Étoile Sportive de Radès (), commonly known as ES Radès, is a
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
n professional
basketball
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club from
Radès
Radès () is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbor installations of Tunis are located in Radès.
Rades is divided into sub cities: ...
,
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
. The club competes in the
Championnat National A, the country's premier league. The Salle Couverte Taoufik-Bouhima is their home.
Several of its players have played for
Tunisia's national basketball team.
, tab=roster 2015 Afrobasket – Tunisia
FIBA.com, accessed 11 March 2016.
Honours
Domestic competitions
Tunisian League
*Champions (13): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 2017, 2018
Tunisian Cup
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*Champions (12): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2017, 2018, 2019
International competitions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
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*Runners-up (2): 2014
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, 2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
Current roster
Coaches
Notable players
* Hamdi Braa
* Smush Parker
See also
*ES Radès (football)
Étoile Sportive de Radès (), known as ES Radès or simply ESR for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Radès. The club was founded in 1948, and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Hédi Ben Romdhane Stadium, has a cap ...
References
External links
Official facebook page (football and basketball)
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Basketball teams in Tunisia
Basketball teams established in 1948
1948 establishments in Tunisia
Sports clubs and teams in Radès