Yasser El Hajj

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Yasser El Hajj (Arabic: ياسر الحاج, born 18 August 1970) is a former Lebanese basketball player.[1] He is the head coach of the Lebanese American University (LAU) Women Basketball Team.[2] El Hajj, alongside former teammate Walid Doumiati, helped Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut after entering the title race with Beirut rivals Hekmeh BC. Yasser also competed for the Lebanon national basketball team in the 2001 ABC Championship.[citation needed]

Yasser El Hajj
Personal information
Born (1970-08-18) August 18, 1970 (age 54)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1992: undrafted
Playing career1988–2005
PositionForward
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lebanon
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place 2001 Shanghai Team

Personal life

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After announcing his retirement in the 2004–2005 season with Champville SC, Yasser was elected as the Minister of Sports and Youth.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Yasser el Hajj Basketball Player Profile, Champville, News, Pepsi LBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - asia-basket.com". 2016-11-21. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ^ "LAU | Academics | Part-Time Faculty". 2019-01-28. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-11-15.