Lebanon women's national basketball team

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Lebanon
FIBA ranking51 Decrease 4 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationFLB
CoachGeorges Geagea
Nickname(s)The Cedars
Asia Cup
Appearances6
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The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.[2]

History

2000s: Gold Medals at Pan-Arab games and Arab Championships

The Lebanon women's team achieved success in the early 2000s, winning the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.[3] They then secured consecutive gold medals at the 2004 Pan Arab Games basketball in Algeria and the 2011 Pan-Arab Games in Qatar.[4]

2009–2014: Promotion to division A of FIBA Asia and the FIBA ban

Their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.[5] In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place.[6] However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013.[7] This suspension prevented their participation in Division A, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.[8]

2020–present: Promotion back to division A of FIBA Asia

After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.[9][10] Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[11]

Tournament records

Asia Championship

FIBA Women's Asia Cup Records
Year Division A Division B
Position Pld W L Position Pld W L
Thailand 2001 13th level II 8th 4 1 3
Japan 2004 did not participate did not participate
China 2005
South Korea 2007
India 2009 8th level II 2nd 6 5 1
Japan 2011 5th 6 2 4 Division A
Thailand 2013 suspended suspended
China 2015 did not participate did not participate
India 2017 11th level II 3rd 6 4 2
India 2019 did not participate did not participate
Jordan 2021 9th level II 1st 4 4 0
Australia 2023 7th 4 1 3 Division A
Total 10 3 7 20 14 6

Squad

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

2023 Lebanon women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 1 Zena Elias 23 – (2000-02-05)5 February 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) South Alabama Jaguars United States
C 6 Chirine El Charif 38 – (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al Riyadi Lebanon
C 7 Narine Gyokchian 29 – (1993-07-22)22 July 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) BC Hatis Armenia
PF 8 Daniella Fayad 25 – (1997-09-04)4 September 1997 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al Riyadi Lebanon
SF 9 Layla Fares 34 – (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Beirut Club Lebanon
PG 10 Rana El-Husseini 22 – (2001-04-17)17 April 2001 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Buffalo Bulls United States
PG 11 Rebecca Akl (C) 30 – (1992-10-18)18 October 1992 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club Lebanon
PG 13 Miramar Mokdad 35 – (1987-12-24)24 December 1987 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club Lebanon
SF 14 Trinity Baptiste 25 – (1998-06-15)15 June 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Plateros de Fresnillo Mexico
SG 23 Nathalie Sevaijan 35 – (1988-02-02)2 February 1988 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beirut Club Lebanon
G 24 Amar Mansour 18 – (2004-11-07)7 November 2004 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Hoops Club Lebanon
PF 33 Aida Bakhos 37 – (1986-03-21)21 March 1986 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lebanon Ziad Al Natour
  • Lebanon Gilbert Nasr
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 June 2023

Past rosters

2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[13]
Name Role
Meghry Toros SG
Chirine El Charif C
Narine Gyokchian C
Daniella Fayad PF
Layla Fares SF
Rebecca Akl (Capt) PG
Miramar Mokdad PG
Brittany Janelle Denson C
Yasha Zeinoun SG
Lama Moukaddem SG
Amar Mansour PG
Aida Bakhos PF
Georges Geagea Head Coach
Ziad Al Natour Assistant Coach
2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[14]
Name Role
Farah El Harake PG
Lama Moukaddem G
Chirine El Charif PF
Narine Gyokchian PF
Layla Fares G
Rebecca Akl G
Karen Chammas G
Miramar Mokdad G
Nancy Maalouf PF
Nour Schoucair G
Aida Bakhos G
Tigran Gyokchyan Head Coach
Marwan Diab Assistant Coach
Nelly Nassar Assistant Coach

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Lebanon FIBA Profile Page". FIBA. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Record of the Arab championships for women's teams". www.arab.basketball. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Basketball results at the Pan-Arab 2011 games official website Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "2009 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Standing". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "2011 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "FIBA suspends Lebanon 4 years for political bickering". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "FIBA reinstates Lebanon membership". www.espn.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Top 10 moments from 2021 in Asia from wonder women to return of frantic fans". FIBA. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lebanon celebrate promotion to Division A after spoiling the home party in Amman". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Semi-Finals set and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments teams confirmed; Chinese Taipei drop to Division B". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Team Roster: Lebanon" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  13. ^ 2021 Lebanon women's team roster
  14. ^ 2017 Lebanon women's team roster

External links

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