Shooting guard Ibrahim Zahran, a key reserve on the Miami Dade College men’s basketball team, will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his right wrist in a game last month.
The injury occurred on Jan. 10 at Kendall Campus versus Indian River State College after Zahran took a charge and fell on his right hand.
Zahran was a key contributor off the Sharks’ bench on offense and defense.
“I was the guy who did the dirty work,” said Zahran as he sported a dark blue synthetic cast on his right hand. “I fought for my rebounds.”
The 19-year-old was averaging 10.2 points a game, led the team with a 54.5% shooting percentage, and was third on the squad with 4.5 rebounds a contest while adding 2.2 assists per contest.
“We lost a lot of scoring with him,” said Sharks starting point guard John Latimer. “He was a great defender and another leader on and off the floor.”
Last season, the 6-foot-5 sophomore played at Frank Phillips College, a National Junior College Athletic Association Division I school in Borger, Texas. He averaged 10. 6 points, nine rebounds and 1.9 assists a game.
Zahran, who was born in Cairo, Egypt, has also competed for the Egyptian national basketball team.
Caleb Hannah, a 6-foot-6 freshman from Chicago, is getting extended playing time to help fill Zahran’s void, Sharks Head Coach Jorge Fernandez said. He is averaging 8. 8 points and 5.1 rebounds for MDC this season.
The Sharks, who have a 14-12 overall record this season, have a 6-6 record since Zahran’s injury. They are tied for fifth place in the Citrus Conference (5-7) with Hillsborough Community College.
Four conference games remain on MDC’s schedule before the state tournament starts on March 14.
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