Radhouane Slimane

Radhouane Slimane (born 16 August 1980) is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for Sagesse SC. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8+12 in), Nicknamed "Sekka" in the Tunisian basketball scene,[1] Slimane mainly plays as power forward.[2]

Radhouane Slimane
Sagesse SC
PositionPower forward
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1980-08-16) 16 August 1980
Kairouan, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career1998–present
Career history
1998–2004JS Kairouan
2005–2006Barreirense
2006–2007Al Shabab Dubai
2008–2009Sharjah
2009–2010Al-Nasr Dubai
2010–2011Sharjah
2011ES Sahel
2012–2013Al-Hilal Riyadh
2013–2014Baniyas Club
2014US Monastir
2014–2015Al Wasl
2015–2018ES Sahel
2018–2023US Monastir
2019→JS Kairouan
2020AS Salé
2023Dynamo Lebanon
2023–present Sagesse Club
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place2011 Madagascar
Gold medal – first place2017 Tunisia/Senegal
Gold medal – first place2021 Rwanda

Born in Kairouan, he started out his career playing six seasons with his hometown team JS Kairouan. Slimane then played in Portugal, the United Arab Emirates as well as other Arab countries. He spent significant time with ES Sahel before signing with US Monastir. He captained Monastir to their first BAL championship in 2022.

Slimane played for the Tunisia national basketball team during his career, winning three AfroBasket tournaments in 2011, 2017 and 2021.

Early life

Slimane was born in Kairouan, a city in which basketball is very popular and picked up the sport at a young age. After succeeding in the junior level, he joined JS Kariouan's senior team that plays in the Championnat Pro A.[1]

Career

Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and his native Tunisia. He is known for his rough, physical style of play.[3]

Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team and made his most recent appearance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Prior to that, he competed at the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship before having a fallout with the Tunisian Federation. Shortly before the 2010 World Championship, he made amends with the Federation and joined the team in Turkey.[4]

In September 2018, Slimane signed a 2-year contract with US Monastir for a second stint with the team.[5] He led Monastir to their first-ever BAL championship in the 2022, and was named to the All-BAL First Team following a season in which he averaged 14.4 points per game.

On 3 October 2023, Slimane joined Dynamo Lebanon for the 2023-24 season.[6]

National team career

When playing for JS Kairouan, scouts noticed his talent and subsequently Slimane played with the Tunisia senior team at 2001 FIBA Africa Championship at age 21. At the 2001 tournament, Tunisia lost to Algeria in the semi-finals. In the 2005 and 2007 Afrobasket tournaments, Slimane was the leading scorer. He missed the 2009 tournament due to issues with the national federation. At AfroBasket 2011, Slimane and Tunisia won their first gold medal. Slimane then played with Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Slimane missed the 2015 after he left the team three days ahead of the tournament due to a disagreement with the head coach.[1]

He won a second gold medal at AfroBasket 2017 and a third at AfroBasket 2021.[1]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

JS Kairouan
ES Sahel
US Monastir

National team

Tunisia

Individual

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 6622.4.488.481.8184.02.7.5.010.3
2022 Monastir 8831.0.424.294.9035.03.91.1.614.4
2023 Monastir 5528.9.304.207.889 5.4 1.61.0.210.0

References

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