Zaid Al-Khas
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Zaid Al-Khas is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
) is a Jordanian professional basketball
Basketball
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player. He previously played for Zaid of the Jordanian basketball league, and also for the Chinese basketball club Qingdao DoubleStar
Qingdao DoubleStar
The Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Qingdao, Shandong.-Former notable players: Dee Brown Torraye Braggs Amal McCaskill...
. He also is a member of the Jordan national basketball team
Jordan national basketball team
The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions. It is one of the top teams in Asia and is the defending champion of the 29th William Jones Cup....
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Career
Al-Khas competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007FIBA Asia Championship 2007
The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is 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....
and FIBA Asia Championship 2009
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....
. Previously, he competed with the team at the 1995 World Championship for Junior Men, averaging 14.4 points and 10 rebounds per game. From 1998 to 2000, Al-Khas competed collegiately at Gannon university in Erie, Pennsylvania, a Division-II of some reputation. In 2009, Al-Khas helped the Jordanian team to a national best third place finish by averaging 4.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench for the team. The third place finish meant that Jordan
Jordan national basketball team
The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions. It is one of the top teams in Asia and is the defending champion of the 29th William Jones Cup....
qualified for its first ever FIBA World Championship
FIBA World Championship
The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...
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Played at the college level for Gannon University
Gannon University
Gannon University is a private, co-educational Catholic university offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, certificates and doctoral degrees and is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon University has an alumni base numbering around 31,500. Current enrollment is 4,238.Gannon's...
in Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, Pennsylvania
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