Omar Hesham Hussein[1] (Arabic: عمر هشام; born 29 March 1995) is an Egyptian basketball player for Zamalek. Standing at 1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in), he plays as a shooting guard. He is also a member of the Egypt national basketball team.

Omar Hesham
No. 4 – Zamalek
PositionShooting guard
LeagueSuper League
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
NationalityEgyptian
Listed height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career history
2013–presentZamalek
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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He has been playing for Zamalek SC since he was a child. Since 2013, Hesham is on the roster for Zamalek. He was also on the team in the 2021 BAL season, where the team won the first-ever BAL championship. In 2021, he won his second Egyptian Super League championship after 2019 championship.[2]

National team career

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Hesham played with the Egypt national basketball team roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers.[3] He also played with Egypt at FIBA AfroCan 2019, where he averaged 8.3 points over three games.[4] In 2021, he is also on the roster for AfroBasket 2021.[5]

BAL career statistics

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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

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Zamalek 6 0 16.7 .409 .200 .667 1.5 .8 .2 .0 4.0
Career 6 0 16.7 .409 .200 .667 1.5 .8 .2 .0 4.0

Honours

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Zamalek

References

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  1. ^ "Omar Hesham Hussein - Profile". Twitter. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Zamalek complete dream double after beating Al-Ittihad to win Egypt's SuperLeague". FIBA. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Omar HUSSEIN (EGY)". FIBA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Omar Hussein Basketball Player - Point Guard from Egypt". scoutBasketball. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Omar HUSSEIN at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Omar Hussein Player Profile, Zamalek SC, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards". RealGM. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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