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Jordan men's national basketball team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Jordan women's national basketball team.

The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions.

Jordan
Jordan national basketball team logo.png
FIBA ranking33 Increase 1 (27 February 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1957
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBF
CoachWesam Al-Sous
FIBA World Cup
Appearances3
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances15
MedalsSilver medal asia.svg Silver: (2011)
Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: (2009)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Asia Championship 0 1 1
FIBA Asia Challenge 1 0 1
West Asian Basketball Championship 2 4 6
Arab Nations Basketball Championship 1 5 3
Pan Arab Games 1 4 2
Total 5 14 13

The Jordanian team achievements in recent years beside qualifying to World Cup for three times (2010, 2019 and 2023), won the William Jones Cup in 2007 and 2008 and FIBA Asia Stankovic cup in Kuwait in 2008, finishing at the first place of Arab Nations cup in Egypt in 2007, and runners up in 2008, runners up at 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and 3rd place in 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, and finally 3rd place in 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.

Jordan qualified for FIBA World Cup three times in history, making them the third best Arab team by National team appearances in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

HistoryEdit

William Jones CupEdit

Jordan became the first West Asia team to win the Jones Cup after posting a 7–2 record in the tournament to beat Lebanon and the Philippines.

2007 FIBA Asia championshipEdit

The Jordanians placed fifth after beating Chinese Taipei. A member of the University of Minnesota basketball team, guard/forward Jamal Abu-Shamala, is Jordanian-American.

HonoursEdit

2021

1st Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup

2016

3rd place: FIBA Asia Challenge Cup.

2014

West Asian Championship: 1st

2011

2nd Place: FIBA Asia Championship in China. 1st Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup 2nd Place: West Asia Basketball Cup in Iraq. 2nd place : Arab games

2009

2nd Place: Qatar International Tournament. 2nd Place: William Jones Cup. 3rd Place: FIBA Asia Championship in China.

2008

1st Place: FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup. 2nd Place: Arab Basketball Cup in Tunisia. 1st Place: Qatar Friendly Tournament. 1st Place: William Jones Basketball Cup in Taiwan. 2nd Place: West Asia Basketball Cup in Jordan.

2007

1st Place: William Jones Basketball Cup in Taiwan. 1st Place: Arab Basketball Cup in Egypt. 2nd Place: Pan Arab Games in Egypt. 1st Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup.

2006

3rd Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup.

2005

2nd Place: West Asian Games – Basketball.

2004

1st Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup. 1st Place: Qatar International Basketball Cup.

2002

2nd Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup.

1999

2nd Place: 9th Pan Arab Games in Jordan.

1992

2nd Place: 7th Pan Arab Games in Syria.

1987

1st Place: Military Tournament in the UAE.

1985

1st Place: Pan Arab Games in Morocco.

ResultsEdit

World CupEdit

FIBA World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L Squad
  1950 –
  1982		 did not enter
 1986 –
  2006		 did not qualify
  2010 Preliminary round 5 0 5 Squad
  2014 did not qualify
  2019 Preliminary round 3 0 3 Squad
      2023 Qualified
Total 2/19 8 0 8

FIBA Asia CupEdit

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
  1960 did not enter
  1963
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973
  1975
  1977
  1979
  1981
  1983 8th place 6 4 2
  1985 9th place 6 4 2
  1987 10th place 6 3 3
  1989 did not enter
  1991 8th place 9 3 6
  1993 9th place 7 5 2
  1995 17th place 6 2 4
  1997 7th place 7 3 4
  1999 did not qualify
  2001
  2003 10th place 7 3 4
  2005 7th place 8 3 5
  2007 5th place 8 5 3
  2009 3rd place 9 7 2
  2011 Runners-up 9 5 4
  2013 7th place 9 4 5
  2015 9th place 8 5 3
  2017 8th place 7 3 4
  2022 4th place 7 4 3
Total 16/30 119 63 56

Pan Arab GamesEdit

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games

TeamEdit

Current rosterEdit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualificationEdit

Opposition: Sri Lanka (21 February)
Venue: Prince Hamza, Amman
Opposition: Kazakhstan (24 February)
Venue: Jekpe-Jek Saraiy, Nur-Sultan[2]

Jordan national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 1 Abu Hawwas Amin 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox BC  
SG 2 Dar Tucker 31 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) San Lorenzo de Almagro  
PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 23 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC  
SF 7 Ahmad Alhamarsheh 33 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Wehdat  
SG 8 Ali Fadel El Zubi – 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC  
PF 10 Ahmad Obeid 29 – (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Jubaiha  
C 12 Yousef Abuwazaneh 26 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox BC  
C 13 Mohammad Hussein 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli  
PG 22 Malek Kanaan 27 – (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Ahli  
SF 32 Ashraf Alhendi 24 – (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Jazeera  
C 33 Mousa Mutleq 28 – (1991-10-17)17 October 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox BC  
SF 99 Mahmood Khaled Mahmood Omar 20 – (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Jubaiha  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past rosterEdit

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[3]

Jordan men's national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 0 Mahmoud Abdeen 31 – (1987-12-23)23 December 1987 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Wehdat SC  
SG 1 Amin Abu Hawwas 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox (Jordan)  
SF 2 Dar Tucker (NP) 31 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) San Lorenzo de Almagro  
PG 4 Jordan Dasuqi 24 – (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Lake Superior State  
SG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 22 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox (Jordan)  
SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh 32 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Wehdat SC  
PF 12 Yousef Abuwazaneh 25 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox (Jordan)  
C 13 Mohammad Shaher 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli SC (Amman)  
PF 15 Zaid Abbas 35 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 22 Ahmed Obeid 29 – (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SF 23 Mousa Al-Awadi 34 – (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Ahli SC (Amman)  
C 44 Ahmet Düverioğlu 24 – (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Zaid AlKhas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 July 2018

Head coachesEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Jordan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ^ "Jordan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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