Jordan_national_basketball_team

Jordan men's national basketball team

Jordan men's national basketball team

Jordanian Basketball Team


The Jordan national basketball team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة السلة) is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions.

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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

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

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

World Cup

More information FIBA World Cup Record, Year ...

FIBA Asia Cup

More information Year, Position ...

Asian Games

  • 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

  • 19533rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 19851st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 19922nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 19992nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 20072nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 20112nd place, silver medalist(s)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[2][non-primary source needed][3]

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Past roster

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[4]

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Head coaches


References

  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. "Team roster: Jordan" (PDF). FIBA. 25 August 2023.
  3. "Jordan". FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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