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Sabah BC
| Sabah | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Azerbaijan Basketball League |
| Founded | 1 September 2022 |
| History | Sabah BK 2022–present |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Head coach | Rimas Kurtinaitis |
| Championships | 2 Azerbaijan Basketball League |
Sabah Basketball Club, also known simply as Sabah BC or Sabah, is an Azerbaijani professional basketball team based in Baku. Founded in 2022, as a team affiliated to the Sabah FC football team, they joined the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) in the 2022–23 season.[1] They won the national championship in their debut season.
As champions, they entered the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds,[2] as the first Azerbaijani team to play in a European competition in 18 years (after Gala Baku in 2005).[3] Following three wins in the qualifying tournament in Skopje, Sabah qualified for the regular season.
Boban Mitev was appointed as Sabah's new head coach in August 2023.[4] On 26 January 2024 he was replaced by Rimas Kurtinaitis.[5]
- ^ Eurobasket. "Sabah BK Baku basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Europe Cup clubs and Qualifiers format revealed for 2023–24 season". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Confident victory from "Sabah"". İdman və Biz. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Фидан, Коминовски (1 August 2023). "Boban Mitev is the new coach of the champion of Azerbaijan – Sloboden Pechat". Слободен печат. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Kurtinaitis treniruos Azerbaidžano čempionus". basketnews.lt. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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