Yusuf Shehata (born 16 January 1996) is an Egyptian-American basketball player who plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He also plays for the Egypt national basketball team, with whom whe appeared at the AfroBasket 2021 tournament.[1]

Yusuf Shehata
No. 3 – Al Ittihad Alexandria
PositionPoint guard
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)
Tucson, Arizona
NationalityEgyptian / American
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolAmphitheater High School
(Tucson, Arizona)
CollegeBellevue (2015–2016)
Point Loma (2016–2018)
Career history
2019–2022Sporting Alexandria
2022–presentAl Ittihad Alexandria
Career highlights and awards

Born in Tucson, Arizona, Shehata played one season of college basketball for the Bellevue Bruins,[2] and two seasons for the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions.[3]

Shehata won the 2024 Egyptian Basketball Cup with Ittihad.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Roster Egypt". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Yusuf Shehata". Bellevue University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Yusuf Shehata - Men's Basketball". PLNU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "FIBA LiveStats". geniussports.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.

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