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Billy Pharis
William Pharis (born April 21, 1981) is a Lebanese-American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m), he played as a forward. Pharis played college basketball at the University of Arkansas, where he was a member of the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s basketball team. Following his collegiate career, he played professionally in several countries, including Denmark, where he was a member of the Svendborg Rabbits in the Danish Basketball League. itation needed He also played in Lebanon, most notably for Union Byblos Amchit (UBA). Pharis represented the Lebanon national basketball team in international competition. References Lebanese national team Pharis joined Lebanon national basketball team in 2010 for the 2010 William Jones Cup in which he averaged 8.17 points, 6.8 rebounds, shooting 55.2% from the floor. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pharis, Billy 1981 births Living people Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players Lebanese men's basket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon Men's National Basketball Team
The Lebanon men's national basketball team (; ), controlled by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), has represented Lebanon in basketball since its inception in 1947. The squad is governed by FIBA, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Lebanon has achieved success throughout its history, finishing as runners-up in the FIBA Asia Cup on four occasions: 2001, 2005, 2007, and most recently in 2022. The team has also made appearances in the FIBA World Championship on four occasions (2002, 2006, 2010, and 2023), but have not progressed beyond the preliminary round. History Early history (1949–1953) Basketball arrived in Lebanon in the mid-1920s, initially introduced at the American University of Beirut. The official organization of basketball in the country began in 1949 with the establishment of the Lebanese Basketball Federation (). This period also saw the founding of the Lebanese Volleyball Federation, marking a key moment for Lebanese sports development. The early years o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 William Jones Cup
The 2010 William Jones Cup was the 32nd tournament which took place in Taipei from July 14–20. Men Standings Results All-tournament team * Lee Hsueh-lin * Yuta Tabuse * Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (MVP) * Takuya Kawamura * Marcus Douthit Women Preliminary round Knockout round All-tournament team * Liu Chun-yi * Kim Na-Youn (MVP) * Darya Li * Wen Chi * Park Ha-Na External links Asia-Basket {{DEFAULTSORT:William Jones Cup 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ... 2010–11 in Taiwanese basketball 2010–11 in Asian basketball 2010–11 in Australian basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Births
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz following his death on December 24. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An earthquake of magnitude in Sichuan, China, kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Arkansas Razorbacks Men's Basketball Players
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to their relatives, the Quapaw people. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Previously part of French Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase, the Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836. Much of the Delta had been developed for cotton plantations, and landowners there largely depended on enslaved African Americans' labor. In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the United States and join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Men's Basketball Players
Lebanese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lebanon * Lebanese people, people from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent * Lebanese Arabic, the variety of Levantine Arabic spoken in Lebanon * Lebanese culture * Lebanese cuisine See also * * List of Lebanese people This is a list of notable individuals born and residing mainly in Lebanon. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items. Lebanese expatriates residing overs ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMU Mustangs Men's Basketball Players
Educational institutions * St. Martin's University, Lacey, Washington, United States * St. Matthew's University, the Cayman Islands * St. Michaels University School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada * Saint Monica University, Cameroon * Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, California, US * Sangmyung University, Seoul and Cheonan, South Korea * Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Limpopo, South Africa * Shanghai Maritime University, China * Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, India * Singapore Management University, Singapore * Southern Medical University, Tonghe, Guangzhou, China * Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, US ** SMU Mustangs, athletic teams * Southeastern Massachusetts University, now University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, US * Swansea Metropolitan University Other uses * Scandinavian Monetary Union, defunct * Somray language * Source measure unit, a type of test equipment * Special mission unit, a type of military unit * Suburban Multiple Unit (Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forwards
Power may refer to: Common meanings * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power, a type of energy * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events Mathematics, science and technology Computing * IBM POWER (software), an IBM operating system enhancement package * IBM POWER architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture * Power ISA, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC * IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures * Power.org, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation Mathematics * Exponentiation, "''x'' to the power of ''y''" * Power function * Power of a point * Statistical power Physics * Magnification, the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image * Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light Social sciences and politics * Economic power, encompassing several concepts that econo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Forwards
Small means of insignificant size. Small may also refer to: Science and technology * SMALL, an ALGOL-like programming language * ''Small'' (journal), a nano-science publication * <small>, an HTML element that defines smaller text Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Small, in the British children's show Big & Small Other uses * Small (surname) * List of people known as the Small * "Small", a song from the album ''The Cosmos Rocks'' by Queen + Paul Rodgers See also * Smal (other) Smal may refer to: People * (1927-2001), Dutch musician * Georges Smal (1928–1988), Belgian writer * Gert Smal (born 1961), South African rugby player * Gijs Smal (born 1997), Dutch football player * (born 1939), Belgian politician; a memb ... * Smalls (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
