Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC or Kuwait Club, is a
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
i professional basketball club. The club competes in the
Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League, which it has won fourteen times.
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 featu ...
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.
Kuwait Club were the runners-up in the
2022–23 West Asia Super League, and have won the Gulf League subdivision title two times (2023 and 2024).
Honours
National competitions
Kuwaiti Division 1 League
*Champions (15): 1966, 1982, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Kuwaiti Basketball Association Cup
*Winners (16): 1965, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
*Winners (8): 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
International competitions
Arab Clubs Championship
*Winners (1):
2022
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*Runners-up (1):
2021
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WASL
*Runners-up (1):
2022–23
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*Gulf League Champions (2):
2022–23
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Players
Current roster
Notable players
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Jasmin Perković
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Elmedin Kikanović
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A.J. Slaughter
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James Feldeine
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Cady Lalanne
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Marcus Georges-Hunt
See also
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Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located i ...
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-!!-
WASL Gulf league{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuwait SC (basketball)
Basketball teams in Kuwait
Basketball teams established in 1960
Sport in Kuwait City