Makram Ben Romdhane
مكرم بن رمضان
No. 12 – S.L. Benfica
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Portuguesa de Basquetebol
Personal information
Born (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 35)
Sousse, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2013ES Sahel
2013–2014Murcia
2014–2015Sporting Alexandria
2015–2017ES Sahel
2017–2018Homenetmen Beirut
2018–2019Saint-Chamond
2019–2020Fos Provence
2020–2021US Monastir
2021–presentBenfica
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
AfroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2011 Antananarivo
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tunisia/Senegal
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rwanda
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Benghazi
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rades

Makrem Ben Romdhane (alternate spellings: Makram, Macram) (Arabic: مكرم بن رمضان; born 27 March 1989) is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Benfica and Tunisia. He can play at either the small forward, power forward or center positions.

Professional career

Romdhane played pro club basketball with Étoile Sportive du Sahel in the Tunisian Basketball League.[1] On 21 August 2013, Ben Romdhane signed with Murcia of the Spanish ACB League.[2] He played there for one season, averaging 6 points in 32 games. He signed with Alexandria Sporting Club for the 2014–15 season. On 25 July 2017 he officially signed with Homenetmen Beirut.

Romdhane played in the 2021 BAL season with Monastir and was given the BAL Sportsmanship Award after the season.[3] He was also named to the All-BAL First Team after helping Monastir reach the Finals of the inaugural season.

On 30 July 2021, Ben Romdhane signed with Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol.[4]

Tunisian national team

Romdhane is also a member of the senior men's Tunisian national basketball team, and made his debut for the senior team as a 20-year-old at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship. He saw action in three games off the bench for the Tunisians, who earned the bronze medal, and their first ever trip to the FIBA World Cup.[5] He was part of the Tunisian team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6] At 2015 AfroBasket, Makrem was named for the All-Tournament Team after leading Tunisia to the bronze medal.

He was named MVP of AfroBasket 2021 after helping Tunisia repeat and win the gold medal.[7]

BAL career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Monastir 6 6 28.4 .611 .417 .333 7.3 3.8 1.3 .3 13.2
Career 6 6 28.4 .611 .417 .333 7.3 3.8 1.3 .3 13.2

References

  1. ^ FIBA.com Player Profile Macram BEN ROMDHANE (TUN).
  2. ^ Se convertirá en el segundo jugador tunecino que llega a la liga Endesa (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "BAL Sportsmanship Award". Twitter. The BAL. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "SL Benfica reaches agreement with Makram Ben Romdhane". www.slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ FIBAArchive.com 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men.
  6. ^ "Makram Ben Romdhane Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  7. ^ "MVP Ben Romdhane headlines FIBA AfroBasket 2021 All-Star team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

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