Mohab Yasser
No. 1 – East Tennessee State Buccaneers | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League | Southern Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 7 June 2002
Nationality | Egyptian |
Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | NBA Academy Africa (Dakar, Senegal) |
College | East Tennessee State (2021–present) |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2021 | Zamalek |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mohab Yasser Abdalatif (born 7 June 2002) is an Egyptian basketball player for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Egypt. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays as shooting guard or point guard.
Early life[]
Born in Cairo, Abdalatif went on to play in the NBA Academy in Dakar Senegal.[1] He also appeared at Basketball Without Borders camps.
Professional career[]
Abdalatif was on the Zamalek roster for the 2020–21 season. He was on the Zamalek roster for the 2021 BAL season and was the youngest player to play in the inaugural season of the league at age 18. He was also the first prospect from an NBA Academy to play in the BAL.[2] Yasser started in all games and won the first-ever BAL championship with his team, averaging 9 points over six games.[3]
In the same season, the 2020–21 season, Yasser won his first Egyptian Basketball Super League title with Zamalek, after helping defeating Al Ittihad in the finals. In the deciding Game 5, Yasser added 17 points to the 84–80 win in overtime.[4] After the season, he was named the league's Best Young Player.[5]
College career[]
On 10 June 2021, Yasser was officially announced as a player for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers starting from the 2021–22 season.[6][7]
National team career[]
In June 2021, Yasser was selected for the Egypt national basketball team by head coach Ahmed Marei.[8]
BAL career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an BAL championship | * | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021† | Zamalek | 6 | 6 | 20.8 | .697* | .286 | .600 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |
Career | 6 | 6 | 20.8 | .697* | .286 | .600 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |
Personal[]
Mohab is the son of a former Egyptian national team player.[9]
References[]
- ^ "#10 Mohab Yasser Abdalatif". ScoreBreak. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Basketball Africa League unveils rosters ahead of inaugural season". www.nba.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "18-year-old Mohab Yasser stars as Egypt's Zamalek win first ever BAL title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Al Zamalek clinches 2019-2020 Super League title". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "EBBFED". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball announces the signing of Mohab Yasser". ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/ebbfed/status/1410275036267692035". Twitter. Retrieved 30 June 2021. External link in
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(help) - ^ "Sons follow in fathers footsteps for Egypt". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links[]
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Egyptian men's basketball players
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Cairo
- Zamalek SC basketball players