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Byblos Club
Byblos Club is a multi sports club based in Byblos, Lebanon. The franchise was established in 1981, and such notable stars played as Jay Youngblood, Michael Fraser, Bassel Bawji, Ali Mahmoud, Rodrigue Akl, Ratko Varda, Steven Burtt, Joseph Vogel, Ndudi Ebi, and Ekenechukwu Ibekwe have played for the club throughout its young history. Franchise history In 2017, Byblos won the Lebanese basketball Division 2 and qualified for the Division 1. In the following year, Byblos won the Division 2 championship and qualified for the first time for the Lebanese Basketball League as part of the 2010–11 Lebanese Basketball League Division 1. During the 2014–16 FLB Div.A season, Byblos Club was named UBA (Union Byblos Amchit) since Amchit Club's basketball team was part of Byblos Club during that season for obligatory financial reasons. The season saw the signing of coach Nenad Vucinic and the resigning of Jay Youngblood. UBA finished the season with 8 win and 0 losses, finishing the leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Basketball League
The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the league consists of 12 teams, of which six are located in Beirut. The most successful club in the history of the league is Al Riyadi who have won a record 16 championships. History The initial Lebanese basketball league was formed in as early as the 1950s; however, it was stopped during the Lebanese Civil War. In 1992, the league was reformed into a fully professional format. In 1997, Sporting Club (Al Riyadi) finished as Lebanese champions, allowing them to participate in the 1998 FIBA Asia Champions Cup . There, they finished 3rd place. That same year, Al Riyadi lost the Lebanese championship to their big rivals Sagesse Club (Hekmeh). In 1998, Beirut hosted the Arab Club Championship. Hekmeh won, the first ever basketball trophy for Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Beyrouthy
Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 song originally recorded by Pat Simon and covered by Sylvie Vartan *Georges (store), a department store in Melbourne, Australia from 1880 to 1995 * Georges (''Green Card'' character) People with the surname *Eugenia Georges, American anthropologist *Karl Ernst Georges (1806–1895), German classical philologist and lexicographer, known for his edition of Latin-German dictionaries. See also *École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, a high school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada *École secondaire Georges-Vanier in Laval, Quebec, Canada * French cruiser ''Georges Leygues'', commissioned in 1937 * French frigate ''Georges Leygues'' (D640), commissioned in 1979 *George (other) *Georges Creek (other) *Georges Creek Coal and Iron Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elie Stephan
Elie Stephan (alternatively Elie Estephan; born July 20, 1986 in Ghosta, Lebanon) is a professional Lebanese basketball player who is currently a member of Lebanese Basketball League team Byblos Club. He is also a member of Lebanon national basketball team as a Shooting Guard The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's m .... He's 1.91 m tall (6 ft 3 in). External linksProfileat asia-basket.comat FIBA.comPlayer Elie Stephan Living people Lebanese men's basketball players Shooting guards 1981 births 2010 FIBA World Championship players {{Lebanon-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charbel Saad
Charbel or Sharbel may refer to: Religion * Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Charbel in Buenos Aires, named after St. Charbel Makhlouf * ''Acts of Sharbel'', a Syriac Christian martyrdom text People Mononym * Charbel (martyr) (died 107 AD), Christian martyr Surname * Marwan Charbel (born 1947), Lebanese brigadier general and minister Given name * Charbel Dagher, Lebanese literature professor, poet and journalist * Charbel Farhat, Lebanese-American engineering professor * Charbel Georges, Swedish footballer * Charbel Georges Merhi (born 1937), an eparch of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of San Charbel in Buenos Aires * Charbel Iskandar, Lebanese actor * Charbel Makhlouf (1828–1898), Lebanese Maronite monk and saint * Charbel Nader, Australian investment banker * Charbel Nahas, Lebanese politician and minister * Charbel Rouhana, Lebanese oud player * Sarbel, Greek-British pop singer of Greek-Cypriot & Lebanese ancestry * Sharbel Touma Sharbel Touma (; born 25 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Nelson
According to Abrahamic religions, Aaron ''′aharon'', ar, هارون, Hārūn, Greek (Septuagint): Ἀαρών; often called Aaron the priest ()., group="note" ( or ; ''’Ahărōn'') was a prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Knowledge of Aaron, along with his brother Moses, exclusively comes from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, Bible and the Quran. The Hebrew Bible relates that, unlike Moses, who grew up in the Egyptian royal court, Aaron and his elder sister Miriam remained with their kinsmen in the eastern border-land of Egypt ( Goshen). When Moses first confronted the Egyptian king about the enslavement of the Israelites, Aaron served as his brother's spokesman ("prophet") to the Pharaoh (). Part of the Law given to Moses at Sinai granted Aaron the priesthood for himself and his male descendants, and he became the first High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron died before the Israelites crossed the Jordan river. According to the Book of Numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonel Lahoud
