Henrik Markus Rödl is a German professional basketball coach and former player, who last served as head coach for Egypt national team. He played college basketball in the US for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. Born in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, he has been credited for his role in bringing other European players, including fellow German Ademola Okulaja, into the North Carolina basketball program.
Mouloukou Souleyman Diabate, commonly known as Solo Diabate, is an Ivorian basketball player for Al Ahly Benghazi of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). After playing a decade in France and some years in North Macedonia, China and Slovakia, Diabate began his career at the African continent in 2021. He is a two-time BAL champion, with Zamalek in 2021 and US Monastir in 2022.
Al-Wahda is a professional basketball club. It is a part of the Al-Wahda Sports Club, which is based in Damascus, Syria. The team changed its name in 1972 to the name they use today. It is known for being one of the pillars in the sport not only in the capital Damascus, but in all of Syria. Al-Wahda won the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 2003.
Al Ittihad Alexandria is an Egyptian professional basketball club based in Alexandria. Founded in 1914, the team plays in the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. The team is widely considered one of the basketball powerhouses of Egypt, having won 16 Premier League championships, twelve Egyptian Cups and three Super Cups. In continental and international competitions, Ittihad has won the FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 1987, its only African continental title. The team has also won the Arab Championship a record seven times.
Zamalek Basketball Club also known as Zamalek B.C. or simply as Zamalek SC, is a men's professional basketball club that is based in Giza, Egypt. The basketball team is a part of the Zamalek SC multi-sports club. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Egyptian Basketball Federation, and competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League (ESL).
Al Ahly is an Egyptian basketball club of Al Ahly SC, located in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, that plays in the Egypt Basketball Super League. Currently, two of its athletes play for the Egypt men's national basketball team. The team is a part of the multi-sports club of the same name.
Anas Osama Mahmoud is an Egyptian professional basketball player who plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball at the University of Louisville. He represents the Egypt national basketball team.
Moamen Abouelanin is a former Egyptian basketball player. He played in Egypt for the clubs, Al Ittihad Alexandria and Al Ahly. Abouelanin also played with the Egyptian national team and participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Mouhanad El-Sabagh is an Egyptian basketball player for Smouha of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He played for the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Youssef Wael Aboushousha, also known as Youssef Shousha, is an Egyptian basketball player for Al Ittihad Alexandria. He played for the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Rami Ibrahim is an Egyptian basketball player for Al Ittihad and the Egyptian national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim, also known as Somaa, is an Egyptian-Lebanese professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He was a main member of the Egypt national basketball team that participated in the FIBA Africa Championship 2001 in Casablanca in Morocco and in the FIBA Africa Championship 2003 that took place in Alexandria, Egypt. He is nicknamed "The Egyptian Pharaoh".
The Egypt Basketball Cup is an annual knockout competition for Egyptian basketball teams. The competition was established in 1975, it is organised by the Egyptian Basketball Federation.
Al-Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo is a major professional basketball club. It is a part of the Al-Ittihad Sports Club, which is based in Aleppo, Syria. Al-Ittihad is the second most titled basketball club with 17 Syrian League titles and 10 Syrian Cups one of the most successful basketball clubs in Syria. Al-Ahli was founded in 1951, two years after the founding of the multi-sport club and the football team.
Ehab Mohamed Mohamed Amin Saleh is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahly. He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. He spent his first three college seasons at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, leading the NCAA Division I in steals and earning first-team All-Southland Conference accolades as a junior.
The Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall is a multi-purpose arena in 6th of October City, Cairo, Egypt.
The 2020–21 Egyptian Basketball Premier League was the 47th season of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. The champions qualify for the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. Zamalek won its 14th national title, after winning in the finals Against Al Ittihad. The season was decided in Game 5, which Zamalek won 84–80 after overtime.
2021–22 Zamalek SC is a season for Egyptian Basketball Super League, in which Zamalek competes for all tournaments, starting with the Egyptian Super Cup as the holder of the Super League title, and Basketball Africa League, along with the Super League for Basketball, the Associated League and the Egypt Basketball Cup
Al-Jaish Sports Club is a Syrian professional basketball club. It is a part of the Al-Jaish Sports Club, which is based in Damascus, Syria. Al Jaish is with seven SBL titles and three Syrian Cup victories one of the best clubs in Syria.
Yusuf Shehata is an Egyptian-American basketball player who plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He also plays for the Egypt national basketball team, with whom whe appeared at the AfroBasket 2021 tournament.
