Basketball in Lebanon
Basketball is the most popular sport in Lebanon. The Lebanese basketball federation FLB is a member of the Asian federation FIBA Asia and international federation FIBA and also a member of the Arab Basketball Federation
History
The first time basketball was played was in the mid of 1920's.The Lebanon national basketball team has qualified three consecutive times to the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006, 2010 the Lebanese national basketball team have won also the FIBA Asia Stanković Cup on its home court in 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup and he's ranked 24th in the world. The women national team is ranked 61st in the world and currently playing in the Level I in the FIBA Asia Championship for Women . The Lebanese u-19 national team reached the FIBA Under-19 World Championship one time in 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[1]
Lebanese Basketball League
Lebanon's basketball league is the Lebanese Basketball League and there is also a cup competition. The most successful Lebanese basketball clubs are Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut and Sagesse for men, having both won the most championships in the Lebanese Basketball League, also the Arab Club Championship, WABA Champions Cup and FIBA Asia Champions Cup and Antranik SC for women, having won the Lebanese Basketball League, Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship and the WABA Champions Cup.
Famous Lebanese Basketball Players
- Fadi El Khatib
- Rony Seikaly
- Joe Vogel
- Jean Abdelnour
- Ali Mahmoud
- Tony Harb
- Chantelle Anderson (woman)
- Brian Beshara
- Rony Fahed
- Matt Freije
- Elie Mechantaf
- Jackson Vroman
- Fay Prince (woman)[2]
- Ghaleb Rida
- Omar El Turk
- Roy Samaha
- Sabah Khoury
- Elie Rustom
- Daniel Faris
- Rodrigue Akl
- Julian Khazzouh
- Ahmad Ibrahim
FIBA ASIA Champions Cup
Sagesse have won a record of 3 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in addition their rivals Riyadi have won a single FIBA Asia Champions Cup[3] making a total of 4 cups for Lebanon
See also
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