Jad Bitar (born 8 April 1988 in Beirut) is a Lebanese professional basketball center for Leaders Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Jad Bitar
No. 75 – Leaders Club
PositionCenter
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-04-08) April 8, 1988 (age 36)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Blue Stars
2009–2011Al Mouttahed Tripoli
2011–2012Sagesse
2012–2013Amchit Club
2013–2014Tadamon Zouk
2015–2018Louaize Club
2018–2022Sagesse
2022–presentLeaders Club

Professional career edit

Jad had previously made previously played for Amchit Club as a replacing centre for Hassan Whiteside in the 2012-13 season. In 2014, due to the appearance of Tadamon Zouk, Jad was selected to play as a local centre for the club alongside Jarrid Famous. Jad had also competed for the Lebanon national basketball team in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan and also the 2012 William Jones Cup. Since then Jad had not been called up to any national team appearance.

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