Salah Mejri

Salah Mejri
صالح الماجري
Mejri while playing with Obradoiro in May 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-06-15) June 15, 1986 (age 38)
Jendouba, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian
Listed height7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2006–2023
PositionCenter
Number50
Career history
2006–2010Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2010–2012Antwerp Giants
2012–2013Obradoiro CAB
2013–2015Real Madrid
20152019Dallas Mavericks
2015–2016Texas Legends
2019–2020Real Madrid
2020Beijing Royal Fighters
2021–2022Al-Jahra
2022–2023Beirut Club
2023Kazma
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Tunisia
FIBA Africa Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Madagascar
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tunisia/Senegal
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rwanda
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Libya
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tunisia

Salah Mejri (Arabic: صالح الماجري; born June 15, 1986) is a Tunisian former professional basketball player who represented the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m), he played at the center position. After a successful career in Europe, Mejri was the first (and only) Tunisian NBA player when he joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2015 as a 29-year-old rookie. He stayed in the NBA for four seasons before returning with the Real Madrid in the 2019 offseason.