Ahmad Ibrahim (basketball)
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| No. 9 – Sagesse SC | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League West Asia Super League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 18, 1992 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Rice (2011–2012) |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2015–2016 | Homenetmen Beirut |
| 2017–2019 | Champville SC |
| 2019–2020 | Homenetmen Beirut |
| 2021–2023 | Dynamo Lebanon |
| 2023–Present | Sagesse Club |
Ahmad Ali Ibrahim (Arabic: إبراهيم أحمد, born February 18, 1992) is a Lebanese professional basketball player who plays for Lebanese club Sagesse SC.[1] He was a member of the Lebanon national basketball team for the 2010 William Jones Cup.[2] During the 2012 off-season, Ahmad left the Rice Owls to pursue a professional career in Lebanon.
High school
[edit]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[3] 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.
Youth national team (U-18)
[edit]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.[4] Ahmad also played in the 2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[5]
Rice University
[edit]Ahmad committed to the Rice Owls.[6] In 33 games, he averaged 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg, and 1.0apg.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Ahmad is the cousin of fellow Lebanese basketball player Mohammed Ibrahim.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Eurobasket. "Ahmad Ibrahim Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "A busy summer for the Lebanese National Team - Federation Libanaise de Basketball". SportsTG.
- ^ Morrison, Dave (August 5, 2010). "Elite program ended by closing of MSU Academy". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ahmad Ibrahim: Lebanon's Basketball Hope?". September 8, 2009.
- ^ "Lebanon: 8 - Ahmad Ibrahim". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Rice Owls". Rice Owls.
- ^ a b "2011–12 Men's Basketball Roster – Ahmad Ibrahim". RiceOwls.com. Rice University. Retrieved October 17, 2022.