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Revision as of 06:45, 22 September 2016

Louaize Club
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Founded1978
ArenaLouaize Stadium,
LocationZouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Team colorsBlue, White
PresidentFather Charbel Haddad
Head coachMarwan Khalil
Team captainMiguel Martinez

Louaize Club is the basketball department of Notre Dame University – Louaize , a university basketball club basked in Zouk Mosbeh. The club was established in the founding year of 1978 and is currently participating in the 2016 Lebanese Basketball League.

Men's Basketball Program

The men's basketball team made history in the summer of 2015 when it had won the second division basketball tournament and was immediately promoted to the 2016 Lebanese Basketball League.

The Lebanese Second Division basketball championship came to an end, with Louaize grabbing the title by defeating Antranik 3-1 in the final series. The last game in the series, was taking place at Centre Demerdjian, and Louaize, led by Joe Mansour (191-F-77) who scored 31 points managed to beat Antranik 68-65 in front of a large crowd. On the other hand, Tarek Khersan was Antranik's best scorer with 15 points. Nevertheless, both teams are qualified to the first division and will now be looking to sign new players to strengthen their squads. Finally, Father Charbel Haddad, the Louaize club president, said that the team has now achieved its first goal, and the next step is to establish a plan for the first division championship in order to be able to compete with all teams.

Squad

Louaize roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
SG Lebanon Stephan, Elie 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PG 9 United States Johnson, Geron 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
C 40 United States Lewis, Wendell 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
SF 3 Lebanon Bechara, Ribal 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
PG 6 Lebanon Martinez, Miguel (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
C 33 Lebanon Bitar, Jad 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
SG 13 Lebanon Salem, Jimmy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PF 18 Lebanon Thompson, Garnett 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
F 11 Lebanon Mebarak, Jad 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
PG 12 Lebanon Dib, Rabih 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
SF 18 Lebanon Baraket, Salim 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
SF 18 Lebanon Bechara, Edward 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
SF United States McKie, Travis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
PG 22 Lebanon Saadeh, Imad 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PG 7 Lebanon Mansour, Khoueiry
C 21 Lebanon Iskandar, Paul 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserves
C Wendell Lewis Jad Bitar Paul Iskandar
PF Alex Okafor Jad Mebarak Garnett Thompsin
SF Ribal Bechara Salim Barakat Edward Bechara
SG Jimmy Salem Miguel Martinez Orien Greene
PG Geron Johnson Imad Saadeh Rabih Dib

Achievements

  • League achievements: Lebanese Division 2 Champion -15

Women's Basketball Program

The Louaize women's basketball program competes in various combined college competitions in Lebanon and is currently developing progressively alongside the men's team in the hopes of qualifying for division 1.

See also