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Palestine men's national basketball team

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The Men's national basketball team of Palestine represents Palestine in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Palestinian Basketball Federation.

Palestine State of Palestine
FIBA ranking99 Decrease 2 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPalestinian Basketball Federation
CoachPaul Coughter
Asian Championships
Appearances1
AfroBasket
Appearances2
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1964)
WABA Championship
Appearances5
Medals Bronze: (2015)

The team won a bronze medal in the 1964 FIBA Africa Championship for men. Also, the team took a tenth-place finish in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Competitions edit

FIBA Africa Championship edit

Year Position Pld W L
  1964 3rd place 5 2 3
  1970 6th place 4 1 3
Total 1 bronze 9 3 6

FIBA Asia Cup edit

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
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015 10th place 8 4 4
  2017 Did not qualify
  2022
  2025 To be determined
Total 1/31 8 4 4

WABA Championship edit

Main article: WABA Championship
Year Position Pld W L
  1999 Did not enter
  2000
  2001
    2002
  2004
  2005
  2008 4th place 3 0 3
  2010 4th place 3 0 3
  2011 Did not enter
  2012 5th place 5 2 3
  2013 Did not enter
  2014 5th place 5 1 4
  2015 3rd place 4 2 2
  2016 Did not enter
  2017 6th place 5 0 5
Total 6/15 25 5 20

Team edit

Current roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit

Venue: Khalifa Sport City, Manama[2]

Opposition: Kazakhstan (February 19, 2021)
Opposition: Sri Lanka (February 21, 2021)

Palestine national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 00 Kyndall Dykes 33 – (1987-11-12)November 12, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  
SG 0 Tareq Tamimi 28 – (1992-06-09)June 9, 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
PF 1 Omar Eldiraoui 25 – (1995-02-21)February 21, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
F 4 Serri Aljulani 21 – (2000-02-16)February 16, 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)  
SG 5 Jamal Mayali 22 – (1998-10-20)October 20, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  
SF 8 Ahmed Haroon 28 – (1992-07-16)July 16, 1992 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  
PG 9 Ibrahim Aburahal 33 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)  
SG 10 Tamer Habash 28 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  
PF 13 Sani Sakakini (C) 32 – (1988-08-19)August 19, 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  
SF 22 Wasim Mesk 29 – (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
G 48 Ali Shehada 28 – (1992-10-02)October 2, 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  
SG 77 Ahmed Younis 26 – (1994-06-28)June 28, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 19, 2021

Past roster edit

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification edit

Opposition: Kazakhstan (February 21)
Venue: Saryarka Velodrome, Nur-Sultan
Opposition: Sri Lanka (February 24)
Venue: Arab American University, Jenin][2]

Palestine national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 0 Tareq Tamimi 27 – (1992-06-09)June 9, 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
PF 1 Omar Eldiraoui 25 – (1995-02-21)February 21, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
PG 2 Omar Krayem 33 – (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)  
PG 9 Ibrahim Aburahal 32 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)  
SG 10 Tamer Habash 27 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)  
SG 11 Enar Odeh 26 – (1993-10-03)October 3, 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  
PF 13 Sani Sakakini (C) 31 – (1988-08-19)August 19, 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  
C 15 Salim Sakakini 32 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
SF 22 Wasim Mesk 28 – (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  
SF 33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 32 – (1987-07-25)July 25, 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  
PF 69 Qossay Anani 29 – (1990-05-29)May 29, 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)  
SG 77 Ahmed Younis 25 – (1994-06-28)June 28, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)  
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Coaches edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Palestine at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.

External links edit

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