Shabab Al Ahli Club (basketball)

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Shabab Al Ahli
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NicknameAl Fursan Al Humur (The Red Knights)
League UAE National Basketball League
West Asia Super League
Founded1958;67 years ago (1958) (as Al Shabab)
2012;13 years ago (2012)
Arena Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Sports Hall
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Team colorsRed, green, gold
   
Main sponsor Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Head coach Miodrag Perišić
Ownership Hamdan Al Maktoum
Championships9
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Shabab Al Ahli Club is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai. The team has competed in the UAE National Basketball League, as well as the West Asia Super League (WASL). [1]

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Nicknamed Al Fursan Al Humur ("The Red Knights"), they finished as runners-up in the Basketball Champions League Asia in 2024.

Honours

Players

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

Shabab Al Ahli roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamad Balabed 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
C 2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Albreiki 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hamid Albreiki 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Triche 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 7 Flag of the United States.svg Nick West 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
F 8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Milan Milošević 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 9 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Alajmani 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 14 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammad Alajmani 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 15 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Talal Alnuaimi 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG 22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammad Juma 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
C 23 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Qais Alshabebi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
PF 41 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Minnerath 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.

Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Sponsorship

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority has been the team's official jersey sponsor. [3]

References

  1. Al Ahli, BC Astana win big to close their group play, fiba.basketball, 26 September 2017. Accessed 10 December 2017
  2. 1 2 Maik Zirbes wechselt in die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate basketball.de, 13 July 2020. Accessed 3 December 2021 (in German)
  3. Shabab Al Ahli - Dubai - FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2019 GBA Qualifiers FIBA, accessed 10 December 2021