Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi, basketball)

Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي، ثقافي إجتماعي), also spelled as Al Naser, is a Libyan basketball club based in Benghazi. Founded in 1956, the team has won the Libyan championship three times.[1] Its most recent title was in 2018.

Al-Nasr
LeaguesLibyan Division I Basketball League
Founded1956 (1956)
LocationBenghazi, Libya

Al-Nasr, which was previously funded by the family of Muammar Gaddafi, was featured in the 2013 memoir Qaddafi's Point Guard by Alex Owumi, who played for the team leading up to the Libyan Civil War in 2011.[2]

Honours

Libyan Division I Basketball League: 3[1]

2009, 2017, 2018

Libyan Cup: 3[1]

2009, 2014, 2017

In international competitions

Year Competition Result Record
2008Arab Club Basketball ChampionshipSecond Stage
3–3
2010Arab Club Basketball ChampionshipPreliminary Round
1–2
4–5

Players

Notable players

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Head coaches

Coach From To Honours
Tareq Salim20172018
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References

  1. "Al Nasr Benghazi basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. Spitznagel, Eric (6 November 2013). "Basketball Saved My Life". Men's Health. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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