Hiram Fuller a.k.a. Hesham Ali Salem (born May 13 1981 in East St. Louis, Illinois

East St. Louis, Illinois

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) is Libya

Libya

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n professional basketball

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 player, who grew up in the United States

United States

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. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m), 268 lb (122 kg) power forward

Power forward (basketball)

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He attended Fresno State University

California State University, Fresno

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 after playing at Wabash Valley Junior College

Wabash Valley College

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 and Modesto Junior College

Modesto Junior College

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. He played in four games for the National Basketball Association

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's Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks

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 during the 2003-04 NBA season

2003-04 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:*Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves*Rookie of the Year: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers*Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers...

, averaging 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds.

He played six games for the Utah Jazz

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 during the 2006-07 NBA pre-season

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During the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, he played for the Libya national basketball team

Libya national basketball team

The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah...

under the name Hesham Ali Salem.

External links

• NBA D-League profile
• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Latinbasket