Homenetmen Beirut B.C.

Homenetmen Beirut B.C.

Homenetmen Beirut was founded in 1924, and is one of the oldest teams in the league. It won its first Lebanese League Championship in 2018, with coach Joe Moujaes, in an epic final against Riyadi Club. In 2013, Homenetman became the champions of the second division and got qualified to the Lebanese Basketball first division.

About Homenetmen Beirut B.C. in brief

Summary Homenetmen Beirut B.C.Homenetmen Beirut was founded in 1924, and is one of the oldest teams in the league. It won its first Lebanese League Championship in 2018, with coach Joe Moujaes, in an epic final against Riyadi Club. Among the well-known top class players that have played with the club over the years are: Justin Gray, Dion Dixon, Terrence Leather, Joe Vogel, Rashad McCants, Fadi El Khatib, Ahmad Ibrahim, Ismail Ahmad, Hovsep Loutkajian, Raymond Karvathe, Yaacouba Tor, Sam Young, Bassem Balaa, Michael Fraser, Kevin Galloway, Joe Ghattas, DeWayne Jackson, Ater Majok, Norvel Pelle, Nadim Souaid, Sam Thompson, Justin Tubbs, Mike Taylor, Nate Robinson, and Chris Johnson. The club played for the first time in history in the Lebanese basketball’s second division. In 2013, Homenetman became the champions of the second division and got qualified to the Lebanese Basketball first division.

The Armenian side would play in the first division for thefirst time since the 2004–2005 season. The team finished the regular season 6th and faced Amchit in the playoffs. The series ended 3–0 for Amch it. Homenen Beirut has a long-running program for basketball in the Lebanon Basketball League for both men and women and has been one the pioneers of the sports from the day of its foundation in 1918. In 2003, the club fought for a place in the play-offs of thesecond division but ended up getting knocked out. In 2012, the team reached the playoff semifinals but lost the series. The season started poorly with just 2 wins out of 6 games which led Homeneans to fire their Serbian coach Nenad Krzic.