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**illmatic88** · 04-18-2008, 09:52 PM

Naji Mejalli, Abdullah Elsayed, Bilal El Haghassan and Mohamed Hachem all play for the same college, St.Clair? There must be alot of Lebanese there correct?

Were Ali Mahmoud and Omar Turk found the same way? Playing in colleges in Canada I mean....

**daniab** · 04-19-2008, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by illmatic88

Naji Mejalli, Abdullah Elsayed, Bilal El Haghassan and Mohamed Hachem all play for the same college, St.Clair? There must be alot of Lebanese there correct?

Were Ali Mahmoud and Omar Turk found the same way? Playing in colleges in Canada I mean....

Yeah all of them were playing with St.Clair,but Abdullah and Naji are now playing with other teams.And yes both Ali mahmoud and omar were playing in canada but a much better level.

**daniab** · 04-21-2008, 06:08 AM

Tom Ammar(6,6" -1987-SF) is the first lebanese abroad to join the league next year,he will sign either with Champville or Blue Stars.

Who is Tom Ammar?

Tom Ammar
Born: Apr 24, 1987
Position(s): SG, SF
Height: 198cm/6'6"
Weight: 98kg/216lbs
Team: Logan Thunder (ABA)
Country: AUS-LEB
College: Mars Hill

Comments
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence: Carbrook, Queensland, Australia

Outlook
Good shooter from close and long range; handles the ball well; good passer. Strong rebounder.

Career
2006-2007: Mars Hill College (NCAA-II)
2007-2008: Brisbane Bullets (AUS-NBL)
2008: Logan Thunder (AUS-ABA)

Achievements
U18 State Men’s Team -05

Pics for Tom Ammar:

**A_E23** · 05-09-2008, 03:10 AM

corrections

Hi my name is Abdullah Elsayed, I played for St Clair college back in 2003. I then transferred to Francis Marion University and last played there. Also i redshirted at Okhlahoma City University. Bilal and Moe Hachem play for St.Clair. I do not know where Naji Plays. We are all from the same city. Thank you inshallah one day we can all make it some where. Inshallah.

**daniab** · 05-09-2008, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by A_E23

Hi my name is Abdullah Elsayed, I played for St Clair college back in 2003. I then transferred to Francis Marion University and last played there. Also i redshirted at Okhlahoma City University. Bilal and Moe Hachem play for St.Clair. I do not know where Naji Plays. We are all from the same city. Thank you inshallah one day we can all make it some where. Inshallah.

Hey Abdullah,glad to see u here.
Good luck in ur life and hopefully we will see you one day in Lebanon!

**daniab** · 05-16-2008, 09:13 PM

Lebanese Abroad players Stats:

Tom Ammar
2008: Logan Thunder (AUS-ABA): 33mpg, 11.5ppg, 8.3rpg, 2.8apg

Bilal El Haghassan
2008: Basement Tatoo (CAN-KAAW): 9.8ppg, 6rpg; season-high 30 points, 13 rebounds v/s RF Max

Abdullah Elsayed
March 2008: RF MAX (CAN-KAAW: 12.9ppg, 9.3rpg)

Matt Freije
2008:Guayama Brujos (LXXX BSN-Puerto rico):17.2ppg,6.4 rpg

**daniab** · 05-18-2008, 08:06 PM

Pictures for the lebanese descent player MAtt Freije

Some friends just inform me that Matt freije will sign with Sagesse next year as a local player,i dont know if this news is accurate.

**Khalid80** · 05-23-2008, 11:04 AM

Matt Freije as subsititute for Joseph Vogel on National Team

Joseph Vogel is currently 35 years old. His productivity has been decreasing over the last few years. I don't think he can keep playing competitive basketball at a high level for more 2 years.
I believe that Matt Freije would be the perfect candidate for replacing him. Matt has played in the NBA for a few years (I believe he played for the Atlanta Hawks) and he is still young so he will definitely be a valuable asset for the Lebanese National Team.

**marko** · 05-23-2008, 12:40 PM

100% could daniab or someone tell his where he is now and why where the problems that forbid him from playing with us before?
cheers mates

**daniab** · 05-23-2008, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by marko

100% could daniab or someone tell his where he is now and why where the problems that forbid him from playing with us before?
cheers mates

Matt is currently playing in puerto rico.
2008:Guayama Brujos (LXXX BSN-Puerto rico):17.2ppg,6.4 rpg
Nothing forbid him to play with us except his professional career in the NBA,
Theres some talk about him next year with Sagesse,i dont know!

