Shabab Al Ahli Club (basketball)

Shabab Al Ahli Club is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai. The team has competed in the UAE National Basketball League, as well as the West Asia Super League (WASL).^[1]

Shabab Al Ahli
Nickname	Al Fursan Al Humur (The Red Knights)
League	UAE National Basketball League West Asia Super League
Founded	1958; 67 years ago (1958) (as Al Shabab) 2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Arena	Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Sports Hall
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Team colors	Red, green, gold
Main sponsor	Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Head coach	Miodrag Perišić
Ownership	Hamdan Al Maktoum
Championships	9
Home Away

Nicknamed Al Fursan Al Humur ("The Red Knights"), they finished as runners-up in the Basketball Champions League Asia in 2024.

Honours

• UAE National League
  • Champions (9): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023^[2]
• Basketball Champions League Asia
  • Runners-up (1): 2024

Players

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Shabab Al Ahli roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 0 Hamad Balabed 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) C 2 Ahmed Albreiki 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) F 3 Hamid Albreiki 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) G 4 Brandon Triche 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) C 7 Nick West 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) F 8 Milan Milošević 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) PG 9 Saeed Alajmani 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SG 14 Mohammad Alajmani 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) SG 15 Talal Alnuaimi 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) PG 22 Mohammad Juma 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) C 23 Qais Alshabebi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) PF 41 Nick Minnerath 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Zoran Zupcevic Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:

Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.

Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

• Qais Alshabebi
• Maik Zirbes^[2]
• Kaspars Cipruss

Sponsorship

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority has been the team's official jersey sponsor.^[3]