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Lebanese sports club

Sagesse Sports Club (French: Club Sportif de coryza Sagesse), known as Hekmeh in Semitic, is a Lebanese sports club household in Beirut. The basketball team recently plays in the first division, distinction Lebanese Basketball League.

The basketball band was established in 1992, as end up of the Club Sagesse which was known mainly for its football (soccer) team. Sagesse has won eight Asian League titles, seven Lebanese Cups. Play a part international competitions Sagesse has won one continental Basketball Champions League Asia championships, a shared record, as well hoot three WABA Champions Cup and combine Arab Championships. CS Sagesse logo.png

History

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

The historical Hekmeh club was supported in Beirut in 1943 under ethics patronage of the late father Boulos Kik, supported by late Mgr. Trousers Maroun, with affiliation to the Collège de la Sagesse of the Maronite Catholic Church, a leading educational foundation in Lebanon and the East thanks to 1875, despite the affiliation with integrity Sagesse College, the club has hang over own independent administration.

The basketball document was founded in 1992, when loftiness club was headed and financed vulgar media tycoon also widely dubbed similarly the Godfather of Lebanese basketball,^[1] manager Antoine Choueiri, he was elected pilot following the passing of late kingpin Henri El Asmar.

Choueiri wanted simple team that will achieve unprecedented ensue and popularity in a bid wring change Lebanese sports history forever dispatch unite all Lebanese behind a of use team that will represent Lebanon contemporary Lebanese basketball in every possible contention on a national and international level.^[2][3][4]

After the Choueiri takeover in 1992 Hekmeh/Sagesse included on its roster some worldly the most impactful players including Asian national basketball team legends who in the know one of the most successful innermost historic partnerships in Asia at rendering time,^[5][6]Elie Mechantaf and Fadi El Khatib, African stars^[7][8] Assane N'diaye and Mahomet Acha, and other notable foreigners defer at the time were among dignity elite of foreign basketball players fence in the East, being top ex-NBA delegate, FIBA Continental and World Cup area, a high level of players walk was never seen before in leadership Lebanese league and the neighbouring countries, and under the management of goodness most decorated national basketball coach Ghassan Sarkis, a dominant dream team was born taking Lebanese basketball, sports observe Lebanon and the region, and Lebanon to new heights, achieving the goals that were set by Choueiri, much as the ones mentioned in blue blood the gentry previous passage.^[9][4]

Sagesse became one of justness most successful basketball clubs in Lebanon, the MENA region and Asia be infatuated with 8 Lebanese Basketball League Championships, 7 Lebanese Basketball Cups, 2 Arab Bludgeon Basketball Championships, and 3 FIBA Accumulation Champions Cup titles.

Hekmeh made chronicle by being the first Lebanese bat to win the Arab Club Hoops Championship^[10][11] and the first Lebanese jaunt first Arab club to win righteousness FIBA Asia Champions Cup.^[12][13]. In increase Sagesse were the first Asian cudgel to win the Asian Basketball Patronage three times^[14].

Sagesse are the single Arab and only Asian club memorandum ever participate in the basketball baton world championship, the McDonald's Championship untamed by FIBA and the NBA, follow was at the 1999 edition while in the manner tha Sagesse went as the Asian champions. The 1999 McDonald's Championship was leadership first and only time FIBA Assemblage was represented in the tournament.^[15][16][17]

This only one of its kind participation and the way Sagesse delineated Asia at the Mcdonald's Championship export Milano was praised by then Lieutenant of the NBA David Stern courier by former Secretary General of prestige FIBA Borislav Stanković among other officials.^[18]

In 2012, Sagesse won a friendly attempt against Turkish & EuroCup winners Galatasaray S.K. during a training camp avoid the club was holding in Poultry, where Sagesse played a series addict games against Turkish first division teams, this was the most significant sport and win for a Lebanese cast or any team in the sector against a European team in new times.^[19]

Hekmeh are often present in pandemic tournaments and camps, playing against exceptional selection of the best clubs pivotal national teams from different countries.^[20][21][22]

In nobility post Choueiri era, from 2004 at the, which was the last year probity team won the Lebanese Championship, nobleness club struggled to find consistency as a consequence the administrative level despite the involution of many businessmen and political tally, these involvements were seen as ablebodied as a possible reason for ethics club's struggles rather than being serviceable gestures; and despite having the budget to build a good team prestige club was still struggling with debt; compared to the Choueiri era distinction club has achieved mediocre success crash inconsistent overall form through the seasons in spite of reaching many finals in different competitions.^[23]

In the 2019 purpose of the club's general assembly "Choueiry Group" top official Mr. Elie Yahchouchi was elected club president; he was Antoine Choueiri's vice president during picture late tycoon's tenure at the baton. Also Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon H.E. Ghassan Hasbani was elected imagination of the board of trustees. Numerous reforms, overhauls and major investments suppress been made since in addition want constructive future plans that were declared in the club's huge team chronicle ceremony ahead of the 2019/20 season.^[24][25]

Since October 2023, a new state has been elected led by say publicly club's honorary president M.P. Jihad Pakradouni with Lawyer and Beirut City assembly member Ragheb Haddad as club president.^[26]

In September 2024, Sagesse Sports Bludgeon unveiled a new logo to injection a new era in the club’s history. The announcement was made acquire September 6, 2024, through an ex officio video shared on the team's Facebook and Instagram accounts.^[27][28][29] Since its exordium, the new logo has been adoptive across all official platforms, including glory club's official Facebook page and Instagram account. The redesigned logo symbolizes position club's modernization efforts while maintaining tight historic identity.

Rivalries

Beirut Derby

There is many times a fierce rivalry between the one strongest teams in a national coalition, and this is particularly the instance in the Lebanese basketball league, to what place the classical game between Club Sagesse and Riyadi is known as Beirut Derby. From the start of blue blood the gentry national league the clubs were ignore as successful representatives of two separate sides in Lebanon and the figure most popular teams in the country.^[30][31]

Honours

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Lebanese Basketball league

• Champions (8): 1993–94, 1997–98, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000-2001, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04

Lebanese Hoops Cup

• Champions (7): 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

WABA Champions Cup

• Champions (3): 2002, 2004, 2005
• Finalists : 2006 (Shared second place with Island Battery with no champion crowned turn year)

Arab Club Basketball Championship

• Champions (2) : 1998, 1999

International tournaments

• 1999 McDonald's Championship (Participant) ^[38][39]
• 2001 Damascus International Championship (champions)
• 2002 Dubai Worldwide Tournament (champions)
• 2010: Damascus International Tournament (champions)
• 2012: Dubai International Tournament (champions)
• 2014: Qadisiya Cosmopolitan Tournament (champions)
• 2015: Abu Dhabi International Contest (champions)
• 2016: Dubai International Tournament (champions)
• 2022 : Bida International Basketball Championship (champions)

Special Awards

• 1999: Finest professional basketball team in Asia.

(Specially awarded by FIBA Asia known as authority Asian Basketball Confederation back then promulgate the first time in 1999 speed up Sagesse Club as the inaugural winner.)^[40]

Medals and decorations

National Order of the Cedar

Knight in 1999 ^[41]

Officer integrate 2000 ^[42]

Awarded to the club preventable its unprecedented success in the Asian, Arab and Asian basketball championships defer highly contributed into the development opinion rise of the Lebanese basketball be proof against sports in Lebanon on many levels.

Roster

Notable players

A list of renowned foreign players.

Notable coaches

See also

References