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2010–11 Lebanese Basketball League
The 2010–2011 season was the 15th edition of the Lebanese Basketball League. The regular season began on Thursday, October 28, 2010 and ended on Wednesday April 13, 2012. The playoffs began on Sunday, April 17 and ended with the 2011 Finals on Sunday May 8, 2011, after Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Riyadi Beirut defeated Champville SC in 3 games to win their eight title (new format). Teams Preseason Supercup Champville SC, winners of the Lebanese Basketball Cup defeated Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Riyadi Beirut, winners of the Lebanese Basketball League 2009–2010 to win The SuperCup. Regular season Standings * teams highlighted in green means qualified for the final 4 Playoffs Statistics Leaders Awards * Player of the Year: Nathanel Johnson, Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Riyadi Beirut * Guard of the Year: Austin Johnson, Al Mouttahed Tripoli, Mouttahed Tripoli * Forward of the Year: Nathanel Johnson, Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Riyadi Beirut * Center of the Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Basketball League
The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, 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 league consists of #Teams, 12 teams, of which six are located in Beirut. The most successful club in the history of the league is Al Riyadi Club Beirut. History The initial Lebanese basketball league was formed in as early as the 1950s; however, it was stopped during the Lebanese Civil War. In 1992, the league was reformed into its current fully professional format. In 1998, Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Sporting Club (Al Riyadi) finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, that same year Beirut hosted the Arab Club Basketball Championship, Arab Club Championship where Hekmeh BC , Sagesse Club (Hekmeh) won, it was the first ever Arab basketball trophy for Lebanon. In 1999, Beirut hosted the Arab C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by population, fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Economy of Lebanon, Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important Port of Beirut, seaport for the country and region, and rated a Global City, Beta- World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren Woods
Loren Gerard Woods (born June 21, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school and college career Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Woods attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. He started his college career at Wake Forest University, where he was supposed to take over the center position once Tim Duncan left. However, he transferred to the University of Arizona. Professional career Woods was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft. After leaving the Timberwolves, Woods played for the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors, where he appeared in 45 games during the 2004–05 season and posted a career best 3.9 points per game. On 15 August 2006, he signed with the Sacramento Kings as a backup center, but he was waived before the season began. Woods joined the Lithuanian giants Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007. In June 2007, he join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadi El Khatib
Fadi El Khatib (; born 1 January 1979), nicknamed the "Lebanese Tiger", and "Abu Jihad" is a Lebanese basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. El Khatib played for several teams in the Lebanese Basketball League, and also played abroad in Syria, Ukraine and China. He was also a member of the Lebanon national team that finished runners-up in the FIBA Asia Championship three times, in 2001, 2005 and 2007. El Khatib also participated in the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006 and 2010. Professional career El Khatib began playing professionally in 1997, aged 17, at Sagesse, staying with them until 2004. He then moved for one year to Al-Ittihad Aleppo in Syria, before moving back to Sagesse in 2006. With Sagesse, El Khatib won seven Lebanese Basketball League titles, two Arab Club titles, and three FIBA Asia Champions Cup titles. Throughout his career, El Khatib also played for other Lebanese Basketball League teams such as Al Riyadi Beirut, Champvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tab Baldwin
Thomas Anthony "Tab" Baldwin (born 16 May 1958) is an American-New Zealand basketball coach who currently serves as the head of the Gilas Pilipinas Youth national basketball programme and head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Baldwin also served as a consultant of Philippine Basketball Association club team TNT Tropang Giga. Coaching career New Zealand Baldwin was born in Jacksonville, Florida and played for the Bishop Kenny High School under the coaching of his father, who played basketball for Notre Dame in the 1930s. From Jacksonville Beach, he went to New Zealand in 1988 to coach the Otago Nuggets. He was promoted with them from the second division to the NBL and then joined the Auckland Stars in 1994. In eight seasons with Auckland, he won five NBL titles (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000), and was named NBL Coach of the Year four times (1995, 97, 99 and 2014). He remains the most victorious coach in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazir Club Court
Antoine Choueiri Stadium is an indoor arena located in Ghazir, Lebanon. The arena has a capacity of between 4,500 and 5,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as basketball, volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ... and has hosted the home matches of Club Sagesse Beirut. External linksStadium information Indoor arenas in Lebanon Basketball venues in Lebanon Volleyball venues in Lebanon {{Lebanon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazir
