Jad Bitar

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Jad Bitar
No. 75Leaders Club
Position Center
League Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 35)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Blue Stars
2009–2011 Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2011–2012 Sagesse
2012–2013 Amchit Club
2013–2014 Tadamon Zouk
2015–2018 Louaize Club
2018–2022Sagesse
2022–present Leaders Club

Jad Bitar (born 8 April 1988 in Beirut) is a Lebanese professional basketball center for Leaders Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Professional career

Jad had previously made previously played for Amchit Club as a replacing centre for Hassan Whiteside in the 2012-13 season. In 2014, due to the appearance of Tadamon Zouk, Jad was selected to play as a local centre for the club alongside Jarrid Famous. Jad had also competed for the Lebanon national basketball team in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan and also the 2012 William Jones Cup. Since then Jad had not been called up to any national team appearance.

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