Ahmad Ibrahim (basketball) explained

Ahmad Ibrahim
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
League:Lebanese Basketball League
Team:Sagesse SC
Number:9
Nationality:Lebanese
Birth Date:18 February 1992
Birth Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Highschool:
College:Rice (2011–2012)
Career Start:2010
Years1:2012–2015
Team1:Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Homenetmen Beirut
Years3:2017–2019
Team3:Champville SC
Years4:2019–2020
Team4:Homenetmen Beirut
Years5:2021–2023
Team5:Dynamo Lebanon
Years6:2023–
Team6:Sagesse SC

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

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)

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

Ahmad committed to the Rice Owls.[6] In 33 games, he averaged 6.2ppg, 1.9rpg, and 1.0apg.[7]

Personal life

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurobasket . Ahmad Ibrahim Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket . 2022-12-25 . Eurobasket LLC.
  2. Web site: A busy summer for the Lebanese National Team - Federation Libanaise de Basketball. SportsTG.
  3. Web site: Elite program ended by closing of MSU Academy. Dave. Morrison. Beckley Register-Herald. August 5, 2010 . October 17, 2022.
  4. Web site: Ahmad Ibrahim: Lebanon's Basketball Hope?. September 8, 2009.
  5. Web site: Lebanon: 8 - Ahmad Ibrahim . 2013-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328021757/http://sanaa2010.fibaasia.net/Player_Details.aspx?id=530 . 2012-03-28 . dead .
  6. Web site: Rice Owls. Rice Owls.
  7. Web site: 2011–12 Men's Basketball Roster – Ahmad Ibrahim . RiceOwls.com . . October 17, 2022.