Yasser El Hajj
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| Born | August 18, 1970 Beirut, Lebanon | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lebanese | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1992: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
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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 build the golden era in 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.
Personal life
After announcing his retirement in the 2004–2005 season with Champville SC, Yasser was elected as the Minister of Sports and Youth and helped set up the first FIBA 3x3 Tournament in Lebanon for both men and women.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "LAU | Academics | Part-Time Faculty". 2019-01-28. Archived from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-11-15.