Jordan men's national basketball team

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

FIBA ranking	35 (25 February 2025)[1]
Joined FIBA	1957
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	JBF
Coach	Juan Manuel Hurtado Pérez
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	3
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	15
Medals	Silver: (2011) Bronze: (2009)
Home Away
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 Asian Games 0 1 0 Pan Arab Games 1 4 2 Total 5 15 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.

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

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	Classification round	5	1	4	Squad
2023	Classification round	5	0	5	Squad
2027	To be determined
Total	3/20	15	1	14

FIBA Asia Cup

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
2025	Qualified
Total	17/31	119	63	56

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the 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:
• 2026: To be determined

Pan Arab Games

See also: Basketball at the Pan Arab Games

• 1953 –
• 1985 –
• 1992 –
• 1999 –
• 2007 –
• 2011 –

Results and fixtures

  Win   Loss

2024

23 February 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	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)

Jordan  v  Palestine

26 February 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	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)

Saudi Arabia  v  Jordan

22 November 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	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)

Jordan  v  Iraq

25 November 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	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)

Palestine  v  Jordan

2025

21 February 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	Jordan	vs.	Saudi Arabia	Amman, Jordan
TBD (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Prince Hamza Hall Attendance: TBD Referees: TBD

Jordan  v  Saudi Arabia

24 February 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers	Iraq	vs.	Jordan	Baghdad, Iraq
TBD (UTC+3)
		Boxscore		Arena: Al-Shaab Hall Attendance: TBD Referees: TBD

Iraq  v  Jordan

Team

Current roster

Competition: 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification^[2]
Opposition: Palestine (November 25, 2024)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City^[3]

Jordan national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualififcation roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 1 Amin Abu Hawwas 30 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Shorta SG 2 Dar Tucker (NP) 36 – (1988-04-11)11 April 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Mineros de Zacatecas PG 4 Fadi Qarmash 22 – (2002-10-28)28 October 2002 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Amman United PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 28 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Amman United SG 6 Ashraf Alhendi 29 – (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Ahli SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh 38 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Amman United G 10 Ahmad Hassouneh 27 – (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jubaiha C 12 Yousef Abuwazaneh 30 – (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Amman United C 13 Mohammad Hussein 34 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Arabi PF 14 Khaled Abuabboud 27 – (1997-05-22)22 May 1997 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Al-Ahli SF 21 Hashem Abbas 25 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Amman United C 44 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 31 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Dubai BC	Head coach Wesam Al-Sous Assistant coach(es) Mohammad Hadrab Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 25 November 2024

Past roster

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

Jordan national basketball team – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 1 Amin Abu Hawwas 29 – (1994-04-26)26 April 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Ahli PG 5 Freddy Ibrahim 26 – (1996-10-14)14 October 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Orthodox BC SF 7 Ahmad Al-Hamarsheh 36 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox BC SG 9 Sami Bzai 29 – (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Ahli G 11 Ahmad Hammouri 20 – (2003-07-15)15 July 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al-Jubaiha SC C 13 Mohammad Hussein 33 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Orthodox BC PF 15 Zaid Abbas (C) 39 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox BC SF 21 Hashem Abbas 24 – (1999-03-30)30 March 1999 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Al Hilal PG 22 Malek Kanaan 30 – (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Riyadi Amman SF 24 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (NP) 28 – (1995-01-03)3 January 1995 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) TNT Tropang Giga PF 35 Zane Al-Najdawi 26 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Ahli C 44 Ahmad Al-Dwairi 30 – (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Bursaspor	Head coach Wesam Al-Sous Assistant coach(es) Mohammad Hadrab 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
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) Al-Jazeera SC (Amman) 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) Al-Riyadi Amman C 13 Mohammad Hussein 29 – (1990-03-03)3 March 1990 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Al-Ahli SC (Amman) PF 15 Zaid Abbas (C) 35 – (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Al-Ahli Club (Manama) F 22 Ahmad Obeid 29 – (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orthodox (Jordan) SF 23 Mousa Al-Awadi 34 – (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Kafr Yuba Irbid C 44 Ahmet Düverioğlu 24 – (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Fenerbahçe	Head coach Joseph Anthony Stiebing Assistant coach(es) Zaid Al-Khas Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 1 July 2018

Head coaches

• Tab Baldwin (2011–2012)
• Zaid Al-Khas (2018–2019)
• Joseph Anthony Stiebing (2019–?)
• Wesam Al-Sous (2023–)