Mounir Ben Slimane (Arabic: منير بن سليمان; born 24 October 1965) is a Tunisian professional basketball coach. He was the head coach of the United Arab Emirates national basketball team, whom he coached the UAE at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship in China. He also is the current technical director of the United Arab Emirates Basketball Association.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1965 |
| Nationality | Tunisian |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1986–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2021 | US Monastir |
| 2023–present | United Arab Emirates |
Coaching career
editBen Slimane started his coaching career in 1986. On April 12, 2021, he signed with US Monastir in Tunisia.[2] He guided the team to a second place in the Basketball Africa League. Monastir lost to Zamalek in the 2021 BAL Finals.[3] Ben Slimane was also an assistant for the Detroit Pistons in the 2022 NBA Summer League.[4]
Starting from 2023, Ben Slimane also coached the United Arab Emirates national team.[5]
Head coaching record
editBAL
edit| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monastir | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st in Group A | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost in BAL Finals |
References
edit- ^ "Dubai to host FIBA Under-17 World Championship". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "الاتحاد المنستيري : تعيين منير بن سليمان في خطة مشرف عام على فرع كرة السلة". JawharaFM (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Egypt's Zamalek wins inaugural Basketball Africa League". www.nba.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "منير بن سليمان يعزز الاطار الفنّي لفريق ديترويت بيستونس". www.foot24.tn (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers – Rosters" (PDF). FIBA Basketball Reports. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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