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Palestine men's national basketball team

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The Palestine men's national basketball team represents Palestine in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Palestinian Basketball Federation.

Palestine
FIBA ranking100 Decrease 2 (3 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1963
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationPalestinian Basketball Federation
CoachIoannis Diamantakos
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances1
MedalsNone
AfroBasket
Appearances2
Medals‹See Tfd›Bronze Bronze: (1964)

The team won a bronze medal in the 1964 FIBA Africa Championship for men and took a tenth-place finish in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

Competitive record

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FIBA Asia Cup

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Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 1960Did 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 201510th place844
Lebanon 2017Did not qualify
Indonesia 2022
Saudi Arabia 2025
Total1/31844

WABA Championship

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Year Position Pld W L
Lebanon 1999Did not enter
Lebanon 2000
Jordan 2001
Jordan Iran 2002
Iran 2004
Lebanon 2005
Jordan 20084th place303
Iraq 20104th place303
Iraq 2011Did not enter
Jordan 20125th place523
Iran 2013Did not enter
Jordan 20145th place514
Jordan 20153rd place422
Jordan 2016Did not enter
Jordan 20176th place505
Total6/1525520

AfroBasket

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Year Position Pld W L
Morocco 19643rd place523
Egypt 19706th place413
Total1 bronze936

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 0 Hasan Dweikat 23 – (2001-09-06)September 6, 2001 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Eibal Palestine
PF 2 Elias Sawalha 22 – (2002-04-08)April 8, 2002 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour 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 Palestine
C 6 Salah Halawani 21 – (2003-05-15)May 15, 2003 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Orthodox Ramallah Palestine
SG 10 Tamer Habash 31 – (1992-11-19)November 19, 1992 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Qalandia SC Palestine
F 11 Yousef Albabeish 20 – (2004-03-05)March 5, 2004 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour Palestine
C 15 Salim Sakakini 37 – (1987-03-25)March 25, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Sareyyet Ramallah Palestine
SF 30 Ahmad Sunjuq 26 – (1998-02-18)February 18, 1998 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour Palestine
F 34 Mohammed Abushamsiya 22 – (2002-07-08)July 8, 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Orthodox Ramallah Palestine
PG 45 Ramzi Qumsieh 21 – (2002-12-16)December 16, 2002 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Orthodox Beit Sahour Palestine
PF 88 Mohammed Mousa 31 – (1993-10-26)October 26, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Orthodox Ramallah 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 World Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
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