Bassel Bawji

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Bassel Bawji
Personal information
Born (1989-12-26) December 26, 1989 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityLebanese / American
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolKlein Collins (Spring, Texas)
CollegeTulsa (2008–2009)
Playing career2009–2021
PositionPower forward
Career history
2009–2014Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2014–2015Champville SC
2015–2016Byblos Club
2016–2017Champville SC
2017–2018Beirut Club
2018–2020Riyadi SC
2020–2021Dynamo Lebanon
Career highlights
  • All Lebanese First Team (2012)* 2× Lebanese League Most Improved Player (2009, 2010)
Lebanese Basketball League Champion (2019)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Fahed Bassel Nazih Bawji,[1] known as Bassel Bawji (born December 26, 1989) is a Lebanese-American retired professional basketball player who played as a power forward. He last played for Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Junior career

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At age 15, Bawji started his international career with the Lebanese Junior National Team. In 2006, Bawji travelled to the United States to continue his high school education and compete at the high school level. In 2006, he registered in Cypress Christian school located in Houston TX. The same year Bawji got to win the Texas state championship. The following year Bawji attended Klein Collins High school, where he averaged a double-double (11 pts 12 rebs),[2] which helped him get selected to the Texas All-Star game event, in which he had 14 points and 18 rebounds. In 2009, Bawji got recruited to the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma (NCAA Division 1), which he decided to leave one year later to pursue a professional career overseas. In 2010, Bawji signed a 1-year contract with Mouttahed club (Tripoli). He then renewed his contract for two more years.

Professional career

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National Team Senior

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Year Event Games played
2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men 7
2015 FIBA Asia Championship 9
2017 WABA Men Championship 3
2017 FIBA Asia Cup 7
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers 10

Leagues

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Year League Club Games played
2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Al Riyadi 5
2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Al Riyadi 5

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Personal life

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Bassel Bawji was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles on December 26, 1989, to parents Nazih Bawji and Sawsan El Sayed. His father Nazih, a former basketball player and captain of Riyadi Club and the Lebanese National team, established the Harlem Basketball Academy (Beirut), the first one in the region.[4] Bassel joined the academy when he was 10 years old.

Player profile

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Bawji is a power forward. The main weakness cited in Bawji is his lack of ability in three-point range; he has averaged 26.7% on three-point field goal percentage throughout his first three seasons.

References

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