Zaid Abbas
Jordanian basketball player
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Zaid Abbas (Arabic: زيد عباس; born November 21, 1983, in Nablus[1]) is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He last played for Orthodox Basketball Club of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League. He also was a member of the Jordan men's national basketball team.
| No. 15 – Orthodox Basketball Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Jordanian Premier Basketball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 21, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Zain Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | A.S.U. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Beijing Ducks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Fujian Sturgeons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Shandong Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Tianjin Gold Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Shanxi Brave Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Byblos Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Jiangsu Tongxi Monkey King | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Beikong Fly Dragons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Ahli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Orthodox Basketball Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career
On the heels of his strong 2009 Asia Championship performance, Abbas signed with Chinese Basketball Association team Shanghai Sharks, where he spent the 2009–10 season.[2] Abbas played for the Beijing Ducks for the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season, Abbas played for Fujian Xunxing.[citation needed]
National team career
Abbas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. In 2009, Abbas 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.[3] The third-place finish meant that Jordan qualified for its first ever FIBA World Championship.[citation needed] There, he averaged 15.2 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[4]
Jordan made its return to the FIBA World Cup in 2019.[4] They won their first World Cup game that year against Senegal.[5] In 2021, Abbas announced that he would be retiring from the national team.[6]
Nearly a year later, coach Wesam Al-Sous convinced him to re-join the team for the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.[7] At the age of 39, Abbas made the roster for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.[8] He was the second-oldest player to compete in that tournament behind Marcelo Huertas.[9] However, he went back to Jordan during the tournament due to an urgent family health situation.[10]
