Ali Mahmoud ( ar, علي محمود) is Lebanese-

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player.

Career

Mahmoud was born on May 28, 1983, in

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, to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, who had immigrated to Canada. He played with St. Patrick's High School Fighting Irish 1999 to 2002 and for one academic year, in 2002-2003, in

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Gee-Gees. In 2003, Mahmoud was offered a professional contract by

Champville SC Champville SC ( ar, نادي الشانفيل الرياضي) is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon, which competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. History In Game 4 of the 2011–2012 Finals, Champville defeated Anibal Zah ...

, a Lebanese club in Division A. One year later, he moved to another Lebanese club Al Riyadi, where he stayed playing there until 2016. Afterwards, he joined

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for one year before returning to Al Riyadi. Mahmoud is also a member of the

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that participated in the

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which took place in

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and in

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. He is 1.83m and plays as a

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(PG). In the

, he was the 2nd best stealer. On January 23, 2013, it was noted in several publications, including FIBA.com, that he would be making his return to national team play and represent Lebanon in upcoming international tournaments.

Clubs

*2002–2003:

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starting five *2003–2004: Champville SC (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 6.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.9apg, 2.1spg *2004–2005:

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. T ...

(Lebanon-Div.A): 25 games: 8.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.9apg, Steals-1(3.1spg), 2FGP: 58.0%, 3FGP: 37.0% *2005–2006: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2006–2007: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Div.A): 18 games: 9.8ppg, 5.5rpg, 6.6apg, 2.9spg, 2FGP: 47.2%, 3PT: 32.7%, FT: 67.7% *2007–2008: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 19 games: 9.6ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.3apg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 37.8%, FT: 51.4% *2008–2009: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 23 games: 12.2ppg, 5.9rpg, Assists-1 (6.3apg), 2.0spg, 2FGP-3 (61.8%), 3PT: 30.1%, FT: 56.9% *2009–2010: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five) *2010–2011: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2011–2012: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2012–2013: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2013–2014: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2015–2016: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2016–2017:

(Lebanon-Div.A,starting five) *2017–2018: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, runner-up) *2018–2019: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, champion) *2022-2023: Dyamo Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)

Awards and achievements

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 ...

Champion -2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 *Asian Championships in Doha -2005 (Silver) * World Championships in Japan - *Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Domestic Player of the Year -2009 *Asia-Basket.com All-Arab Club Championships 2nd Team -2009 * World Championships in Turkey - 2nd Best Stealer of the Tournament. *#6 retired by

References

External links

* http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=Lebanon&PlayerID=33686 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahmoud, Ali 1983 births Living people 2006 FIBA World Championship players 2010 FIBA World Championship players Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Basketball players at the 2006 Asian Games Lebanese men's basketball players Point guards Basketball players from Ottawa Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players