Leonel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Leonel Altobelli (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), former Colombian football defensive midfielder * Leonel Bastos or Lionel Bastos, singer, songwriter and music producer *Leonel Beaudoin or Léonel Beaudoin (1924–2021), Canadian politician and insurance agent * Leonel Brizola (1922–2004), Brazilian politician *Leonel Campos, baseball player *Leonel Cárcamo (born 1965), retired Salvadoran football player *Leonel Conde, retired Uruguayan football goalkeeper * Fernando Leonel Cortés (born 1988), Mexican football striker *Leonel Cubas (died 2007), football player from El Salvador * Leonel da Silva Araujo, also known as Leonel (born 1986), football player *Léonel de Moustier (1882–1945), French businessman and politician * Leonel Fernández (born 1953), Dominican lawyer, academic, President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000, and from 2004 to 2012 *Leonel Galeano (born 1991), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaylin Johnson
Jaelyn or Jaelynn, and its masculine equivalent, Jaylin, is an American given name. The meaning of the name Jaelyn is supplanter, and the origin of the name is American. It is a contraction of the female given name Jacqueline. People * Jaylin Bosak (born 1998), American soccer player *Jaylin Davis (born 1994), American baseball player *Jaelyn Duncan (born 2000), American football player * Jaylin Lindsey (born 2000), American soccer player *Jaylin Williams (born 2002), American basketball player *Jaelyn Young, American convicted of terrorist charges See also * List of people starting with "Jaelyn" * Jaylen Jaylen is a given name. Notable people with the given name "Jaylen" include *Jaylen Adams (born 1996), American basketball player *Jaylen Bacon (born 1996), American track and field athlete *Jaylen Barford (born 1996), American basketball player ..., given name References Given names {{Given-name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Kanaan
Ali Kanaan (born 12 December 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Canadian basketball player currently playing for Byblos and the Lebanon national basketball team. Early life and education Born to Anis Kanaan and Amira El-Fares of Beirut, Lebanon, Kanaan immigrated to Canada. He played in Vanier College (Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec) and College Montmorency (Laval, Quebec). He played in the NCAA for 4 years with the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Career Early career (Highschool and College) He played four years at Georges-Vanier high school in the Province of Quebec, Canada. Ali played for the University of Massachusetts Lowell. for four years, a Division II school who is in the Northeast 10 conference. He played his freshman year for them during the 06-07 season where he averaged 3.8 points and 4.0 rebounds a game during his freshman season. Pro career In 2010 after the 2010 FIBA World Championship and after graduating from college Ali became pro and he signed wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Rankin
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa. Antiquity Kings of Macedon * Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon New Testament * Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist Others * Philippus of Croton (c. 6th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood Brown
Sherwood Terrell Brown (born August 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. From 2009 to 2013, he played college basketball at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Brown was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in 2013 as a senior. Early life Brown was born in Columbus, Georgia and lived there for about five months, before moving to Waverly Hall, Georgia for a year. His family subsequently moved to Florida, where Brown has resided since. Brown averaged 11.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game during his senior year at Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. College career Freshman season Brown played in 27 games in his first year at Florida Gulf Coast University, and started five games. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. In his college debut, he had six points and four rebounds against Michigan State. His season high came in a win over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadamon Zouk
Tadamon Zouk ( ar, التضامن الزوق) is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located in Zouk Mikael, Kesrouan, Lebanon. Tadamon Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League. It was part of the league's top division for many years and a regular feature of the Final Four teams in league, but has been relegated for some time but are now back to play in the 1st division. Tadamon Zouk have had a rich history, with many of the greatest players in LBL history having played for the organization, including Wyking Jones and Tony Madison. History Tadamon Zouk is a Lebanese sports club established in 1954 most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk Mikael, Kesrouan, Lebanon. Tadamon Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League. It was part of the league's top division for many years and a regular feature of the Final Four teams in league, but has been relegated to play in the 2nd division. Tadamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
