No. 24 – Hekmeh BC | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Lebanese Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Kuwait |
November 10, 1982
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). 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. Sabah is well known to be one of the top scorers and top three-point shooters in every season of his career. He has great shooting abilities and can also play as a point guard. Khoury was known as the ankle breaker, especially in his stint at China. He has also participated in international championships with his teams and the Lebanese national basketball team.
Sabah Khoury was born in Kuwait on 10 November 1982 and 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 future 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.
While in the United States, Sabah played for the Lansing Community College team (2001–02) where few teams tried to contact him because of his great reputation and wonderful skills.