Manama Club (basketball)

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Manama
Manama Club.png
League Bahraini Premier League
WASL
Founded1946
HistoryManama Club
(1946–present)
ArenaBBA Arena
Location Manama, Bahrain
Team colorsBlue, red and white
   
Head coach Linos Gavriel
Championships1 West Asia Super League
25 Bahraini League
18 Bahraini Cups
5 Bahraini Super Cups

Manama Club, also known as simply Manama or Al Manama, is a Bahraini professional basketball team based in Manama. They play in the Bahraini Premier League and are the most decorated team in national basketball history, having won a record 25 championships, [1] 18 Cup titles, [2] and 5 Super Cup titles. Currently, Manama also plays in the West Asia Super League (WASL), which they won in 2023. [3]

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Manama plays in the BBA Arena, which is also known as the Zain Basketball Arena.

In the 2022–23 season, Manama played in the inaugural West Asia Super League under the guidance of coach Linos Gavriel. On 17 June 2023, they won the WASL championship after they defeated Kuwait Club in the final in Dubai. [4] Because they also won the Premier League and Cup, they won their first treble. [5] As the champions of Western Asia, Manama was invited for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore. [6]

Honours

Domestic

Bahraini Premier League [1]

Bahraini Cup [1]

Bahraini Super Cup [1]

International

West Asia Super League

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Manama Club roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 3 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Haji 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PG 8 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Ismaeel 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PF 10 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohammed Hamooda 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 12 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Akber 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
G/F 14 Flag of Bahrain.svg Hasan Mohamed 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G/F 15 Flag of the United States.svg Sir'Dominic Pointer 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
G 23 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ali Rashed 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
C 24 Flag of the United States.svg Travin Thibodeaux 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
PF 32 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mohammed Husain 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 40 Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Evans 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 55 Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Al Derazi 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 73 Flag of Bahrain.svg Mustafa Rashed 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Notable players

Several former National Basketball Association (NBA) players have played for Manama Club.

Head coaches

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