Dubai Basketball
League	ABA League EuroLeague
Founded	2023
History	Dubai Basketball 2024–present
Arena	Coca-Cola Arena
Capacity	17,000
Location	Dubai,United Arab Emirates
General manager	Dejan Kamenjašević
Team manager	Milić Bentley
Head coach	Jurica Golemac
Team captain	Klemen Prepelič
Affiliation	Dubai Basketball Academy
Website	dubaibasketball.com
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Dubai Basketball is a professionalbasketball club based inDubai,United Arab Emirates. It currently competes in theABA League and theEuroLeague. The club plays its home games at theCoca-Cola Arena.

Founded in 2023, the club entered the EuroLeague in 2025. Despite being located in UAE, it doesn't compete in theUAE National Basketball League. The club colours are brown, black and white.

Dubai Basketball was founded byAbdulla Saeed Juma Al Naboodah andDejan Kamenjašević.^[1][2] In January 2024, theABA League confirmed Dubai Basketball's inclusion for a three-season term.^[3][4][5][6] The club’s entry into the ABA League was part of an initiative to develop basketball in the region.^[7][8]Jurica Golemac was signed as the firsthead coach,^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]} whileNate Mason was the first signed player.^[15]Dāvis Bertāns became the firstNBA-experienced player to join the club.^[16] Dubai BC announced that the 17,000 seaterCoca-Cola Arena would serve as their home arena.^[17]

In their first ABA game, on September 22, 2024, Dubai defeatedRed Star Belgrade at home.^[18] They also notably defeatedPartizan,Zadar andCedevita Olimpija, securing a place in the playoffs.^[19] They were eliminated by Partizan Belgrade in the semifinals.^[20] The club first competed in the European top-tierEuroLeague for the2025–26 season, after getting a five–year license to participate.^[21] For its debut season, Dubai had a player budget of €16 million.^[22]

• 2023: Dubai Basketball is officially founded^[23]
• May 2024:ABA League confirms Dubai Basketball's participation^[24]
• July 2024: Partnership established withShabab Al Ahli Club^[25]
• September 22, 2024: Dubai Basketball won debutABA League match againstKK Crvena Zvezda
• June 2025: The Euroleague confirms Dubai Basketball’s participation on a 5-year contract^[4]

In summer of 2024, Dubai Basketball announced theCoca-Cola Arena as its official home venue. The arena, with a seating capacity of 15,000, hosts all home games during theEuroLeague and theABA League seasons.^[26][27]

Dubai Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 1 Mason, Nate  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 –(1995-07-25)25 July 1995 F 2 Dangubić, Nemanja 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 32 –(1993-04-13)13 April 1993 SF 3 Bacon, Dwayne 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 –(1995-08-30)30 August 1995 G 4 Avramović, Aleksa 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 –(1994-10-25)25 October 1994 SF 5 Abass, Awudu 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 33 –(1993-01-27)27 January 1993 SG 7 Prepelič, Klemen (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 –(1992-10-20)20 October 1992 F 8 Bertāns, Dāvis  2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 –(1992-11-12)12 November 1992 G 9 Ellis, Boogie  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 25 –(2000-12-12)12 December 2000 SF 10 Anderson, Justin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 32 –(1993-11-19)19 November 1993 G 11 Kondić, Kosta  1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 24 –(2001-08-05)5 August 2001 G/F 13 Musa, Džanan 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 26 –(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 C 14 Jaiteh, Mam  2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 31 –(1994-11-27)27 November 1994 C 17 Kabengele, Mfiondu 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 28 –(1997-08-14)14 August 1997 PG 22 Armstrong, Taran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 –(2002-01-15)15 January 2002 PG 25 Wright IV, McKinley 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 27 –(1998-10-25)25 October 1998 F/C 30 Petrušev, Filip 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 25 –(2000-04-15)15 April 2000 SF 32 Ryan, Matt 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 –(1997-04-17)17 April 1997 C 34 Kamenjaš, Kenan 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 26 –(2000-01-17)17 January 2000 F/C 51 Caboclo, Bruno 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 –(1995-09-21)21 September 1995	Head coach Jurica Golemac Assistant coach(es) Ioannis Georgallis Lance Harris Davor Matković Velibor Njegovanović Jan Šentjurc Strength & conditioning coach(es) Roberto Iezzi Oğulcan Aydoğan Team manager Nenad Banjanin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated:November 17, 2025

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3	Inactive
C	Mfiondu Kabengele	Bruno Caboclo	Kenan Kamenjaš		Mam Jaiteh
PF	Filip Petrušev	Nemanja Dangubić			Dāvis Bertāns
SF	Dwayne Bacon	Justin Anderson	Awudu Abass	Matt Ryan	Kosta Kondić
SG	Džanan Musa	Klemen Prepelič			Boogie Ellis
PG	McKinley Wright IV	Aleksa Avramović		Taran Armstrong	Nate Mason

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving from
3	SF		Dwayne Bacon	Zenit Saint Petersburg
4	G		Aleksa Avramović	CSKA Moscow
9	G		Boogie Ellis	Alba Berlin
10	SF		Justin Anderson	FC Barcelona
13	G/F		Džanan Musa	Real Madrid
14	C		Mam Jaiteh	AS Monaco
15	C		Sertaç Şanlı	Fenerbahçe
17	C		Mfiondu Kabengele	Reyer Venezia
22	PG		Taran Armstrong	Santa Cruz Warriors
25	PG		McKinley Wright IV	Budućnost
30	F/C		Filip Petrušev	Olympiacos
32	F		Matt Ryan	New York Knicks
34	C		Kenan Kamenjaš	Budućnost

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Moving to
4	PG		Aleksa Uskoković	Borac Čačak
11	PG		Isaiah Taylor	Free agent
22	PF		JaCorey Williams	Maroussi
29	C		Jerry Boutsiele	Budućnost
33	SG		Danilo Anđušić	Aris Thessaloniki
43	C		Leon Radošević	Split
44	C		Ahmet Düverioğlu	Esenler Erokspor
15	C		Sertaç Şanlı	Beşiktaş

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