Brian Anthony Beshara (Feghali) (born 30 December 1977) is a former Lebanese

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player. Beshara was also a member of the

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. At 6'8", he was Lebanon's starting

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and played an important role on both the offensive and defensive sides. His former LSU coach John Brady describes him as follows:"Brian Beshara is a good basketball player. He's tough. He's competitive. He believes in what he's doing."

College and Club Basketball

After graduating from Highland Park High School in

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, Beshara played college basketball first for one year at

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and then three years with the

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. In 2001, he joined Lebanese Champions and Arab and Asian Club Champions

Sagesse Beirut Sagesse Sports Club (), known as Hekmeh () in Arabic, is a multi-sports club supported primarily by the Maronite Christian community. History Hekmeh, or Club Sportif La Sagesse was founded in 1943, under the patronage of the Maronite father Bo ...

(Hekmeh), where he teamed up with local stars such as

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 a ...

and Elie Mechantaf and played under National Coach Ghassan Sarkis. Following a two-year spell at

Hekmeh BC Sagesse Sports Club (French language , 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 Sages ...

(also known as Sagesse), Beshara left for the recently formed Lebanese club, Blue Stars, where he played for a couple of years during which he was limited with various injuries. After Blue Stars, Beshara rejoined his former coach, Sarkis, for the 2005/2006 season, with his new team,

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. Following a disagreement with the club's management, Beshara left Champville and found himself without a team for the 2006/2007 season, as Champville refused to free him from his contract and let him join league champions

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. Later on, he played for a short period in Al Mouttahed, then spent some time between

and

National Team Basketball

Brian Beshara was an important asset for

. He played part in the qualification to the 2006 FIBA world championship in Japan. Below are some statistics for his performance with the national team. One of the highest achievements realized by the

was their 74–73 victory over the

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on August 23, 2006 during the 2006 World Championship in

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. In the game, Beshara scored 11 points and led the team with 8 rebounds.2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com
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