Ibrahim Jaaber
Ibrahim Jaaber is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian former professional basketball player. At 1.88 m in height, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He also played for the senior Bulgarian national [basketball team], despite being born in the United States.
College career
As a former men's college basketball player at the University of Pennsylvania, he won the Ivy League Player of the Year in his junior and senior years, in the process breaking the league's career record for steals and finishing among the top pickpockets in college basketball. With Mark Zoller, Ibby also led the Quakers to three straight Ivy League titles between his sophomore and senior years; he also played well in the team's three NCAA [Division I Men's Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament games] getting 16 points against Texas A&M and 15 against Texas and he scored 21 points when Penn visited a top North Carolina team. Jaaber will go down as one of the best players ever to play for the Quakers and is the all-time leader in steals at Penn and in the Ivy League.Career college stats
- 2003–2004 : Pts: 6.5 Rbs: 2.4 Stls: 1.3 Ast:.6
- 2004–2005 : Pts: 11.5 Rbs: 4.6 Stls: 2.9 Ast: 2.8
- 2005–2006 : Pts: 18.2 Rbs: 3.4 Stls: 3.3 Ast: 2.2
- 2006–2007 : Pts: 15.9 Rbs: 4.5 Stls: 2.9 Ast: 5.2
- Career: '''Pts: 13.3 Rbs: 3.8 Stls: 2.7 Ast: 2.8'''
Professional career
On January 30, 2013, Jaaber announced that he is leaving his former team Žalgiris Kaunas for personal reasons. He also stated that he will not play for any other European team. Jaaber explained in a letter to the club he left Lithuania because he could not stand to see the dances too suggestive of Zalgiris cheerleaders and he disagreed with advertisements appearing on T-shirts team. "I am well aware that this might prevent me from earning money through basketball for the rest of my life, but I am willing to make this sacrifice because of my beliefs," he wrote.