Hiram Fuller a.k.a. Hesham Ali Salem (born May 13, 1981) is Libyan former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player, who grew up in the United States. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m), 268 lb (122 kg)

power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...

. Born in

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, he attended

Fresno State University California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California. It is one of 23 campuses in the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers bache ...

after playing at Wabash Valley Junior College and

Modesto Junior College Modesto Junior College (MJC) is a public community college in Modesto, California. It is part of Yosemite Community College District along with Columbia College. MJC, and Columbia College, belong to the California Community College system al ...

. He played in four games for the

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during the 2003-04 NBA season, averaging 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. He played six games for the

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during the 2006-07 NBA pre-season. During the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, he played for the

Libya national basketball team The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the ''Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah'' (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961. They finis ...

under the name Hesham Ali Salem.

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External links

NBA D-League profile
@ basketballreference.com
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1981 births Living people Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Illinois Charleston Lowgators players Florida Flame players Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball players Libyan men's basketball players Modesto Junior College alumni Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from East St. Louis, Illinois Undrafted National Basketball Association players Wabash Valley Warriors men's basketball players Zhejiang Golden Bulls players Barangay Ginebra San Miguel players Libyan expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Philippine Basketball Association imports {{Libya-basketball-bio-stub