Jean Abdelnour Explained

Position:Small forward
Height:197 cm
Weight Lb:224
Weight Kg:102 kg
Nationality:Lebanese
Birth Date:29 November 1983
Birth Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Career Start:2003
Career End:2023
Years1:2003–2009
Team1:Blue Stars
Years2:2009–2023
Team2:Al Riyadi
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Jean Abdelnour (Arabic: جان عبد النور, born 29 November 1983) is a Lebanese former basketball player. He had a successful 2002–03 season with Ghazir which led him to be signed by the Bluestars for the 2003–04 season. He stayed with the Bluestars until the 2008–09 season where he was the leading Lebanese scorer on the team averaging 16 ppg and 7.4 rpg. After the season finished Bluestars dropped from the first division, and Abdelnour subsequently signed a 4-year contract with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Abdel-Nour is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team, with whom he competed with at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.

His jersey number 4 was retired by Al Riyadi on 13 December 2023.

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