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No. 13–Orthodox Basketball Club | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | Jordanian Premier Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Russeifa | March 3, 1990||||||||||||||
Nationality | Jordanian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
College | ASU | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Zain Club | ||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Al-Awdah | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | A.S.U. | ||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | FUS Rabat | ||||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Al-Wehdat SC | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Orthodox Basketball Club | ||||||||||||||
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