KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Santa Clara men's basketball junior guard Adama-Alpha Bal bas been named 2023-24 NABC Division I Second Team All-District following an outstanding debut season with the Broncos. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division I.
 
Bal is the third Bronco to earn All-District honors over the last three seasons. Jalen Williams was also a second team selection in 2021-22 while Brandin Podziemski was a first team pick in 2022-23.
 
"Adama was outstanding this season and did a lot of really great things to contribute to our success," head coach Herb Sendek said. "He is a phenomenal scorer and made a lot of clutch shots throughout the year. He is also a really great teammate. Adama was one of the top players in our league this season and is very deserving of this All-District honor."
 
A product of Le Mans, France, Bal's first season at Santa Clara was certainly a memorable one. In 30 games, he ranked seventh in the WCC in scoring at 14.4 points per game with 21 double-figure scoring games, including nine 20-point efforts. A First Team All-WCC selection, he also finished ninth in the league with 3.1 assists.
 
Bal had a season-high 28 points on the road against Pepperdine and also posted 20-point outings to help the Broncos defeat Pac-12 opponents Oregon (25), Stanford (23) and Washington State (23). Perhaps his biggest moment of the season came on Jan. 11, when he scored 17 points, including the game-winning bucket inside the final seconds, to help the Broncos knock off No. 21 Gonzaga inside the Leavey Center.
 
Bal was one of seven players from the WCC to earn All-Region honors for District Nine, which consists of the WCC and Big West.
 
District 9
First Team
Graham Ike – Gonzaga
Ajay Mitchell – UC Santa Barbara
Jonathan Mogbo – San Francisco
Elijah Pepper – UC Davis
Bryce Pope – San Diego
 
Second Team
Adama-Alpha Bal, Santa Clara
Aidan Mahaney – Saint Mary's
Augustas Marciulionis – Saint Mary's
Anton Watson – Gonzaga
Marcus Williams – San Francisco
 
Coach of the Year
Randy Bennett – Saint Mary's