Salah Mejri
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Playing career | 2006–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Antwerp Giants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Obradoiro CAB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | →Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Beijing Royal Fighters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Al-Jahra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Beirut Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Kazma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Salah Mejri (
Professional career
Early career
Mejri started playing basketball at the age of 20 for
Real Madrid
On July 8, 2013, Mejri signed with the Spanish club
Dallas Mavericks
On July 30, 2015, Mejri signed with the
On June 30, 2016, Mejri underwent arthroscopic surgery for a right knee debridement.[14] On February 1, 2017, he had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in a 113–95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[15] He was re-signed by the Mavericks on August 3, 2018, to a one-year-contract.[16] He was waived on February 7, 2019, to open up a roster spot for Zach Randolph who the Mavericks acquired in a trade,[17] but brought back three days later after Randolph was waived.[18]
Return to Real Madrid
On October 10, 2019, Mejri returned to Spanish EuroLeague club Real Madrid for the rest of the season.[19][20] He did not play in the ACB final tournament and was replaced by Juan Nunez.[21]
China
In September 2020, Mejri signed a one-year contract with Beijing Royal Fighters.[22]
Kuwait
On September 16, 2021, Mejri signed in Kuwait with Al-Jahra of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League.[23]
Beirut Club
On April 14, 2022, Mejri signed in Lebanon for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.[24]
Kazma
In March 2023, Mejri made his debut for
Career statistics
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 |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16 | Dallas | 34 | 6 | 11.7 | .628 | .000 | .587 | 3.6 | .3 | .2 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
2016–17 | Dallas | 73 | 11 | 12.4 | .642 | .333 | .590 | 4.2 | .2 | .4 | .8 | 2.9 |
2017–18 | Dallas | 61 | 1 | 12.0 | .642 | .000 | .576 | 4.0 | .6 | .4 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
2018–19 | Dallas | 36 | 4 | 11.1 | .491 | .324 | .625 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .7 | 3.9 |
Career | 204 | 22 | 11.9 | .603 | .293 | .590 | 4.0 | .5 | .4 | .9 | 3.4 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016
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Dallas | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | .700 | .000 | .417 | 3.3 | .3 | .8 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
Career | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | .700 | .000 | .417 | 3.3 | .3 | .8 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
EuroLeague
† | Denotes seasons in which Mejri won the EuroLeague
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Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Real Madrid | 26 | 2 | 10.1 | .603 | .667 | .545 | 2.9 | .1 | .4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
2014–15† | 9 | 0 | 9.6 | .600 | .000 | .476 | 2.3 | .1 | .4 | .8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | |
2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.2 | .2 | — | .2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
Career | 41 | 2 | 9.3 | .598 | .400 | .533 | 2.5 | .1 | .4 | .9 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
National team career
Mejri is a member of the senior men's
In 2011, Mejri was named
References
- ^ "Archive.FIBA.com Player Profile Salah MEJRI (TUN)". FIBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ "Obradoiro tabs big man Salah Mejri". Sportando.com. August 14, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Salah Mejri es el Jugador Revelación 2012–13". ACB.com (in Spanish). May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid announced Salah Mejri". Sportando.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid is Euroleague champion for record ninth time!". euroleague.net. May 17, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ^ "Real Madrid make it 4 out of 4". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs sign pick-and-roll threat Salah Mejri". Mavs.com. July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ "Salah Mejri, the center who made the Mavericks roster out of nowhere". mavsmoneyball.com. October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "8 Dallas players reach double figures, Mavs rout Suns 111–95". National Basketball Association. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Durant scores 29, Thunder beat Mavericks; Westbrook ejected". National Basketball Association. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Harden's triple-double leads Rockets over Mavericks 115–104". National Basketball Association. January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ "Nowitzki, Williams lead Mavericks past Trail Blazers 132–120". National Basketball Association. March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 NBA Assignments". National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ "Mavs center Salah Mejri undergoes knee surgery". InsideHoops.com. June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Curry, Mejri lead Mavericks to 113–95 win over 76ers". ESPN. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "Mavericks re-sign center Salah Mejri". mavs.com. August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Mavericks acquire Justin Jackson and Zach Randolph". mavs.com. February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Mavs sign free agent center Salah Mejri on Sunday". mavs.com. February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Salah Mejri | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Salah Mejri in Real Madrid return | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "Real center Salah Mejri out for ACB final tournament". Sportando. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Beijing Royal Fighters to sign Salah Mejri". Sportando. September 5, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Abduljalil, Yusuf (September 16, 2021). "Jahraa signs Salah Mejri". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Boubaker, Saber Ben (April 14, 2022). "Basketball : Salah Mejri nouveau joueur de Beirut First Club". Sport By TN (in French). Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ "New guys Mejri, Rector show way as Kazma hand Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai first loss". FIBA.basketball. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Basketball, L'immense Salah Mejri arrête sa carrière à 37 ans". Ettachkila.com (in French). February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Archive.FIBA.com 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men". FIBA.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Salah Mejri at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Salah Mejri at euroleague.net
- Salah Mejri at FIBA
- Salah Mejri at fiba.com (game-center)
- Salah Mejri at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)