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National Team roster
2005
Lebanon
at Asian Championships 2005: Finalist !!!
King Abdullah II tournament
Aug.21: Lebanon - Saudi Arabia 97-76
Lebanon: Joe Vogel 23, Jaen Abdel Nour
12, Ali Mahmoud 11, Hussein Tawbe 10 (MVP of the game), Omar Turk 9, Brian
Bshara 9, Paul Khoury 6, Ali Fakherdine 5, Sabah Khoury 5, Roy Samaha 4,
Bassem Balaa 2
Saudi Arabia: Ahmad Siminter 22, Khaled Falatah 11, Ahmad Falatah 11, Fayez
Haji 10, Jamal Darwish 7, Yahia Ibrahim 6, Saleh Takrooni 4, Fahed Kubai'i 4
Aug.27: Final: Lebanon - Syria 91-80
LEB: Fadi el Khatib 40 (Game MVP), Joseph Vogel 21
Aug.26: Jordan - Lebanon 77-91
JOR: Naser Bassam 28, Moussa Awadi 12, Francis Ireifej 11, Zeid Abbas 7,
Wesam Al Sous 6, Zaid Al Khas 6, Fadel Najjar 4
LEB: Fadi El Khatib 30, Sabah Khoury 14 (Game MVP), Brian Bshara 13, Joe
Vogel 12, Jaen Abdel Nour 9, Ali Mahmoud 7, Omar Turk 4, Paul Khoury 2
Aug.24: Jordan - Lebanon 69-78
JOR: Zeid Abbas 16, Naser Bassam 12, Fadel Najjar 9, Francis Ireifej 8, Zaid
Al Khas 6, Dshamal Maitah 6, Eyad Abdeen 6, Ashraf Samara 5, Moussa Awadi 2,
Wesam Al Sours 1
LEB: Rony Fahed 28 (MVP of the game), Al Fakherdine 13, Joe Vogel 11, Jaen
Abdel Nour 9, Ali Mahmoud 8, Hussein Tawbe 4, Paul Khoury 3, Basem Balaa 2
Aug.23: Lebanon - Bahrain 96-58
LEB: Fadi El Khatib 32, Ali Fakherdine 13, Roy Samaha 9, Rony Fahed 9, Joe
Vogel 8, Jaen Abdel Nour 7, Omar Turk 6, Ali Mahmoud 6, Paul Khoury 5, Brian
Bshara 3
BAH: Jasem Jasem 16, Yaser Bou Nagour 13, Mohammad Abdel Rasoul 7, Mohammad
Malak 6, Hussein Shaker 4, Kathem Marzook 2, Hany Alam 2, Hakeem Mubarak 2,
Hussein Taki 2, Issa Issa 1
2003
Lebanon
at Asian Championships 2003: 4th Place
2002
Ostacolor Cup Final:
Czech - Latvia 77:75 - Jun. 14, 2002
FINAL:
Czech Rep. - Latvia 77:75
(22:16, 35:38, 50:62)
Latvia led in the last
quarter by 15. Then the Czechs improved their defense and step by
step reduced the gap. In the last minute Milos hit a 3-pointer but
the visitors made the same. Radek Necas decided this game with the
buzzer when scored after his rebounding.
Best scorers: Pavlik 19, Milos 16, Frana 13 - Janicenoks 28,
Vaikulis 11, Blűms a Cipruss 9. Fouls: 18-25. FT: 18/10-14/10.
3FG: 7-7. Rebounds: 22-34. MVP: Ladislav Sokolovsky - Kristaps
Janicenoks
Tournament MVP: Janis Blűms (Latvia)
Tournament ALL STARS: Pavel Milos (Czech Rep.),
Jan Pavlik (Czech Rep.), Fadi El-Khatib (Lebanon), Filip Dylewicz
(Poland), Kaspars Cipruss (Latvia)
Ostacolor Cup 2002 - Jun
13, 2002
CZECH REP. - LATVIA
79:54 (17:16, 36:34, 57:44)
Best scorers:
Pavel Milos (200-F-79) 13,
Marek Stuchly (196-F-75) 11, Sokolovsky 10,
Ondrej Starosta (217-C-79, agent:
Manakian Hirant) 10 - Kalnius 11, Vajkulis 11, Kocunskis 8.
