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.
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| League | Saudi Premier League |
| Arena | Green Basketball Court |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Head coach | Mensur Bajramović |
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 Football (men's) |
 Football (women's) |
 Basketball (men's) |
History edit
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 edit
- Champions (1): 2021
Gulf Clubs Basketball Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2021
Players edit
Current roster edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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References edit
- ^ Eurobasket. "Al Nassr Riyadh basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ^ "Al-Nassr becomes first Saudi basketball team to participate in Asian Champions Cup in 10 years". Saudi Gazette. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2024.