Al-Minaa SC (basketball)

Al-Mina'a is a basketball club, located in Al Maqal, Basra, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Basketball League.^[1]

Al-Mina'a
Nickname	Al-Saffana (Sailors)
Leagues	Iraqi Basketball League Arab Championship
Founded	22 November 1931; 92 years ago (1931-11-22)
Location	Al Maqal, Basra, Iraq
Team colors	Blue and White
Head coach	Asáad Allawi
Website	Official website
Home Away

Notable players

•   Travis Tyler.^[2]
•   Cedric Ridle Jr.^[3]
•   David Nesbitt.^[4]
•   Ricky Kent
•   Rashad Bell
•   Bobby Brown

Current roster

Al-Mina'a BC roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 6   Al-Juboori, Ali 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 37 – (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 F/C 11   Mahdi, Mohammed 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 43 – (1980-09-19)19 September 1980 PG 13   Stubbs, Jeffery 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 G 22   Al-Elayawi, Khalid 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 27 – (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 G/F 15   Al-Zubaidi, Imad 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 44 – (1980-02-17)17 February 1980 G/F 32   Sewari, Ali 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 39 – (1985-05-01)1 May 1985 C 1   Khudhair, Hayder 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 40 – (1984-04-26)26 April 1984 SF 8   Al-Madhhachi, Fahad 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 24 – (1999-09-07)7 September 1999 G 5   Alghaleb, Ali 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 38 – (1985-05-11)11 May 1985 C 10   Al-Jebur, Mustafa 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 37 – (1986-08-03)3 August 1986	Head coach   Asǎad Allawi Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: August 25, 2020

Honours

• Iraqi Basketball Premier League:
  • Runners up (1): 2015–16^[5]
• Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup:
  • Runners up (1): 2019^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Al-Mina'a SC

References

1. "Al Mina basketball team". Asia Basket. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
2. "Al Mina basketball club signs with two American professional players". KAN news. Retrieved October 7, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "Cedric Ridle Jr. joins Al Mina". Asia Basket. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
4. "David Nesbitt signs with Al Mina". Court Side Newspaper. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
5. "The final ranking Iraqi clubs in basketball for the season 2015-2016". Goalzz.com page. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

External links

• Al Mina basketball team Page on Asia Basket
• Iraqi Basketball Federation Page
• Iraq Basketball League at goalzz.com