FT: 21/14 - 19/11. Fouls: 18:22. 3FG: 7:5.
Latvia - Lebanon 91-73 (21-15;41-32;64-52)
(Kaspars
Cipruss (210-C-82, agent: Balducci Maurizio) 17+10reb,
Kristaps Janicenoks 16, Janis Blums 15, Dainis Obersats 12,
Raimonds Vaikulis 9, Edmunds Gabrans 7, Jevgenijs Kosuskins
6+5reb, Bruno Petersons 4+5reb, Oskars Kalnins 3, Armands Skele2,
Gatis Melderis 0, Raimonds Jumikis - El Hatib 23+6reb, Rida14)
Day 2, June 12, 2002:
2001
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Final
Standings |
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1.
China
2. Lebanon
3. S.Korea
4. Syria
5. Qatar
6. Japan
7. Taiwan
8. India
9. Uzbekistan
10. UAE
11. Hong Kong
12. Kuwait
13. Thailand
14. Singapore |

Asian Championships 2001
Day 8, July 28, 2001: Final: China – Lebanon 97-63 (Yao Ming
16+11reb, Menk Bateer 17, Liu Yu-dong 13, Wang Zhi-zhi 10 - Fadi
Khatib 18)
With the self-claimed "Asian Dream Team" and the huge home
court advantage, China slammed Lebanon 97-63 in the 21st ABC
championship game and made a strong statement that they are still
Asia's best. China wins the 12th title in their 14 appearances in the
ABC Championship. Since 1975, China failed to reach the championship
game only twice, finishing third both in 1986 and 1997.
With the expected opponent South Korea losing in the semi, China had
no problem dealing with Lebanon in light mood, jumpstarting to a 22-10
opening lead and led as many as 43 points. Minutes into the final
quarter, China head coach Wang Fei had cleared all his bench. Chang
Chen, who served a two-game suspension after initiating a
bench-clearing brawl in China's last game with Lebanon, also played
with 2:30 remaining.
Day 7, July 27, 2001: Semifinals: Lebanon – Korea 75-72 (Fadi
Khatib 24, Toni Fahed 23 - Choo Seung-gyun 18, Seo Jang-hoon 17+12reb)
Lebanon pulled out the biggest upset in the ABC Championship today
when they edged South Korea 75-72 in the semifinal and advanced to the
championship game. The inspiring win also means Lebanon is going to
the 2002 World Championship in Indianapolis, USA, along with China,
which pounded Syria 94-55 in another semi match-up. Lebanon used their
man-to-man defense to contain the Koreans' perimeter shooting
successfully, holding slight lead throughout the whole game. Led by
Fadi Khatib, who scored 24 points, Lebanon twice overcame the Koreans'
furious comeback rallies which cut the deficit to one point. Lebanon
PG Toni Fahed also had 23 points. South Korea center Seo Jang-hoon had
17 points and 12 rebounds but saw his shots blocked three times by
Lebanon center Joe Vogel. Choo Seung-gyun scored a team-high 18
points. South Korea head coach Kim Dong-kwang complained about the
officiating after the game, claiming one of the refs from middle-east
country favored Lebanon. South Korea lost to Lebanon twice in the
previous three match-ups, with the other loss coming from the 1999 ABC
Championship. They did rout Lebanon 97-71 in the preliminary round.
Day 6, July 25, 2001: Japan – Lebanon 73-83 (Goto Masaki
24 - Vogel 15+13reb, Fadi Khatib 24)
Lebanon won the three-point shootout with the Japanese and advanced to
the semi with an 83-73 win. Lebanon made 11 of 22 three-point attempts
while Japan made 12 of 31.
