| Ghassan Sarkis | |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1957 |
| Nationality: | Lebanese, French |
| Team: | Al-Shorta |
| Coach Start: | 1978 |
| League: | Iraqi Basketball Premier League |
Ghassan Sarkis (Arabic: غسان سركيس, born in Bikfaya on August 8, 1957[1]) is a Lebanese-French basketball coach who currently manages Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Basketball Premier League. He became especially famous during his time coaching the Lebanese team Sagesse in its golden years of success of the 1990s and 2000s.[2] He has also coached the Lebanon national basketball team.[3] [4]
Born in Bikfaya, Matn, on August 8, 1957, he has 3 children: Karl Sarkis, the basketball player, Ralph, and Stephany.[5]
He began his coaching career in 1978, in the midst of the Civil War.
In 1992, he was appointed the coach the Sagesse club, and with them won the Lebanese Championship, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 1999 and 2000.
In 2005, he started training Champville.
In 2021, he was hospitalized after experiencing complications from COVID-19. On February 24, 2021, it was reported that he had been extubated and was recovering.[6]
On June 4, 2023, he resigned with Sagesse Club as a head coach.