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Tunisian professional basketball club

JS Kairouan

Nickname

Chabiba

Leagues

Championnat National A

Founded

1942; 82 years ago (1942)

Arena

Salle Azaiez Miled

Capacity

3,000

Location

Kairouan, Tunisia

President

Mohamed Kalai

Team manager

Mohamed Slim Mejbri

Head coach

Nebojsa Knezevic

Team captain

Oubeid Kochat

2023-24 position

3rd

Championships

Home

Away

Jeunesse Sportive Kairouan, also known as JS Kairouan or Chabiba , is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Kairouan. The club competes in the Championnat National A, the highest league in Tunisian basketball. Kairouan has won the league three times, with three consecutive titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

The team plays its home games in the Salle Azaiez Miled, which has a capacity of 3,000 people. The team colors are green and white.

In March 2019, the club qualified for 2018–19 Africa Basketball League Final 4.

Honours

Tunisian League

Winners (3): 2001, 2002, 2003

Tunisian Basketball Cup

Winners (2): 2002, 2005

Maghrebine Basketball Cup

Winners (1): 2002

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearances)

2018–19 – Fourth Place

Players

Main category: JS Kairouan basketball players

Current roster

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JS Kairouan roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	8	Laghnej, Marouan	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)		38 – (1986-04-22)22 April 1986
G	10	Ben Said, Ahmed			34 – (1990-04-04)4 April 1990
PG	31	Nebti, Soufiane			37 – (1987-10-30)30 October 1987
C		Gray, Kendall	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	32 – (1992-05-05)5 May 1992