Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) has signed former NBA player and coach Sam Vincent.
He will take over from Serbian coach Darko Russo, who was in charge of Bahrain’s national team during the GCC Basketball Championship held in Kuwait.
Vincent is familiar with Baskeball in Bahrain, having trained Al Ahli and Manama.
He had a successful experience last year as coach of Riffa Club, who lifted the Khalifa bin Salman Cup for the first time in their history and finished second in the Zain Bahrain Basketball League.
The qualifications for the 2021 Asian Basketball Cup will be a top priority for the newly recruited national coach.
Bahrain were drawn in Group ‘D’ along with Lebanon, Iraq and India. The National team will first play India in Bahrain on February 21, before taking over Lebanon in Beirut on February 24.
Bahrain will play Iraq on November 26 in Iraq before travelling to India to take on the local team on November 29.
The national squad will then play Lebanon and Iraq in two home matches scheduled for February 19 and 21 respectively.
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