Palestine men's national basketball team

The men's national basketball team of Palestine represents Palestine in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Palestinian Basketball Federation.

Palestine
FIBA ranking90 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPalestinian Basketball Federation
CoachPaul coughter
Asian Championships
Appearances1 (2015)

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

FIBA Africa Championship
FIBA Africa Championship Record
Year Position W L
19643rd place23
19706th place13
Total1 bronze36

FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA Asia Championship Record
Year Position W L
201510th place44
Total-44

West Asian Championship
Year Rank Pld W L
1999Did not enter---
2000Did not enter---
2001Did not enter---
2002Did not enter---
2004Did not enter---
2005Did not enter---
20084th place303
20104th place303
2011Did not enter---
20125th place523
2013Did not enter---
20145th place514
20153rd place422
2016Did not enter---
Total5/1420515

Team

Current roster

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 0 Tamimi, Tareq 27 – (1992-06-09)June 9, 1992 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
PF 1 Eldiraoui, Omar 25 – (1995-02-21)February 21, 1995 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
PG 2 Krayem, Omar 33 – (1986-10-12)October 12, 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
PG 9 Aburahal, Ibrahim 32 – (1987-05-21)May 21, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 10 Habash, Tamer 27 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
SG 11 Odeh, Enar 26 – (1993-10-03)October 3, 1993 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 13 Sakakini, Sani (C) 31 – (1988-08-19)August 19, 1988 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 15 Sakakini, Salim 32 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
SF 22 Mesk, Wasim 28 – (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
SF 33 Abu-Shamala, Jamal 32 – (1987-07-25)July 25, 1987 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PF 69 Anani, Qossay 29 – (1990-05-29)May 29, 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
SG 77 Younis, Ahmed 25 – (1994-06-28)June 28, 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
  • Paul Coughter
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on February 21, 2020

Past roster

2015 FIBA Asia Championship
# Pos Name Club Date of Birth Height
4SFAhmed Haroon Guelph Gryphons (1992-07-16)16 July 1992 (aged 23)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
5 (-00-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! , (aged −4)
6SFJamal Abu-Shamala Rayos de Hermosillo (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 28)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
7SGAhmed Younis Hitten Club (1994-06-28)28 June 1994 (aged 21)1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
8SGJehad Othman Yaghmour De La Salle Jerusalem (1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 22)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
9PGAmin Salman Orthodox Ramallah (-00-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! , (aged 0)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
10PGImad Qahwash Samen Mash'had (1987-04-14)14 April 1987 (aged 28)1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
11SGEnar Odeh Birzeit (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 22)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
12PGSami Owda Ebal Nablos (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 21)1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
13PFSani Sakakini Seriyet Ramallah (1988-08-19)19 August 1988 (aged 27)2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
14CHamza Yousef (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 20)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
15CSalim Sakakini De La Salle Jerusalem (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 28)1.99 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)

Coaches
  • Paul Coughter (2019–present)


References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Palestine at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
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