Ali Farokhmanesh
No. 6 – SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Dutch Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Pullman, Washington | April 16, 1988
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Iowa City West (Iowa City, Iowa) |
College | Indian Hills CC (2006–2007) Kirkwood CC (2007–2008) Northern Iowa (2008–2010) |
NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | SAM Massagno Basket |
2011–2013 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels |
2013–present | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
Ali Fredrick Farokhmanesh (born April 16, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. He was born in Pullman, Washington, where he attended high school at Pullman High School for two years before moving to Iowa and attending West High School in Iowa City, Iowa. He then attended junior college at Indian Hills Community College and Kirkwood Community College before transferring to the University of Northern Iowa.
He gained nationwide fame in the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a member of the Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team, when he hit a crucial 3-point shot that helped UNI upset top overall seed Kansas in the second round.[1] His heroics, which came two days after hitting the game-winning three point shot against UNLV in the first round of the tournament, led to appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated.[2]
Personal
Farokhmanesh is of mixed European and Iranian descent. His father, Mashallah, was born in Borujerd and was a member of the Iranian men's national volleyball team, before immigrating to the United States in 1977, where he played for professional teams and eventually became a coach.[3] Mashallah married Ali's mother, Cindy Fredrick, who has been the head coach for the women's volleyball team at the University of Iowa since 2004. Before moving to Iowa, Fredrick was the head coach of the Washington State University's women's volleyball team for 15 years, where she had a record of 278 wins and 192 losses. Cindy and her husband are now the head coaches at Luther College, who last year made it to the NCAA tournament for the first time in the school's history.[4]
Career
After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft, Farokhmanesh signed a deal to play for SAM Massagno Basket, an LNB Division A team based in Massagno, Switzerland.[5][6]
In 2011, Farokhmanesh signed with the Austrian team WBC Raiffeisen Wels. His contract was renewed in June 2012.[7] Farokhmanesh averaged 13.7 points per game in Austria.
On August 14, 2013 he signed with SPM Shoeters Den Bosch in the Netherlands.[8]
Honours
- Dutch Supercup (1): 2013
Statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league |
Regular seasons
Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010–11 | SAM Massagno Basket | LNBA | 30 | 33.9 | .543 | .480 | .865 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 19.5 |
2011–12 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | OBL | 36 | 29.3 | .497 | .497 | .761 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
2012–13 | WBC Raiffeisen Wels | OBL | 32 | 34.7 | .505 | .415 | .828 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
References
- ^ Caldwell, Dave (2010-03-20). "Northern Iowa Coolly Upsets No. 1 Seed Kansas". The New York Times.
- ^ "UNI on cover of Sports Illustrated". KWWL.com. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Dr. Mashallah Farokhmanesh". WSUCougars.com. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Cindy Fredrick". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Farokhmanesh, Koch sign pro basketball contracts". PantherMania.net. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Presentation of Ali Farokhmanesh". SAM Massagno Basket.
- ^ "Farokhmanesh stays put, renews contract in Wels". 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
- ^ "Alli Farokhmanesh to SPM Shoeters" (in Dutch). Basketball Plus. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Austria
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- American people of Iranian descent
- Basketball players from Iowa
- Basketball players from Washington (state)
- Dutch Basketball League players
- Indian Hills Warriors basketball players
- Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball players
- People from Iowa City, Iowa
- People from Pullman, Washington
- Point guards
- SPM Shoeters Den Bosch players