Al Riyadi Amman


Al Riyadi Aramex Basketball Club is a Jordanian professional basketball club that competes in the Jordanian Premier Basketball League and are based in Amman, Jordan. In the team's inaugural season in 2001–02, they competed in the Jordanian Division II league, winning the championship and the Jordanian Cup, and earned a promotion to the Division I league for the 2002–03 season. Before 2001, Aramex sponsored Al-Jazeera Basketball Club for 13 years. Aramex split amicably with Al-Jazeera and established Al-Riyadi in 2001 in an effort to promote basketball as well as an array of competitive sports.

Al Riyadi Aramex Basketball Club
LeaguesJordanian Premier Basketball League
Founded2001
LocationAmman, Jordan

Players

Current roster

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Al Riyadi Amman roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
PG 1 Jordan Adham Dajani 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
SG 4 Jordan Munir Idais 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
SF 7 Jordan Ibrahim Hatami 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 10 Jordan Ahmad Obeid 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
F 11 Jordan Yazan Al-Taweel 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 12 Jordan Yousef Abuwazaneh 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
G/F 13 Jordan Nader Suleiman 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PG 17 Jordan Talal Beytmoni 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 22 Jordan Malek Kanaan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 23 Jordan Nabil Katkhuda 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G/F 32 United States Brandon Spearman 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 33 Jordan Moussa Mutleq 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Head coach
  • Jordan Faisal Al-Nsour
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Records

Division I league

Division II league
  • Jordanian Division II league champion: 2002[2]

Jordanian Cup
  • Jordanian Cup winner: 2002, 2012, 2013

Jordanian Super Cup

Winner: 2003

WABA Champions Cup

Dubai International Tournament

2013: 4th

ASU Tournament

2009: 3rd

After ASU & Al Mutahed (Leb) and ahead of Al Jaish (Syr) and Orthodox.

References
  1. Riyadi clinch league title
  2. AL RIYADI AMMAN basketball team – History
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