Jordan men's national basketball team
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The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions.
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FIBA ranking | 32 (1 March 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joined FIBA | 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National federation | JBF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Wesam Al-Sous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIBA Asia Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Silver: (2011) Bronze: (2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | Silver: (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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The Jordanian team achievements in recent years beside qualifying to World Cup for three times (2010, 2019 and 2023), won the William Jones Cup in 2007 and 2008 and FIBA Asia Stankovic cup in Kuwait in 2008, finishing at the first place of Arab Nations cup in Egypt in 2007, and runners up in 2008, runners up at 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and 3rd place in 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, and finally 3rd place in 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
Jordan qualified for FIBA World Cup three times in history, making them the third best Arab team by National team appearances in the FIBA Basketball World Cup.