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ASE Essaouira
Amal Sportive d'Essaouira, also known as Amal Essaouira or ASE, is a Moroccan basketball club. The club plays in the Nationale 1, the top tier competition in Morocco. In 2014, ASE participated in the Arab Club Competition. Players Notable players * Jeremy Kendle Jeremy Paul Kendle (born March 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played three seasons of college basketball for Bellarmine University, becom ... * Stéphane Konaté (2008–2010) Head coaches * Milan Škobalj (2013–2014) References Basketball teams established in 1920 Basketball teams in Morocco {{Basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationale 1
The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 16 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defending champions are AS Salé, who have won the league seven seasons in a row. Current clubs The following 16 teams play in the Division Excellence during the 2020–21 season: Champions The following is a list of all the Moroccan top-tier division champions (numbers in brackets denote the title number of the team): * 1935: RU Casablanca (1) * 1936: RU Casablanca (2) * 1937: RU Casablanca (3) * From 1938 to 1940: No competition played * 1941: RU Casablanca (4) * 1942: RU Casablanca (5) * From 1943 to 1944: No competition played * 1945: US Fès (1) * 1946: B.U.S (1) * 1947: OC Khouribga (1) * 1948: OC Khouribga (2) * 1949: OC Khouribga (3) * 1950: A.S.P.T.T (1) * 1951: A.S.P.T.T (2) * 1952: US Marocaine (1) * 1953: US Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essaouira
Essaouira ( ; ar, الصويرة, aṣ-Ṣawīra; shi, ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ, Taṣṣort, formerly ''Amegdul''), known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city in the western Moroccan region of Marakesh-Safi, on the Atlantic coast. It has 77,966 inhabitants as of 2014. The foundation of the city of Essaouira was the work of the Moroccan 'Alawid sultan Mohammed bin Abdallah, who made an original experiment by entrusting it to several renowned architects in 1760, in particular Théodore Cornut and Ahmed al-Inglizi, who designed the city using French captives from the failed French expedition to Larache in 1765, and with the mission of building a city adapted to the needs of foreign merchants. Once built, it continued to grow and experienced a golden age and exceptional development, becoming the country's most important commercial port but also its diplomatic capital between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century. Name and etymology The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Kendle
Jeremy Paul Kendle (born March 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Southland Sharks of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played three seasons of college basketball for Bellarmine University, becoming the only player in school history to be named to the NABC All-America Team two years in a row. He was also a key member of the Bellarmine Knights' 2011 championship-winning team, helping the school claim their first NCAA Division II National Championship. Kendle moved to Australia in 2015 and saw immediate success, claiming the QBL Most Valuable Player award as a member of the Toowoomba Mountaineers. The following year, he joined the Bendigo Braves and helped them win the SEABL championship. He was also named league MVP and grand final MVP. He went on to have multiple stints in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) and in 2020 he coached the South West Metro Pirates in the Queensland State League (QSL). In 2021, he was name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Konaté
Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan (born 23 August 1980) is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and . He is nicknamed "El Jefe" ("The Chef"). Professional career Konaté started his professional career with Africa Sports in 2002, while still attending high school. He played with the team for three seasons. In 2005, he signed with Abidjan Basket Club (abbreviated as ABC). Konaté won the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup with ABC. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. In 2008, Konaté signed in Morocco with ASE Essaouira of the Division Excellence. In the 2011–12 season, Konaté signed with Spanish side Palencia in the LEB Gold. He averaged 2.6 points in five games, playing 10.4 minutes per game. In the 2013–14 season, Konaté played with Egyptian side Gezira of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. In 2014, he returned to ABC, later re-named ABC Fighters. In October 2021, Konaté was on the roster of Malian club AS Police. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Škobalj
Milan Škobalj ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Шкобаљ, born 9 July 1963) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He mostly recently coached in Luxembourg. Coaching career Škobalj had worked as an assistant coach in FMP Železnik for three seasons before he became the assistant coach of Crvena zvezda in 2001. In 2008 had a stint as a head coach of Crvena zvezda after Stevan Karadžić resign. In 2008–09 season he was an assistant coach of Kyiv in Ukrainian League. Škobalj was an assistant coach of Dragan Šakota in the national team of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. In 2009, Škobalj was hired as the head coach of the Hørsholm 79ers in the Danish league, Basketligaen. He received Basketligaen Coach of the Year honors in the 2009–10 season. From 2012 until 2014, he coached two clubs in the Moroccan League, Sport Plazza in Casablanca and Amal in Essaouira. In 2015, he was hired as the head coach of Eos Herrlag in Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams Established In 1920
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
