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Jordan men's national basketball team

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Jordan
FIBA ranking 41 Steady (1 September 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1957
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationJBF
CoachRoy Rana
FIBA World Cup
Appearances3
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances17
Medals Silver: (2011)
Bronze: (2009)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIBA Asia Championship 0 1 1
FIBA Asia Challenge 1 0 1
Asian Games 0 1 0
Total 1 2 2

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

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.

History

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William Jones Cup

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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

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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.

Results

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World Cup

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FIBA World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L Squad
Argentina 1950 –
Colombia 1982		did not enter
Spain1986 –
Japan 2006		did not qualify
Turkey 2010Preliminary round505Squad
Spain 2014did not qualify
China 2019Classification round514Squad
Philippines Japan Indonesia 2023Classification round505Squad
Qatar 2027To be determined
France 2031
Total3/2115114

FIBA Asia Cup

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Year Rank M W L
Philippines 1960did 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 19838th place642
Malaysia 19859th place642
Thailand 198710th place633
China 1989did not enter
Japan 19918th place936
Indonesia 19939th place752
South Korea 199517th place624
Saudi Arabia 19977th place734
Japan 1999did not qualify
China 2001
China 200310th place734
Qatar 20057th place835
Japan 20075th place853
China 20093rd place972
China 2011Runners-up954
Philippines 20137th place945
China 20159th place853
Lebanon 20178th place734
Indonesia 20224th place743
Saudi Arabia 202511th place413
2029To be determined
Total17/311236459

Asian Games

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  • 1951–82: Did not enter
  • 1986: 4th
  • 1990–2002: Did not enter
  • 2006: 4th
  • 2010: 7th
  • 2014: 9th
  • 2018: Did not enter
  • 2022: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2026: To be determined

Pan Arab Games

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss

2024

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23 February Jordan  73–46  Palestine Amman, Jordan
20:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 18–10, 25–4, 14–16
Pts: Al-Dwairi 13
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 13
Asts: Ibrahim 7		 Boxscore Pts: Mayali 20
Rebs: Godfrey 11
Asts: Mayali 3		 Arena: Prince Hamza Hall
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Budi Marfan (INA)
26 February Saudi Arabia  64–79  Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–23, 11–20, 15–20
Pts: Alsuwailem 17
Rebs: Alsuwailem 9
Asts: Belal 4		 Boxscore Pts: Ibrahim 24
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 8
Asts: Ibrahim 6		 Arena: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Hadi Salem (IRI), Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI)
22 November Jordan  73–64  Iraq Amman, Jordan
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 13–21, 19–7, 18–18
Pts: Tucker 17
Rebs: Al-Dwairi, Ibrahim 10
Asts: Al-Dwairi 4		 Boxscore Pts: Al-Zuhairi 13
Rebs: Al-Zuhairi 11
Asts: Mayfield 7		 Arena: Prince Hamza Hall
Attendance: 4,227
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Issam Al Siyabi (OMA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND)
25 November Palestine  81–87  Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:45 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 12–24, 16–25, 31–14
Pts: Halums 35
Rebs: Halums 7
Asts: Halums 7		 Boxscore Pts: Abu Hawwas 23
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 14
Asts: Ibrahim 8		 Arena: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 50
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Sadegh Ghanbari Damanab (IRI), Sergio Kassab (LBN)

2025

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21 February Jordan  78–68  Saudi Arabia Amman, Jordan
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 31–16, 19–20, 18–10, 10–22
Pts: Abu Hawwas 22
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 11
Asts: Ibrahim 10		 Boxscore Pts: Al-Muwallad 22
Rebs: Al-Suwailem 9
Asts: Abdurrahkman 5		 Arena: Prince Hamza Hall
Attendance: 2,920
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Hadi Salem (IRI), Sergio Kassab (LBN)
24 February Iraq  67–73  Jordan Baghdad, Iraq
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 29–13, 15–20, 13–18, 10–22
Pts: Mayfield 30
Rebs: Zewki 8
Asts: Mayfield 6		 Boxscore Pts: Ibrahim 23
Rebs: Hamarsheh, Tucker 9
Asts: Tucker 6		 Arena: Al-Shaab Hall
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM), Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA)
5 August Jordan  91–84(OT)  India Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 20–24, 22–17, 20–25, Overtime: 11–4
Pts: Tucker 30
Rebs: Abbas, Ibrahim 7
Asts: Ibrahim 6		 Boxscore Pts: Muthu Krishnan 14
Rebs: Prince 7
Asts: Prince 5		 Arena: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 175
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
7 August Saudi Arabia  77–73  Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 27–14, 19–22, 10–20
Pts: Abdur-Rahkman 25
Rebs: Al-Suwailem 15
Asts: Abdel Gabar, Abdur-Rahkman 7		 Boxscore Pts: Al-Hamarsheh, Ibrahim 19
Rebs: Tucker 8
Asts: Ibrahim 5		 Arena: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,352
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
9 August China  vs.  Jordan Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:00
Boxscore Arena: King Abdullah Sports City

