Tigran Gyokchyan (in

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

Տիգրան Գյոկչյան, in

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based ...

Տիգրան Կէօքճեան; born January 3, 1965) is an

basketball coach who currently coaches the Lebanese women's national basketball team and is the head coach for Armenian basketball team BC Dvin.

Coaching career

In 2016 Gyokchyan as coach of

Armenia national basketball team The Armenian national basketball team (, ''Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan'') is the national basketball team representing Armenia. The national team is directed by the Basketball Federation of Armenia. Since 2006, the President of the f ...

, he led them to their first ever European basketball title, helping them win the

FIBA European Championship for Small Countries The FIBA European Championship for Small Countries is the lowest-ranked tier of the biennial FIBA EuroBasket competition, organized by FIBA Europe. History This championship was first introduced in 1988, as the Promotion Cup, the competition or ...

, defeating the hosts

Andorra national basketball team The Andorra national basketball team is the national team of Andorra. The national team has always represented in the EuroBasket Division C. It also takes part well in Games of the Small States of Europe. History Despite not joining FIBA until ...

in the final 79–71.Armenia becomes champion of the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
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Personal life

His son,

Hayk Hayk ( hy, Հայկ, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the '' History of Armenia'' attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene (Movses Khorenatsi ...

, is a notable basketball player who plays for

Homenetmen Beirut B.C. Homenetmen Beirut ( ar, نادي الهومنتمن; ), or simply Homenetmen, is the basketball department of Homenetmen Lebanon, Homenetmen, a Armenians in Lebanon, Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club based in Beirut, Lebanon. The club was estab ...

and the Lebanese national team, also played 2015–2016 season with the Lebanese club

Hekmeh BC Sagesse Sports Club (), known as Hekmeh ( ar, الحكمة) in Arabic, is a Lebanese sports club based in Beirut. The basketball team was established in 1992, as part of the Club Sagesse established in 1943 with mainly the football (soccer) te ...

References

External links

Profile at FIBA.comProfile at Asia-Basket.com
Lebanese people of Armenian descent Living people 1965 births Basketball coaches of international teams {{Lebanon-basketball-bio-stub