Ali Kanaan

Ali Kanaan
OccupationBasketball player

Ali Kanaan (born 12 December 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Canadian basketball player currently playing for Byblos and the Lebanon national basketball team.

Early life and education

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Born to Anis Kanaan and Amira El-Fares of Beirut, Lebanon, Kanaan immigrated to Canada. He played in Vanier College (Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec) and College Montmorency (Laval, Quebec). He played in the NCAA for 4 years with the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[1]

Career

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Early career (Highschool and College)

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He played four years at Georges-Vanier high school in the Province of Quebec, Canada.[citation needed]

Ali played for the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[2] for four years, a Division II school who is in the Northeast 10 conference. He played his first year for them during the 2006–2007 season where he averaged 3.8 points and 4.0 rebounds a game during his freshman season.[citation needed]

Pro career

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In 2010 after the 2010 FIBA World Championship and after graduating from college Ali became pro and he signed with Lebanese Riyadi in the Lebanese Basketball League due to A list Ali was loaned to Antranik SC in exchange of Charbel El Sokn.[citation needed]

National team

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Kanaan became a member of the Lebanon national basketball team, with whom he debuted with at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.[3] At the tournament, he averaged 2.2 points and 3.2 rebounds for the fourth-placed Lebanese team.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Ali Kanaan UMass Riverhawks site". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Biography of Ali Kanaan UMass Riverhawks site". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Ali Kanaan profile on FIBA site". Archived from the original on 19 August 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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