Sani Sakakini

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sani Sakakini
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 19, 1988(1988-08-19)
Age	36
Country	State of Palestine
Birth City	Ramallah
Horoscope	Leo

Sani Sakakini Biography

Sani Sakakini is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 19, 1988 in Ramallah, State of Palestine. Sani Sakakini (Arabic: sny skkyny born on August 19 1988, in Ramallah, Palestine) is the first professional Palestinian basketball player. The second-highest score in history at FIBA Asia Championship in scoring average, following the 2015 edition , where scored first and rebounding (22.4 PPG, and 12.6 RPG in eight games).

Sakakini played in a couple of games throughout 2013 playing in the PBBA league ( Palestine) for Sarriyet Ramallah and also helped the team take home the title.

Sakakini contributed in rebuilding the Palestine national basketball team with coach Jerry Steele and recruiting players such as former University of Minnesota guard Jamal Abu-Shamala. This led to the team’s first ever qualification to the FIBA Asia Championship in 2015.

For the 2017-2018 season, Sakakini joined the LPB league ( Venezuela) playing for the Trotamundos de Carabobo.

In 2011 Sakakini began his career as a player in the Minor NBL league alongside Guangzhou Free Man before playing in the principal CBA league ( China) for four seasons with Qingdao Eagles, Jiangsu Monkey King and Tianjin Gold Lions. He played in 115 games, making 126 games, scoring 19.3 PPG, and 12.5 RPG.

Sani Sakakini Net Worth

Sani Sakakini is one of the richest Basketball Player from State of Palestine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sani Sakakini 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sakakini began playing basketball at 14 with the Sarriyet Ramallah club. His international career began in 2007 after he was accepted to Applied Science University in Jordan and was a part of the Jordanian Premier League ( Jordan) playing for three seasons with Al Riyadi Amman. He returned for the season in the year 2015 to play one season for Orthodox and helped the team to win the title.

Sakakini scored a season-high with 22 rebounds and 48 points on 11/11/2015 , in a 111-101-0 win for Jiangsu Monkey King over Tianjin Gold Lions.

He also played a few games in 2014 and 2016 in the LBL league ( Lebanon) for Hoops Club and Champville SC. He started 17 games out of 17 appearances, averaging 18.4 PPG and 10.6 RPG.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sani Sakakini height 6 ft 9 in Sani weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Sani Sakakini Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sani Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in State of Palestine. Sani Sakakini celebrates birthday on August 19 of every year.

Top Facts about Sani Sakakini

1. Sani Sakakini is a Palestinian professional basketball player.
2. He was born on May 10, 1988 in Vancouver, Canada.
3. Sakakini played college basketball at Hampton University in Virginia.
4. He has represented the Palestine national basketball team since 2010.
5. Sakakini has played professionally in several countries including Jordan and Lebanon.
6. In 2017, he signed with the Lebanese club Al Riyadi Beirut.
7. Sakakini stands at 6’9″ (206 cm) tall and plays as a center/power forward.
8. He was named MVP of the West Asian Basketball Association Championship in 2015.
9. Sakakini also competed for Palestine at the FIBA Asia Cup in 2017 and 2021.
10. As of August 2021, he plays for Homenetmen Beirut in Lebanon’s Division A league.