Ezzahra Sports

Ezzahra Sports
NicknameEZS
LeagueChampionnat National A
Founded1936
HistorySaint-Germain Sports
1936–1952
Ezzahra Sports
1952–present
ArenaEzzahra Arena
Capacity2,000
LocationEzzahra, Tunisia,
Main sponsorPolyCall
PresidentKais Zmanter
Head coachPaul Coughter
Championships6× Tunisian Leagues
5× Tunisian Cups

Ezzahra Sports (Arabic: الزهراء الرياضية), or EZS, is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Ezzahra. The club competes in the Championnat National A, the domestic first tier. Home games are played in the Ezzahra Arena.

History

Ezzahra has won the Tunisian League championship 6 times, in the years 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, and 1999. They have also won the Tunisian Cup 5 times, in the years 1985, 1988, 1991, 1995, and 1998.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Tunisian Basketball League

  • Champions (6): 1979[a], 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999
  • Runners-up (2): 2021, 2022

Tunisian Cup

  • Champions (5): 1985, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1998

Tunisian Federation Cup

  • Champions (1): 2020

Tunisian Division II Cup

  • Champions (1): 2020

International competitions

Arab Championship

  • Third place (3): 1993, 1997, 2021

Players

Current roster

The following is the current Ezzahra Sports roster:[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Ezzahra Sports roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Lemon Jr., Walt 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1992-07-26)26 July 1992
C 3 Majok, Ater 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 38 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
PG 4 Dhif, Ahmed 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1996-09-17)17 September 1996
F 5 Chennoufi, Ziyed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988
PG 7 Jawadi, Jawhar 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 27 – (1997-07-14)14 July 1997
F 9 Hadidane, Mohamed 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 39 – (1986-04-27)27 April 1986
PF 10 Addami, Ahmed 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-07-14)14 July 1997
C 11 Ghyaza, Mokhtar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 38 – (1986-11-15)15 November 1986
C 12 Giles, C. J. 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 39 – (1985-09-23)23 September 1985
PF 13 Saada, Haythem 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995
Head coach
  • Paul Coughter
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: November 10, 2021

References

  1. ^ "Ezzahra Sports". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ The 1979 national championship was withdrawn by the Tunisian Basketball Federation.


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