Elie Rustom (; born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese

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player currently playing for

Homenetmen Homenetmen ( hy, Հ.Մ.Ը.Մ., , short for hy, Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն, meaning ''Armenian General Athletic Union'') is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and scouting. The motto of ...

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 ...

. He is also a member of the

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. He previously played with Blue Stars.

Basketball career

Rustom started to play

with Blue Stars youth team. He played two years for the youth team. In 2007 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli. In 2009 Rustom was called for the

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and participated in the

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but was not called up to the final squad. In 2010 he was also called by the

. He played in 2010 William Jones Cup and

FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...

. He was in the starting 5 in all Lebanon's games in FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 and also the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

. He was in the starting 5 for Mouttahed during the 2011 final four under coach

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.Lebanon Daily Star
/ref> In 2011 he was called to the national team but he was injured during the preparations for the

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and could not make it to the final squad. In 2012 Rustom signed for Lebanese Sagesse. In 2016 he returned to his boyhood club Mouttahed, after spending four years with the Sagesse. In 2017 he signed with Champville. In 2018 Rustom sign with the defending champions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rustom, Elie 1987 births Living people Lebanese men's basketball players Sportspeople from Beirut Shooting guards Small forwards 2010 FIBA World Championship players Sagesse SC basketball players 21st-century Lebanese people