Sabah Khoury
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| No. 24 – Hekmeh BC | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 10, 1982 Kuwait |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Listed height | 6.35 ft 1 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| College | Lansing CC (2001–2002) |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2005 | Hekmeh BC |
| 2005–2006 | Champville SC |
| 2006–2007 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
| 2007–2009 | Hekmeh BC |
| 2009–2010 | Qingdao Doublestar |
| 2010–2012 | Hekmeh BC |
| 2012–2013 | Amchit Club |
| 2013–2014 | Champville SC |
| 2014–2015 | Hoops Club |
| 2015- | Hekmeh |
Sabah Khoury (born November 10, 1982) is a Lebanese basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for Hekmeh in the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).[1] He formerly played for Champville BC, Amchit Club and Al Mouttahed Tripoli in the Lebanese Basketball League, and Qingdao Doublestar in the Chinese Basketball League, he's one of the best Lebanese basketball players who played in China, during his spell in CBA he was know as the Ancles Breaker, Sabah is well known to be one of the top scorers and top three points shooters in the lebanese basketball league history, he has great shooting abilities and can also play as a Point Guard. Khoury has also participated many times in international championships with his teams and the Lebanese national basketball team.
Early years
Sabah Khoury, born in Kuwait on 10 November 1982, lived in Lebanon until he was 15. He moved to the United States to finish high school. He played at Okemos High School, winning a district championship during his senior year in 2001. His career ended with a loss to Kalamazoo Central High School, where he scored 33 points against NFL star Greg Jennings. He then joined Lansing Community College for one year to study Business Management before moving back to Lebanon at the age of 19 to continue his studies there.
Career
While in the United States, Sabah played for the Lansing Community College team (2001-2002) where few teams tried to contact him because of his great reputation and wonderful skills.
Career 2002-2005
When Sabah moved back to Lebanon, many teams were interested in him like Champville SC and Hekmeh BC mostly. And after few meetings with Hekmeh BC's team and management, Sabah signed a three years contract with the team (2002-2005) and started to play professionally at the age of 19.
2002-2003 season
Team achievements
-Lebanese Basketball League champion. (Hekmeh BC)
-Lebanese Basketball Cup champion. (Hekmeh BC)
Individual achievements
-MVP of the 3rd-4th place game in Dubai Basketball Tournament.
-One of the top three points shooters in the Lebanese Basketball League.
2003-2004 season
Team achievements
-Lebanese Basketball League champion. (Hekmeh BC)
-Lebanese Basketball cup finalist. (Hekmeh BC)
-West Asia Basketball League champion. (Hekmeh BC)
-Asian Basketball Club Championship champion. (Hekmeh BC)
Individual achievements
-Top assist player in the West Asia Basketball League.
Note that in this season Sabah and his teammates in Hekmeh BC managed to defeat Champville SC and Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut without any foreign players.
2004-2005 season
Team achievements
-Lebanese Basketball League finalist. (Hekmeh BC)
-West Asia Basketball League champion. (Hekmeh BC)
-Asian Basketball Club Championship : Third place. (Hekmeh BC)
Individual achievements
-One of the top scorers in the Lebanese Basketball League
"It was the first year where I had a bigger role and a bigger responsibility", said Sabah.
Career 2005-2006
After 2005, Sabah turned 22 and he was a free player since three years with Hekmeh BC. Coach Ghassan Sarkis wanted him to play for Champville SC, so Sabah took his chance and signed a one-year contract with the team (2005-2006).
2005-2006 season
Team achievements
-Lebanese Basketball League semi-finalist. (Champville SC)
Individual achievements
-One of the top scorers in the Lebanese Basketball League.
-One of the top 3 three points shooters in the Lebanese Basketball League.
Sabah helped the team reach the final 4 after their famous breakup that led most of their main players to Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Note that Sabah's team was to only team to beat Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the final 4 when they defeated them in game 2 of the series.
Career 2006-2007
After 2006 in Champville SC, Sabah signed a 2-year contract with Hekmeh BC but in the same summer the president of the club resigned and Hekmeh BC was in a big mess. Meanwhile, Sabah was with the Lebanese national basketball team in the Basketball World Championship in Japan and after he was back there was no team for Hekmeh BC. Few teams negotiated with Sabah and eventually he picked Al Mouttahed Tripoli knowing that Hekmeh BC probably will not make a team and will drop to the second division. Few weeks after Sabah signed a one-year contract with Al Mouttahed Tripoli (2006-2007), Hekmeh BC made a team in the last minute just to survive and prevent dropping to the second division and because it was too late the Lebanese Basketball Federation allowed them to sign with free players so Sabah spent his year with Al Mouttahed Tripoli. It was a very short season for Sabah, because the team was young and new on the basketball scene (it was their second year in first division), so they finished 5th in the league and Sabah was one of the top assist players.
Career 2007-2009
After his contract with Al Mouttahed Tripoli ended, Sabah was back to Hekmeh BC (his old home) with a 2-year contract (2007-2009) and he was the team captain for the first time.
2007-2008 season
Team achievements
-Arab Basketball League finalist. (Hekmeh BC)
Individual achievements
-Best Arabic player in the Arab Basketball League.
-First Lebanese assist player and second overall.
Season stats: 22 games: 14.4 ppg 5.4 rpg 6.4 apg 1.9 spg
In Dubai tournament this year, Hekmeh BC beat Mahram by a buzzer beater three point that Sabah scored.
"I was really comfortable this year, getting along with the team's coach and really enjoying the game", said Sabah.
Teams
Lansing Community College (2001-2002)
Hekmeh BC (2002-2005)- Champville SC (2005-2006)
- Al Mouttahed Tripoli (2006-2007)
- Hekmeh BC (2007-2009)
Qingdao Doublestar (2009-2010)- Hekmeh BC (2010-2012)
- Amchit Club (2012–2013)
- Champville SC (2013–2014)
References
- ^ "Sabah Khoury Basketball Player Profile". Retrieved 17 January 2013.