Mohamed Abu Arisha (محمد ابو عريشة; born November 10, 1997) is a Palestinian citizen of Israel basketball player that ha s played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and has played for the Israeli national basketball team. Currently, he plays for Moroccan basketball team AMI Basket.[1] He plays the forward position.[2]

Mohamed Abu Arisha
محمد ابو عريشة

Mohamed Abu Arisha at an open practice for Kentucky Wesleyan on September 21st 2019.
AMI Basket
Position	Forward
League	Division Excellence
Personal information
Born	(1997-11-10) November 10, 1997 (age 24) Fureidis, Israel
Nationality	Israel
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Hod HaSharon, Israel Elev8 Sports Academy (Delray Beach, Florida)
College	Jacksonville State (2016–2018) Kentucky Wesleyan (2018–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2022	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2022-present	AMI Basket

Biography

Abu Arisha was born in Hadera, Israel, and is an Arab-Israeli.[3][4] His hometown is Fureidis Village, Israel.[2] His parents are Dalia and Khader.[5] He is 6' 7" (201 cm) tall, and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg).[2][3]

He attended high school in Hod HaSharon, Israel, and played club ball with Wingate Basketball Academy in Israel.[5][6] Abu Arisha then attended Elev8 Sports Academy ('16) in Delray Beach, Florida.[7][2][3][5]

Abu Arisha attended Jacksonville State University in 2016-18, playing basketball for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.[5] He then attended Kentucky Wesleyan College ('20) on scholarship.[7][2][8] He played basketball for the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers.[2] In 2018-19 he averaged 11.6 points per game, and 7.7 rebounds per game.[2]

He played for the Israeli national basketball team in the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship, averaging 5.2 points per game.[1][9][10]

Abu Arisha plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, with whom he signed in May 2020.[3][11][12]

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