Mounir Ben Slimane

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Mounir Ben Slimane
Personal information
Born (1965-10-24) 24 October 1965 (age 58)
NationalityTunisian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1986–present
Career history
As coach:
2021US Monastir
2023–presentUnited Arab Emirates

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]

Coaching career[edit]

Ben 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[edit]

BAL[edit]

Legend
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]

  1. ^ "Dubai to host FIBA Under-17 World Championship". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "الاتحاد المنستيري : تعيين منير بن سليمان في خطة مشرف عام على فرع كرة السلة". JawharaFM (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Egypt's Zamalek wins inaugural Basketball Africa League". www.nba.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "منير بن سليمان يعزز الاطار الفنّي لفريق ديترويت بيستونس". www.foot24.tn (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Pre-Qualifiers – Rosters" (PDF). FIBA Basketball Reports. Retrieved 23 February 2024.