Great Players in Old Timer Basketball League.. Nihad Madi: A Reason To Make You Wanna Fly

If you ever knew or watched Ahli Basketball Team, then you know excalty who Nihad Madi is.

He started young in Ahli Team as best wing player there ever was and kept going through the years keeping his remarkable touch in basketball, entertaining  people with his many three points shots.

Like any other player who left Ahli at the end, he started to search for a new place to continue his journey, a new home to settle down in and enjoy what he most love and that home was Zain Team.

After Zain, he settled for a while in ASU Team which was the last team we've seen him in until he made a came back with Old Timers Basketball League as CEC Wing player to make us all remember the joy we had when we used to watch him in Ahli games long time ago.

Great Players in Old Timer Basketball League.. Fadi Saqqa: A Reason To Make You Love Basketball

"The Guardian Angel" .. "The Angel Playmaker" are some of the many nicknames any person can call one of the best playmakers whom Jordanian Basketball has witnessed through the years.

He started playing in 1990 at the age of 14 in Orthodoxi Club's youth team. After proving what a young great player he was he started playing in the first team.

Spending 15 years with Orthodoxi club , it was time to move on and face new challenges and opportunities, so he moved on to other teams during the last eight years such as Zain, ASU and Riyadi Teams.

And now Basketball Fans get to enjoy his remarkable play once again in the Old Timers Basketball League as CEC Team's playmaker, a playmaker who simply make you love Basketball.

Great Players in Old Timer Basketball League.. Faisal Nsour: The Reason For Keeping It Going

Ahli team was lucky enough to have a playmaker as great as Faisal Nsour was, whom helped the team winning the league and fighting against Orthodxi during the years 

After Ahli Club has decided to stop Basketball Activities, it was time for Faisal to look for another team which needed a professional player, the type he was. He settled for Arena, Zain then Kulliyeh Team.

After that, he disappeared from the Basketball Court for a period of time but now he is back with his own idea and achievement of making people once again enjoying his playing along with other great players in a league calls Old Timer Basketball league, a league that everyone should go and watch it 

So Thank you Faisal, for giving us the chance to enjoy seeing more great playing from our favorite great players, and from you on the top of that.

Old Timers Basketball League: CEC Vs. Arab Potash Co.

CEC (Sajdi & partners) 73 - 64 Arab Potash Co.

Yesterday's game was another exciting game that went down to the wire. Arab Potash company led for the first three quarters (22-17, 39-35,51-49) before CEC (Sajdi & partners) made a great comeback in the 4th and final period to win the game (73-64)

Top Scorers:
CEC (Sajdi & partners): Fadi Saqqa 25, Nihad Madi 19, Ali Farouqi 12
Arab Potash Co.: Saliba Amash 15, Ramar Clash 14, Mostafa Ghool 12

Old Timers Basketball League: CEC Vs. Gulf Oil

Tonight's game was a physical tough interesting game, Gulf Oil jumped out to an early big lead 22-11 over CEC (Sajdi & partners) behind hot shooting and quick offensive transition and they were able to finish the 1st quarter up 24-14. In the 2nd period, CEC were able to cut the deficit by half as they hit 4 threes in the period to go into half time down 36-41.

The 3rd quarter was the most even of the game as Gulf Oil scored 19 to CEC's 18 points which meant the lead was 6 points for Gulf Oil going into the fourth and final period. In the last period, CEC (Sajdi and partners) just ran out of gas in the final minutes as Gulf Oil continued to remain the only unbeaten team so far in the league with a 75-66 win.

Top Scorers:
CEC (Sajdi & partners): Fadi Saqqa 21, Nihad Madi 12, Sultan Abu Mariam 12
Gulf Oil Middle East: Ghazi Naber 34, Loay Dajani 11, Zaid Khair 9

Old Timers Basketball League: Jordan Hospital Vs. Arab Potash Co.

This game was the first game of the second round and if it's a sign of things to come then get ready for a sizzling second round as Arab Potash Co. and Jordan Hospital gave us a great competitive game that ended with Arab Potash Co. winning 68 - 60.

