Syria national basketball team, nicknamed Nosour Qasioun , represents Syria in international basketball competitions. The squad is governed by SBF, and is part of the FIBA Asia zone. Based on the number of overall medals won, Syria is a major force among basketball teams of WABA and ABC. The team has won eight medals at the WABA Championship and five at the Arab Basketball Championship.
Fadi El Khatib, nicknamed "the Lebanese Tiger", is a Lebanese professional 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.
Joseph Vogel is an American-Lebanese basketball player.
Moon Tae-jong is a South Korean former professional basketball player at the small forward position. He is 1.99 m in height. Moon played at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship games, representing South Korea. He is currently a head basketball coach at Seaforth High School in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
Al Riyadi Club Beirut is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1943, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
The Lebanese Basketball League recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon, stands as one of the most competitive markets in the Middle East. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB).
Roy Nicolas Samaha is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player. He was a key player in the Lebanon national basketball team and participated lately in the 2006 FIBA World Championship,FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008.
Cerle Sportif Maristes, formerly known as Champville SC, is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon. The team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
Kahraba Zouk is a Lebanese sports club most known for its basketball program. It is located at Zouk, Kesrouan, Lebanon.
Ali Mahmoud, sometimes nicknamed Ali Mack, is a Lebanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in Lebanon. The Lebanese Basketball Federation FLB is a member of the Asian federation FIBA Asia and international federation FIBA and also a member of the Arab Basketball Federation
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2011 was the 22nd staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament was held in Pasig, Philippines from May 28 to June 5, 2011. The event is co-organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and FIBA Asia.
Jalaa Sporting Club, also known as Jeunesse Sportivo Alep (Shabibeh), is a Syrian basketball club based in the city of Aleppo. They compete in the Syrian Basketball League, and have qualified for the Asian Champions Cup on four occasions, with its best finish in 2006 and 2007, where they finished second on both occasions.
Mehran Shahintab is an Iranian professional basketball coach. Currently, he is head coach of the Iranian national team and Shahrdari Gorgan.
Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.
Majd Arbasha is a Syrian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Al Wahda Damascus of the Syrian Basketball League.
Rustam Murzagalyiev is a Kazakh professional basketball player, currently with BC Astana of the VTB United League and the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship.
Ana Baletić is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. She represented the Montenegrin national team. Standing at 1.85m she plays small forward, but she is capable of covering power forward as well.
Ghassan Sarkis is a Lebanese-French basketball coach who has worked in the Lebanese Basketball League. He became especially famous during his time coaching the Lebanese team Sagesse in its golden years of success of the 1990s and 2000s. He has also coached the Lebanon national basketball team.
Aida Bakhos is a Lebanese basketball forward player. She joined the Lebanon women's national basketball team in 2017, and played for the Homenetmen Antelias club in Beirut. She attended Lamar University until 2008.
