Hoops Club is a Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 sports club most known for its basketball

Basketball

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 program. It is located in Beirut

Beirut

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

, Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

, with further branches in Antelias

Antelias

Antelias is a town in Lebanon. It is located around 5 km to the north of Beirut. Its inhabitants are mainly Christians and include Armenians , Maronites, Greek Catholics and Greek Orthodox ....

, Tyre and Southern suburb of Beirut.

Hoops club basketball team is part of the Lebanese Basketball League

Lebanese Basketball League

The Lebanese Basketball League or FLB League or BANKMED FLB League is the top basketball league in Lebanon and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organised annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation . The Men Division A made up of...

 playing in division A

Lebanese Basketball League

The Lebanese Basketball League or FLB League or BANKMED FLB League is the top basketball league in Lebanon and one of the top leagues in Asia. It is organised annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation . The Men Division A made up of...

. The club plays its home games in the Michelle el Murr Stadium. It has been in division A since the 2009-2010 season. Hoops has also taken part in WABA Champions Cup 2010

WABA Champions Cup 2010

The WABA Champions Cup 2010 was the 13th staging of the WABA Champions Cup, the basketball club tournament of West Asia Basketball Association. The tournament was held in Tehran, Iran. The top four teams from different countries qualify to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2010.-Standings:-Results:...

.

The club also runs amateur basketball programs for training of younger basketball players.

Roster (2010-2011)

Coach:
Fecundo Petracci (Argentina

Argentina

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)

Lebanese players

• Ribal Bechara
• Mohamad Hamdar
• Hussein Kanso
• Rony Abou Jaoude
• Omar Matraji
• Ziad Al Natour
• Robert Bou Dagher
• Amir Eid
• Badih Souaid
• Tarek Saade

Foreign players

• William Byrd
• Calvin Cage

External links

• Hoops Club Official site