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Ghassan Sarkis
Ghassan Sarkis ( ar, غسان سركيس, born in Bikfaya in 1957) is a Lebanese-French basketball coach who has worked in the Lebanese Basketball League. He became especially famous during his time coaching the Lebanese team Sagesse in its golden years of success of the 1990s and 2000s. He has also coached the Lebanon national basketball team. Biography Born in Bikfaya, Matn, on August 8, 1957, he has 3 children: Karl Sarkis, the basketball player, Ralph, and Stephany. He began his coaching career in 1978, in the midst of the Civil War. In 1992, he was appointed the coach the Sagesse club, and with them won the Lebanese Championship, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 1999 and 2000. In 2005, he started training Champville. In 2021, he was hospitalized after experiencing complications from COVID-19. On February 24, 2021, it was reported that he had been extubated and was recovering. Previous teams ;Lebanon * Sagesse * Champville * Homenetmen * Amchit * Al-Riyadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikfaya
Bikfaya ( ar, بكفيا, also spelled Bickfaya, Beckfayya, or Bekfaya) is a town in the Matn District region of Mount Lebanon. Its stone houses with red-tiled roofs resting amidst pine and oak forests make Bikfaya one of the most sought-after suburbs of Beirut and one of Lebanon's most popular summer resorts. An old town among its monuments is the church of Mar Abda, built in 1587. Culture ''La Fête des Fleurs à Beckfayya'' or the Festival of Flowers has attracted tourists since 1934 when Maurice Gemayel started the festival to attract attention to the mountainous town. Each year, a variety of vehicles decorated with thousands of colorful flowers and fruits parade through Bikfaya's tree-lined main street. Live music bands, bazaars, and the election of three beauty queens: the Queen of Flowers, the Queen of Fruits and the Queen of Sports, are held in the public squares and gardens. Demography Bikfaya is home to 20,000 Lebanese who are followers of the Maronite Catholic, Greek O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amchit Club
Amchit Club ( ar, نادي عمشيت Nadi Amchit) is a Lebanese multi-sports club best known for its basketball team which competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. Description Amchit Club was founded in 1955 and has a long history of achievements in sports, cultural and social activities. Today, it is still one of Lebanon's most active clubs. The latest achievement was reaching the 1st division basketball league in Lebanon with a result of 21 wins and 0 losses with the club competing in the 2012–13 season against the big teams. Center Hassan Whiteside would later be a part of that team with its record-breaking result. Besides the various sports schools for all age groups (basketball, soccer, table tennis...), the club offers artistic and intellectual training programs (acting classes, dancing classes, language schools) and organizes social events every year. In addition, it is also the house of aScout Du Liban group that has been continuously active for more than 15 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Basketball Coaches
Lebanese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic * Lebanese people, people from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent * Lebanese Arabic, the colloquial form of Arabic spoken in Lebanon * Lebanese culture * Lebanese cuisine See also * * List of Lebanese people This is a list of notable individuals born and residing mainly in Lebanon. Lebanese expatriates residing overseas and possessing Lebanese citizenship are also included. Activists *Lydia Canaan – activist, advocate, public speaker, and United ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1957 Births
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of '' Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball In Lebanon
Basketball is one of the most popular sports 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 and 2023. The Lebanese national basketball team won the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup on its home court. They are ranked 24th in the world. The women national team is ranked 61st in the world and currently plays Level I in the FIBA Asia Championship for Women . The Lebanese u-19 national team participated in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship where they placed 14th. 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 Riyad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elie Mechantaf
Elie Mechantaf ( ar, إيلي مشنتف; born in Beirut, Lebanon on October 5, 1970) is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player. He started his basketball career in the Cypriot Basketball League, before becoming the captain of the Lebanese Hekmeh BC (Sagesse) basketball club, winning the Lebanese Championship for 6 consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2004. Mechantaf was also the team captain of the Lebanon men's national basketball team, Lebanon National Basketball Team from 2000 to 2006, also taking part in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. He retired in 2008. Now Mchantaf is encouraging basketball in Lebanon through founding his own official club M13 (Mchantaf #13 ). Career Mechantaf was born in Abra (East Saida), the son of Rafiq and Samia Mechantaf. He studied in the South in Saidoun High School, then moved to Beirut and later to Italy where he lived a whole year. Back in Beirut, he studied at College CIT for two years. Then he joined Notre Dame Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadi El Khatib
Fadi El Khatib ( ar, فادي الخطيب; born January 1, 1979), nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional basketball player who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League for Sagesse. El Khatib played for several teams in the Lebanese Basketball League, and also played abroad in Syria, Ukraine and China. He was also a member of the Lebanon national team that finished runners-up in the FIBA Asia Championship three times, in 2001, 2005 and 2007. El Khatib also participated in the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Professional career El Khatib began playing professionally in 1997, aged 17, at Sagesse, staying with them until 2004. He then moved for one year to Al-Ittihad Aleppo in Syria, before moving back to Sagesse in 2006. With Sagesse, El Khatib won seven Lebanese Basketball League titles, two Arab Club titles, and three FIBA Asia Champions Cup titles. Throughout his career, El Khatib also played for other Lebanese Basketball League teams su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo (men's Basketball)
Al-Ittihad ( ar, الاتحاد بحلب) is a major professional basketball club. It is a part of the Al-Ittihad Sports Club, which is based in Aleppo, Syria. Al-Ittihad is the second most titled basketball club with 20 Syrian League titles and 21 Syrian Cups one of the most successful basketball clubs in Syria. ''Al-Ahli'' was founded in 1951, two years after the founding of the multi-sport club and the football team. History The club, which was founded in 1951, is one of the most famous and popular basketball clubs in Syria. The club changed its name in 1972, its previous one, Al Ahli, being used as a club nickname. The club's Great Era began in 1978 with the victory of the Syrian Cup and the defeat of Al Jalaa SC in the SBL final of the following 1979 season. In the league finals, Al-Ittihad defeated Al Jalaa in Aleppo twice 90-72 and 59-50, then achieved a third victory in the decisive match that took place in Damascus for exceptional circumstances 66-58. This season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ENB Beyrouth
ENB Beyrouth sometimes just ENB or E.N.B. ( ar, نادي أبناء نبتون بيروت), also known in Arabic as Nadi Abnaa' Neptune is a Lebanese sports club. It is located at Beirut, Lebanon. ENB Beyrouth basketball team is part of the 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 leagu .... In earlier days, it was part of the league's top division for many years, but has been relegated for many years now to play in the lower 1st division. Basketball teams in Lebanon Sport in Beirut Organisations based in Beirut Year of establishment missing {{Lebanon-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahraba Zouk
Kahraba Zouk ( ar, نادي الكهرباء الزوق) is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon. Kahraba Zouk basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League 1st division and at times second division for many years. Notable players *Rony Fahed Rony Fahed (born November 6, 1981 in Achrafieh, Lebanon) is a Lebanese professional basketball player currently a free agent in the Lebanese Basketball League. He was also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team that participated in th .... Basketball teams in Lebanon Keserwan District {{Lebanon-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. The multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays ping-pong, martial arts, and other sports. Al Riyadi is the most titled Lebanese basketball club, with 29 league titles, two FIBA Asia Champions Cups and five Arab Club Championships. Achievements *Lebanese Basketball League **Winners (29): 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21 * Lebanese Basketball Cup **Winners (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2018–19 * Lebanese Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
