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Palestine men's national basketball team

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Palestine State of Palestine
FIBA ranking98 Steady (26 November 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPalestinian Basketball Federation
CoachIoannis Diamantakos
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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Main article: FIBA Asia Cup
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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Main article: WABA Championship
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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Competition: 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
Opposition: Jordan (November 25, 2024)
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah[2]

Palestine national basketball team – 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualification Group D roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SF 0 Hasan Dweikat 23 – (2001-09-06)September 6, 2001 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Eibal State of Palestine
PF 2 Elias Sawalha 22 – (2002-04-08)April 8, 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour State of Palestine
PG 4 Brian Halums (NP) 27 – (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Tamil Nadu India
SG 5 Jamal Mayali 26 – (1998-10-20)October 20, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox Ramallah State of Palestine
C 6 Salah Halawani 21 – (2003-05-15)May 15, 2003 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox Ramallah State of Palestine
SG 10 Tamer Habash 31 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Qalandia SC State of Palestine
F 11 Yousef Albabeish 20 – (2004-03-05)March 5, 2004 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour State of Palestine
C 15 Salim Sakakini 37 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sareyyet Ramallah State of Palestine
SF 30 Ahmad Sunjuq 26 – (1998-02-18)February 18, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour State of Palestine
F 34 Mohammed Abushamsiya 22 – (2002-07-08)July 8, 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox Ramallah State of Palestine
PG 45 Ramzi Qumsieh 21 – (2002-12-16)December 16, 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour State of Palestine
PF 88 Mohammed Mousa 31 – (1993-10-26)October 26, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Ramallah State of Palestine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on October 30, 2024

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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