Zamalek SC Basketball

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Zamalek
ESL
13 Egyptian Cup
3 Egyptian Super Cup
2 Egyptian Kingdom League
1 Egyptian Republic League
23 Cairo League
Websitewww.el-zamalek.com
Active departments of
Zamalek SC
Basketball
Basketball Table Tennis Table tennis
Athletics Karate  Swimming
Croquet Judo Field hockey
Water polo Gymnastics Tennis

Zamalek Basketball Club (

Egyptian Basketball Super League
(ESL).

Zamalek is regarded as one of the most successful clubs in Egypt history; their squads have won 18 National League championships, including 5-in-a-row. They have played in three different National Leagues since 1937, including the Egyptian Kingdom Basketball League (1937–1952), Egyptian Republic Basketball League (1952–1972),

White Knights
.

Zamalek is the 1st Egyptian team to participate in the

FC Porto, 3rd Game in (20-11-1980) 1980–81 Vs Viganello.[4]

As parent athletic club was founded in 1911, has kept the team name changing frequently. From 1937 until 1941, it was called Faiez International Sports Club (C.I.S.C.), a.k.a. El Mokhtalat Club (Mixed Courts). From 1941 to 1952,

army coup
in 1952, the club was renamed Zamalek after the area where the club was situated. The club later moved for the last time to 26 July Street, and occupied an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2) and hosted 24 different sports.

History

1937 – 1950s

1960 – 1970s

1980s – 1990s

Zamalek in Europe

Zamalek was previously invited to participate in the

Slavia VŠ Praha and Eczacıbaşı SK, but Zamalek withdrew from the tournament before playing any match, and here ended Zamalek's journey in Europe.[citation needed
]

2000 – 2004

2005 – 2014: Crisis

2015 – 2021

Basketball Africa League (BAL) Champions

Zamalek won the

Finals. Point guard Walter Hodge was named the first-ever MVP while Anas Mahmoud was awarded the Defensive Player of the Year.[6] Another notable team member was 18 year old Mohab Yasser, who started all games.[7]

After winning the league title in the

2020–21 season, defeating Al Ittihad in the finals, Zamalek stood alone as the most successful basketball club in the Egyptian Basketball Super League with a record 15 titles.[8] Zamalek participated in the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup becoming the first Egyptian team to participate in this competition.[citation needed
]

Honours

Domestic Competitions

National Championships – (18; Record)

  • Egyptian Super League
Winners (15; Record): 1973–74,
2020–21[14]
  • Egyptian Republic Championship (Defunct)
Winners (1): 1969–70[17][18][19]
Winners (13; Record): 1974–75,[20][21] 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81,[22] 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–20, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06

African Competitions

Winners (1): 2021[23]
Third place (1): 2022
  • FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
     (Defunct)
Winners (1): 1992
Runners-up (3): 1975, 1976, 1998
Third place (2): 1972, 1983

Worldwide Competitions

Quarter-finals : 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Fourth place (1): 2022

Regional Competitions

  • Cairo League Championship
Winners (23): 1947, 1952, 1959,[24] 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970,[25][26] 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989–90, 1990–91,[27] 1992–93,[28] 1996–97, 2006–07

Season by season

Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Egypt Cup International competitions Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% League Result
Zamalek
2018–19 1 Super League 5th 14 9 5 .643 Champions 3rd DNQ Essam Abdel Hamid
2019–20 5th 14 7 7 .500 Semifinalist RO16 N/A Essam Abdel Hamid
Tariq Selim
2020–21 2nd 14 11 3 .786 Champions 3rd BAL
Champions
 Augustí Julbe
2021–22 5th 14 6 8 .429 Semifinalist 3rd BAL 3rd Vangelis Angelou
Will Voigt
2022–23 3rd 14 9 5 .643 Semifinalist Runners-up DNQ Ahmed Marei

Top performances in European & African and worldwide competitions

Seasons Achievement Notes
EuroLeague
1970–71 Second Round Eliminated by Real Madrid Baloncesto, 73-87 (L) in Cairo and 54-87 (L) in Madrid
1974–75 Second Round Eliminated by
Slavia VŠ Praha, 65-110 (L) in Prague and 90-91 (L) in Cairo
1975–76 First Round Eliminated by Academic, 69-74 (L) in Cairo and 64-93 (L) in Sofia
1978–79 Quarter-Final Group Stage Fourth Place in a group with
Klosterneuburg
1979–80 Quarter-Final Group Stage Third Place in a group with
Bosna, Levski-Spartak
1980–81 Quarter-Final Group Stage Third Place in a group with
FC Porto
1981–82 Quarter-Final Group Stage Withdrew before Start the competition in Group with
Slavia VŠ Praha and Eczacıbaşı SK
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
2022 Fourth place Lost to
Lakeland Magic 78–113 in the third place game (Cairo
)
FIBA Africa Basketball League
1972 Third place Defeated ASFA in the Third Place Game in Bangui
1975 Final Lost to ASFA 69-78 in the final (Cairo)
1976 Final Lost to Hit Trésor 76-89 in the final (Bangui)
1983 Third place Third Place Game in Dakar
1992 Champions Defeated ASC Jeanne d'Arc, AS Biao and Africa Sports in the final group stage in Cairo
1998 Final Defeated
Fes
Basketball Africa League
2021 Champions Defeated
final of Basketball Africa League in Kigali
2022 Third place Defeated
2022 BAL Playoffs Third Place Game of Basketball Africa League in Kigali

