Radhouane Slimane
Radhouane Slimane (born 16 August 1980) is a Tunisian basketball player who plays for US Monastir of the Championnat National A. Standing at 2.05:m (6:ft 8+1⁄2:in), Slimane mainly plays as power forward.
Born in Kairouan, he started out his career playing six seasons with his hometown team JS Kairouan. Slimane then played in Portugal, the United Arab Emirates as well as other Arab countries. He spent significant time with ES Sahel and US Monastir as well.
Slimane played for the Tunisia national basketball team during his career, winning three AfroBasket tournaments in 2011, 2017 and 2021.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Awards and accomplishments
- 2.1 Club
- 2.2 National team
- 2.3 Invididual
- 3 BAL career statistics
- 4 References
- 5 External links
Career
Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and his native Tunisia. He is known for his rough, physical style of play.
Slimane is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team and made his most recent appearance at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Prior to that, he competed at the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship before having a fallout with the Tunisian Federation. Shortly before the 2010 World Championship, he made amends with the Federation and joined the team in Turkey.
In September 2020, Slimane signed a 2-year contract with US Monastir for a second stint with the team.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
JS Kairouan- 3× Championnat National A: (2001, 2002, 2003)
- 2× Tunisian Cup: (2002, 2005)
- Maghreb Championship: (2003)
- Championnat National A: (2011)
- 2× Arab Club Basketball Championship: (2015, 2016)
- 2× Tunisian Cup: (2011, 2016)
- 4× Championnat National A: (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- 3× Tunisian Cup: (2020, 2021, 2022)
National team
Tunisia- AfroBasket: Gold medal in 2011, 2017, 2021
Invididual
- Tunisian Cup Final MVP: (2022)
- Championnat National A Best Forward of the Season: (2019)