Alaa Abdelnaby ( ar, علاء عبد النبي), (born June 24, 1968) is an Egyptian-American former professional basketball player. He played for the Duke Blue Devils and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and

Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) (originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association) was a men's professional basketball m ...

(CBA), among other leagues. Abdelnaby is the only player born in Egypt to play in the NBA. Abdelnaby works as a basketball broadcaster and analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and

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Early life

Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of two. His father was an engineer and his mother was a computer analyst who had moved to find better jobs. His family became American citizens. Abelnaby was raised in Nutley and Bloomfield, New Jersey, and played on the Bloomfield High School basketball team. 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 Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

from 1986 to 1990. He had a breakout year as a senior when he averaged 14.9 points and 6.7 rebounds during the regular season. Abndelnaby was a third-team all-

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...

(ACC) selection as a senior. He had a series of widely publicized off-court problems during his early seasons including an accident where he drove his car into a tree on campus. Abdelnaby commented on Duke University's academic requirements: "The only way I can make five A's is when I sign my name."

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 The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

but he never played for that franchise. Abdelnaby is the only player born in Egypt to play in the NBA. After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the

Papagou BC Papagou B.C., or Papagou Athens B.C. (alternate spelling: Papagos) is a Greece, Greek professional basketball club that was founded in 1976. The team is located in Papagou, Attica, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Syllogos Papagou Athens ...

(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

' 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

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

to a one-year contract *1995, October 18 – Released by the Golden State Warriors

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" , Portland , 43 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .474 , , .000 , , .568 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .1 , , .3 , , 3.1 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" , Portland , 71 , , 1 , , 13.2 , , .493 , , .000 , , .752 , , 3.7 , , .4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 6.1 , - , align="left" ,

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, align="left" , Milwaukee , 12 , , 0 , , 13.3 , , .464 , , .000 , , .750 , , 3.1 , , .8 , , .2 , , .3 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , Boston , 63 , , 52 , , 18.3 , , .525 , , .000 , , .760 , , 4.8 , , .3 , , .3 , , .4 , , 8.2 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" , Boston , 13 , , 0 , , 12.2 , , .436 , , .000 , , .640 , , 3.5 , , .2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 4.9 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" , Sacramento , 51 , , 0 , , 9.3 , , .532 , , .000 , , .571 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" , Philadelphia , 3 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .091 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.7 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 256 , , 53 , , 12.5 , , .502 , , .000 , , .701 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.7

Playoffs

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, align="left" , Portland , 5 , , 0 , , 2.6 , , .333 , , .000 , , .000 , , .6 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .8 , - , align="left" ,

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, align="left" , Portland , 8 , , 0 , , 3.1 , , .500 , , .000 , , .500 , , .5 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" ,

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

, align="left" , Boston , 4 , , 4 , , 17.0 , , .458 , , .000 , , .000 , , 3.3 , , .3 , , .0 , , .3 , , 5.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 4 , , 6.2 , , .450 , , .000 , , .500 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .0 , , .1 , , 2.2

Broadcasting career

Abdelnaby was approached by the NBA to broadcast the

1995 NBA All-Star Game The 1995 NBA All-Star Game was the 45th edition of the All-Star Game. The Western Conference won 139-112. The city of Phoenix hosted the event for the second time (the only previous All-Star game there occurred in 1975). Mitch Richmond of the Sa ...

for an Arabic-language television network as he was the only Arabic speaker in the league. He began broadcasting with Orbit Satellite Television and later worked for other Arabic channels. Abdelnaby serves as the color analyst for the

, 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

Personal life

Abdelnaby is a

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

References

External links

Career statistics
at Basketball-Reference.com

at dukeupdate.com
Alaa Abdelnaby
TheDraftReview.com * Morris, Ron

''Saudi Aramco World'', April 1990
espn.com player statsrealgm.com player profilenba.com player profileeurobasket.com player profile
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