Palestine men's national basketball team

Palestine State of Palestine
FIBA ranking98 Increase 1 (15 August 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 Men's national basketball team of Palestine represents Palestine in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Palestinian Basketball Federation.

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

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FIBA Africa Championship

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

FIBA Asia Cup

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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
Malaysia 1985
Thailand 1987
China 1989
Japan 1991
Indonesia 1993
South Korea 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Japan 1999
China 2001
China 2003
Qatar 2005
Japan 2007
China 2009
China 2011
Philippines 2013
China 2015 10th place 8 4 4
Lebanon 2017 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025 To be determined
Total 1/31 8 4 4

WABA Championship

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

Team

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Current roster

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2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

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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) State of Palestine
SG 0 Tareq Tamimi 28 – (1992-06-09)June 9, 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
PF 1 Omar Eldiraoui 25 – (1995-02-21)February 21, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
F 4 Serri Aljulani 21 – (2000-02-16)February 16, 2000 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
SG 5 Jamal Mayali 22 – (1998-10-20)October 20, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) State of Palestine
SF 8 Ahmed Haroon 28 – (1992-07-16)July 16, 1992 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) State of Palestine
PG 9 Ibrahim Aburahal 33 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) State of Palestine
SG 10 Tamer Habash 28 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) State of Palestine
PF 13 Sani Sakakini (C) 32 – (1988-08-19)August 19, 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) State of Palestine
SF 22 Wasim Mesk 29 – (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
G 48 Ali Shehada 28 – (1992-10-02)October 2, 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) State of Palestine
SG 77 Ahmed Younis 26 – (1994-06-28)June 28, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) State of Palestine
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 19, 2021

Past roster

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2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

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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) State of Palestine
PF 1 Omar Eldiraoui 25 – (1995-02-21)February 21, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
PG 2 Omar Krayem 33 – (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) State of Palestine
PG 9 Ibrahim Aburahal 32 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) State of Palestine
SG 10 Tamer Habash 27 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) State of Palestine
SG 11 Enar Odeh 26 – (1993-10-03)October 3, 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) State of Palestine
PF 13 Sani Sakakini (C) 31 – (1988-08-19)August 19, 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) State of Palestine
C 15 Salim Sakakini 32 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
SF 22 Wasim Mesk 28 – (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) State of Palestine
SF 33 Jamal Abu-Shamala 32 – (1987-07-25)July 25, 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) State of Palestine
PF 69 Qossay Anani 29 – (1990-05-29)May 29, 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) State of Palestine
SG 77 Ahmed Younis 25 – (1994-06-28)June 28, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) State of Palestine
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Palestine at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
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