Al Nassr BC explained

Al Nassr
Location:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Color1:gold
Color2:navy
Coach:Mensur Bajramović
Arena:Green Basketball Court
League:Saudi Premier League
President:Ibrahim Al-Muhaidib
Al Nassr, is a Saudi professional basketball club based in Riyadh. The team plays in the Saudi Premier League, the national top league, as well as in the West Asia Super League (WASL). Al Nassr plays its home games in the Green Basketball Court.

History

Founded in 1955, Al Nassr has a competing basketball team.[1] They won their first-ever Saudi championship after winning the Saudi Premier League in 2021. The team defeated Al Wahda in the finals, winning the third and decisive game on April 18, 2021.[2]

The same year, Al Nassr played in the Gulf Clubs Championship where it reach the finals. Consequentially it qualified for the 2021 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the first Saudi team do so in 10 years (the last being Al-Ittihad Jeddah in 2011). [3] However the 2021 Asian tournament would be later cancelled.

In 2022, Al Nassr played in the inaugural season of the West Asia Super League.

Honours

Saudi Premier League

Gulf Clubs Basketball Championship

Players

Current roster

References

  1. Web site: Eurobasket . Al Nassr Riyadh basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket . 2023-01-05 . Eurobasket LLC.
  2. Web site: goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more . 2023-01-05 . www.goalzz.com.
  3. News: Al-Nassr becomes first Saudi basketball team to participate in Asian Champions Cup in 10 years . 3 March 2024 . Saudi Gazette . 26 June 2021 . English.