Marvell Waithe signs with Moutahed

Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) have reached an agreement with Marvell Waithe (205 cm, Arkansas’12) this 2016. Waithe is a 29-year-old Canadian international player who was a former member of the Canadian national team in 2009. He spent 2015 and 2016 playing in Mexico for several teams. In 2016 Marvell played 18 games for the…

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Clay Tucker continues career with Byblos

Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) has landed the services of veteran player Clay Tucker (196 cm, University of Wisconsin’03) this 2016. The 36-year-old Tucker is coming off a stint playing in Puerto Rico for the Vaqueros de Bayamon (Puerto Rico-BSN). In 32 games he registered averages of 14.0 ppg and 4.7 apg. His team reached…

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Jarrid Famous added by Maccabi Haifa

Jarrid Famous (209 cm, University of South Florida’11) will continue his professional career this 2016-17 with Maccabi Hunter Haifa (Israel-Winner League). Famous is a 28-year-old American player who also holds a Lebanese passport. He was a one-time member of the Lebanese national team in 2012. It was a busy 2015-16 for Famous so far. He…

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Dewarick Spencer returns to Al Riyadi

Dewarick Spencer (193 cm, Arkansas State’05) has agreed to terms on a deal to play for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2016. Spencer is a 34-year-old veteran international player who initially spent his 2015-16 season on the roster of the Seoul SK Knights (South Korea-KBL). In 41 games Dewarick registered averages of 15.7…

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Asian Championships U18: Quarterfinals set

The last eight teams of the FIBA Asian Championships U18 have been decided after a day of impactful Basketball in Tehran. The Iranian capital city has provided a backdrop for exciting hoops, and Wednesday saw the competing nations bring it to the court. By the end of the evening the Quarterfinals had been locked and…

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Ekenechukwu Ibekwe joins Byblos

Ekenechukwu Ibekwe (206 cm, Maryland’07) has agreed to terms with Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) and will be joining the club this 2016. Ekenechukwu is a 30-year-old Nigerian-American international player who comes from Krasny Oktyabr Volgograd (Russia-VTB). Ibekwe joined the Russian team in January 2016 and was able to play 16 games for them and averaged…

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Demarius Bolds signed by Sagesse

Demarius Bolds (193 cm, Missouri Western’06) will continue his professional career this 2016 as a member of Sagesse – Al Hekmeh Beirut (Lebanon-Division A). The 31-year-old started 2015-16 on the roster of Final Spor Genclik Bursa (Trukey-TBL). He played 10 games for them and recorded averages of 18.6 ppg and 6.1 rpg. In December 2015…

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Samuel Hoskin added by Lanus

Samuel Hoskin (206 cm, De Paul’03) has recently signed a deal that will make him a new addition to the roster of Lanus Buenos Aires (Argentina-Liga A) this 2016. He is 36-year-old American player who also has dual citizenship from Lebanon. He represented Lebanon as a member of their national team in 2011. Samuel comes…

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Herve Lamizana inks with Moutahed

Herve Lamizana (208 cm, Rutgers’04) has agreed to terms on a deal with Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2016. Lamizana is a 35-year-old international player who has dual citizenship from France and the Ivory Coast, and has been a member of the Ivory Coast national team from 2010-13. Herve spent the 2015-16 season playing…

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Larry Turner II now with Byblos

Larry Turner II (210 cm, Tennessee State’07) is a recent addition to the roster of Byblos Sporting Club (Lebanon-Pepsi LBL) this 2016. He has already made his debut for his new team and the big man scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in 26 minutes of action. More importantly, his team won the game,…

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