Mohab Yasser

Mohab Yasser Abdalatif (Arabic: مهاب ياسر; born 7 June 2002) is an Egyptian basketball player for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Egypt. Standing at 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays as shooting guard or point guard.

Mohab Yasser
مهاب ياسر
No. 1 – East Tennessee State Buccaneers
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueSouthern Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
High schoolNBA Academy Africa
(Dakar, Senegal)
CollegeEast Tennessee State (2021–present)
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2021Zamalek
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Born in Cairo, Abdalatif went on to play in the NBA Academy in Dakar Senegal.[1] He also appeared at Basketball Without Borders camps.

Professional career

Abdalatif was on the Zamalek roster for the 2020–21 season. He was on the Zamalek roster for the 2021 BAL season and was the youngest player to play in the inaugural season of the league at age 18. He was also the first prospect from an NBA Academy to play in the BAL.[2] Yasser started in all games and won the first-ever BAL championship with his team, averaging 9 points over six games.[3]

In the same season, the 2020–21 season, Yasser won his first Egyptian Basketball Super League title with Zamalek, after helping defeating Al Ittihad in the finals. In the deciding Game 5, Yasser added 17 points to the 84–80 win in overtime.[4] After the season, he was named the league's Best Young Player.[5]

College career

On 10 June 2021, Yasser was officially announced as a player for the East Tennessee State Buccaneers starting from the 2021–22 season.[6][7] As a true freshman at ETSU, Yasser played in all 32 games for the Buccaneers. He averaged 7.2 points and 3.9 assists per game. [8] Yasser was also named to the 2021-22 SoCon All-freshman team.[9]

National team career

In June 2021, Yasser was selected for the Egypt national basketball team by head coach Ahmed Marei.[10]

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 *  Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021† Zamalek 6620.8.697*.286.6003.51.71.0.09.0
Career 6620.8.697*.286.6003.51.71.0.09.0

Personal

Mohab is the son of a former Egyptian national team player.[11]

References
  1. "#10 Mohab Yasser Abdalatif". ScoreBreak. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. "Basketball Africa League unveils rosters ahead of inaugural season". www.nba.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "18-year-old Mohab Yasser stars as Egypt's Zamalek win first ever BAL title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Al Zamalek clinches 2019-2020 Super League title". Afrobasket.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. "EBBFED". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. "Men's Basketball announces the signing of Mohab Yasser". ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. "ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. "SoCon Sports". www.soconsports.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. "https://twitter.com/ebbfed/status/1410275036267692035". Twitter. Retrieved 30 June 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  11. "Sons follow in fathers footsteps for Egypt". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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