Al-Wathba SC (men's basketball)

Al-Wathba SC (Arabic: نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional basketball club and department of the Al-Wathba Sports Club based in the city of Homs.^[2] The Knights are a two-time Syrian Cup finalist (2019, 2020) and they are among the six best Syrian clubs.^[3]

Al-Wathba SC
Nickname	The Knights (Arabic: الفرسان)
League	Syrian Basketball League
Founded	1953[1]
History	Al-Wathba SC 1953–present
Arena	Ghazwan Abu Zaid Arena
Location	Homs, Syria
Team colors	Red and White
President	Youssef Salameh
Head coach	Assam al-Husain
2021–22 position	Syrian League, 6th of 12
Home Away

Al-Wathba active sections
Football	Basketball

Honours

Domestic

• Syrian Basketball League
  • Sixth place (3): 2007 – 2008 – 2022
  • Seventh place (1): 2021
  • Eighth place (1): 2006
• Syrian Basketball Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 2019 – 2020
• Damascus Basketball Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2009

International

• Dubai International Championship
  • Quarterfinals (1): 2020

Current roster

Squad for the 2021–2022 Syrian Basketball League season:^[4]

Al-Wathba roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name G 3 Zakaria Alhusain F 10 Al-Hakam Abdullah PF 11 Jamil Saddir C 23 Ammar Wissam Yaqqub PG 26 Anas Shaban SF Joseph Yousef	Head coach Assam al-Husain Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 5 January 2022

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