Khalid,Matt freije is a very good player but hes a small forward and sometimes Power forward,our NT needs a center.So matt cant be instead of Vogel.

**Khalid80** · 05-24-2008, 07:20 AM

Matt Freije is 6'9

Yo Daniab!
I believe that Matt Freiji is 6'9 which is 206 cm. For international standards ur correct he's a small/power forward but since in Lebanon we don't have any good players over 205 cm that is why I thought he might be a good replacement for Joe Vogel.
If he's a good shooter then can u consider him as a Brian Bshara type of player?
Height is very important in basketball but some players are naturally talented rebounders. I mean look at Hussein Tawbe. He's 195/196 but he's an excellent rebounder and has helped Riyadi many times in getting critical rebounds as a subsititute for Vogel. (I always like to compare him to Charles Barkley who was an excellent rebounder in the NBA even though he was 6'5 (196 cm) ).

**daniab** · 05-24-2008, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by Khalid80

Yo Daniab!
I believe that Matt Freiji is 6'9 which is 206 cm. For international standards ur correct he's a small/power forward but since in Lebanon we don't have any good players over 205 cm that is why I thought he might be a good replacement for Joe Vogel.
If he's a good shooter then can u consider him as a Brian Bshara type of player?
Height is very important in basketball but some players are naturally talented rebounders. I mean look at Hussein Tawbe. He's 195/196 but he's an excellent rebounder and has helped Riyadi many times in getting critical rebounds as a subsititute for Vogel. (I always like to compare him to Charles Barkley who was an excellent rebounder in the NBA even though he was 6'5 (196 cm) ).

Yo Khalid!
Matt is a great shooter with ability to penetrate and score from the mid range.
I believe that he will be a great addition on pos 3 and 4,he is a sizing player as he can fit our need.

**daniab** · 05-26-2008, 07:23 AM

the lebanese lady Aida Bakhos profile http://lamarcardinals.cstv.com/sport...os_aida00.html

At Lamar 57, Northwestern State 46

BEAUMONT, Texas - Despite turning the ball over a season-high 26 times on Saturday afternoon, the Lamar University women’s basketball team held on for a 57-46 win over Northwestern State behind solid shooting and winning the battle on the boards.

Lamar improves to 12-6 on the year and 5-0 in Southland Conference play with the win, while Northwestern State falls to 8-11 overall and 1-5 in conference. At 5-0 the Lady Cardinals are the only unbeaten team in the conference after Texas State fell to UTSA in San Marcos this afternoon.

Leading by four at halftime at 32-28, the Lady Cardinals could not find a rhythm in the early going of the second half. Northwestern State used a 7-2 run to grab a one point lead at 35-34 with 15:48 to play.

After a slow five minutes of play which saw the two teams score a combined two points, the Lady Cardinals grabbed a 37-36 lead on an Aida Bakhos lay up with 11:24 to play. The layup gave LU the lead for good, as their defense shut down Northwestern State over the final 11 minutes.

Over the final 11 minutes of the game the Lady Cardinals used a 19-11 run to close the door on the Lady Demons. The run was keyed by a solid offensive effort in which LU only turned the ball over one time in the final 6:34 of the contest.

Nikki Williams finished with a game-high 13 points, while Brittney Williams scored 12 points for the Lady Cards. Aida Bakhos narrowly missed her second double-double of the season with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Trashanna Smith had a solid effort off the bench with seven points and a career-high eight rebounds.

The Lady Demons had no players score in double figures in the game, but Renotta Edwards, Brooke Shepherd and Jessica McPhail each finished with nine points. Tena Matthews, who was averaging 21.4 points and 12.2 rebounds in conference play, was held to eight points and six rebounds.

As a team the Lady Cardinals shot 43.8 percent from the field while holding Northwestern State to 31.5 percent. Lamar also won the rebounding battle 43 to 31.

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The lone senior on the women's basketball squad - Aida Bakhos - will also receive her degree on Saturday. She was a first-team Academic All-SLC honoree this past season after earning four letters at LU.

**Khalid80** · 05-26-2008, 09:40 AM

Ghayath Debra mentioning about Moustapha Akkari

On Saturday Sagesse-Moutahed Game 4, Ghayath mentioned that Moustapha Akkari became the secong Lebanese player this season after Bassel Bawji to sign with a NCAA Division 1 Team (I think he said University of Missouri). Did u guys hear about this and do u have any info.?

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