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4 Omar Abbas
Omar Abbas
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alexandria, Egypt
  • High School:
    Egyptian American HS
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Major:
    Electrical Engineering

Bio

Season: 4th

2014-15: Appeared in 23 games and started in six...averaged 10.7 minutes per-game off the bench and shot 46.7-percent from three-point range (28-of-60)...he averaged 4.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per-game...made a career-high eight three-pointers in a season-high 26-point scoring performance in UDC's 104-86 win vs. Dowling (1/17)...scored in double-figures a total of three times, and also made the game-winning three-pointer on his only shot of the game in the waning seconds of UDC's 94-91 win over LIU Post (12/13).

2013-14: Appeared in 25 games and started in 21...2nd on the team in points scored with 299 and 4th in scoring per-game at 12.0...shot 36.8-percent from the field and led the team in three-point field goals with 58 while shooting 36.7-percent from long-range...2nd on the team wit 82.3-percent FT shooting (51-of-62)...scored in doube-figures in 17 games, including three games of 20 or more points...notched a career-high 29 points in the Firebirds' 91-72 victory over The Apprentice School on Jan. 4, 2014, during which he made 6-of-8 from three-point range.

2012-13: Appeared in four games as a reserve guard...registered 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field (4-of-10 from three-point range) and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line...also collected two rebounds and two assists...had a season-high seven points in the Firebirds' lopsided win over Mercy in the season finale on Mar. 2.

High School: Omar is a graduate of Egyptian American High School. While in high school, he played guard on the basketball team.

Personal: Son of Mouhammed Ibrahim and Sherin Elgindy...has two brothers, Hazem and Khaled, and one sister, Pasant...majoring in electrical and computer engineering...hobbies include playing video games and riding a bike...also enjoys watching/playing swimming and soccer...favorite movie is The Godfather...favorite TV show is The Big Band Theory...favorite website is facebook...chose UDC because he liked the basketball program and the city...favorite thing about UDC is the location...greatest athletic experience was winning the African Championship...dream as a college athlete is to win the NCAA championship...greatest athletic influence is Michael Jordan...most impressive person he's ever met is his father...superstition on game day is to take a cold shower.