Al Nassr, sometimes known as Al Nassr Riyadh, is a Saudi professional

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club based in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

. The team plays in the Saudi Premier League, the national top league, as well as in the

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(WASL). Al Nassr plays its home games in the Green Basketball Court.

History

Founded in 1955, Al Nassr has a competing basketball team. 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. The same year, Al Nassr played in the Gulf Clubs Championship, the first Saudi team to play in the tournament in 10 years (the last being

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in 2011). In 2022, Al Nassr played in the inaugural season of the

Honours

Saudi Premier League * Champions (1): 2021 Gulf Clubs Basketball Championship * ''Runners-up (1):'' 2021

Players

Current roster

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References

Basketball teams in Saudi Arabia Basketball teams established in 1955 Sport in Riyadh