	9 November 2024	In Progress	Round 1	To be confirmed	10	4		6	567	546	+21	040.00
Algerian Cup	In Progress	In Progress	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	0	0		0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					10	4	0	6	567	546	+21	040.00

Last updated: January 17, 2025
Source: Competitions

Super Division

Main article: 2024–25 Super Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	TRA Draria	7	3	4	418	419	−1	10	Advance to Play down
11	M Ouled Chebel	7	2	5	421	461	−40	9
12	OS Bordj Bou Arréridj	7	2	5	423	512	−89	9
13	USM Alger	7	2	5	349	362	−13	8
14	Olympique Batna	7	0	7	417	612	−195	7

First match(es) will be played: January 4, 2025. Source: FABB
Notes:

USM Alger were deducted 1 points.

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
10	4	6	567	546	+21	4	2	401	349	+52	0	4	166	197	−31

Last updated: January 17, 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W
Position	8	10	7		10	14	13	13	13	11

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; R = Rest

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

USM Alger v CSC Gué de Constantine

November 9, 2024 1	USM Alger	51–52	CSC Gué de Constantine	Algiers
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 15–16, 13–14, 13–7
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou Referees: Ferhani, Rahali

CR Beni Saf v USM Alger

November 15, 2024 2	CR Beni Saf	55–54	USM Alger	Béni Saf
15:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle OMS Yousfi Said Referees: Emtir, Houmita

USM Alger v M Ouled Chebel

November 23, 2024 3	USM Alger	62–42	M Ouled Chebel	Algiers
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 18–16, 17–9, 13–6
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou Referees: Ghaib, Heddi

CS Tlemcen v USM Alger

December 6, 2024 4	CS Tlemcen	52–50	USM Alger	Tlemcen
15:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle OMS Kara Zaitri Imama

USM Alger v WO Boufarik

December 13, 2024 5	USM Alger	61–79	WO Boufarik	Algiers
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 22–22, 5–22, 15–19
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou Referees: Bennani, Fouchene

TRA Draria v USM Alger

December 27, 2024 6	TRA Draria	20–00	USM Alger	Ouled Fayet
16:00
				Arena: Salle OMS Ghazali Salem Referees: Kahallou, Ghaib, Rahali

USM Alger v NB Staouéli

January 4, 2025 7	USM Alger	71–62	NB Staouéli	Hydra
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 19–18, 13–12, 13–15
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour Referees: Kaddour, Berrah, Hammada

MC Alger v USM Alger

January 10, 2025 8	MC Alger	70–62	USM Alger	Hydra
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 13–16, 23–14, 22–22
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour Referees: Kahallou, Amrane, Kahil

USM Alger v Olympique Batna

January 14, 2025 9	USM Alger	92–53	Olympique Batna	Algiers
15:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou Referees: Amrane, Laoubi, Loutis

USM Alger v NA Hussein Dey

January 17, 2025 10	USM Alger	64–61	NA Hussein Dey	Dar El Beïda
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 18–15, 17–15, 20–16
		Boxscore		Arena: Salle OMS Dar El Beïda Referees: Bennani, Kahil, Rahali

OS Bordj Bou Arréridj v USM Alger

January 21, 2025 11	OS Bordj Bou Arréridj	vs.	USM Alger	Bordj Bou Arréridj
15:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle OMS du 18 Février Referees: Larouci, Hammada, Madjoudj

USM Alger v USM Blida

January 25, 2025 12	USM Alger	vs.	USM Blida	Algiers
16:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

Rouiba Club Basketball v USM Alger

January 30, 2025 13	Rouiba Club Basketball	vs.	USM Alger
17:00	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

CSC Gué de Constantine v USM Alger

14	CSC Gué de Constantine	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v CR Beni Saf

15	USM Alger	vs.	CR Beni Saf	Algiers
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

M Ouled Chebel v USM Alger

16	M Ouled Chebel	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v CS Tlemcen

17	USM Alger	vs.	CS Tlemcen	Algiers
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

WO Boufarik v USM Alger

18	WO Boufarik	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v TRA Draria

19	USM Alger	vs.	TRA Draria
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

NB Staouéli v USM Alger

20	NB Staouéli	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v MC Alger

21	USM Alger	vs.	MC Alger	Algiers
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

Olympique Batna v USM Alger

22	Olympique Batna	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

NA Hussein Dey v USM Alger

23	NA Hussein Dey	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v OS Bordj Bou Arréridj

24	USM Alger	vs.	OS Bordj Bou Arréridj	Algiers
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

USM Blida v USM Alger

25	USM Blida	vs.	USM Alger
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

USM Alger v Rouiba Club Basketball

26	USM Alger	vs.	Rouiba Club Basketball	Algiers
:	Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
				Arena: Salle Rais Hamidou

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Cup

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Founded in 1942 Based in Algiers, Algeria
Club	Club History Statistics Honours Roster (Men) Most recent season
Arenas	Salle OMS Rais Hamidou
Personnel	President Fouad Djabrouni Head coach Ali Ben Houcene
Seasons	2023–24 2024–25

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