U.S. College/University Players of Asian descent!

[jxuusa]

maybe we should start including the player's nationality/ethnicity in the posts, because it's not always plainly clear.

[Alex07]

Another Fil-Am


#30 Philip Martin (Radford Highlanders)

2007-2008: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 / Weight: 190 lbs
Home: Roanoke, VA



http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/players/61277

[SkyWalker]

#30 Philip Martin (Radford Highlanders)

2007-2008: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Height: 6-6 / Weight: 190 lbs
Home: Roanoke, VA

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/players/61277

Man, great find. How did you find this guys? I say, just bring them all here. He he he.

[kerouac82]

Jonathan Brick (Philippines)
Citadel Bulldogs
Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 lbs
Point Guard

2006-2007- Started in 19 of 30 games
- Played 662 minutes, averaging 22.10 minutes per game
- Finished second on the team in assists, dishing out 70 set ups and averaging 2.3 per game

[daniab]

Name :Charles Maroun Tabet (Lebanese)
Position: PF
Height: 6'9" (206cm)
Weight : 226 lbs
High School : Country Day high school
College : South Alabama
Born 1 july 1987

Played at both Birmingham Brother Rice and graduated from Country Day High School where played with his brother Philip (also a USA basketball player) under head coach Kurt Keener...while attending Brother Rice, he and his brother started both their sophomore and junior years and were named to the All-Catholic Team for metro Detroit as sophomores and were named honorable mention all-state...as a senior at Country Day, he played in 19 games and averaged 10.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game...shot 52 percent from the field...played club basketball for the Michigan Hurricanes in 2004-05 and helped the team win a number of tournaments...were touted as the best club team in Michigan...played at the same high school (Country Day) at Chris Webber and Shane Battier.

Philip Maroun Tabet (he's the brother of Charles and they are twins)
Position: PF
Height: 6'9" (206cm)
Weight : 211lbs
High School : Country Day high school
College : South Alabama
Born 1 july 1987

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Courtesy: South Alabama
Release: 08/20/2006
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at both Birmingham Brother Rice and then graduated from Country Day High School where played with his brother Charles (also a USA basketball player) under head coach Kurt Keener...while attending Brother Rice, he and his brother started both their sophomore and junior years and were named to the All-Catholic Team for metro Detroit as sophomores and were named honorable mention all-state...at Birmingham Brother Rice, averaged 18 points, six rebounds and two assists...played club basketball for the Michigan Hurricanes in 2004-05 and helped the team win a number of tournaments...team was touted the best club team in Michgan...played at the same high school (Country Day) at Chris Webber and Shane Battier.

Note: Both players are coming to Lebanon in few weeks to join a team in the local league.

[kerouac82]

Wow. Having one player is good enough. But twins? That's even better.

BTW, had Japeth Aguilar not gotten injured early in the season, he would've gone up against the Tabet twins. WKU and South Alabama are in the same conference (Sun Belt).

[kerouac82]

James Francisco (Philippines)
Chaminade (D-II) Silverswords
Height: 6'3" Weight: 200 lbs.
Shooting guard

2006-2007: Averaged 5.0 points per contest, shooting 32% from three. Had a career high ten points twice, against both Hawaii Pacific and Central College.

Cuyamaca College: Played two years for the Coyotes under Head Coach Rob Wojtkowski. As a sophomore, Francisco averaged 17.8 points per contest while shooting 37% from three, along with 3.6 rebounds per contest. Cuyamaca finished the year 20-11. James was a First Team Pacific Coast Conference selection. As a freshman, James averaged 11 points to go along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

High School: Was a standout at Montgomery High in San Diego, CA under Coach George Anderson. Two-time Metro Player of the Year and two-time All-CIF selection (First team Sr. year). Had a career high 43 points against Morse High School.

Personal: James was born April 3rd, 1983 in San Diego, CA.

[daniab]

Tom Ammar (Lebanese)
Height: 6'6 (198cm
Born: Apr 24, 1987
Position(s): SG, SF
Weight: 98kg/216lbs
College : Mars Hill (NCAA div 2)

MARS HILL, NC - Head men's basketball coach Terry Rogers has announced the signing of Tom Ammar to play basketball at Mars Hill College for the 2006-07 academic year.

Ammar, a 6'6" wing player is from Lebanese-australian roots. He averaged 15 points per game while pulling down eight rebounds per game last season.

"Tom Ammar gives us another guy with size that can shoot the basketball. Australians are known for being very skilled in the sport of basketball and Tom is no exception. He, along with his longtime friend Jarred Pickering, will greatly improve the perimeter shooting for our basketball team. We are happy that Tom has decided to become a Lion," stated head coach Terry Rogers.

Mars Hill College is a NCAA Division II institution and a member of the South Atlantic Conference. The league is comprised of schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Note : Tom ammar is coming to Lebanon to sign with Blue stars (a team in the local league)

[trigun_08]

James Francisco (Philippines)
Chaminade (D-II) Silverswords
Height: 6'3" Weight: 200 lbs.
Shooting guard

wer is he now?

[kerouac82]

I think Francisco just graduated. He was on the Chaminade lineup last season (2007-2008).

[daniab]

From Lebanon (updated):

Bassel Bawji (203-PF-89)
Mustapha el akkari (192-SG-89)
Charles tabet (206-PF-87)
Philip tabet (206-PF-87)
Tom ammar (198-SG-87)
Moe Ibrahim (192-SG-84)

Please arrange ur players that u have posted about them just to know their nationalities.
Thanks.

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Moe Ibrahim
height (6'4")
weight : 190 lbs
position : PG-SG
College : Ex Louisiana tech and currently Incarnate words.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/players/52523/

( averaged 4 ppg amd 5 rpg with louisiana tech)

[SkyWalker]

Jonathan Brick (Philippines)
Citadel Bulldogs
Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 lbs
Point Guard

Is he the brother of RP women's team player Vicky Brick?

[kerouac82]

Is he the brother of RP women's team player Vicky Brick?

Yes, he's the one.

[kerouac82]

Here's our list so far:

Japeth Aguilar
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (D-I -- Sun Belt)
Height / Weight: 6-9 / 210
Hometown: Pampanga, Philippines
Position: Center

Jared Dillinger
University of Hawai'i - Manoa Rainbow Warriors (D-I -- WAC)
Height: 6'5" Weight: 200 lbs
Guard-Forward
Hometown: Littleton, Colorado

Gian Chiu
Oberlin College Yeomen (D-III -- NCAC)
Height: 6'10" Weight: 225 lbs.
Hometown: Quezon City, Philippines
Center

Jeffrey Dosado
American International College Yellowjackets (D-II -- NE-10)
Height: 5'10" Weight: 170 lbs
Point guard

Michael Palarca
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (D-I -- Summit League)
Height: 5'10" Weight: 179 lbs.
Point guard

Chris Timberlake
North Flordia University Ospreys (D-I -- Atlantic Sun)
Height: 5'11" Weight: 180 lbs
Position: Point Guard

Ryan Wetherell
USC Trojans (D-I -- Pac-10)
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
Point Guard

Philip Martin
Radford Highlanders (D-I -- SoCon)
Height: 6-6 Weight: 190 lbs
Forward

Jonathan Brick
Citadel Bulldogs (D-I -- SoCon)
Height: 6'0" Weight: 185 lbs
Point Guard

James Francisco
Chaminade Silverswords (D-II -- PacWest)
Height: 6'3" Weight: 200 lbs.
Shooting guard

[Alex07]

The Tabet twins are a great addition for Lebanon.Daniab will be very proud of this boys.