Zaid Abbas

Zaid Abbaas
No. 15 – Shanxi Brave Dragons
Position	Forward
League	Chinese Basketball Association
Personal information
Born	November 21, 1983; Nablus, Palestine
Nationality	Jordan
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
	CBA rebounding leader (2012);
Men's basketball
Representing Jordan
FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA Asia Challenge
William Jones Cup

Zaid Abbaas (Arabic: زيد عباس; born November 21, 1983 in Nablus[1]) is a Jordanian retired professional basketball player. He last played for Al Ahli of the Jordanian Premier league. He also was a member of the Jordan national team.

Abbaas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. In 2009, Abbaas helped the Jordanian team to a national best third-place finish by averaging 13.8 points and a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game.[2] The third-place finish meant that Jordan qualified for its first ever FIBA World Championship.

On the heels of his strong 2009 Asia Championship performance, Abbaas signed with Chinese Basketball Association team Shanghai Sharks, where he spent the 2009-10 season.[3] Abbaas played for the Beijing Ducks for the 2010-11 season. For the 2011-12 season, Abbaas played for Fujian Xunxing.

He is the younger brother of Islam Abbas.

References

"Zaid Abbas Basketball Player Profile". basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
FIBA Player Profile
Asia-basket.com: "Officially: Sharks announce their signature with Abbaas" (November 28, 2009)

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[1] "Zaid Abbas Basketball Player Profile". basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2019-06-29.

[2] FIBA Player Profile

[3] Asia-basket.com: "Officially: Sharks announce their signature with Abbaas" (November 28, 2009)