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Elie Mechantaf
Personal information
Born
(1970-10-05) 5 October 1970 (age 53) Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality
Lebanese
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
1992: undrafted
Playing career
1987–2008
Position
Forward
Number
13
Career history
1987–1993
EPA Larnaca
1993–1994
Amal Bikfaya
1994–2007
Hekmeh BC
2007–2008
Champville SC
2008
Hekmeh BC
Career highlights and awards
1999 McDonald's World Championship 3rd best scorer and assister
FIBA Asian Cup Championship MVP (most valuable player)
(2000, 2002)
Asian MIP (most improved player)
(2000)
Best Asian Player
(1999–2001)
Elie Mechantaf (Arabic: إيلي مشنتف; born in Beirut, Lebanon on October 5, 1970) is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player.
He started his basketball career in the Cypriot Basketball League, before becoming the captain of the Lebanese Hekmeh BC (Sagesse) basketball club, winning the Lebanese Championship for 6 consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2004. Mechantaf was also the team captain of the Lebanon National Basketball Team from 2000 to 2006, also taking part in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. He retired in 2008.[citation needed]
Now Mchantaf is encouraging basketball in Lebanon through founding his own official club M13 (Mchantaf #13 ).[citation needed]
ElieMechantaf (Arabic: إيلي مشنتف; born in Beirut, Lebanon on October 5, 1970) is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player. He started his basketball...
player who last played for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Doumiati alongside ElieMechantaf and Fadi El Khatib helped build the sport of basketball in Lebanon since...
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which attended his former coach Ghassan Sarkis and former teammate ElieMechantaf. In 1999, El Khatib made his debut for the Lebanon national team at...
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the semi-finals. Fadi El Khatib Bassel Bawji Rony Fahed Ali Haidar ElieMechantaf Joe Vogel Ali Mezher Daniel Faris Nikoloz Tskitishvili Jeremy Pargo...
defend their title in this annual tournament. Most Valuable Player: ElieMechantaf (Sagesse) Most Valuable Coach: Ghassan Sarkis (Sagesse) Best Rebounder:...
Famous basketball players include: From Lebanon: Fadi El Khatib and ElieMechantaf From the Lebanese diaspora: Rony Seikaly, Brian Beshara and Matt Freije...
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difference quite like 'Civilisation,' as the English spell it..." Born: ElieMechantaf, Lebanese professional basketball player, in Beirut Hiromitsu Kanehara...
(Hekmeh), where he teamed up with local stars such as Fadi El Khatib and ElieMechantaf and played under National Coach Ghassan Sarkis. Following a two-year...
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