Career
Ranks among the top in made three pointers and three point percentage. Abu-Shamala played internationally for the Jordanian national team, first playing internationally in 2008. In 2015 Abu-Shamala plays for the Palestine national team
Abu-Shamala played significant minutes as they retained their title at the William Jones Cup.
Abu-Shamala also played in the Doctorate-league for the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves affiliate team In addition to representing Jordan, Abu-Shamala has also represented Palestine in international competitions, as his father is Palestinian.
High School Abu-Shamala finished his Shakopee career with 1,254 points, which as of 2015, ranks him Number. 5 on the school"s all-time scoring list.
Led the Sabers to the 2005 Class 3A state championship as he scored 24 points and added 13 rebounds in his team"s 57-46 victory over Richfield.
In that same state tournament, Abu-Shamala scored 21 points in Shakopee"s semifinal victory over Andover. He played for head coach Bruce Kugath. College Abu-Shamala came to the University of Minnesota as a walk-on but quickly earned a scholarship after playing in 30 games and starting 10 games during his freshman season in 2005-2006.
His best season statistically was his sophomore season in 2006-2007 when he played in 31 games, started 21 games, averaged 6.5 points per game, and made 44-of-102 three-point attempts.
He finished his career with 128 games played, 62 starts, 592 points, 270 rebounds, a field goal percentage of 43.2% (203-469) and three-point field goal percentage of 40.1% (106-264). His career three-point field percentage ranks him seventh all-time at Minnesota.
