Salah Mejri

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Salah Mejri
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Mejri while playing with Obradoiro in May 2013
No. 50 – Dallas Mavericks
Position Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1986-06-15) June 15, 1986 (age 37)
Jendouba, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Listed height 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2010 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2010–2012 Antwerp Giants
2012–2013 Obradoiro CAB
2013–2015 Real Madrid
2015–present Dallas Mavericks
2015 →Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
FIBA Africa Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Madagascar
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tunisia

Salah Al-Mejri (Arabic: صالح الماجري; born June 15, 1986) is a Tunisian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represents the Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Mejri started playing basketball at age of 20 for Étoile Sportive du Sahel in the Tunisian Basketball League.[1] In September 2010, he signed a two-year contract with the Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League, and in August 2012, he moved to the Spanish League to play with Obradoiro CAB.[2] In May 2013, he was awarded with the Spanish League's ACB Rising Star Award.[3]

On July 8, 2013, Mejri signed with the Spanish club Real Madrid.[4] He is the first Arabic and Tunisian player in the history of Real Madrid and the Euroleague. In 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the Euroleague, after defeating Olympiacos with 78–59 in the final game.[5] Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after 3–0 score in the final series against Barcelona. With that trophy, they have won the triple crown.[6]

On July 30, 2015, Mejri signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[7] On October 25, 2015, it was announced that Mejri had made the Mavericks' 2015–16 opening night roster.[8] Three days later, he made his debut for the Mavericks, becoming the first Tunisian to appear in an NBA game.[9] During his rookie season, he has received multiple assignments to the Texas Legends, the Mavericks' D-League affiliate.[10]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Mejri won the Euroleague

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Real Madrid 26 2 10.1 .603 .667 .545 2.9 .1 .4 1.1 3.5 5.6
2014–15† Real Madrid 9 0 9.6 .600 .000 .476 2.3 .1 .4 .8 4.4 4.8
Career 35 2 10.0 .602 .500 .512 2.8 .1 .4 1.0 3.7 5.4

Tunisian national team

Mejri is a member of the senior men's Tunisian national basketball team. He played center for the team in the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, and helped the team to the bronze medal, and its first ever trip to the FIBA World Cup.[11]

In 2011, Mejri was named MVP, as Tunisia won the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship, and received an invite to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England. There, the team finished 0-5; however, Mejri led all competitors in blocked shots, with 17, despite only playing in 5 games (some teams played in as many as 8 games).

References

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