Zaid Abbas (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: زيد عباس; born November 21, 1983, in

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) is a Jordanian professional

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player. He last played for Orthodox Basketball Club of the

Jordanian Premier Basketball League The Jordanian Premier Basketball League () is a professional basketball league in Jordan. It is the top league in the country with the second-tier league going by the name of ''First Division''. There are seven teams competing in the 2024–25 sea ...

. He also was a member of the Jordan men's national basketball team. Abbas competed with the Jordanian team at the

FIBA Asia Championship 2007 The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007. Participati ...

and

FIBA Asia Championship 2009 The 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the biennial Asian continental championship and also served as the FIBA Asia qualifying tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was held from August 6 to 16, 2009 in Tianjin, China ...

. 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. The third-place finish meant that

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qualified for its first ever

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. On the heels of his strong 2009 Asia Championship performance, Abbas signed with

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team

Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks ( zh, s=上海久事大鲨鱼, t=上海久事大鯊魚, p=Shànghǎi Jǐushì Dàshāyú) are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai. The Sharks, who share their colors with the New York Knicks, are best know ...

, where he spent the 2009–10 season.Asia-basket.com
"Officially: Sharks announce their signature with Abbas" (November 28, 2009) Abbas played for the

Beijing Ducks The Beijing Shougang Ducks (''simplified Chinese'': 北京首钢霹雳鸭俱乐部篮球队), also known as Beijing Shougang or Beijing Ducks, are a professional basketball team based in Beijing, China, which plays in the North Division of th ...

for the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season, Abbas played for Fujian Xunxing.

References

1983 births Living people Beijing Ducks players Beijing Royal Fighters players Fujian Sturgeons players Nanjing Monkey Kings players Jordanian men's basketball players Palestinian men's basketball players Palestinian people of Jordanian descent Sportspeople from Nablus Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Shanghai Sharks players Shanxi Loongs players Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Power forwards Small forwards Tianjin Pioneers players 2010 FIBA World Championship players Asian Games competitors for Jordan 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Chinese Basketball Association Asian imports 21st-century Palestinian sportsmen Al-Ahli Club (Manama) basketball players Al-Ahli SC (Amman) basketball players Jordanian expatriate basketball people in China Byblos Club players 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen {{Jordan-basketball-bio-stub