Radhouane Slimane

Radhouane Slimane

Free agent
Position	Power forward
League	iraqi Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 44) Kairouan, Tunisia
Nationality	Tunisian
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1998–present
Career history
1998–2004	JS Kairouan
2005–2006	Barreirense
2006–2007	Al Shabab Dubai
2008–2009	Sharjah
2009–2010	Al-Nasr Dubai
2010–2011	Sharjah
2011	→ES Sahel
2012–2013	Al-Hilal Riyadh
2013–2014	Baniyas Club
2014	→US Monastir
2014–2015	Al Wasl
2015–2018	ES Sahel
2018–2023	US Monastir
2019	→JS Kairouan
2020	→AS Salé
2020	Dynamo Lebanon
2023–2024	Sagesse SC
2024	Al-Difaa Al-Jawi SC
Career highlights and awards
BAL champion (2022) All-BAL First Team (2022) 9× Tunisian League champion (2001, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2019–2023) Tunisian League MVP (2023) 8× Tunisian Cup winner (2002, 2005, 2011, 2016, 2020–2023) 2× Arab Club Championship winner (2015, 2016) Maghreb Championship (2003) Tunisian Cup Final MVP (2022) iraq Basketball League Winner (2024) iraq Basketball League Final Mvp (2024)

Radhouane Slimane (born 16 August 1980) is a Tunisian basketball player who currently plays for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in), Nicknamed "Sekka" in the Tunisian basketball scene,[1] Slimane mainly plays as power forward.[2]

Born in Kairouan, he started out his career playing six seasons with his hometown team JS Kairouan. Slimane then played in Portugal, the United Arab Emirates as well as other Arab countries. He spent significant time with ES Sahel before signing with US Monastir. He captained Monastir to their first BAL championship in 2022.

Slimane played for the Tunisia national basketball team during his career, winning three AfroBasket tournaments in 2011, 2017 and 2021.

Early life

Slimane was born in Kairouan, a city in which basketball is very popular and picked up the sport at a young age. After succeeding in the junior level, he joined JS Kariouan's senior team that plays in the Championnat Pro A.[1]

Career

Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and his native Tunisia. He is known for his rough, physical style of play.[3]

Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team and made his most recent appearance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Prior to that, he competed at the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship before having a fallout with the Tunisian Federation. Shortly before the 2010 World Championship, he made amends with the Federation and joined the team in Turkey.[4]

In September 2018, Slimane signed a 2-year contract with US Monastir for a second stint with the team.[5] He led Monastir to their first-ever BAL championship in the 2022, and was named to the All-BAL First Team following a season in which he averaged 14.4 points per game.

On 3 October 2023, Slimane joined Sagesse Club for the 2023-24 season.[6]

National team career

When playing for JS Kairouan, scouts noticed his talent and subsequently Slimane played with the Tunisia senior team at 2001 FIBA Africa Championship at age 21. At the 2001 tournament, Tunisia lost to Algeria in the semi-finals. In the 2005 and 2007 Afrobasket tournaments, Slimane was the leading scorer. He missed the 2009 tournament due to issues with the national federation. At AfroBasket 2011, Slimane and Tunisia won their first gold medal. Slimane then played with Tunisia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Slimane missed the 2015 Afrobasket after he left the team three days ahead of the tournament due to a disagreement with the head coach.[1]

He won a second gold medal at AfroBasket 2017 and another medal at AfroBasket 2021.[1]

Coaching career

Slimane made his coaching debut in July 2024, as he was on the Miami Heat's coaching staff as assistant during the 2024 NBA Summer League, and won the championship of the exhibition tournament.[7]

Awards and accomplishments

Club

JS Kairouan

• 3× Championnat National A: (2001, 2002, 2003)
• 2× Tunisian Cup: (2002, 2005)
• Maghreb Championship: (2003)

ES Sahel

• Championnat National A: (2011)
• 2× Arab Club Basketball Championship: (2015, 2016)
• 2× Tunisian Cup: (2011, 2016)

US Monastir

• Basketball Africa League: (2022)
• 4× Championnat National A: (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• 3× Tunisian Cup: (2020, 2021, 2022)

National team

Tunisia

• AfroBasket: Gold medal in 2011, 2017, 2021

Individual

• All-BAL First Team: (2022)
• Tunisian Cup Final MVP: (2022)
• Championnat National A Best Forward of the Season: (2019)

BAL career statistics

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	6	6	22.4	.488	.481	.818	4.0	2.7	.5	.0	10.3
2022†	Monastir	8	8	31.0	.424	.294	.903	5.0	3.9	1.1	.6	14.4
2023	Monastir	5	5	28.9	.304	.207	.889	5.4	1.6	1.0	.2	10.0

References

1. ""Olympian, African champion, Chasing more glory at 41" - This is my story - Radhouane Slimane - FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
2. Radhouane Slimane at asia-basket.com
3. Profile at FIBA.com
4. Don't miss Radhouane Slimane at sports.yahoo.com
5. "Basket-US Monastir: Radhouane Slimane reconduit pour deux saisons". 17 September 2020.
6. "Dynamo tabs Radhouane Slimane, ex US Monastir". Afrobasket.com. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
7. "Triple AfroBasket champion Slimane Radhouane scoops 2024 NBA Summer League with Miami Heats | AfricaBasket". www.africabasket.net. 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

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