Alaa Abdelnaby

Alaa Abdelnaby
Personal information
Born	June 24, 1968; Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality	American / Egyptian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Bloomfield (Bloomfield, New Jersey)
College	Duke (1986–1990)
NBA draft	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
	Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1990–2000
Position	Power forward / center
Number	31, 5, 4, 30
Career history
1990–1992	Portland Trail Blazers
1992	Milwaukee Bucks
1992–1994	Boston Celtics
1994–1995	Sacramento Kings
1995	Philadelphia 76ers
1995–1996	Papagou BC
1996–1997	Omaha Racers
1997–1998	Olympique Antibes
1999–2000	Idaho Stampede
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-ACC (1990); Fourth-team Parade All-American (1986);
Career NBA statistics
Points	1465 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	846 (3.3 rpg)
Assists	85 (0.3 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Alaa Abdelnaby (Arabic: علاء عبد النبي‎, born June 24, 1968) is American former professional basketball player. He played for Duke University and then played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Continental Basketball Association (CBA), among other leagues. Abdelnaby is currently a basketball broadcaster/analyst for NBCS Philadelphia, CBS Sports Network, and Westwood One Radio.

Early life

Abdelnaby was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and moved to the United States with his family in 1971 at the age of two.[1] Abdelnaby is Muslim.[2] He was raised in Nutley and Bloomfield, New Jersey and played on the Bloomfield High School basketball team.[3]

Abdelnaby was selected as a standout American high school athlete as both a McDonald's All-American and a Parade All-American.

Abdelnaby played at Duke University from 1986 to 1990, where he was a Third-Team All-ACC selection as a senior.

Abdelnaby commented on Duke University's academic requirements: "The only way I can make five A's is when I sign my name."[4]

Abdelnaby was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association with the 25th pick of the 1990 NBA draft, and he spent five years in the league, playing for Portland as well as the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Sacramento Kings. He was signed by the Golden State Warriors but he never played for that franchise.

After leaving the NBA, Abdelnaby played for the Papagou BC (Greece) (1995–1996), the Omaha Racers (CBA) (1996–1997), Olympique Antibes (France) (1997–1998), and the Idaho Stampede (CBA) (1999–2000).

1990, June 27 – First round, 25th pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1990 NBA draft
1992, July 1 – Traded for Milwaukee Bucks' rights to Tracy Murray
1992, December 4 – Traded for Boston Celtics' rights to Jon Barry
1994, July 26 – Free agent, signed by the Sacramento Kings
1995, March 21 – Released by the Sacramento Kings
1995, March 24 – Free agent, signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a 10-day contract
1995, April 3 – Re-signed by the Philadelphia 76ers to a second 10-day contract
1995, April 12 – Released by the Philadelphia 76ers
1995, October 6 – Free agent, signed by the Golden State Warriors to a one-year contract
1995, October 18 – Released by the Golden State Warriors

Abdelnaby began broadcasting NBA games in Arabic in 1995 with Orbit Satellite Television and later worked for other Arabic channels.

Abdelnaby currently serves as the color analyst for the Philadelphia 76ers, working alongside play-by-play commentator Marc Zumoff (NBC Sports Philadelphia). He is also a CBS Sports Network college basketball in-studio analyst and provides color commentary for on-site NCAA basketball games. Additionally, Abdelnaby does color commentary for Westwood One Radio.

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Blackistone, Kevin (February 12, 2011). "From the Court to Cairo: Alaa Abdelnaby Celebrates for Egypt". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
Bonk, Thomas. "NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Duke's Abdelnaby Is Driven Blue Devils", Los Angeles Times, 30 March 1990. Accessed August 11, 2008. "Playing for Coach Paul Palek at Bloomfield High School, [Alaa Abdelnaby] yearned for a chance at the NBA. Palek, now assistant principal at Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey, thought the sky was the limit for Abdelnaby."
Alaa Abdelnaby, dukeupdate.com

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