The Jordanian Premier Basketball League is a professional

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league in

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. It is the top league in the country with the second-tier league going by the name of ''First Division''. There are six teams competing in the 2022 league: Al Ahli, Al Riyadi , Orthodox Club, Kufryouba, Jubeha, and Al Ashrafyeh.

Teams

Map

Main arenas

The league games are played either in Prince Hamzeh Arena in

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, or Prince Hassan Sports Center in

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Clubs

Champions

Wins by club

Performance by club

Star players

There are satisfying pros in the league, such as Mahmoud Abdeen/ Al Wehdat,

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/ 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

External links

Jordan Basketball Federation official website
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