The first quarter, Jordan Hospital came into the game ready and prepared and were able to jump out to an early lead while it took Arab Potash Co. a little while before they got into the game and they were able to close the gap to only 3 as the 1st quarter ended 21 - 18 for Jordan Hospital. In the 2nd quarter, Jordan Hospital were able to increase their lead as they held their opponent to only 8 points in the quarter while scoring 14 themselves as the 2nd quarter ended 35 - 26 for Jordan Hospital.

In the 3rd quarter, Arab Potash Co. started their comeback by using quick transition offense and solid defense and they were able to cut the deficit to 5 as the third period ended with a score of 48 - 43 for Jordan Hospital. In the 4th and last period, Arab Potash Co. continued their comeback and had their highest scoring period as they scored 25 points while Jordan Hospital managed to score 12 to give us the final score of 68 - 60 for Arab Potash Co.

Top Scorers:
Jordan Hospital: Mohd Bashir 16, Ahmad Bashir 15, Fadi Yaghmour 13
Arab Potash Co.: Ramar Clash 26, Samer Qardan 13, Mostafa Ghool 12

Old Timers Basketball League: Gulf Oil Vs. Jordan Hospital

This game was the last game of the first round as Gulf Oil Middle East and Jordan Hospital played a nice high scoring game and Gulf Oil managed to finish the first round unbeaten as they won 79 - 70.

Jordan Hospital team fell behind early 8 - 2 in the first 3 minutes of the game, then both teams traded baskets to finish the 1st quarter 24 - 18 for Gulf Oil. In the 2nd quarter, Gulf Oil used their speed to increase the lead to 9 as they finished the 2nd period up 42 - 33. In the 3rd period and despite a slow start by Jordan Hospital, they were able to cut the deficit to 4 with a score of 54 - 58. The 4th period was very exciting as the lead was down to 2 and key players from both teams fouled out before Gulf Oil prevailed and won 79 - 70.

Top Scorers:

Gulf Oil: Ziad Nabulsi 18, Ghazi Naber 16, Loay Dajani 14

Jordan Hospital: Ahmad Bashir 21, Fadi Yaghmour 21, Mohd Bashir 12

Standings after the first round:

1. Gulf Oil Middle East (4 wins, 0 losses)

2. Arab Potash Co. (2 wins, 2 losses)

3. Jordan Hospital (2 wins, 2 losses)

4. Aramex (1 win, 3 losses)

5. CEC (1 win, 3 losses)

The 2nd round will start tonight.

Old Timers Basketball League: Aramex Vs. Arab Potash

Tonight's game was a tough defensive game where players from both teams showed great intensity on the defensive end. The first quarter ended with Aramex leading 18 - 12 and they expanded their lead to 31 - 24 at the end of the 2nd quarter. At the beginning of the 3rd quarter, Arab Potash Co. tried to pull closer but couldn't do so as Aramex were able to maintain the 7 point difference going into the last period with a score of 51 - 44.

 In the fourth period, Arab Potash Co. were finally able to get into a groove offensively and outscore their opponents 24 - 9 to win the game with a final score 68 - 60

Top Scorers:
 Aramex: Naser Bassam 24, Nabil Khatib 14, Raed Ghosheh 11
Arab Potash Co.: Douglas Dye 32, Ramar Clash 10, Saliba Amash 9, Samer Qardan 9

Old Timers Basketball League: Gulf Oil Vs. Potash

Gulf Oil Middle East beat Arab Potash Co 70 - 59. Plus we had a great family atmosphere as we had a lot of children come watch their dads play!

The game was close throughout as neither team was able to pull away. Players from both teams showed off their skills combined with passion for the game. The score was 61 - 57 with 2:45 minutes to go then Gulf Oil went on a 9 - 2 run to win the game.

