Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC, is a
Kuwaiti professional
basketball
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 h ...
club. The club competes in the
Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. Kuwait SC has won the
Arab Club Basketball Championship
The Arab Club Championship is an annual basketball tournament for Arab teams. The competition is organised by the Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC). Each season is typically held in October and is held in one venue. The tournament typically feat ...
once, in
2022
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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.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship – Kuwait Roster
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
*Winners (3): 2009, 2013, 2020
Kuwaiti SuperCup
*Winners (1): 2020
International competitions
Arab Clubs Championship
*Winners (1): 2022
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*Runners-up (1): 2021
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Notable players
* Jasmin Perković
* Elmedin Kikanović
* A.J. Slaughter
* James Feldeine
* Cady Lalanne
* Marcus Georges-Hunt
Marcus Anthony Georges-Hunt (born March 28, 1994) is an American-U.S. Virgin Islander professional basketball player for Kuwait SC. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
High school career
Georges-Hunt attended North Clayton High School ...
See also
*Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti Club foot ...
References
External links
Asia-Basket.com Team Page
*http://www.asia-basket.com/Kuwait/news/455267/Coach-Vanja-Gusa-(EX-Kazma)-agreed-terms-with-Al-Kuwait-SC-!!-
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Basketball teams in Kuwait
Basketball teams established in 1960
Sport in Kuwait City