Daniel Jonathan Faris (born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese-American

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player who last played in 2020 for

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and . He is a tall

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College career

Faris played four years of

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Division I basketball at the

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. In his senior season, he averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game en route to being named to the All-

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second team.

Professional career

After his college career, Daniel Faris played for the

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, for sponsorship reasons WCAA Giants, in the

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(DBL) for one year. In 2016, he signed with

in Lebanon.

International career

Faris has also been a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He competed with the senior team for the first time at the

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, where he saw action in four games for the fourth-place Lebanese team.FIBA Archive
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faris, Daniel 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American men's basketball players American people of Lebanese descent Basketball players from New Mexico Dutch Basketball League players Lebanese men's basketball players New Mexico Lobos men's basketball players Sportspeople from Greenbrae, California Basketball players from Marin County, California West-Brabant Giants players Power forwards Sagesse SC (basketball) players Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Eldorado High School alumni Naturalised basketball players CS Maristes players