Firas Lahyani

Firas Lahyani
No. 23 – AS Salé
PositionPower forward
LeagueDivision Excellence
Personal information
Born (1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 (age 33)
Sfax, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2013Sfax RS
2013–2022US Monastir
2022–2023Smouha
2023US Monastir
2023–presentAS Salé
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Firas Lahyani (born 16 July 1991) is a Tunisian basketball player for AS Salé and the Tunisian national team.[1] He is nicknamed "Air Tunisia", because of his athletic style of play and dunking abilities.

Professional career

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Lahyani started his career with Sfax RS.

In 2003, Lahyani signed with US Monastir. He won four consecutive national league titles with Monastir from 2019 to 2022. On 28 May, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-9 shooting in the 2022 BAL Finals to help Monastir win its first-ever BAL championship.[2]

In August 2022, he joined Smouha of the Egyptian Basketball Super League, ending his 9-year tenure at Monastir. He returned to Monastir ahead of the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in February 2023.

In October 2023, Lahyani made his debut for Moroccan club AS Salé in the 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship.[3]

National team career

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Lahyani participated with the Tunisia national team at the AfroBasket 2017.[4]

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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Monastir 5 0 12.2 .579 .000 .750 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 5.0
2022 Monastir 8 8 24.7 .614 .308 .667 6.3 2.3 0.5 0.5 12.5
2023 Monastir 5 5 2.8 .548 .143 .667 4.8 1.4 .8 .2 9.8

References

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  1. ^ FIBA profile
  2. ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ^ AfroBasket 2017 profile