Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim

Ismail Ahmed Abdelmoneim (Arabic: إسماعيل أحمد عبد المنعم‎; born September 23, 1976) is an Egyptian-Lebanese professional basketball player. He plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria Club. He was a main member of the Egypt national basketball team that participated in the FIBA Africa Championship 2001 in Casablanca in Morocco and in the FIBA Africa Championship 2003 that took place in Alexandria, Egypt.

Ismail Ahmad
إسماعيل أحمد
No. 1 – Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
PositionPower forward/Center
LeagueEgyptian Super League
Personal information
Born (1976-09-23) September 23, 1976[1]
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian-Lebanese
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
Playing career1993–present
Career history
1993–1997Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
1999Hekmeh BC
2000–2001Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2001–2003Al Ittihad Alexandria Club
2003–2004Champville SC
2004–2017Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2017–2018Homenetmen
2018–2020Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2020-presentAl Ittihad Alexandria Club
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Egypt
FIBA Africa Championship
2001 CasablancaTeam
2003 AlexandriaTeam

Career

The story of "the Egyptian pharaoh" began in 1996 when he was 20 and his team Ittihad went to Lebanon to participate in the Arab Clubs Championship. He led the team to the championship beating Lebanese Sagesse Beirut.

The team traveled to a camp in Lebanon in 1997. The Wardia club Nadi Salim Samaha made an offer for him to join the team, which was supervised by Fouad Abu Shaqra.

He was loaned from Wardia to play with Sagesse Beirut in the Arab Club Championship in 1998. Ahmad played a historic role in the team title scoring 21 points. He was the second player with an Arab surname and the first with the Lebanese team.

After the Rosary, he played in 1999 under the leadership of the Egyptian coach Azmi Sharif before returning to Egypt to play with Ittihad. He then returned to Lebanon from Champville gate in 2002. The following season, 2003-2004, was one of the most beautiful in the history of Lebanese basketball.

On September 22, 2017 he signed with Homenetmen.

2002–2003 NBA Summer League

In the summer of 2002, Ahmad went to the United States to play for the Houston Rockets in the summer league and then the Miami Heat the following year.

National team

Playing for the Egyptian team he won the African Games three times.

Achievements

Egypt National Team

  • FIBA Africa Championship 2001-Bronze Medalist.
  • FIBA Africa Championship 2003-Bronze Medalist.
  • All African Games 2007
  • Qualifying to FIFA World Youth Championship in 1997

El Ittihad Alexandria (basketball)

Sagesse Beirut

  • 1998 Arab Club Championship- Gold Medalist.

Al Riyadi Beirut

Champville SC

  • Lebanese Basketball Cup (x1): 2004

Homenetmen Beirut BC

References
  1. "Ahmad Ismail, Egypt". Player Profiles. asia-basket.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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