Ali Mahmoud Explained
| Ali Mahmoud |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height M: | 1.84 |
| Weight Kg: | 80 |
| League: | LBL |
| Team: | Beirut Club |
| Nationality: | Canadian / Lebanese |
| Number: | 6 |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 2003 |
| Years1: | 2003–2004 |
| Team1: | Champville SC |
| Years2: | 2004–2016 |
| Team2: | Al Riyadi |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Team3: | Byblos Club |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Team4: | Al Riyadi |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Team5: | Dynamo Lebanon |
| Years6: | 2023–present |
| Team6: | Beirut Club |
| Highlights: | - 11× Lebanese League champion (2005–2016, 2019)
- No. 6 retired by Al Riyadi
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Ali Mahmoud (ar|علي محمود), sometimes nicknamed Ali Mack, is a Lebanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).
Career
Mahmoud was born on May 28, 1983, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, who had immigrated to Canada.[1]
He played with St. Patrick's High School Fighting Irish 1999 to 2002 and for one academic year, in 2002-2003, in University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. In 2003, Mahmoud was offered a professional contract by Champville SC, a Lebanese club in Division A. One year later, he moved to another Lebanese club Al Riyadi, where he stayed playing there until 2016. Afterwards, he joined Byblos Club for one year before returning to Al Riyadi.
Mahmoud is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship which took place in Japan and in 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He is 1.83m and plays as a point guard (PG).
In the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was the 2nd best stealer.
On January 23, 2013, it was noted in several publications, including FIBA.com, that he would be making his return to national team play and represent Lebanon in upcoming international tournaments.[2]
Clubs
- 2002–2003: Ottawa CIS starting five
- 2003–2004: Champville SC (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 6.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.9apg, 2.1spg
- 2004–2005: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 25 games: 8.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.9apg, Steals-1(3.1spg), 2FGP: 58.0%, 3FGP: 37.0%
- 2005–2006: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2006–2007: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Div.A): 18 games: 9.8ppg, 5.5rpg, 6.6apg, 2.9spg, 2FGP: 47.2%, 3PT: 32.7%, FT: 67.7%
- 2007–2008: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 19 games: 9.6ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.3apg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 37.8%, FT: 51.4%
- 2008–2009: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 23 games: 12.2ppg, 5.9rpg, Assists-1 (6.3apg), 2.0spg, 2FGP-3 (61.8%), 3PT: 30.1%, FT: 56.9%
- 2009–2010: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five)
- 2010–2011: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2011–2012: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2012–2013: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2013–2014: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2015–2016: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
- 2016–2017: Byblos Club (Lebanon-Div.A,starting five)
- 2017–2018: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, runner-up)
- 2018–2019: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, champion)
- 2022-2023: Dyamo Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)[3]
Awards and achievements
External links
- http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=Lebanon&PlayerID=33686
Notes and References
- Web site: Article by Martin Cleary in Ottawa Citizen: Hoop dream comes full circle . 2018-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100902031007/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Hoop+dream+comes+full+circle/3452942/story.html . 2010-09-02 . dead .
- Web site: Welcome back Ali 'Mr. No 1' Mahmoud FIBA.COM. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308184601/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/colu/AsiaScope/p/newsid/54732/arti.html. 2016-03-08.
- Web site: Eurobasket . Ali Mahmoud Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket . 2022-12-25 . Eurobasket LLC.
