Mohammad Akkari (Arabic: محمد عكاري; born 4 December 1985 in Tripoli)[1] is a former Lebanese basketball player who played for the Lebanese Basketball League's top division basketball club Al Mouttahed Tripoli.
Akkari joined the "basketball 100-point-game club" by scoring 113 points for first division Moutahed's game on April 3, 2012, against Bejjeh basketball team.[2] Akkari, a guard, averages 7.6 points in 23 games, but had the game of his life against Bejjeh by making 40-of-69 shots, including 32-of-59 3-pointers. This was the first 100-point performance in an official game in any league of the FIBA Asia National Federations.[3][4] The game finished 173–141 in favor of Al Mouttahed.[5]
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- ^ "MOHAMMAD AKKARI". www.abdogedeon.com.
- ^ "انجاز محمد عكاري التاريخي بين المضمون وشبح الشكل الهزيل | سليم عواضة". جريدة السفير.
- ^ FIBA Asia: Akkari breaks into the 100-plus point club!
- ^ "Player scores 113 points in a FIBA Asia game". ESPN.com. April 4, 2012.
- ^ Anderson, Haddon. "Mohammad El Akkari: What to Make of FIBA Asia Player's 113-Point Performance". Bleacher Report.