Blue Stars is a professional
basketball
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team in 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 ...
. They competed in the
FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 was the 18th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran. Saba Battery of Tehran, Iran won the tournament after beating Al-Jalaa of Ale ...
, finishing in 5th place. In May 2009, after the club’s president suspended the financial sponsorship of the club, the administrative committee met and decided to dissolve the basketball team and officially give the players who signed the club’s statements books of dispensation, and decided to participate in the second division next season.
Notable players
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Jean Abdel-Nour (2003–09)
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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 ...
(2002–2007)
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Brian Beshara
Brian Anthony Beshara (Feghali) (born 30 December 1977) is a former Lebanese basketball player. Beshara was also a member of the Lebanese national basketball team. At 6'8", he was Lebanon's starting forward and played an important role on both th ...
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Ronnie Fields
Ronnie Fields (born February 28, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school
Born and raised in Chicago, Fields played at Farragut Academy in Chicago from 1992–1996 and was a teammate of Kevin Garnett during the 199 ...
(2006)
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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 L ...
(2006–07)
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Rodrigue Akl
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Cedric Henderson
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Jerald Honeycutt
Jerald DeWayne Honeycutt (born October 20, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player.
Honeycutt played high school basketball at Grambling Lab in Grambling, Louisiana. He played collegiately at Tulane University, where he finis ...
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Roy Samaha
Roy Nicolas Samaha (born 12 September 1984 in Zahlé) is a retired (from the 1st division) Lebanese professional basketball player. He was a key player in the Lebanon national basketball team and participated lately in the 2006 FIBA World Champ ...
(2004–07)
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Dickey Simpkins
LuBara Dixon "Dickey" Simpkins (born April 6, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s. He is currently a scout for the Washington Wizards.
A 6' 9" forward/cen ...
(2005–06)
Blue Stars players
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References
External links
Club Blue Stars site
Basketball teams in Lebanon
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