Top Scorers:

Gulf Oil: Ghazi Naber 25, Loay Dajani 16, Ziad Nabulsi 16
Potash: Douglas Dye 14, Mustafa Al Ghool 12, Faisal Nsour 11

Old Timers Basketball League: CEC Vs. Jordan Hospital

Jordan Hospital and CEC (Sajdi & Partners) went down to the wire before Jordan Hospital pulled out a difficult win despite falling down early 9 - 2 and finishing the first quarter down 18 - 23 but they were able to go into halftime up 44 - 37. CEC were able to go into the 4th quarter up by 2 points as they outscored Jordan Hospital 19 - 10 in the 3rd quarter but fell short for the 3rd time as they lost 72 - 79

High Scorers:

CEC (Sakdi & Partners): Nihad Madi 20, Fadi Imseeh 19, Sultan Abu Mariam 14

Jordan Hospital: Fadi Yaghmour 26, Mohd Bashir 23, Ahmad Bashir 21

Old Timers Basketball League: Aramex Vs. Jordan Hospital

A very nice game tonight. Jordan Hospital jumped out of the gates to a big 11 - 2 lead early and finished the half up 37 - 25 but Aramex came storming back after the break all the way to tie it at 50 - 50 midway through the fourth quarter but fell short of an incredible comeback for a second straight game.

Final score: Jordan Hospital 66 - 59 Aramex

Top Scorers:
Jordan Hospital: Fadi Yaghmour 19, Eyad Mohd 15, Ahmad Bashir 14
Aramex: Naser Bassam 30, Nabil Khatib 13, Raed Ghoseh 11

Old Timers Basketball League: Gulf Oil Middle Easr Vs. Consulting Engineering Centre

Tonight's result: Gulf Oil Middle East 83 - 71 Consulting Engineering Centre (Sajdi and partners)

It was a fast paced high scoring game with a lot of nice moves and passes. Both teams show cased their offenses which resulted in the highest game of the season so far. Great job both teams.

Top scorers: Gulf Oil: Ghazi Naber 41, Loay Dajani 17, Ziad Nabulsi 10
CEC: Nihad Madi 16, Fawaz Shaikh 16, Fadi Saqqa 15

Old Timers Basketball League: CEC Vs. Arab Potash Co.

Thursday's Game: CEC 60 - 47 Arab Potash Co

After falling down by double digits midway through the second quarter, CEC were able to start a comeback and turn the table around and get away with their first win.

Top Scorers:
Arab Potash Co: Douglas Dye 18, Samer Qardan 10, Mustafa Al Ghoul 10
CEC (Sajidi and partners): Fawaz Al Shaikh 18, Fadi Saqqa 14, Sultan Abu Mariam 13

Old Timers Basketball League: Aramex Vs. Gulf Oil Middle East

Tonight's game was a high scoring game where Gulf Oil Middle East team jumped to a big lead early as they finished the first quarter up 26 - 7 but Aramex showed great spirit as they cut the deficit down to single digits but the gap was just too big as eventually Gulf Oil won 78 - 66

Top scorers:

Gulf Oil Middle East: Naser Bassam 22, Nabil Khatib 15, Fares Fanous 14

Aramex: Ghazi Naber 30, Khaled Quran 12, Ziad Nabulsi 10

Old Timers Basketball League: Jordan Hospital Vs. Arab Potash Co.

What a wonderful game tonight! After falling down by 21 points at the end of the 3rd quarter, Jordan Hospital team went on a great comeback to cut it down to 7 with three minutes to go but run out of gas as Arab Potash Co team held on for a 64 - 55 win.

Top scorers:
Jordan Hospital: Ahmad Bashir 14, Saif Halasah 12, Fadi Yaghmour 11
Arab Potash Co: Ramar Clash 23, Douglas Dye 16, Faisal Nsour 7

Old Timers Basketball League First Game

A nice first game of the season, Aramex beat CEC with a score of 71 to 57. Both teams were hot from behind the arc as CEC hit 6 treys while Aramex hit 7. Thank you both teams.

Top scorers :
Aramex: Naser Bassam 26, Nabil Khateeb 17, Raed Ghoseh 15
CEC: Fadi Saqqa 21, Nihad Madi 13, Sultan Abu Mariam 7