Mohamed Sadi

Mohamed Sadi
No. 10 – Al Ahli Tripoli
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLibyan Division I Basketball League
BAL
Personal information
Born (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995 (age 29)
NationalityLibyan
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Career history
2016–presentAl Ahli Tripoli
2019Al-Nasr Benghazi
2021AS Douanes
2022Al Sadd
2023-presentSagesse
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Libyan Division I champion (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • 2× Libyan Division I MVP (2020, 2021)

Mohamed B. Abdourahman Sadi (born 8 May 1995) is a Libyan basketball player who plays for Al Ahli Tripoli of the Libyan Division I Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He is the captain of the Libya men's national team.[1] Standing at 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in), he plays as shooting guard. In 2021, Sadi made his debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) with AS Douanes.

Early life

Growing up, Sadi's favourite player was Carlos Morais.[1]

Career

Sadi has played for Al Ahli Tripoli and was named the Libya Division 1 Best Player in 2020 and 2021.[2]

Sadi played a short stint with Al-Nasr Benghazi in the 2021 BAL qualifying tournaments, where he averaged 12.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.[3] He later joined Senegalese champions AS Douanes on the roster for the 2022 BAL season.[4]

In October 2022, Sadi played for Qatari club Al Sadd.

In September 2023, Sadi joined Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League.[5]

Sadi kept playing with Al Ahli Tripoli since 2016, and won championships in 2021, 2022 and 2024. In November 2024, Sadi was part of Al Ahli's team that successfully won the Road to BAL West Division, and therefore sealed the team's first Basketball Africa League (BAL) appearance.

BAL career statistics

Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 AS Douanes 3 0 9.7 .200 .000 – 1.0 .3 1.0 .0 1.3
Career 3 0 9.7 .200 .000 – 1.0 .3 1.0 .0 1.3

References

  1. ^ a b "Libyan basketball is winning the hearts of a nation". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ Abduljalil, Yusuf. "Mohammed Elsadi Libyan Basketball is Back...!". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Mohamed SADI at the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ Basketsenegal (28 April 2021). "BAL 2021 - AS Douanes : Le Libyen Mohamed El Saadi est à Dakar ! | Basketsenegal". Basketsenegal (in French). Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ Addasi, Abdul Hamid (24 September 2023). "Sagesse lands Mohameed Elsadi, ex Ahly Tripoli". Retrieved 25 September 2023.


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