Wael Arakji
Wael Arakji (Arabic: وائل عرقجي) is a Lebanese professional basketball player for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League. He has also played in the Chinese Basketball Association and participated in NBA summer league for the Dallas Mavericks in 2019.
| No. 16 – Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 4, 1994 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–present | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2017-2018 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| 2019 | Dallas Mavericks Summer League |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
Wael Arakji was a huge standout for the U18 Lebanese National Team in the 2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, in which Lebanon finished 7th in the rankings. His individual performance sparked the interests of Slobodan Subotić, who had been appointed as head coach for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut that year. In 2015 he declared for the NBA draft, but was not selected. However, in 2019, he got an opportunity to play for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League.
Career Statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league | |
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 21 | 10.2 | .450 | .333 | .400 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .6 | .0 | 2.7 |
| 2013-14 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 22 | 9.9 | .333 | .095 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .8 | .0 | 1.8 |
| 2014-15 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 33 | 19.8 | .532 | .286 | .806 | 2.6 | 2.7 | .8 | .1 | 6.9 |
| 2015-16 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 35 | 22.2 | .472 | .288 | .750 | 2.4 | 3.2 | .8 | .1 | 6.7 |
| 2016-17 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 19 | 25.1 | .580 | .280 | .633 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 9.8 |
| 2017-18 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 26 | 29.7 | .492 | .327 | .710 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 13.1 |
| 2017-18 | Beijing Royal Fighters | CBA | 5 | 34.8 | .431 | .136 | .720 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .0 | 16.6 |
| 2018-19 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 25 | 26.5 | .511 | .425 | .812 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 12.5 |
| 2019-20 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | LBL | 2 | 34.1 | .360 | .200 | .000 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 10.0 |
References
External links
- Wael Arakji at asia-basket.com
- Wael Arakji at draftexpress.com
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