Zain Basketball Club formerly known as ''Fastlink Basketball Club'' was a
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
ian
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
club based in
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
,
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
. They compete in the
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 six teams competing in the 2022 league: ...
and have won six consecutive Jordanian championships in the period 2003 to 2008-09 season. The team has been disbanded in 2010.
Tournament records
Jordanian Basketball League
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2003: Champions
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2004-05: Champions
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2005-06: Champions
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2006-07: Champions
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2007-08: Champions
* Jordanian Basketball Federation 2008-09: Champions
WABA Champions Cup
*
2005
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: 3rd place
*
2006
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: Quarterfinalist
*
2008
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: 3rd place
*
2009
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: 2nd place
Asia Champions Cup
*
2005
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: 2nd place
*
2006
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: Champions
*
2008
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: Quarterfinalist
*
2009
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: 2nd place
Notable players
*
Sam Daghlas
Osama Mohd Fathi Daghles, commonly known by the nickname Sam Daghles (born September 18, 1979), is a Jordanian professional basketball player of Palestinian origin. He currently works as an assistant coach for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of th ...
Zain
at asia-basket.com
* Fadel Al-Najjar
* Enver Soobzokov
* Zaid Al-Khas
* Ahmad Al-Dwairi
Notable coaches
* Maz Trakh
Mazen "Maz" Trakh (born July 3, 1962) is a Jordanian Americans, Jordanian-American professional basketball coach. He has coached in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Continental Basketball Association (CBA), American Basketball Association ...
(2004–2006)
References
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External links
page on Asia-Basket
Basketball teams established in 2002
Basketball teams in Jordan