Hekmeh BC

This article is about the club's basketball programme. For general club information for all sports, see Hekmeh. For football (soccer) programme, see Hekmeh FC.

Sagesse Basketball Club الحكمة
Leagues	Lebanese Basketball League(BANK MED FLB League): DivA
Founded	1992
Arena	Ghazir Club Court
Location	Ashrafieh, Lebanon
Team colors	Green and White
President	Elie Mechantaf
Team Manager	Elie Mechantaf
Head coach	Tony Vujanic
Championships	8 Lebanese Basketball League Championships / 3 FIBA Asia Champions Cup / 2 Arab Club Championship
Website	http://www.sagesseclub.org/
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Hekmeh or Al-Hikma or Club Sagesse (Arabic: الحكمة‎; also known as Club Sportif La Sagesse) is a Lebanese basketball club based in Beirut. The basketball programme was established in 1992, as part of the historic Hekmeh club established in 1943 with mainly football (soccer) programme. The basketball team became far more popular than the initial football team, winning many Lebanese champioships, cups, as well as pan-Arab and pan-Asian titles.

Hekmeh Basketball History

Historical picture of the original Hekmeh basketball team in its year of establishment

Al-Hikma in classical Arabic, El-Hekmeh in Lebanese dialect stands for "wisdom", thus also the French alternative name of the club, Sagesse (meaning wisdom in French).

The historical Hekmeh club was founded in 1943 under the patronage of the late father Boulos Kik, supported by his excellency late Mgr. Jean Maroun.

The basketball operations was founded in 1992. It became one of the most successful Lebanese basketball clubs with 8 Lebanese League Championships, 3 Lebanese Basketball Cups, 2 Arab Club Championships, and 3 Asian Basketball Club Championship titles.

During its best years, and financed by the Lebanese media tycoon Antoine Choueiri, Hekmeh / Sagesse included on its rosters some of the most impactful player names including the Lebanese National Basketball Team members Elie Mechantaf and Fadi El Khatib and National basketball coach Ghassan Sarkis.

Sagesse participated in the basketball world championship known as 1999 McDonald's Championship.

Classification in Lebanese Basketball League

Lebanese League Championships

• 1993-1994 Champions
• 1997-1998 Champions
• 1998-1999 Champions
• 1999-2000 Champions
• 2001-2002 Champions
• 2002-2003 Champions
• 2003-2004 Champions
• 2004-2005 Runner-up
• 2005-2006 Runner-up
• 2007-2008 Third
• 2008-2009 Third

Lebanese Cup

6 times: In 1998,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003

Arab Basketball Cup (for clubs)

2 times: 1998 and 1999

Asian Basketball Cup (for clubs)

Cup for 3 times: 1999, 2000, 2004 Others: Third in 2005

West Asia Basketball Cup (for clubs)

3 times: 2002, 2005, 2006

International tournaments

• 2001: Damascus International Tournament (champions)
• 2002: Dubai International Tournament (champions)
• 2004: Damascus International Tournament (second)
• 2004: Dubai International Tournament (third)
• 2005: Al Jalaa International Tournament, Syria (second)

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2011-12 Roster

14		Elie Mechantaf	193cm	F
24		Sabah Khoury(Captain)	196cm	SG
14		Charbel Sokhen	202cm	F/C
55		Thomas Ammar	197cm	G/F
7		Mohammad Fahes	198cm	G/ F
1		Miguel Martinez	190cm	PG
50		Daniel Faris	206cm	PF/C
3		Joey Accaoui	172cm	PG
10		Jad Bitar	204cm	F/C
Position	Name
Head Coach	Tony Vujanic
Assistant Coach	Faraj Aad
Director	Elie Mechantaf

Notable persons

Club Presidents

• Antoine Choueiri
• Henri Chalhoub
• Georges Chehwan
• Talal al Makdissi

Notable coaches

• Ghassan Sarkis
• Ilias Zouros

Notable players

Lebanese

• Fadi El Khatib
• Rony Fahed
• Sabah Khoury
• Elie Mechantaf
• Joe Vogel
• Paul Khoury
• Brian Beshara
• Vicken Eskedjian
• Walid Domiaty
• Roy Samaha
• Elie Stephan
• Rodrigue Akl
• Bader Makki
• Daniel Faris
• Ghaleb Rida

International

• Samaki Walker
• Jumaine Jones
• Alpha Bangura
• Tre Kelley
• Dermarr Johnson

See also

• Hekmeh football team

References

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External links

• Official Site
• Facebook Group