Personal information | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California | December 26, 1989
Nationality | Lebanese / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Klein Collins (Spring, Texas) |
College | Tulsa (2008–2009) |
Playing career | 2009–2021 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
2009–2014 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
2014–2015 | Champville SC |
2015–2016 | Byblos Club |
2016–2017 | Champville SC |
2017–2018 | Beirut Club |
2018–2020 | Riyadi SC |
2020–2021 | Dynamo Lebanon |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Fahedbassel Nazih Bawji[1] (born December 26, 1989) is an American/Lebanese professional basketball player who plays as a power forward/center for Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and weighs 102 kg (225 lb).
Junior career
[edit]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
[edit]National Team Senior
[edit]Year | Event | Games Played |
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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
[edit]Year | League | Club | Games Played |
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2018 | FIBA Asia Champions Cup | Al Riyadi | 5 |
2019 | FIBA Asia Champions Cup | Al Riyadi | 5 |
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Fahedbassel Nazih Bawji was born on December 26, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Bassel Bawji - Player Profile".
- ^ Abboud, Dany (March 3, 2012). "Bawji keeps high pressure on himself".