Radhouane Slimane

Radhouane Slimane (born 16 August 1980) is a Tunisian basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Championnat National A. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in), Slimane mainly plays as power forward.[1]

Radhouane Slimane
No. 15 – US Monastir
PositionPower forward
LeagueChampionnat National A
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1980-08-16) 16 August 1980
Kairouan, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
Playing career1998–present
Career history
1998–2004JS Kairouan
2005–2006Barreirense
2006–2007Al Shabab Dubai
2008–2009Sharjah
2009–2010Al-Nasr Dubai
2010–2011ES Sahel
2011Sharjah
2012–2013Al-Hilal Riyadh
2013–2014Baniyas Club
2014US Monastir
2014–2015Al Wasl
2015–2018ES Sahel
2019JS Kairouan
2018–2020AS Salé
2020–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place2011 Madagascar
Gold medal – first place2017 Tunisia/Senegal
Gold medal – first place2021 Rwanda

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.

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.[2]

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.[3]

In September 2020, Slimane signed a 2-year contract with US Monastir for a second stint with the team.[4]

Awards and accomplishments

Club
JS Kairouan
ES Sahel
US Monastir

National team
Tunisia

Individual

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 6622.4.488.481.8184.02.7.5.010.3
2022† Monastir 8831.0.424.294.9035.03.91.1.614.4
2023 Monastir 5528.9.304.207.889 5.4 1.61.0.210.0

References
  1. Radhouane Slimane at asia-basket.com
  2. Profile at FIBA.com
  3. Don't miss Radhouane Slimane at sports.yahoo.com
  4. "Basket-US Monastir: Radhouane Slimane reconduit pour deux saisons". 17 September 2020.
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