epoch game SCHEDULE: Strong Group, Valientes at Dubai Basketball Championship 2025

Strong Group Athletics and Zamboanga Valientes represent the Philippines in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship 2025.

Two teams from the Philippines will be competing in the 34th Dubai International Basketball Championship 2025 scheduled to begin Friday at Al Nasr Club in Dubai, UAE.

The Strong Group Athletics and Zamboanga Valientes will be representing the country, competing against other teams from the Middle East namely Beirut First (Lebanon), Amman United (Jordan), Al Nasr (UAE), UAE National Team in Group, and  Sagesse SC (Lebanon),  Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya), Tunisia National Team, and Sharjah SC (UAE)  in Group B.

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Strong Group, which is bannered by key Filipino players and former NBA player DeMarcus Cousins, is slotted in Group A while the Valientes, participating in the Dubai tilt for the first time with former NBA swingman Adonis Thomas and collegiate stars running the show, is in Group B.

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The teams will play a single round-robin competition against teams from their group. The top four teams will advance to the crossover quarterfinals.

Here is the schedule for the group stage of the competition. Philippine time is four hours ahead of Dubai.

Article continues after this advertisement 34th Dubai Basketball Championship 2025 SCHEDULE group stage (Dubai local time) VENUE: Al Nasr Club – Basketball Court, Dubai

January 24, Friday

Article continues after this advertisement 5pm – Beirut First vs Al Nasr 7pm – Strong Group Athletics vs UAE NT   9pm – Sagesse SC vs Sharjah SC

January 25, Saturday

Article continues after this advertisement 3pm – Al Ahli Tripoli vs Tunisia NT 5pm – Amman United vs Beirut First 7pm – Zamboanga Valientes vs Sharjah SC 9pm – Al Nasr vs Strong Group Athletics

January 26, Sunday

5pm – UAE NT vs Amman United 7pm – Al Ahli Tripoli vs Zamboanga Valientes 9pm – Sagesse SC vs Tunisia NT

January 27, Monday

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Article continues after this advertisement 7pm – Sharjah SC vs Al Ahli Tripoli 9pm – Strong Group Athletics vs Beirut First

January 28, Tuesday

3pm – Sharjah SC vs Tunisia NT 5pm – Amman United vs Al Nasr 7pm – Beirut First vs UAE NT 9pm – SSagesse SC vs Zamboanga Valientes

January 29, Wednesday

3pm – UAE NT vs Al Nasr 5pm – Tunisia NT vs Zamboanga Valientes  7pm – Sagesse SC vs Al Ahli Tripoli 9pm – Strong Group Athletics   vs Amman United Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

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