Jamal Abu-Shamala is a Jordanian American

Jordanian American

A Jordanian-American is an American citizen who is descended from Jordanian people or a Jordanian who has U.S. citizenship. According to surveys conducted in 2007 with respect to the American population, about 64,211 people descend from Jordanians.-History:...

 basketball player who formerly played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The university fields both men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, gymnastics, golf, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Men's-specific sports include baseball, football, and...

. Abu-Shamala plays internationally for the Jordanian national 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....

, first playing internationally in 2008. Abu-Shamala played significant minutes as they retained their title at the William Jones Cup

William Jones Cup

The R. William Jones Cup is an international basketball tournament held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It was named after Renato William Jones, a basketball promoter and one of the founders of the International Basketball Federation .The Jones Cup tournament started in 1977 and is held annually...

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Abu-Shamala went to Shakopee High School in Shakopee, Minnesota

Shakopee, Minnesota

Shakopee is a city southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Scott County. Located on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the thirteenth largest...

and in 2005 won the class AAA state high school basketball championship.