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Firas Lahyani (born 16 July 1991) is a Tunisian basketball player for Smouha and the Tunisian national team.[1] He is nicknamed "Air Tunisia", because of his athletic style of play and dunking abilities.

Firas Lahyani

Smouha
Position	Power forward
League	Egyptian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 (age 31) Sfax, Tunisia
Nationality	Tunisian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2013	Sfax RS
2013–2022	US Monastir
2022–present	Smouha
Career highlights and awards
BAL champion (2022) 4× Tunisian League champion (2019–2022) 3× Tunisian Cup winner (2020–2022) Tunisian Cup Final MVP (2017) Tunisian League Best Talent (2014)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Tunisia AfroBasket 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Professional career

Lahyani started his career with Sfax RS.

In 2003, Lahyani signed with US Monastir. He won four consecutive national league titles with Monastir from 2019 to 2022. On 28 May, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-9 shooting in the 2022 BAL Finals to help Monastir win its first-ever BAL championship.[2]

In August 2022, he joined Smouha of the Egyptian Basketball Super League, ending his 9-year tenure at Monastir.

National team career

Lahyani participated with the Tunisia national team at the AfroBasket 2017.[3]

BAL 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
†	Won an BAL championship

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021	Monastir	5	0	12.2	.579	.000	.750	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.2	5.0
2022†	Monastir	8	8	24.7	.614	.308	.667	6.3	2.3	0.5	0.5	12.5

Reference

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