Mohamed Abbassi

Mohamed Abbassi
No. 24 – US Monastir
PositionPower forward
LeagueChampionnat National A
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)
Elghouiba, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010-2014JS Kairouan
2013→ES Sahel
2014–2020Étoile Sportive de Radès
2020–2021Ezzahra Sports
2021–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards

Mohamed Abbassi (born 28 March 1991) is a Tunisian basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[1] He previously played for several other sides in Tunisia.[2]

Professional career

Abbassi played in the 2013 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup where he averaged 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[3] He also played in the 2014 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup where he averaged 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.[4] He also played in the 2014 Fiba Africa Champions Cup, he was part of the team that defeated the Angolan side C.D. Primeiro de Agosto 86–82 in the Final to win the Championship.[5] In 2015, he participated in the 2015 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Club Competition where he averaged 15.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.[6] He also participated in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League with the Tunisian side ES Radès where he averaged 6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[7]

In the 2020–21 season, Abbassi played for Ezzahra Sports.

Since 2021, he is on the roster of US Monastir. On 28 May 2022, Abbassi won the 2022 BAL championship with the club.

National team career

Abbassi played at the 2015 Afrobasket championship with the Tunisia national basketball team where he averaged 3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[8] He participated in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin, Italy.[9][10] He also represented the Tunisia national basketball team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China where he averaged 1 point, 1 rebound and 1 assist per game.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Mohamed Abbassi". basketball.afrobasket.com.
  2. ^ "Etoile Sportive Rades preparing star-studded lineup for FIBA Africa Champions 2017". fiba.basketball.
  3. ^ "2013 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". archive.fiba.com.
  4. ^ "2014 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". archive.fiba.com.
  5. ^ "Etoile Sportive Rades dubbed new kings of African Champions Cup". fiba.basketball.
  6. ^ "2015 FIBA Africa Cup for Men's Clubs". archive.fiba.com.
  7. ^ "Mohamed Abassi". Fiba.basketball.
  8. ^ "2015 Afrobasket". archive.fiba.com.
  9. ^ "2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament". archive.fiba.com.
  10. ^ "1 MIN TO READ Tunisia's final roster confirmed for Turin OQT". fiba.basketball.
  11. ^ "Mohamed Abbassi". proballers.com.
  12. ^ "Mohamed Abbassi". globalsportsarchive.com.