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| No. 31 – New Taipei Kings | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | East Asia Super League Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 19, 1988 Ramallah, Palestine |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2013 | Al Riyadi Amman |
| 2011 | →Guangzhou Free Man |
| 2011–2012 | Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles |
| 2013 | →Sarriyet Ramallah |
| 2013–2014 | Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles |
| 2014 | →Hoops Club |
| 2015 | Orthodox (Jordan) |
| 2015–2016 | Jiangsu Tongxi |
| 2016 | →Champville SC |
| 2016–2017 | Tianjin Ronggang |
| 2017 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2017–2018 | Guangzhou Long-Lions |
| 2018 | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 2018 | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
| 2018–2019 | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| 2019–2020 | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| 2021 | Orthodoxi Beit Sahour |
| 2021–2022 | Taichung Wagor Suns |
| 2022–2023 | Taoyuan Pilots |
| 2023–2024 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
| 2024–present | New Taipei Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sani Sakakini (Arabic: سني سكاكيني; born August 19, 1988) is a Palestinian professional basketball player for the New Taipei Kings of the East Asia Super League (EASL).[1][2] In 2017, he ranked second all-time highest in the FIBA Asia Championship in scoring average, after the 2015 edition where he ranked first in scoring and rebounds (22.4 PPG and 12.6 RPG in 8 games).[3]
- ^ Carpenter, Les (2015-08-03). "The NBA's first Palestinian? Sani Sakakini's remarkable basketball odyssey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Meet Palestine's first professional basketball player". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ "Sani Sakakini profile, FIBA Asia Championship 2015 | FIBA.COM". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2017-03-01.