Individual awards

Players

2022 roster

See also: 2021–22 Zamalek SC (basketball) season

The following is the Zamalek 13-man roster for the 2022 BAL season.[29]

Zamalek roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
PG 0 Egypt Essam, Adham 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 32 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
C 1 Egypt Azab, Ahmed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-02-21)21 February 1995
SG 2 Qatar Saad, Abdulrahman 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1996-07-02)2 July 1996
SG 2 Cameroon United States Strawberry, D. J. (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 38 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985
SG 4 Egypt Hesham, Omar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
G
 		9 Egypt Salem, Eslam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PF
 		11 Egypt Abdelnasser, Khaled 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 25 – (1999-02-15)15 February 1999
PG 11 United States Philippines McKinney, Mikh (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 32 – (1992-01-26)26 January 1992
G/F 14 Senegal Mboup, Khadim (E) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 17 – (2006-09-14)14 September 2006
F/C 14 Egypt Kejo, Mostafa (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1994-10-24)24 October 1994
F
 		23 Egypt
Yasser, Ahmed
 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
G/F 24 United States Mayo, O. J. (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 36 – (1987-11-05)5 November 1987
C 28 Egypt Elmashad, Hazem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1999-02-22)22 February 1999
Head coach

Egypt Ahmed Marei

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate program player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: December 1, 2022

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ahmed Azab Hazem Elmashad
PF
 Mostafa Kejo Khaled Abdelnasser
SF Omar Hesham O. J. Mayo Khadim Mboup
SG Abdulrahman Saad D. J. Strawberry Ahmed Yasser
PG Eslam Salem Mikh McKinney Adham Essam

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official
    NBA
    match at any time.

Current players

Former players

List of head coaches

The following coaches have held the position of head coach of Zamalek SC basketball team (incomplete):

Logo and colors

  • 1937–1952
    1937–1952
  • 1952–present
    1952–present
  • Zamalek team colors
    Zamalek team colors

In 1941, the royal emblem of the Kingdom of Egypt and Sudan was the official emblem of the club at the time; when the club's name changed from "El Mokhtalat Club" to "Farouk Club" by royal order from Farouk I. After the revolution of July 23, 1952 on the royal rule in Egypt, the club's name and logo changed; the logo is a mixture of the sporting model and the ancient Egyptian civilization. The logo's main colors express peace and struggle and have not changed since its establishment. The home jersey uses the original Zamalek colours.[30] In the upper half of the logo, the archer that points towards the target appears in a pharaonic uniform as an indication of the common goal between the arrow and Zamalek.[31] Zamalek is famous for the stability of its basic colors, which have not changed throughout the club's history, which extends since 1911, as it is distinguished by the white kits with two parallel red lines in the middle.[citation needed]

Home Arena

Main article: Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Location Arena's name Period
Giza Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall 1986–present

When Zamalek SC began to create the teams of handball, basketball and, volleyball, they saw the importance to build an arena to host the home matches of these teams. They first began to make the designs in 1970s, later they began working to build the covered hall, which was established in 1986, which they named Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, in the honor of one of the legend of Zamalek SC, he was the first ever Arab and African footballer to score at the FIFA World Cup, when he scored twice for Egypt in their 4–2 loss against Hungary in 1934, he is also Egypt's top goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup.

The opening ceremony of Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall was held with the opening ceremony of the 5th

Zamalek volleyball team for the first time in the club's history, defeating MC Alger in the final which was held in Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall.[citation needed
]

Supporters

Main article:
Ultras White Knights (UWK)

Zamalek has an

Ultras White Knights that was founded on 17 March 2007 and is known for its pyrotechnic displays. Their motto is "Brotherhood in blood and fans of the free public club". The Zamalek fans have always been supportive of all sports teams of the Zamalek Sporting Club, and the fans of Zamalek were the first to launch the term "Kings of The Halls" in Africa and the Arab world, as the sports teams of Zamalek Sporting Club achieved domestic and international achievements. The fans of Zamalek have always been associated with the sports halls from the 90s until now.[citation needed
]

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