Tariq Abdul-Wahad

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basketball player
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Player information
Full name Olivier Michael Saint-Jean
birthday 3rd November 1974
place of birth Maisons-Alfort , France
size 198 cm
position Shooting Guard
Small Forward
college San Jose State
NBA draft 1997 , 11th pick, Sacramento Kings
Clubs as active
1997–1999 Sacramento Kings 1999–2000 Orlando Magic 2000–2001 Denver Nuggets 2001–2005 Dallas MavericksUnited StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
National team
1999-2003 FranceFrance France 14 games

Tariq Abdul-Wahad (* 3. November 1974 in Maisons-Alfort , Val-de-Marne , France as Olivier Michael Saint-Jean ) is a former French basketball player. After his conversion to Islam , he also traditionally changed his name.

career

He grew up in Versailles , his mother was a basketball player. At the age of 16 he moved to ALM Évreux. He went to the United States, played at the University of Michigan from 1993 to 1995 , but did not prevail. After moving to San José State University , the increase came. In the 1996/97 season, the winger scored 23.8 points per encounter and reached 8.8 rebounds per game.

Abdul-Wahad, 1.98 meters tall and weighing 107 kilograms during his career, was the first French player to play in the NBA . He was nicknamed The Executioner . Abdul-Wahad was known for his good defense performance, but also for his vulnerability to injury. He played in 236 of a possible 788 NBA games. He was under contract with the Dallas Mavericks until the 2004/05 season , but did not play a game for the Texans in the last two seasons. He had his best year with the Orlando Magic , when he scored 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in 1999/2000.

With France's national team, he took part in the European Championships in 1999 and 2003.

During the 2011-12 season, he was the assistant coach of the women's basketball team at California State University, Monterey Bay . In 2013, he became the coach of the student team at Lincoln High School in San José . He stayed in office until 2016.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tariq Abdul-Wahad - À jamais le pionnier. In: BASKET LE MAG. July 31, 2017, accessed August 4, 2020 (French).
  2. ^ Tariq Abdul-Wahad College Stats. Retrieved on August 4, 2020 .
  3. ^ Tariq Abdul-Wahad returns to San Jose as coach. In: ExNBA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020 (American English).
  4. ^ Tariq Abdul Wahad profile, European Championship for Men 2003. Accessed August 4, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Stephane Copuroglu +: Coach Tariq Abdul-Wahad en NCAA Basket féminin. November 4, 2011, accessed August 4, 2020 (French).
  6. ^ Basket: Tariq Abdul Wahad entraîneur de l'équipe d'un lycée de San Jose. Accessed August 4, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Abdul-Wahad, Tariq
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saint-Jean, Olivier Michael (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd November 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Maisons-Alfort , Val-de-Marne department , France