Ali Kanaan

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Ali Kanaan (born 12 December 1985 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese Canadian basketball player currently playing for Byblos and the Lebanon national basketball team.

Early life and education[]

Born to Anis Kanaan and Amira El-Fares of Beirut, Lebanon, Kanaan immigrated to Canada. He played in Vanier College (Ville Saint Laurent, Quebec) and College Montmorency (Laval, Quebec). He played in the NCAA for 4 years with the University of Massachusetts Lowell.^[1]

Career[]

Early career (Highschool and College)[]

He played four years at Georges-Vanier high school in the Province of Quebec, Canada. He averaged 2.3 block shots a game as a senior.^{[citation needed]}

Ali played for the University of Massachusetts Lowell.^[2] for four years, a Division II school who is in the Northeast 10 conference. He played his freshman year for them during the 06-07 season where he averaged 3.8 points and 4.0 rebounds a game during his freshman season at 6'9.^{[citation needed]}

Pro career[]

In 2010 after the 2010 FIBA World Championship and after graduating from college Ali became pro and he signed with Lebanese Riyadi in the Lebanese Basketball League due to A list Ali was loaned to Antranik SC in exchange of . Ali will play for Riyadi in international tournaments.^{[citation needed]}

National team[]

Kanaan became a member of the Lebanon national basketball team, with whom he debuted with at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009.^[3] At the tournament, he averaged 2.2 points and 3.2 rebounds for the fourth-placed Lebanese team.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Ali Kanan page on UMass River Hawks site

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