Ali Mahmoud (Arabic: علي محمود), sometimes nicknamed Ali Mack, is a Lebanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).
| No. 6 – Beirut Club | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | LBL | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 28, 1983 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian / Lebanese | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2004 | Champville SC | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2016 | Al Riyadi | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Byblos Club | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Al Riyadi | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Dynamo Lebanon | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Beirut Club | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Career
editMahmoud 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.[citation needed]
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).[citation needed]
In the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was the 2nd best stealer.[citation needed]
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
edit- 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
edit- Lebanese Basketball League Champion -2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
- Asian Championships in Doha -2005 (Silver)
- World Championships in Japan -
- Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Domestic Player of the Year -2009
- Asia-Basket.com All-Arab Club Championships 2nd Team -2009
- World Championships in Turkey - 2nd Best Stealer of the Tournament.
- 6 retired by Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
References
edit- ^ "Article by Martin Cleary in Ottawa Citizen: Hoop dream comes full circle". Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "Welcome back Ali 'Mr. No 1' Mahmoud | FIBA.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08.
- ^ Eurobasket. "Ali Mahmoud Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-12-25.