Ibrahim Jaaber

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Ibrahim Jaaber
AJ Milano
2012–2013Žalgiris Kaunas
2013Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Career highlights and awards

Ibrahim Jaaber (born February 3, 1984) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian former professional

Bulgarian national basketball team
, despite being born in the United States.

College career

As a former men's

NCAA Tournament games getting 16 points against Texas A&M and 15 against Texas and he scored 21 points when Penn visited a top North Carolina
team. Jaaber will go down as one of the best players ever to play for the Quakers and is the all-time leader in steals at Penn and in the Ivy League.

Career college stats

  • 2003–2004 (Penn): Pts: 6.5 Rbs: 2.4 Stls: 1.3 Ast: .6
  • 2004–2005 (Penn): Pts: 11.5 Rbs: 4.6 Stls: 2.9 Ast: 2.8
  • 2005–2006 (Penn): Pts: 18.2 Rbs: 3.4 Stls: 3.3 Ast: 2.2 (Ivy League Player of the Year)
  • 2006–2007 (Penn): Pts: 15.9 Rbs: 4.5 Stls: 2.9 Ast: 5.2 (Ivy League Player of the Year, Big 5 Player of the Year, AP All-American Notable)
  • Career: Pts: 13.3 Rbs: 3.8 Stls: 2.7 Ast: 2.8

Professional career

Ibrahim Jaaber was not drafted by any

On January 30, 2013, Jaaber announced that he is leaving his former team Žalgiris Kaunas due to personal reasons. He also stated that he will not play for any other European team.[2] Jaaber explained in a letter to the club he left Lithuania because he could not stand to see the dances too suggestive of Zalgiris cheerleaders and he disagreed with advertisements appearing on T-shirts team. "I am well aware that this might prevent me from earning money through basketball for the rest of my life, but I am willing to make this sacrifice because of my beliefs (Islam)," he wrote.[3]

National team career

Jaaber played internationally with the senior men's

Bulgarian national basketball team
.

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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08
Lottomatica Roma
6 1 22.4 .405 .273 .286 3.3 1.5 2.5 .3 7.5 6.5
2008–09 Lottomatica Roma 16 15 26.3 .576 .280 .594 3.3 1.9 1.9 .3 10.4 10.4
2009–10 Lottomatica Roma 10 10 31.0 .463 .225 .625 4.4 2.5 2.2 .1 10.4 8.8
2010–11 AJ Milano 10 1 24.4 .588 .353 .750 1.7 2.4 .7 .3 10.8 9.6
2012–13
Zalgiris
14 10 21.1 .515 .333 .619 2.2 2.2 1.9 .1 5.9 7.4

References

  1. ^ "Olimpia Milano signs Ibrahim Jaaber". Sportando.com. August 6, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Su krepšinyje įprastomis reklamomis ant marškinėlių nesutikęs I.Jaaberas paliko "Žalgirį"". krepsinis.net (in Lithuanian). January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Jaaber leaves Zalgiris suddenly". Euroleague.net. January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2018.

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