Zamalek SC Basketball

Zamalek Basketball Club (Arabic: نادي الزمالك لكرة السلة) also known as Zamalek B.C. or simply as Zamalek SC, is a men's professional basketball club. based in Giza, Egypt. and the major part of the Zamalek SC. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Egyptian Basketball Federation, and competes in the Egyptian Basketball Super League (ESL), and the top-tier Africa-wide Africa League.

Zamalek BC
Zamalek BC logo
LeaguesESL • BAL
Founded1937 (1937)
HistoryC.I.S.C.
1937–1941
Farouk I
1941–1952
Zamalek SC
1952–Present
ArenaAbdulrahman Fawzi Hall
Capacity4,000
LocationGiza, Egypt
Team colorsWhite and Black
   
Head coachAhmed Marei
Championships1 BAL
1 FABL
15 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
Football Volleyball Volleyball
Handball Handball Basketball
Basketball Table Tennis Table tennis
Athletics Karate  Swimming
Croquet Judo Field hockey
Water polo Gymnastics Tennis


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), Egyptian Basketball Super League (1972 onwards). They have also won 13 National Cup titles, 3 Egyptian Super Cup, 23 Cairo Basketball League, And 1 Basketball Africa League, 1 FIBA Africa League. The club plays domestic home matches in the Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall, Zamalek's supporters are known as White Knights.

Zamalek is the 1st Egyptian team to participate in the Basketball Africa League, the FIBA Intercontinental Cup[1] and the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. They have participated in every season of the Egyptian Basketball Super League without interruption since the inception of the league in 1972. They are the most successful Egyptian team in FIBA Africa competitions, being the first ever winner of the 2021 BAL season.[2] They have won the Egyptian Cup, and Egyptian Super Cup the most times as well, and won the Domestic Double 7 Times. They are the only Egyptian team to win the Domestic Triple three times. Zamalek have also been 3 times FABL runners-up, played a total of 5 finals, and have also participated 7 times in the Final Four. The first major achievement of Zamalek in African competitions was their presence in the 1971–72 FIBA African Champions Cup semi-finals, but it was in the 1970s that Zamalek made their biggest mark. They became the First Ever Egyptian club that reached the Final, being runners-up in two consecutive seasons (1975 and 1976), winning their first Afro League title in 1992, (11-11-1992) After convincing and winning all matches in the group stage A round-robin tournament in Abdulrahman Fawzi Hall. After Final 1998, Zamalek become the most Egyptian team reached a Final Four in FABL in 6 Times. Most African Team win a Game in Euro League with 3 Game, 1st Game in (9-11-1978) 1978–79 Against Klosterneuburg,[3] 2nd Game in (16-10-1980) 1980–81 Vs 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, Farouk I, King of Egypt and Sudan, bestowed the royal sponsorship on the club, and the club name was renamed to Nady Farouk El Awal (Farouk I Club). Ismail Bak Shirin of Mohammed Ali's family took the post of vice president. From 1952 until present the renamed to Zamalek SC. After the 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

Zamalek in Europe

Zamalek was previously invited to participate in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague) seven times. The first participation was in the 1970–71 season, during which the club faced Real Madrid Baloncesto in the second round of the tournament. The second participation was in the 1974–75 season, during which the club faced Slavia VŠ Praha in the second round of the tournament. The third participation was in the 1975–76 season, during which the club faced PBC Academic in the first round of the tournament. The fourth participation was in the 1978–79 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside Real Madrid Baloncesto, Budapesti Honvéd SE and Klosterneuburg Dukes, the club came in fourth place in its group after winning one match. The fifth participation was in the 1979–80 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside KK Bosna Royal and BC Levski Sofia. The sixth participation was in the 1980–81 season, with Zamalek in group A, alongside Real Madrid Baloncesto, AS Viganello Basket and Porto, the club came in third place in its group after winning two matches. The seventh and to date last participation was in the 1981–82 season, with Zamalek in group C, alongside KK Partizan, Slavia VŠ Praha and Eczacıbaşı SK, but Zamalek withdrew from the tournament before playing any match, and here ended Zamalek's journey in Europe.

Basketball Africa League (BAL) Champions

Zamalek won the Egyptian Super League in 2019, its first title in 11 years, to qualify for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and be the first Egyptian team to participate in Basketball Africa League. In November 2020, Zamalek signed Spanish coach Augustí Julbe as their new head coach.[5] In the 2021 BAL season, Zamalek won its second international title (after the 1992 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup) and the first-ever BAL championship after defeating US Monastir in 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.

Honours

Domestic Competitions

National Championships – (18; Record)

Winners (15; Record): 1973–74,[9] 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–1978, 1979–80,[10] 1980–81,[11] 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03,[12] 2006–07, 2018–19,[13] 2020–21[14]
  • Egyptian Kingdom Championship (Defunct)
    Winners (2): 1948–49,[15] 1949–50[16]
  • 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
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 Real Madrid, Honvéd and 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 Real Madrid, Viganello and FC Porto
1981–82 Quarter-Final Group Stage Withdrew before Start the competition in Group with KK Partizan, 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 Gezira SC, ASA and Lost to MAS Fes in the final group stage in Fes
Basketball Africa League
2021 Champions Defeated US Monastir 76–63 in the final of Basketball Africa League in Kigali
2022 Third place Defeated FAP 97–74 in the 2022 BAL Playoffs Third Place Game of Basketball Africa League in Kigali

Individual awards

Players

Current 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 0 Egypt Essam, Adham 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1991-11-25)25 November 1991
C 1 Egypt Azab, Ahmed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – (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) 28 – (1995-03-29)29 March 1995
G 9 Egypt Salem, Eslam 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1989-03-20)20 March 1989
PF 11 Egypt Abdelnasser, Khaled 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1999-02-15)15 February 1999
PG 11 United States Philippines McKinney, Mikh (I) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (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) 35 – (1987-11-05)5 November 1987
C 28 Egypt Elmashad, Hazem 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (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.

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 Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship in 1986, which was won by 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.

Supporters
Main article: Ultras White Knights (UWK)

Zamalek has an ultras group named the 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.

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