Day 5, July 24, 2001: Lebanon
- Taiwan 87-72 (Fadi El Khatib 32, Vogel 18+14reb, Yasser El Hage 12
- Tien Lei led Taiwan
18+5reb, Chou Hong-yu 15+9reb, Wu Chih-wei 12+8reb, Yen Shin-shu 11,
Yang Yu-min had 10)
Taiwan's hope of a
second consecutive semifinal appearance crushed on July 24, after
losing their second straight quarterfinal game to Lebanon 72-87. Looks
like they can only finish seventh at best, if they beat India in the
classification game. Taiwan NT will meet powerful China in their final
quarterfinal game today, which no one thinks they have a chance to
win. With a potential 0-3 record in the quarterfinals, Taiwan will
have to fight with India for the seventh place. The previous worst
finish for Taiwan NT is 6th place in 1985 (Malaysia) and 1997 (Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia). Taiwan trailed only by six, 30-36, early in the second
quarter before Lebanon scored 12 unanswered points to pull away.
Taiwan did not match up well inside and outside and trailed by as many
as 21 in the second half.
Day 4, July 23, 2001: Lebanon – China
67-76 (Fadi
El Khatib 20, Fahed 10 – Wang 23+10reb, Weidong 15, Li Nan 10, Liu
Dong 10, Yao Ming 10)
The game between China
and Lebanon, which China won 87-76,
ended in the biggest brawl in ABC Championship history. In the
bench clearing fight that also involved numerous fans, at least three
Lebanon players were injured and taken to the hospital. Both teams are
waiting for further announcement and punishment from the Asian
Basketball Confederation. Emotions ran high in the whole game, in
which you can see coaches of both teams screaming at refs and players
throwing cheap-shots again and again at each other. With two seconds
remaining and the outcome set, the worst thing happened. First-time
Chinese NT member Chang Chen threw punches at one of the Lebanon guard
and the two began fighting. Immediately players from two teams poured
onto the court to join the brawl. Chinese forward Liu Yu-dong also
confronted Lebanon center Joe Vogel at the center court. To support
their home team, crowds began throwing mineral water bottles and other
objects at Lebanese players with no mercy. Within minutes, the whole
stadium exploded into a war zone. The most unbelievable thing is, due
to the lack of securities, the fight lasted more than 10 minutes. It's
said that either Liu Yu-dong or Lee Nan picked up a scissor from team
trainer and tried to stab the Lebanese players. Finally both teams
finally were taken to the locker room. And the post-game press
conference was cancelled. Lebanon head coach Johnny Neumann complained
to the media and threatened pulling out of the tournament if the ABC
failed to provide 100% security. After the protest from the Lebanese
side, ABC president Cheng Man-kee said he will decide the final
punishment after the technical committee completed the investigation
report.
China's rookie NT member Chang Chen was suspended for two games
because of initiating the confrontation between China and Lebanon team
in the previous day's competition, the ABC announced on July 24.
Lebanon's guard XXX was also "severely reprimanded" by the
ABC. However the ABC takes no action on Liu Yu-dong and Lee Nan, both
of whom accused stabbing Lebanon players in the confrontation with a
scissor. In the bench-clearing brawl, four or five Lebanese players
were taken to nearby hospital because of injury. Joe Vogel had seven
stitches on his forehead while XXX had five stitches. ABC's
announcement was harshly criticized by media from various countries.
Observors said ABC president Cheng Man-kee picked the easy road by
suspending only Chang Chen because he doesn't want to mix it up with
hosting China.
Day
3, July 22, 2001: Singapore – Lebanon 56-90
Lebanon capitalized on its overwhelming height advantage to drub
Singapore and barged into the quarterfinals in Group B.
Day 2, July 21, 2001: Lebanon – Korea 71-97 (Fadi El Khatib
22 - Yang Kyung-Min 23, Seo Jang-Hoon 14, Cho
Sang-Hyun 11, Cho Sung Won 11, Kim Joo-Sung 10)
South Korea pounded Lebanon with an unbelievable 16-32 from
three-point territory, including a 7 for 9 shooting exhibition - in
only 24 minutes --from 193cm F Yang Kyung-min, who scored game-high 23
points
Day
1, July 20, 2001: UAE – Lebanon 69-70 (- Vogel 16)
Lebanon also edged UAE in a thriller. UAE almost overcame an 11-point
deficit but Fadi Khatib, who scored a game-high 27 points, made two
free-throws with 8 second remaining and sealed the victory for
Lebanon.
2000
2nd
WABA Championship
Oct. 4, Lebanon – Iraq 81-76
Oct. 5, Lebanon – Iran 87-80
Oct. 6, Lebanon – Jordan 79-70
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