Zaid Abbaas (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: زيد عباس; born November 21, 1983 in

Nablus Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...

) is a Jordanian retired professional

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player. He last played for Al Ahli 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 six teams competing in the 2022 league: ...

. He also was a member of the

Jordan men's national basketball team The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions. The Jordanian team achievements in recent years beside qualifying to World Cup for two times (2010 and 2019), won the William Jones Cup ...

. Abbaas 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

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. In 2009, Abbaas 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, Abbaas signed with

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team

Shanghai Sharks The Shanghai Sharks () are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai. It is best known outside China as the club that developed Yao Ming before he entered the National Basketball Association. With Yao on the team, the Sharks made ...

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

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

for the 2010-11 season. For the 2011-12 season, Abbaas played for

Fujian Xunxing Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects c ...

. He is the younger brother of

Islam Abbas Islam Abbaas (born March 11, 1980) is a Palestinian-Jordanian professional basketball player. He is a member of the Jordan national basketball team. Abbaas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Champi ...

References

1983 births Living people Beijing Ducks players Beijing Royal Fighters players Fujian Sturgeons players Nanjing Tongxi Monkey Kings players Jordanian men's basketball players People from Nablus Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players Shanghai Sharks players Shanxi Loongs players Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Tianjin Pioneers players 2010 FIBA World Championship players Asian Games competitors for Jordan 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players {{Jordan-basketball-bio-stub