Firas Lahyani

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Firas Lahyani
No. 23US Monastir
Position Power forward
League Championnat Pro A
Personal information
Born (1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 (age 32)
Sfax, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2013 Sfax RS
2013–2022 US Monastir
2022–2023 Smouha
2023–presentUS Monastir
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tunisia/Senegal

Firas Lahyani (born 16 July 1991) is a Tunisian basketball player for US Monastir (basketball) and the Tunisian national team. [1] He is nicknamed "Air Tunisia", because of his athletic style of play and dunking abilities.

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Professional career

Lahyani started his career with Sfax RS.

In 2013, Lahyani signed with US Monastir. He won five consecutive national league titles with Monastir from 2019 to 2023. On 28 May, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-9 shooting in the 2022 BAL Finals to help Monastir win its first-ever BAL championship. [2]

In August 2022, he joined Smouha of the Egyptian Basketball Super League, ending his 9-year tenure at Monastir. He returned to Monastir ahead of the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

National team career

Lahyani participated with the Tunisia national team at the AfroBasket 2017. [3]

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021 Monastir 5012.2.579.000.7503.21.00.60.25.0
2022 Monastir 8824.7.614.308.6676.32.30.50.512.5
2023 Monastir552.8.548.143.6674.81.4.8.29.8

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References

  1. FIBA profile
  2. "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. AfroBasket 2017 profile