Ghazir () is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 380 meters above sea level and a total land area of . Ghazir is divided into three major parts: Ghazir el-Fawka, Central Ghazir, and Kfarhbab. The inhabitants of Ghazir are predominantly Maronite Catholics. The town has four schools, two public and two private, with a total of 3,253 students as of 2008. Maameltein is part of the town. Etymology Ghazir's name is derived from Arabic root words for "heavy rains", and the town is known for its numerous groundwater reserves. History Mamluk period In the 13th century, when Ghazir was a small village, the Mamluk army invaded Keserwan and destroyed Ghazir among other villages of the district. However, at the time, the local Maronite militias were able to repel the Mamluks. The latter returned in 1305, launching a third surprise offensive against the Keserwani Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagesse SC (basketball)
Sagesse Sports Club ( French: '' Club Sportif de la Sagesse''), known as Hekmeh in Arabic, is a Lebanese sports club founded in 1943 and is based in Beirut. The basketball team was established in 1992, as part of the Club Sagesse which was known mainly for its football (soccer) team. Sagesse BC quickly rose to fame nationally and internationally due to its unprecedented success across all competitions. History ''Al-Hikma'' in classical Arabic, ''El-Hekmeh'' in Lebanese dialect stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French). The historical Hekmeh club was founded in Beirut in 1943 under the patronage of the late father Boulos Kik, supported by late Mgr. Jean Maroun, with affiliation to the Collège de la Sagesse of the Maronite Catholic Church, a leading educational institution in Lebanon and the East since 1875, despite the affiliation with the Sagesse College, the club has its own independent administration. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manara Complex
Manara may refer to: Places * Manara, Israel, a kibbutz in Upper Gallilee adjacent to the Lebanese border * Manara, Western Beqaa, a municipality in the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Syrian border * Manara, Beirut, a district of Beirut, Lebanon * Manara, Nepal * Manara, Ohio, United States * Al Manara, Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Al-Manara, Palestine, a depopulated Palestinian village near Tiberias Buildings * Al Manara Stadium, a stadium in Manara, Beirut * Al Manara Tower, a tower on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Al Manara (tower), a tower in Business Bay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Other uses * Manara (Nord) River - a river in Northern Madagascar. * ''Manara'' (film), a 2018 Lebanese short film * 5092 Manara, a main belt asteroid named after Alessandro Manara * ''Il commissario Manara'', an Italian television crime series * Minaret, known as ''manara'' (منارة, but more usually مئذنة) in Arabic * Cruise Ship MS Manara People with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safadi Sports Complex
Safadi or al-Safadi is an Arabic surname (nisba) which denotes an origin from the city of Safed (also Safad/Zefat). Safdie is a Sephardic kaneani surname of the same origin. Notable people with the name include: *Al-Safadi, Mamluk author and historian * Al-Khalidi al-Safadi, Ottoman historian and mufti *Ayman Safadi, Jordanian politician *Bassel Safadi, Palestinian-Syrian Software engineer *Benny Safdie, American film director, one-half of the Safdie brothers * Dalal Khalil Safadi, Lebanese writer * Joe Safdie, American poet *Mohammad Safadi, Lebanese businessman and politician *Moshe Safdie, Israeli-Canadian-American architect *Nicasio Safadi, Ecuadorian musician of Lebanese descent * Omar Al-Safadi, Qatari handball player *Oren Safdie, playwright and screenwriter, son of Moshe *Safdie brothers Josh Safdie, Joshua Henry Safdie (born April 3, 1984) and Benny Safdie, Benjamin Safdie (born February 24, 1986) are independent American filmmakers and actors based in New York City, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli ( ; , , ; , ; see #Names, below) is the largest and most important city in North Lebanon, northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country. Situated north of the capital Beirut, it is the capital of the North Governorate and the Tripoli District, Lebanon, Tripoli District. Tripoli overlooks the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and it is the northernmost seaport in Lebanon. The city is predominantly inhabited by Lebanese Sunni Muslims, Sunni Muslims, with smaller populations of Alawites in Lebanon, Alawites and Christianity in Lebanon, Christians, including Lebanese Maronite Christians, Maronites and Armenians in Lebanon, Armenians among others. The history of Tripoli dates back at least to the 14th century BC. It was called Athar by the Phoenicians, and later ''Tripolis'' by the Greeks, Greek settlers, whence the modern Arabic name ''Ṭarābulus'' derives. In the Arab world, Tripoli has been historically known as (), to distinguish it from Tripoli, Libya, its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Mouttahed Tripoli
Al Mouttahed () also known by its name United Club Tripoli is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program playing in the second division. It is located Tripoli, Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south .... It is affiliated with '' Safadi Foundation'' but has its own independent administrative structure. Tripoli's Al-Mouttahed club was founded in 2001 with the objective of promoting the development of sports in Tripoli and in North Lebanon. Description Tripoli's Al-Mouttahed club was founded in 2001. Achievements * Champion of the 2004 John Hamam Basketball Championship * Runner up in the 2007/2008 First Division Championship * Lebanese basketball Regular League Championship in 2008/2009 Current squad References Basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
