Lebanon
Lebanon and Australia will play in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022
Lebanon and Australia won their semi-final games and will meet in the Final of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022. Australia was the first to qualify for the Asia Cup 2022 Final by beating New Zealand 85-76. At the same time, Lebanon won a game for the ages against Jordan 86-85. Australia had a strong first half…
Read MoreSergio El Darwich joins Champville
Rookie guard Sergio El Darwich has joined Lebanese club Champville. The 24-year-old competed for the University of Maine, wrapping up his collegiate career last season. El Darwich, a 193-cm player, appeared in 25 games for Maine in his final college campaign and contributed 14.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He had a…
Read MoreKelsey Barlow switches to Hoops Club
Kelsey Barlow (196 cm, University of Illinois’14) has agreed to terms on a deal that sends him to Hoops Club (Lebanon-LBL) for the 2018-19 season. Barlow heads there by way GS Kymis (Greece-A1), where he was initially slated to play. The 26-year-old Barlow was on the roster of AEK Athens (Greece-A1) in the 2017-18 season. He…
Read MoreKeanau Post added by Sagesse
Keanau Post (211 cm, Missouri’15) is Asia-bound in 2018 after inking a deal to play for Sagesse Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-LBL). He initially was slated to play in Europe for 2018-19 with Basketball Club Batumi (Georgia-Superleague). Post is a 26-year-0ld Canadian international basketball player who is a recent addition to the Canadian National Team this…
Read MoreNate Robinson deals with Homenetmen
Nate Robinson (175 cm, Washington’05) might not be the biggest player on the court but no one can ever question his heart. The 34-year-old Robinson will continue running up and down the court in 2018-19, playing for Homenetmen Beirut (Lebanon-LBL). Robinson played three games for Guaros de Lara (Venezuela-LPB) at the Liga Sudamerica and averaged…
Read MoreS. Korea Stuns China in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
FIBA – The Asian World Cup Qualifiers got off to a hot start on June 28th and basketball fans witnessed the latest upset in this window. China, which launched their morale-boosting “This is My House” slogan, fell to South Korea 74-82 in one of the more surprising results in Group A. This was a pivotal…
Read MoreMichael Efevberha to Beirut Club
Michael Efevberha (193 cm, CS Northridge’06) has landed with his third team for the 2017-18 season, signing with Beirut Club (Lebanon-LBL). He is a 33-year-old Nigerian-American international basketball player who played for the Nigerian National Team in 2009. He started the season playing in South Korea for Anyang KGC (South Korea-KBL). In nine games Efevberha averaged…
Read MoreNorvel Pelle moves to Torino
Norvel Pelle (208 cm, Iona’13) has moved to Fiat Torino (Italy-Serie A) this February 2018 after starting the 2017-18 season with Openjobmetis Varese (Italy-Serie A). He is a 24-year-old American international basketball player who also holds a Lebanese passport. Pelle played 19 games for Varese before parting ways with his former team. During his run…
Read MoreDevin Brooks signs with Byblos
Devin Brooks is Asia bound after landing a deal to play for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2017-18 season. The 25-year-old Creighton University product moves to his new after beginning the season playing in Europe for Balkan Botevgrad (Bulgaria-NBL). He played 10 games for them in the FIBA Europe Cup where he averaged 13.9…
Read MoreWayne Blackshear, newcomer to Byblos
Wayne Blackshear (196 cm, Louisville’15) will continue his professional basketball career in Lebanon this season after agreeing to terms on a deal to play for Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL). This is his first signing for the 2017-18 season. He spent the 2016-17 season on the roster of Unieuro 2.015 Forli (Italy-Serie A2). He played…
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