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Salah Mejri Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Contact & Information
Salah Mejri , born June 15, 1986 in Jendouba, is a Tunisian basketball player. He is the first North African to play in the NBA. Mejri trained for 4 years at the Etoile Sportive du Sahel with which he won two Tunisian championship titles, then in 2010, he joined the Belgian basketball championship. Salah took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics with the Tunisian team and finished as the competition’s top blocker. In 2013, Salah Mejri joined Real Madrid, and in 2015 he signed for the Dallas Mavericks.
Salah Mejri Lifestyle, Biography, Age, Height, Marriage, Contact & Information
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Real name
Salah Mejri
Nickname
Salah Mejri
Occupation
Basketball player
Date of Birth
June 15, 1986
Age
36 years old (2022)
Physical characteristics
Cut
2.17m
Weight
107kg
Eye colour
Dark brown
Hair color
Black
Career & Timeline
clubs
- 2006-2010: Sports star of the Sahel (Ligue 1)
- 2010-2012: Port of Antwerp Giants (Division 1) Belgium
- 2012-2013: Spain Obradoiro CAB (Liga ACB) Spain
- 2013-2015: Real Madrid (Liga ACB) Spain
- 2015-2019: Dallas Mavericks (NBA) United States
- 2019 (1 month): Liaoning Flying Leopards (Chinese CBA)
- 2019-2020: Real Madrid (Spanish Liga ACB)
- 2020: Beijing Royal Fighters (Chinese CBA)
- 2021-2022: Al-Jahra SC (Kuwaiti D1)
- 2022: Beirut Sports Club (Lebanese D1)
- Since 2022: Al-Jahra SC (Kuwaiti D1)
Club location
- Number: 50
- Position: Pivot
National team selection
- 2009: Tunisia
National selection
Olympic Games
- 11th Olympic Games 2012 (UK)
Mediterranean Games
- Bronze MedGames.svg 2013 Mediterranean Games Bronze Medal (Turkey)
African Championship
- Gold medal, Africa Gold medal at the 2011 African championship (Madagascar)
- Bronze medal, Africa Bronze medal at the 2009 African championship (Libya)
- Bronze medal, Africa Bronze medal at the 2015 African Championship (Tunisia)
Arab Nations Cup
- Gold medal Gold medal at the Arab Cup of Nations 2009 (Morocco)
Individual awards and honors
- 2011 Afrobasket MVP
- Named in the major five (pivot) of the Afrobasket 2011
- Best Blocker of Afrobasket 2011
- 2nd best rebounder of Afrobasket 2011
- 2012 Summer Olympics Best Blocker
- 2nd Best Rebounder at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Revelation of the Liga ACB of the 2012-2013 season
- Best two-point field goal percentage (90%) in Afrobasket 2021
Personal data:
- Place of birth: Jandouba, Tunis
- Astrological sign: Taurus
- Tunisian nationality
- Location: Dallas, United States
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- Start of career: 2006
- Religion: Muslim
- Hobbies: Sports
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favorite things
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Family & Marriage
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- Marital status: Single
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- Child: No children
Revenue
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- Salary: $1,839,228 (2018 /2019)
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Little known facts
- With the national team, Salah Mejri competed in the 2010 world championship and won the 2011 African championship organized in Madagascar.
- Salah Mejri playing in the NBA in the United States was the victim of racist remarks by Jordan Bell who called him a “Nigga” during a match between the Mavs and the Warriors on Sunday January 7, 2018.