Al-Naft SC (basketball)

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Al-Naft
League	Iraqi Basketball League
Founded	1979
History	Al-Naft Sports Club (1979–present)
Arena	Al-Shaab Hall
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Team colours	Dark green, white, black
Head coach	Khalid Dervish
Ownership	Ministry of Oil (Iraq)

Al-Naft Sports Club (transl. Oil Sports Club) is an Iraqi professional basketball club based in the Al-Rusafa district in Baghdad.^[1] Owned and operated by the Ministry of Oil, the team plays in the Iraqi Basketball League and has won seven national league championships. The team is part of the Al-Naft SC sports club that also fields a football team. Home games of Al-Naft are played in the Al-Shaab Hall.

In 2022–23, Al-Naft played in the inaugural season of the West Asia Super League (WASL).^[2] In 2019 they had already played in the WABA Champions Cup and finished in the third place.

Honours

Iraqi Basketball Premier League

Champions (7): 1992–93, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Iraqi Basketball Perseverance Cup

Champions (4): 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023^{[citation needed]}

WABA Champions Cup

Third place (1): 2019

Players

Current roster

As of 31 January 2023.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
3	G	IRQ	Safaa Al Saedi
4	G	IRQ	Karrar Hamzah
7	G	IRQ	Jassim Al-Saadi
8	G	IRQ	Ahmed Alqaisi
11	F	IRQ	Hayder Aldiwani
12	G	DOM	Édgar Sosa
14	C	IRQ	Khalid Al-Elayawi
15	F	IRQ	Mohammed Nahi
24	F	IRQ	Hashim Khzaae
30	F	USA	Antwaine Wiggins
34	G	IRQ	Abbas Al-Draisawi

Notable players

Édgar Sosa: (2022–23)^[4]
Tony Mitchell: (2022–23)
Antwaine Wiggins: (2022–23)

References

^ Eurobasket. "Al Naft Baghdad basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Complete beginner's guide for WASL". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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^ "Edgar Sosa's 36 powers Al Naft to 23-point rout of Alkaramah". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

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