Kuwait SC (basketball)
Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC or Kuwait Club, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball club. The club competes in the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League, which it has won fourteen times.[1] Kuwait SC has won the Arab Club Basketball Championship once, in 2022 and is the first team from Kuwait to win an Arab title.[2] The club has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players.
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Nickname | The Brigadiers (العميد) |
Leagues | Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League |
Founded | October 20, 1960 |
Location | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Team colors | Red, Blue, White, Black |
Chairman | Khalid Al Ghanim |
Head coach | Peter Schomers |
Kuwait Club were the runners-up in the 2022–23 West Asia Super League.
Honours
National competitions
- Champions (14):[1] 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Kuwaiti Cup of Martyr Fahed al Ahmad
- Winners (1): 2004
Kuwaiti Federation Cup
- Winners (3): 2009, 2013, 2020
Kuwaiti SuperCup
- Winners (1): 2020
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Peter Schomers
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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See also
References
- "KUNA : Kuwait SC crowned champion of basketball league '22-23 - Sports - 31/05/2023". www.kuna.net.kw. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- "Kuwait SC wins Arab Club Basketball trophy". BNA.bh. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Kuwait Club complete historic sweep, become first-ever WASL-Gulf champs". FIBA.basketball. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.