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.[2]

Jordan men's national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 0 Abdullah Olajuwon 21 – (2004-02-11)11 February 2004 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Kilgore United States
SG 2 Dar Tucker (NP) 37 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Free agent
F 3 Abdul Rahman Olajuwon 19 – (2005-12-18)18 December 2005 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tyler United States
PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 28 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox Club Jordan
SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh (C) 38 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Al-Wehdat Jordan
G 11 Yazan Al Taweel 31 – (1993-08-07)7 August 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Kofryouba Jordan
C 12 Yousef Abu Wazaneh 31 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Club Jordan
C 14 Khaled Abu Aboud 28 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Kofryouba Jordan
SF 17 Rawhi Kilani 18 – (2006-08-25)25 August 2006 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Amman United Spain
SF 21 Hashem Abbas 26 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Ahli Jordan
PG 22 Malek Kannan 32 – (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Ahli Jordan
C 31 Faris Mucharbach 19 – (2006-07-30)30 July 2006 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) UNLV Runnin' Rebels United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 5 August 2025

Current coaching staff

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As of 13 July 2025[3]

Position Name
Sr. Director of Basketball Operations
Head coach		 Canada Roy Rana
Lead Assistant coach Germany Henrik Rödl
Assistant coach / Chief of staff coach Japan Makoto Mamiya
Performance director coach Canada Dr. Craig Slaunwhite
Performance psychologist Canada Dr. Brian Shaw

Past rosters

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Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4][non-primary source needed][5]

Jordan national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 1 Amin Abu Hawwas 29 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Ahli Jordan
PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 26 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh 36 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SG 9 Sami Bzai 29 – (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Ahli Jordan
G 11 Ahmad Hammouri 20 – (2003-07-15)15 July 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Jubaiha SC Jordan
C 13 Mohammad Hussein 33 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
PF 15 Zaid Abbas (C) 39 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox BC Jordan
SF 21 Hashem Abbas 24 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Hilal Saudi Arabia
PG 22 Malek Kanaan 30 – (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Riyadi Amman Jordan
SF 24 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (NP) 28 – (1995-01-03)3 January 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) TNT Tropang Giga Philippines
PF 35 Zane Al-Najdawi 26 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Ahli Jordan
C 44 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 30 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Bursaspor Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 August 2023

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[6]

Jordan men's national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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) Al-Jazeera SC (Amman) Jordan
SG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 22 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox (Jordan) Jordan
SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh 32 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Wehdat SC Jordan
PF 12 Yousef Abuwazaneh 25 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Riyadi Amman Jordan
C 13 Mohammad Hussein 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli SC (Amman) Jordan
PF 15 Zaid Abbas (C) 35 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Ahli Club (Manama) Bahrain
F 22 Ahmad Obeid 29 – (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orthodox (Jordan) Jordan
SF 23 Mousa Al-Awadi 34 – (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kafr Yuba Irbid Jordan
C 44 Ahmet Düverioğlu 24 – (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 1 July 2018

Head coaches

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References

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  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Team roster: Jordan" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "We are pleased to present you the technical equipment of the Nishami Falcons, our first men's national team". instagram.com (in Arabic). jbf_jo. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Jordan Basketball Federation (20 August 2023). "الصقور" في طريقهم إلى كأس العالم – الفلبين 2023". Instagram.
  5. ↑ "Team roster: Jordan" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jordan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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