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Alaa Abdelnaby (Arabic: علاء عبد النبي), (born June 24, 1968) is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played for Duke University and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continental Basketball Association (CBA), among other leagues. Abdelnaby is currently a basketball broadcaster/analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and Westwood One Radio.

Alaa Abdelnaby

Personal information
Born	(1968-06-24) June 24, 1968 (age 54) Alexandria, United Arab Republic
Nationality	American / Egyptian[citation needed]
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Bloomfield (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
College	Duke (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1990–2000
Position	Power forward / center
Number	31, 5, 4, 30
Career history
1990–1992	Portland Trail Blazers
1992	Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1994	Boston Celtics
1994–1995	Sacramento Kings
1995	Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1996	Papagou BC
1996–1997	Omaha Racers
1997–1998	Olympique Antibes
1999–2000	Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-ACC (1990) Fourth-team Parade All-American (1986)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1465 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	846 (3.3 rpg)
Assists	85 (0.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of two.[1] Abdelnaby is Muslim.[2] He was raised in Nutley and Bloomfield, New Jersey and played on the Bloomfield High School basketball team.[3]

Abdelnaby was selected as a standout American high school athlete as both a McDonald's All-American and a Parade All-American.

College career

Abdelnaby played at Duke University from 1986 to 1990, where he was a Third-Team All-ACC selection as a senior.

Abdelnaby commented on Duke University's academic requirements: "The only way I can make five A's is when I sign my name."[4]

Professional career

Abdelnaby was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association with the 25th pick of the 1990 NBA draft, and he spent five years in the league, playing for Portland as well as the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the Golden State Warriors but he never played for that franchise.

After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the Papagou BC (Greece) (1995–1996), the Omaha Racers (CBA) (1996–1997), Olympique Antibes (France) (1997–1998), and the Idaho Stampede (CBA) (1999–2000).

Transactions

• 1990, June 27 – First round, 25th pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1990 NBA draft
• 1992, July 1 – Traded for Milwaukee Bucks' rights to Tracy Murray
• 1992, December 4 – Traded for Boston Celtics' rights to Jon Barry
• 1994, July 26 – Free agent, signed by the Sacramento Kings
• 1995, March 21 – Released by the Sacramento Kings
• 1995, March 24 – Free agent, signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a 10-day contract
• 1995, April 3 – Re-signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a second 10-day contract
• 1995, April 12 – Released by the Philadelphia 76ers
• 1995, October 6 – Free agent, signed by the Golden State Warriors to a one-year contract
• 1995, October 18 – Released by the Golden State Warriors

NBA 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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1990–91	Portland	43	0	6.7	.474	.000	.568	2.1	.3	.1	.3	3.1
1991–92	Portland	71	1	13.2	.493	.000	.752	3.7	.4	.4	.2	6.1
1992–93	Milwaukee	12	0	13.3	.464	.000	.750	3.1	.8	.2	.3	5.3
1992–93	Boston	63	52	18.3	.525	.000	.760	4.8	.3	.3	.4	8.2
1993–94	Boston	13	0	12.2	.436	.000	.640	3.5	.2	.2	.2	4.9
1994–95	Sacramento	51	0	9.3	.532	.000	.571	2.1	.3	.3	.2	5.0
1994–95	Philadelphia	3	0	10.0	.091	.000	.000	2.7	.0	.0	.0	.7
Career		256	53	12.5	.502	.000	.701	3.3	.3	.3	.2	5.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1991	Portland	5	0	2.6	.333	.000	.000	.6	.0	.0	.0	.8
1992	Portland	8	0	3.1	.500	.000	.500	.5	.3	.0	.0	1.5
1993	Boston	4	4	17.0	.458	.000	.000	3.3	.3	.0	.3	5.5
Career		17	4	6.2	.450	.000	.500	1.2	.2	.0	.1	2.2

Broadcasting career

Abdelnaby began broadcasting NBA games in Arabic in 1995 with Orbit Satellite Television and later worked for other Arabic channels.

Abdelnaby currently serves as the color analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers, working alongside play-by-play commentator Kate Scott (NBC Sports Philadelphia). He is also a CBS Sports Network college basketball in-studio analyst and provides color commentary for on-site NCAA basketball games. Additionally, Abdelnaby does color commentary for Westwood One Radio.

References

External links

• Career statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
• Career statistics at dukeupdate.com
• Alaa Abdelnaby, TheDraftReview.com
• Morris, Ron. "Finding the range", Saudi Aramco World, April 1990
• espn.com player stats
• sports-reference college stats
• realgm.com player profile
• nba.com player profile
• eurobasket.com player profile

На других языках

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[es] Alaa Abdelnaby

Alaa Abdelnaby (en árabe: علاء عبد النبي) (El Cairo, 24 de junio de 1968) es un exbaloncestista egipcio que disputó 5 temporadas en la NBA. Con 2,08 metros de altura, jugaba en la posición de pívot.

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