Alaa Abdelnaby’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American former professional basketball player
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From Egypt 
United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 24 June 1968, Cairo, Egypt
Age: 52 years
Star sign Cancer
Stats
Height: 208 cm
Weight: 109 kg

Alaa Abdelnaby (Arabic: علاء عبد النبي‎, born June 24, 1968) is American former professional basketball player. He played for Duke University and then played in the NBA and CBA, among other leagues. Abdelnaby is currently a basketball broadcaster/analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and Westwood One Radio.

Early life

Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of two. Abdelnaby is Muslim. He 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 from 1986 to 1990, where he was a Third-Team All-ACC selection as a senior.

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, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the Golden State Warriors but he never played for that franchise.

After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the Papagou BC (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 Boston Celtics’ 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 Philadelphia 76ers 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 Golden State Warriors to a one-year contract
  • 1995, October 18 – Released by the Golden State Warriors

NBA career statistics

  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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990–91 Portland 43 0 6.7 .474 .000 .568 2.1 .3 .1 .3 3.1
1991–92 Portland 71 1 13.2 .493 .000 .752 3.7 .4 .4 .2 6.1
1992–93 Milwaukee 12 0 13.3 .464 .000 .750 3.1 .8 .2 .3 5.3
1992–93 Boston 63 52 18.3 .525 .000 .760 4.8 .3 .3 .4 8.2
1993–94 Boston 13 0 12.2 .436 .000 .640 3.5 .2 .2 .2 4.9
1994–95 Sacramento 51 0 9.3 .532 .000 .571 2.1 .3 .3 .2 5.0
1994–95 Philadelphia 3 0 10.0 .091 .000 .000 2.7 .0 .0 .0 .7
Career 256 53 12.5 .502 .000 .701 3.3 .3 .3 .2 5.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1991 Portland 5 0 2.6 .333 .000 .000 .6 .0 .0 .0 .8
1992 Portland 8 0 3.1 .500 .000 .500 .5 .3 .0 .0 1.5
1993 Boston 4 4 17.0 .458 .000 .000 3.3 .3 .0 .3 5.5
Career 17 4 6.2 .450 .000 .500 1.2 .2 .0 .1 2.2

Broadcasting career

Abdelnaby began broadcasting NBA games in Arabic in 1995 with Orbit Satellite Television and later worked for other Arabic channels.

Abdelnaby currently serves as the color analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers, working alongside play-by-play commentator Marc Zumoff (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 Westwood One Radio.

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