Zaid Al-Khas

Zaid Alkhas (born March 7, 1976, in Jordan) is a retired Jordanian Circassian professional basketball player. He started his career with Al Ahli club of Jordan.

He played professionally in Lebanon 2001/2002 season with (Tadamon Club). 2002/2003 in Egypt (Gazira). He played for Aramex Jordan (2003-2006). Zain Jordan (2006-2009) in the JBL (Jordan Basketball League). He played for the Chinese basketball club Qingdao DoubleStar in the CBA 2010/2011. He was a member and also the captain of the Jordan national basketball team from 1997 to 2011.

He was awarded the Top Scorer in Asia championship Harbin China 2003 (23.5 pts per game). Best Arab player in 2006. Best power forward in Asia 2006. William Jones Cup 2008 MVP

he announced his international retirement in 2011 after the end of 2011 Wuhan crowned with the silver medal as the best achievement for the Jordanian basketball in Asian tournaments.

He is currently the assistant coach for the Jordan national basketball team 2019 that made it to the FIBA World Cup in China 2019 FIBAWC. He is the only Basketball player from Jordan to ever make it to 3 Basketball World Cups: the 1995 World Cup under 18 in Greece, the 2010 World Cup in Turkey and the 2019 World Cup in China (as coach).

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