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.

Islam Abbaas
ASU Sports Club
PositionPower forward
LeagueJordanian Premier League
Personal information
Born (1980-03-11) March 11, 1980
Palestine
NationalityJordanian
Listed height6 ft 6+34 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Jordan
FIBA Asia Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tianjin Team

Abbaas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009. In 2009, Abbaas helped the Jordanian team to a national best third-place finish by averaging 4.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.[1]

Although Abbaas saw limited action off the bench for most of the 2009 tournament, he scored 23 points and grabbed a tournament-high 19 rebounds in only 23 minutes of action in a first round 105–47 win over Indonesia.[2] He was also a member of the Jilin Northeast Tigers at one point.

References

  1. "FIBA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
  2. Jordan v. Indonesia boxscore at FIBA.com


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