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Marwan Sarhan

Marwan Mohamed Hassan Youssef Sarhan (in Arabic: مروان سرحان; born May 2, 1992) is an Egyptian professional basketball player for Al Ahly of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Western Oregon Wolves (WOU),[1] and spent his first college season at the University of Charleston NCAA Division II as a sophomore.[2] He plays at the power forward position and stands at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in).

Marwan Sarhan
مروان سرحان
Sarhan with Al Ahly in 2023
No. 6 – Al Ahly
PositionPower forward
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Premier League
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (1992-05-02) May 2, 1992 (age 32)
Alexandria, Egypt
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2012Smouha
2015–2021Smouha
2021–presentAl Ahly
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Egypt
FIBA Africa U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Egypt

Sarhan first played for Egyptian side Smouha. He has played for the Egypt national team at both the youth and senior levels, and led the U18 team to a gold medal at the 2010 FIBA U18 AfroBasket.[3] With Al Ahly, he won the BAL championship[4] in 2023, three Egyptian Mortabet League titles (2021,[5] 2022,[6] 2023[7]), two Egyptian Premier League titles (2022,[8] 2023[9]), two Egyptian Cup titles (2022,[10] 2023[11]), one Egypt Super Cup title (2023),[12] one Arab Club Competitions title (2021) and one Cairo League title (2021).[13]

Early life

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Sarhan was born in Alexandria, Egypt to Mohamed and Azza Sarhan. He has two siblings, a brother named Gasser and a sister named Miran.[1] In his childhood, Sarhan started playing basketball at the age of 6, after his father encouraged both him and his brother to play the sport. He began his career for Smouha SC for which he played 12 years. In 2011, he represented Egypt on the world stage Fiba World Cup U19 in Latvia,[3][14] and subsequently moved across the Atlantic to begin his college basketball career at the University of Charleston.[2] After one season, Sarhan transferred to Western Oregon University, where he completed his remaining two years of NCAA eligibility.

Professional career

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Following graduation from WOU, in 2015, Sarhan was signed to a 1 year contract with Smouha SC.[15] After four seasons with Smouha, Sarhan became the most expensive player in the history of Egyptian basketball, with the club valuing him at £E10 million, at the time of contract negotiation with Zamalek.[16] Sarhan remained in Alexandria at that time, signing an extension to his contract, during which time he led his squad to their first ever international competition medal,[17] bringing home a Bronze medal in 2019 at the FIBA Africa Basketball league (ABL), beating JS Kairouan 58-69 in the Bronze medal game.[18][19] Sarhan shined at the ABL especially after knocking Al Ahly out[20][21] in the quarter finals.[22][23]

In August 2021, Sarhan signed a four year contract with Al Ahly[24] of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League, who managed to buy out his contract for £E4 million. For Al Ahly, the decision to pursue Sarhan proved to be correct, as he has been an instrumental player in the 11 championships that team has won in his first three seasons alone. Not only has his contribution brought success on the national level, but, Sarhan was also apart of the squad who represented the continent of Africa at the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.[25] At the opening game of this competition, Al Ahly defeated the NBA G-League Ignite 82-76, becoming the first African club to win a game in the competition's 33 year existence.[26][27] Al Ahly was sent to fourth place with a 81-74 loss against Zhejiang Golden Bulls.[28] Sarhan boasted a career high at the Arab Championships in Qatar (2023), recording 14 points, and shooting 75% from 3's against Kuwait SC.[29] In April 2024, he made his second appearance with Al Ahly at the BAL4.[30]

 
Sarhan with the Super Cup trophy

Sarhan was named the MVP for the Egypt Super Cup game in Bahrain after a great performance scoring 14 points and 5 rebounds in 11 minutes [31] in a win over Zamalek 64-60.[12] It was Al Ahly first Super Cup title.[32] He was also named the MVP for the Egyptian Mortabet League 2023–24 after beating his old team (Smouha) in the finals.

International career

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Sarhan represented Egypt in the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he averaged 6.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 71.4% ft. Also, represented Egypt in the African World Cup Qualifier 2017, the AfroBasket Qualifiers 2020[33] and AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda.

Sarhan was set to play at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with Egypt, before he withdraws due to family reasons.[34][35]

College career statistics

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During his time at WOU, Sarhan entered the contest with the third longest streak of made field goals in GNAC conference history with 15.[36]

 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
2013-14 Western Oregon Wolves 30 20 19.5 .528 .444 .743 4.6 0.3 .73 .567 11.6
2014-15 Western Oregon Wolves 30 2 16.1 .446 .273 .745 3.7 0.3 .3 .3 7.0
Career 60 22 17.8 .493 .323 .744 4.2 .3 .517 .433 9.3

Awards and accomplishments

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Club

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Al Ahly

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Smouha SC
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College

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Western Oregon University

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Individual

Personal life

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Sarhan and Willie Green (BWB)

Sarhan was invited to be a part of the 18th Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa 2022 camp in Cairo, Egypt as an assistant coach.[41][42][43]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Marwan Sarhan - Men's Basketball". University of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
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