Ali Haidar... MICHIGAN TECH STAR

Ali Haidar # 34 Forward - F Height: 6-7  Weight: 240 Sophomore Previous Experience    Hometown    Windsor, Ont./Forster

College: 2009-10: Earned the Bob Olson Award as the team's top newcomer … Played in all 27 games, starting 23 … Finished second on team and was the GLIAC's top-scoring freshman at 9.9 points per game … Had three double-doubles … Hauled in 5.8 rebounds per contest—second most on the team … Shot 48.1 percent from the field … Was named GLIAC Player of the Week (1/11) after recording a combined 35 points and 11 rebounds in two games … Scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting at Ashland (1/7) … Tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 61-58 win over Lake Superior State (2/25) … Scored in double figures 13 times. High School: Graduated from J.L. Forster (Ont.) High School in 2009 … Coached by Patrick Osborne … Was named Mr. Basketball and most valuable player of his team in both 2007-08 and 2008-09 … Helped Forster to a 28-8 record and the South Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association Championship in 2007-08 … Named most improved player of his team in 2006-07, helping his team to a 24-6 record and Windsor and Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association Championship … Also participated in football and volleyball as a prep. Personal: Son of Mohammad and Mona Haidar of Windsor, Ont. … Born in Lebanon on July 20, 1990 … Has two older and two younger brothers and one older and one younger sister … Did not begin playing basketball until the 2006-07 season … Owns a 3.13 grade point average in electrical engineering and computer engineering. SOURCE: http://www.michigantechhuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18800&ATCLID=204832973 ARTICLE IN ARABIC: وهو لبناني المولد، من مواليد عام 1990 ويلعب حالياً في جامعة ميتشيغن ضمن دوري الجامعات الأميركية للدرجة الثانية، حيث برز باكراً في صفوف فريقه. علي البالغ 202 سنتم من الطول ويلعب في المركز 4، يخوض موسمه الثاني في دوري الجامعات، حيث احرز معدلات تسجيلية مميّزة خلال موسمه الأول (9.9 نقطة 5.8 متابعات في المباراة الواحدة) ، ويقدّم حالياً أداءً لافتاً في موسمه الثاني حيث أحرز خلال المباريات الثلاث الأولى معدلاً بلغ 16 نقطة و 8.3 في المباراة الواحدة. إعداد : دانيال عبود SOURCE