William Pharis (born April 21, 1981) was a Lebanese American

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player. He is a six-foot-nine-inch tall (2.06m)

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currently playing with Union Byblos Amchit (UBA) and

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. Pharis attended

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. He previously played for Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish League.

Lebanese national team

Pharis joined

in 2010 for the

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in which he averaged 8.17 points, 6.8 rebounds, shooting 55.2% from the floor.

References

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