Jordan men's national basketball team

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Jordan Jordan
Jordan national basketball team logo.png
FIBA ranking39 Steady (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1957
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBF
CoachJoseph Anthony Stiebing
FIBA World Cup
Appearances2
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 Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions and it is one of the top teams in Asia.

The Jordanian team achievements in recent years beside qualifying to World Cup for two times 2010 & 2019, won 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 Asia Challenge Cup 2016.

The President of JBF is Mohammad Olayan. The Secretary General of JBF is Ibrahim Sharawi, The team head coach is Joseph Anthony Stiebing.

History[]

William Jones Cup[]

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 championship[]

Placed in Group A, or the so-called "Group of Death" alongside China, Philippines and eventual champion Iran, the Jordanians won two of three games in the group phase to make it to the quarterfinals; however, they lost to Korea and Japan in the said round and eventually placed fifth after beating Chinese Taipei, 95–74. One key member of the University of Minnesota basketball team, Guard/Forward Jamal Abu-Shamala, is Jordanian-American.

Honours[]

2021

1st Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup

2019

28th Place / 32 : 2019 FIBA World Championship.

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

2010

23rd Place: 2010 FIBA World Championship.

2009

4th Place: Italia International Tournament. 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. 5th Place: Asian Cup Basketball Championship in China.

2006

4th Place: Asian Games in Qatar – Basketball. 3rd Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup.

2005

2nd Place: West Asian Games – Basketball. 4th Place: King Abdullah II Basketball Cup.

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.

Results[]

World Cup[]

Year Position Tournament Host
2010 23 2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey
2019 28 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup China

FIBA Asia Cup[]

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960 Did not enter
Taiwan 1963
Malaysia 1965
South Korea 1967
Thailand 1969
Japan 1971
Philippines 1973
Thailand 1975
Malaysia 1977
Japan 1979
India 1981
Hong Kong 1983 8th place 6 4 2
Malaysia 1985 9th place 6 4 2
Thailand 1987 10th place 6 3 3
China 1989 Did not enter
Japan 1991 8th place 9 3 6
Indonesia 1993 9th place 7 5 2
South Korea 1995 17th place 6 2 4
Saudi Arabia 1997 7th place 7 3 4
Japan 1999 Did not qualify
China 2001
China 2003 10th place 7 3 4
Qatar 2005 7th place 8 3 5
Japan 2007 5th place 8 5 3
China 2009 3rd place 9 7 2
China 2011 Runners-up 9 5 4
Philippines 2013 7th place 9 4 5
China 2015 9th place 8 5 3
Lebanon 2017 8th place 7 3 4
Indonesia 2022 Qualified
Total 16/30 112 59 53

Team[]

Current roster[]

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification[]

Opposition: Sri Lanka (21 February)
Venue: , Amman
Opposition: Kazakhstan (24 February)
Venue: , 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 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SG 2 Dar Tucker 31 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) San Lorenzo de Almagro Argentina
PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 23 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SF 7 33 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Jordan
SG 8 – 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
PF 10 29 – (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Jordan
C 12 26 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
C 13 Mohammad Hussein 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Jordan
PG 22 27 – (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Jordan
SF 32 24 – (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Jordan
C 33 28 – (1991-10-17)17 October 1991 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SF 99 20 – (1999-06-05)5 June 1999 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Jordan
Head coach
  • United States
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Past roster[]

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 Jordan
SG 1 Amin Abu Hawwas 25 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox (Jordan) Jordan
SF 2 Dar Tucker (NP) 31 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) San Lorenzo de Almagro Argentina
PG 4 Jordan Dasuqi 24 – (1994-11-29)29 November 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Lake Superior State United States
SG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 22 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox (Jordan) Jordan
SF 7 32 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Wehdat SC Jordan
PF 12 25 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox (Jordan) Jordan
C 13 Mohammad Shaher 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli SC (Amman) Jordan
PF 15 Zaid Abbas 35 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
PG 22 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) Jordan
C 44 Ahmet Düverioğlu 24 – (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
Head coach
  • United States
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jordan Zaid AlKhas
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 July 2018

Head coaches[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Jordan at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ^ "Jordan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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