Ahmad Ibrahim (basketball)

Ahmad Ibrahim
No. 9 – Sagesse Club
Position Shooting guard
League lebanese
Personal information
Born (1992-02-18) February 18, 1992
beirut
Nationality Lebanese
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school The Patterson School
Christian Life Center Academy
College Rice (2011–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present

Ahmad Ali Ibrahim (Arabic: أحمد علي إبراهيم‎‎, born February 18, 1992) is a Lebanese professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lebanon national basketball team for the 2010 William Jones Cup.[1] During the 2012 off-season, Ahmad left the Rice Owls to pursue a professional career in Lebanon.He currently plays for Hekmeh BC of the Lebanese Basketball League.

High school

During 2008–09, he attended The Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina. However, the school closed for funding reasons in 2009. For his junior year, he attended Mountain State Academy and for his senior year, he attended Christian Life Center Academy in Humble, Texas. As a senior, he averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists while seeing playing time at all three perimeter positions. He helped lead his high school team to a 30-5 record.[2]

Youth national team (U-18)

During the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship 2008, Ahmad was then 16. He averaged 32.6 points per game during that tournament. Ibrahim is considered as future hope of Lebanese basketball.[3] Ahmad also played in the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[4]

Rice University

Ahmad is committed to the Rice Owls.[5] In 33 games, he averaged 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg, and 1.0apg.[6]

Personal life

Ahmad is the cousin of fellow Lebanese basketball player Mohammed Ibrahim.

References

  1. ↑ A busy summer for the Lebanese National Team
  2. ↑ http://www.register-herald.com/sports/local_sports/elite-program-ended-by-closing-of-msu-academy/article_c57a2634-86a0-5286-9e21-9820bbd8aedc.html
  3. ↑ Ahmad Ibrahim: Lebanon’s Basketball Hope?
  4. ↑ Lebanon: 8 - Ahmad Ibrahim
  5. ↑ Ibrahim Signs with Rice
  6. ↑ Ahmad Ibrahim #0

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