Dubai BC

Dubai Basketball
Dubai Basketball
League	ABA League
Founded	2024
Arena	Coca-Cola Arena
Capacity	17,000
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CEO	Salem Bin Dasmal
Chairman	Abdulla Saeed Al Naboodah
General manager	Dejan Kamenjašević
Head coach	Jurica Golemac
Team captain	Klemen Prepelič
Affiliation(s)	Falcons Academy
Website	dubaibasketball.com
Home	Away

Dubai Basketball is an Emirati professional basketball team based in Dubai. Founded in 2024, the team is playing in the ABA League starting from the 2024–25 season.

History

Rumours of a Dubai-located team joining the EuroLeague began in 2022,^[3] and talks were confirmed in January 2024.^[4] On 19 March 2024, the ABA League officially announced BC Dubai would join the league for the next three seasons, starting from 2024.^[5] The teams from the league reportedly receive €2.5 million annually from Dubai, who is also paying all travel expenses.^[6] Jurica Golemac was signed as the team's first head coach,^[7] while Nate Mason was the first officially signed player for the team.^[8] Later in the summer, Dubai BC announced that the 17,000 seater Coca-Cola Arena would serve as the team's home arena.^[9]

In their first ABA game, on September 22, 2024, Dubai defeated Red Star Belgrade at home.^[10]

Current roster

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

Dubai Basketball roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
SG	0	Ravena, Thirdy	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	28 – (1996-12-17)17 December 1996
G	1	Mason, Nate	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	29 – (1995-07-25)25 July 1995
SF	2	Dangubić, Nemanja	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	31 – (1993-04-13)13 April 1993
PG	4	Uskoković, Aleksa	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	25 – (1999-08-30)30 August 1999
SF	5	Abass, Awudu	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	32 – (1993-01-27)27 January 1993
SG	7	Prepelič, Klemen (C)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	32 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
PF	8	Bertāns, Dāvis	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	32 – (1992-11-12)12 November 1992
PG	11	Taylor, Isaiah	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	30 – (1994-07-11)11 July 1994
C	19	Yasar, Bora	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	21 – (2003-11-20)20 November 2003
PF	22	Williams, JaCorey	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	30 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994
C	29	Boutsiele, Jerry	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	32 – (1992-04-20)20 April 1992
SG	33	Anđušić, Danilo	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	33 – (1991-04-22)22 April 1991
C	43	Radošević, Leon	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	35 – (1990-02-26)26 February 1990
C	44	Düverioğlu, Ahmet	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)	121 kg (267 lb)	32 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993

Head coach

Jurica Golemac

Assistant coach(es)

Ioannis Georgallis
Davor Matković
Velibor Njegovanović

Strength & conditioning coach(es)

Roberto Iezzi

Team manager

Nenad Banjanin

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: September 2, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Jerry Boutsiele	Ahmet Düverioğlu		Bora Yasar	Leon Radošević
PF	Dāvis Bertāns	JaCorey Williams
SF	Awudu Abass	Nemanja Dangubić
SG	Danilo Anđušić	Klemen Prepelič	Thirdy Ravena
PG	Nate Mason	Isaiah Taylor	Aleksa Uskoković

References

^ "Dubai prvi put javno o ABA ligi" [Dubai for the first time publicly about the ABA League]. mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "BC Dubai joins ABA family". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Dubai wants to form a team to win the Euroleague". KOS magazin. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Motiejunas evaluates Dubai's EuroLeague entry for next season, Serbian clubs future". basketnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly session in Zagreb : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Dubai and ABA League's financial details revealed". basketnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Jurica Golemac becomes the head coach of the newly-formed Dubai". eurohoops.net. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Dubai make their first summer signing as they ink a 2-year contract with Nate Mason : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "BC Dubai announce Coca-Cola Arena as official home venue". basketnews.com. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Dubai bring Zvezda down, record first win in club's history". basketnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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[1] "Dubai prvi put javno o ABA ligi" [Dubai for the first time publicly about the ABA League]. mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[2] "BC Dubai joins ABA family". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[3] "Dubai wants to form a team to win the Euroleague". KOS magazin. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[4] "Motiejunas evaluates Dubai's EuroLeague entry for next season, Serbian clubs future". basketnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[5] "Conclusions of the ABA League j.t.d. Assembly session in Zagreb : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[6] "Dubai and ABA League's financial details revealed". basketnews.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

[7] "Jurica Golemac becomes the head coach of the newly-formed Dubai". eurohoops.net. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[8] "Dubai make their first summer signing as they ink a 2-year contract with Nate Mason : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[9] "BC Dubai announce Coca-Cola Arena as official home venue". basketnews.com. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[10] "Dubai bring Zvezda down, record first win in club's history". basketnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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