Joseph Pierre Abi-Zakhour El Chartouny (born December 3, 1994) is a Canadian-Lebanese professional

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player who is currently a

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. He played

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for Fordham and Marquette.

Early life and high school career

Chartouny was born and raised in

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. He grew up playing basketball and

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and was a fan of the

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. Chartouny played basketball for

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in Montreal. He led his team to six provincial titles, averaging 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game in his final season. Chartouny played for Brookwood Elite on the

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circuit. He was considered the fourth-best Canadian prospect in his class by North Pole Hoops. Chartouny committed to play college basketball for Fordham over offers from

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and Green Bay, among others.

College career

As a freshman at Fordham, Chartouny averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and an

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-high 2.2 steals per game. He led all

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freshman in assists per game, and his 161 assists broke the school freshman record. Chartouny was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. He averaged 12.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, five assists and 3.2 steals per game as a sophomore. Chartouny led the Atlantic 10 and set a single-season school record in steals, while ranking third in the nation in steals per game. After the season, he declared for the

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without hiring an agent, before returning to Fordham. On February 17, 2018, Chartouny scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 80-70 loss to

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. As a junior, Chartouny averaged 12.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and a nation-leading 3.3 steals per game. For his senior season, he transferred to Marquette. He averaged three points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, helping the team finish second in the

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Professional career

On September 19, 2019, Chartouny signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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. In 2021, according to Chartouny's LinkedIn page, he played for Union Rennes basket 35 and

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National team career

Chartouny represented

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at the

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, averaging 2.6 points per game. In the same year, he played at the FIBA World Cup qualification stage. In February 2020, Chartouny joined Lebanon for the

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stage.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Fordham , 26 , , 26 , , 32.8 , , .370 , , .315 , , .765 , , 5.4 , , 6.2 , , 2.2 , , 0.2 , , 11.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Fordham , 29 , , 26 , , 33.1 , , .415 , , .382 , , .759 , , 4.1 , , 5.0 , , 3.2 , , 0.1 , , 12.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Fordham , 29 , , 28 , , 36.0 , , .371 , , .284 , , .697 , , 5.6 , , 4.6 , , 3.3 , , 0.3 , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Marquette , 34 , , 0 , , 15.0 , , .450 , , .381 , , .625 , , 2.3 , , 1.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.0 , , 3.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 118 , , 80 , , 28.5 , , .392 , , .333 , , .730 , , 4.2 , , 4.3 , , 2.3 , , 0.2 , , 9.3

Personal life

Chartouny is the son of Lebanese parents, Amale El-Khoury and Christian Chartouny. In 1990, at the end of the

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

, his family moved to Montreal. He is fluent in Arabic, English and French.

References

External links

Fordham Rams bioMarquette Golden Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chartouny, Joseph 1994 births Canadian men's basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Living people Canadian people of Lebanese descent Lebanese men's basketball players Basketball players from Montreal Fordham Rams men's basketball players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Point guards Sagesse SC (basketball) players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent