Hekmeh BC

This article is about the club's basketball programme. For general club information for all sports, see Hekmeh. For football (soccer) programme, see Hekmeh FC.
Sagesse Basketball Club
الحكمة
Leagues Lebanese Basketball League (Pepsi FLB League): Div.1
Founded 1992
Arena Ghazir Stadium [1]
(capacity: 4,500)
Location Ashrafieh, Lebanon
Team colors Green, white
         
President Lebanon Nadim Hakim
Team manager Lebanon Fouad Abou Chacra
Head coach Lebanon Fouad Abou Chacra
Championships 8 Lebanese Championships
3 FIBA Asia Champions Cups
3 West Asian Championships
2 Arab Club Championships
Website http://www.clubsagesse.org/
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Hekmeh or Al-Hikma or Club Sagesse (Arabic: الحكمة‎; also known as Club Sportif La Sagesse) is a Lebanese basketball club based in Beirut. The basketball programme was established in 1992, as part of the historic Hekmeh club established in 1943 with mainly football (soccer) programme. The basketball team became far more popular than the initial football team.

History

Al-Hikma in classical Arabic, El-Hekmeh in Lebanese dialect stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French).

The historical Hekmeh club was founded in 1943 under the patronage of the late father Boulos Kik, supported by his excellency late Mgr. Jean Maroun.

The basketball program was founded in 1992. It became one of the most successful Lebanese basketball clubs with 8 Lebanese Basketball League Championships, 7 Lebanese Basketball Cups, 2 Arab Club Championships, and 3 FIBA Asia Champions Cup titles.

During its best years, and financed by Lebanese media tycoon and the Godfather of Lebanese basketball Antoine Choueiri, Hekmeh / Sagesse included on its rosters some of the most impactful player names including the Lebanese National Basketball Team members Elie Mechantaf and Fadi El Khatib , notable foreigners and National basketball coach Ghassan Sarkis, taking Lebanese Basketball to new heights.

Sagesse was the only Arab and only Asian club to ever participate in the basketball club world championship the McDonald's Championship organized by FIBA and the NBA , it was in the 1999 edition when Sagesse went as the Champion of Asia. The 1999 McDonald's Championship was the first and only time FIBA Asia was represented in the tournament.[2]

Honours[3][4]

Lebanese Basketball League
Lebanese Basketball Cup
Arab Club Championship
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
West Asian Basketball League
International tournaments
Special Awards

(Awarded by FIBA Asia known as the Asian Basketball Confederation back then for the first time in 1999 with Sagesse Club as the inaugural winner.)[7]

Squad

Sagesse roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht.
G 12 United States Stoglin, Terrell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F 3 Lebanon Bou Abboud, Patrick 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
C 6 Lebanon Khazzouh, Julian 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
G/F 8 Lebanon Rustom, Elie 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SG 9 Lebanon Stephan, Elie 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
PG 11 Lebanon Akl, Rodrigue (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F/C 53 Lebanon Faris, Daniel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 33 United States Penigar, Desmond 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG Lebanon Kikko, Haydar 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F Lebanon Gyokchyan, Hayk 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
G Lebanon Ghattas, Joe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
F/C Lebanon Bou Dagher, Robert 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Head coach
  • Lebanon Fouad Abou Chacra
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lebanon Tigran Gyokchyan
  • Lebanon Koko Krikorian
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserves
C Daniel Faris Robert Bou Dagher
PF Desmond Penigar Patrick Bou Abboud
SF Elie Rustom Hayk Gyokchyan Mark Abi Khers
SG Terrell Stoglin Elie Stephan Joe Ghattas
PG Rodrigue Akl Haydar Kikko Mansour Khoueiry

Notable persons

Club Presidents

Notable coaches

Notable players

Lebanese


International

See also

References[8]

  1. ↑ "History". SAGESSE - AL HEKMEH BEIRUT basketball team (Lebanon-Div.A). Asia-Basket. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/cl/training/p/nid/41162/article.html
  3. ↑ http://sports.lebanese-forces.com/sports/MoreNews.aspx?newsid=125065 (Arabic)
  4. ↑ http://www.startimes.com/f.aspx?t=29234426 (Arabic)
  5. ↑ http://www.nba.com/global/games2013/all-time-international-game-list-printable.html
  6. ↑ http://www.nba.com/events/mcdonalds_championship.html
  7. ↑ Video showing the handing of the award to the club.
  8. ↑ http://liban4sports.com/?p=2085 أزمة الحكمة الى حلحلة

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