Alliance Welcome Back Mohamed
Former Alliance player returns to Montréal after successful European career, bringing versatility and international experience to the forward position

The Montréal Alliance is excited to announce the return of forward Abdul Mohamed for the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. The 6’7”, 205-pound Ottawa native rejoins the Alliance after establishing himself across multiple European leagues, most recently with the BK Kongsberg Miners in Norway’s BLNO.
“Bringing Abdul back to Montréal represents a strategic addition to our roster,” said Joel Anthony, General Manager and co-owner of the Alliance. “His growth as a professional since leaving the CEBL has been remarkable. Abdul’s versatility on both ends of the floor, combined with his ability to stretch defenses with his shooting, gives us multiple options in our frontcourt rotation.”
Mohamed returns to the Alliance following an impressive 2024-25 campaign in Norway, where he averaged 16.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists while shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc. His versatility was on full display throughout the season, recording 11 double-doubles, including a triple-double against Ammerud Basket in February.
The 28-year-old forward began his professional career with the Alliance in 2022, appearing in 11 games during Montréal’s inaugural CEBL season. Since then, he gained valuable experience in Germany’s Pro A League with Bayer Giants Leverkusen, and in England’s British Basketball League with the Surrey Scorchers.
“Returning to where my professional career began means a great deal to me,” said Mohamed. “I’ve developed significantly as a player since my time with the Alliance in 2022, and I’m excited to bring that growth and experience back to Montréal. The CEBL has established itself as a premier destination for Canadian talent, and I’m looking forward to competing at home and connecting with the passionate Alliance fans once again.”
Mohamed developed his game at Thetford Academy, the same prestigious Québec basketball program that produced fellow Alliance players Quincy Guerrier and Alain Louis, establishing a strong Thetford connection within the Alliance roster. He continued his development during a collegiate career that included stops at North Texas University and Montana State University, where he was known for his defensive versatility and outside shooting. At Montana State, he helped lead the team to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2022, while averaging 7,6 points and 6,5 rebounds per game as a graduate student.
The upcoming season will be the longest in CEBL history with each team playing 24 regular season games, including 12 home contests for the Alliance at the Verdun Auditorium and IGA Stadium. The Alliance will play its home opener on May 18 against the Brampton Honey Badgers.
In a groundbreaking event, the Alliance will host the first-ever outdoor 5x5 professional basketball game in Canadian history at IGA Stadium on May 23. The event, named “Éclipse : Match sous les étoiles”, offers fans a unique opportunity to experience professional basketball under the open sky. Tickets start at just $25 and are available at alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/eclipse.
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About the Montréal Alliance
The Montréal Alliance is a professional basketball team competing in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) since 2022. Under the presidency of Jo-Annie Charbonneau and the general management of Joel Anthony, two-time NBA champion, the Alliance will begin its fourth season in May 2025. In January 2025, the team came under control of Alli-Oop Investments, a 100% Montréal-based ownership group led by Joel Anthony, alongside Léo Bouisson and Ian-Philip Paul-Hus. The Alliance, which has seen two of its former players sign NBA contracts, is distinguished by its community engagement and development of local talent. For the 2025 season, the team has signed four players: Alain Louis, returning for his fourth consecutive season, Americans Michael Diggins Jr. and Anthony Walker, and Canadian veteran Malcolm Duvivier. The Alliance will make history on May 23 by hosting Éclipse : Match sous les étoiles, the first-ever outdoor 5x5 professional basketball game in Canadian history at IGA Stadium. The team plays its regular season games at Verdun Auditorium. For more information, visit www.alliancemontreal.ca or follow the team on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and TikTok.
