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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

4 Omar Salman

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Amman, Jordan
  • High School The New English School - Amman
  • Position G
  • Major Business Administration and Information Technology

Biography

High School/Club:  Made his debut for the Jordanian Senior National Team in the 2027 World Cup Qualifiers. - Participated in the U19 World Cup 2025, averaging 11.5 points and 3.7 rebounds. - 2nd best 3pt shooter in the U18 Asia Cup 2024 in which he averaged 9.3 points 2.9 rebounds and an efficiency of 9.9 per game. - Made his presence known in the U18 Asia Cup with a 21 point performance going 5/7 from 3 and grabbing 5 boards with an efficiency of 25 to help qualify his country for the second ever U19 World Cup appearance and the first in 30 years. - Best 3pt Shooter Award in the Arab Cup 2024. - In the youth domestic Jordanian League, he has achieved multiple All Star Five awards, a Top Scorer award and a Best 3pt shooter award; Top in his class from his Freshman year to Senior Year. - IGCSE and A level High Achiever; Deputy Head in the Student Leadership Team 2024. - Head of Registration in NESMUN24. - (Creativity, Activity and Service) CAS Leader 2022 to 2024

Personal: Parents Khaled Salman and Samar Saffarini

2025-26
- Named Scarlet Hawk of the Week for the week of December 14th.
- Appeared in 22 games as a freshman, scoring 90 points while shooting 30-for-75 from the field, 19-for-44 on 3-pointers and 11-for-12 at the line; added 20 rebounds, 9 steals and 5 assists.
- Scored a season-high 19 points vs. Catholic University on Dec. 20, going 7-for-9 from the field with a season-best 5-for-6 on 3-pointers.
- Handed out a season-high 2 assists in two games: vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering on Jan. 3 and vs. Dominican University (Ill.) on Feb. 4.
- Recorded a season-high 2 steals in two games: vs. Aurora University on Jan. 7 and vs. Lakeland University on Jan. 28.
- Grabbed a season-high 2 defensive rebounds at Benedictine University on Jan. 21.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2025-26Freshman

    G
    6'3" 193 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2026-27Junior

    G
    6'3" 200 lbs
    4