Jordan has not had much success at the international level since it joined FIBA in 1957. They have qualified for the FIBA World Cup three times, in 2010, 2019, and 2023. Their other achievements include winning the William Jones Cup twice, in 2007 and 2008. They also won the FIBA Asia Stankovic Cup in 2008 and the Arab Nations Cup in 2007. They finished second in the Arab Nations Cup in 2008 and in the FIBA Asia Championship in 2011. They were able to secure third place in the FIBA Asia Championship 2009 and FIBA Asia Challenge 2016. They are ranked 33rd as per the FIBA ranking released on February 27, 2023.
Jordan's Team placed with Lebanon, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, India, and the Philippines in Group E in the FIBA Asia Qualifier. They finished fourth winning six out of the ten matches they played. Their FIBA Asia qualifier squad included Abu Hawwas Amin, Dar Tucker, Freddy Ibrahim, Ahmad Alhamarsheh, Sami BZAI, Zaid Abbas, Mohammad Hussein, Hashem Abbas, Ashraf Alhendi, Caden Chudri Zuheir Alnajdawi, Ahmad AL Dwairi, Fadi Nader George QARMASH however Jordan is yet to announce its team for the FIBA World Cup 2023, that will start from August 25, 2023, in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
Jordan’s roster for FIBA World Cup 2023
Jordan has been placed with the USA, New Zealand, and Greece in Group C of the FIBA World Cup 2023, which will start in 26 days. Jordan will play its first match against Greece on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 2:15 PM. They will get a rest day on August 27 before they play against New Zealand on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 2:15 PM. They will take another day off before they play their last game against the toughest opponent USA on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 2:10 PM. Jordan will play all the matches in the City Arena: Manila (PHI), Mall of Asia Arena, Philippines.
Jordan lost all their matches in their first World Cup appearance in 2010, but they won one out of the five matches in their second appearance in 2019. Jordan is a much better team now. Jordan's FIBA Asia qualifier squad had some of the finest Asian basketball players, like Zaid Abbas, Amin Ismail Abu Hawwas, Mohammad Hussein, Ahmad AL Dwairi, and Ashraf Alhendi. Jordan Basketball Federation will be announcing its squad soon and these players must be part of the final team. They have already represented Jordan at the international level and they will proudly do it again.
FAQs
A. Jordan has qualified to play in the FIBA World Cup for the third time. They have already qualified in 2010 and 2019.
A. 32 nations will compete in the upcoming FIBA World Cup that will start on August 25, 2023.
A. 6 teams have qualified from Asia for FIBA World Cup 2023. They are China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Philippines.
A. The shot clock starts when the player gains full control of the ball and his team has 24 seconds to take a shot, while when the offensive team gains the rebound, time reduces to 14 seconds to shoot the ball.
