Jordanian Premier Basketball League

The Jordanian Premier Basketball League is a professional basketball league in Jordan. It is the top league in the country with the second-tier league going by the name of First Division. There are 7 teams competing in the league which are, Al Riyadi, Al Ahli, Al Wehdat, Orthodox Club, Al Jazeera, Jubeha, and Al Jaleel

Jordanian Premier Basketball League JPL
SportBasketball
Founded1952
No. of teams7
CountryJordan
ContinentAsia
Official websiteJordan Basketball Federation official website

Teams

Past champions

Champions
Clubs Championships
Orthodox25
Al-Ahli SC 23
Zain6
ASU4
Al Riyadi Aramex2
Al Jazeera2
Al Ordon1
Al Watani1
Jordanian Electricity Club1
Al Wehdat1

Main arenas

The league games are played either in Prince Hamzeh Arena in Amman, or Prince Hassan Sports Center in Irbid

Star players

There are satisfying pros in the league, such as Mahmoud Abdeen/Al Wehdat, Ahmad Alhamarsheh/Al Wehdat, Freddy Ibrahim/Orthodox Club, Greg Magee/Al Jubeha, Mohammed Hussein/Al Ahli, Mousa Alawadi/Al Ahli, Ali Haidar/Al Wehdat, and Nick Stover/Orthodox Club

Also, there were satisfying rookies in the league such as Ibrahim Hamati/Al Wehdat, Mahmoud Omar/Al Jubeha, Nabil Abu Shreikh/Al Wehdat, and Ghazi Salah/Orthodox Club.

References

Asia-basket.com & Goalzz.com

Ghaleb Balawi, Jordanian Basketball History book, 2010

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