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Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League
The Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Kuwait. The most decorated team in the league is Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC, who have won 7 titles. Teams *Al Kuwait SC (basketball), Al Kuwait SC *Al Arabi *Al-Jahra SC (basketball), Al Jahraa *Al Nasar *Al Qadsia *Al Sahel *Al Salmiyah *Al Shabab *Al Sulaibikhat *Al Tadhamon *Al Yarmook *Kazma SC (basketball), Kazma Champions The following teams have won the Division 1 championship: * 2004: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2012: Kazma SC (basketball), Kazma * 2013: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2014: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2015: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2016: Qadsia * 2017: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2020: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2021: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC * 2022: Kuwait SC (basketball), Kuwait SC Finals and final standings References External linksAsiaBasket.com League Page {{Men's professional basketba ... [...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] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait SC (basketball)
Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball club. The club competes in the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. Kuwait SC has won the Arab Club Basketball Championship once, in 2022 and is the first team from Kuwait to win an Arab title. The club has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players. FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016. Honours National competitions Kuwaiti Division 1 League *Champions (7): 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 Kuwaiti Cup of Martyr Fahed al Ahmad *Winners (1): 2004 Kuwaiti Federation Cup *W ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely b ... [...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] |
Al Kuwait SC (basketball)
Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball club. The club competes in the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. Kuwait SC has won the Arab Club Basketball Championship once, in 2022 and is the first team from Kuwait to win an Arab title. The club has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players. FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016. Honours National competitions Kuwaiti Division 1 League *Champions (7): 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 Kuwaiti Cup of Martyr Fahed al Ahmad *Winners (1): 2004 Kuwaiti Federation Cup *W ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Jahra SC (basketball)
Al-Jahra SC, also written as Al Jahraa, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball team based in Jahra City. It is the basketball team of the multi-sports club with the same name. The team plays in the Kuwaiti Division 1, and has won the league in 1996 and 1997. Notable players * Salah Mejri * Wael Arakji * Kalin Lucas Kalin Jay Lucas (born May 24, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Jahra SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. He played college basketball for Michigan State University. High school career Considered a four-star ... References {{Basketball-team-stub Basketball teams in Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazma SC (basketball)
Kazma Sporting Club (), also known as simply Kazma, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball team based in Kuwait City. It plays in the Kuwaiti Division 1, the national top-flight league. The home arena of Kazma is the Shaikh Saad Alabdullah Sport Hall Complex. Founded in 1964, the club has been the runner-up in the Arab Club Basketball Championship in 1990 and finished in the third place of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup twice (1990 and 1991). Kazma was also one of the eighteen teams for the inaugural West Asia Super League in 2022–23. Honour Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League * Champions: 2012 Arab Club Basketball Championship * (1): 1990 ABC Championship / Asian Basketball Championship * (2): 1990, 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ... Players Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Competitions In Kuwait
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 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Leagues In Kuwait
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
