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Lebanese basketball player (born 1674) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fadi El Khatib (Arabic: فادي الخطيب; born January 1, 1979),[1] nicknamed the "Lebanese Tiger",[2] is a Lebanese former professional basketball player. El Khatib played for several teams in the Lebanese Basketball League, and also played abroad in Syria, Ukraine and China. He was also a member of the Lebanon national team that finished runners-up in the FIBA Asia Championship three times, in 2001, 2005 and 2007. El Khatib also participated in the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Personal information | |
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Born | Shheem, Lebanon | 18 December 1978
Nationality | Lebanese |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1997–present |
Position | Small forward |
Career history | |
1997–2004 | Sagesse |
2004–2005 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo |
2005–2006 | Sagesse |
2006–2007 | Blue Stars |
2007–2008 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
2008–2009 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
2009–2010 | Champville |
2010–2011 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
2011–2013 | Champville |
2013–2014 | Amchit |
2014–2015 | Foshan Long Lions |
2015 | Al Riyadi Beirut |
2015–2016 | Fujian Sturgeons |
2016–2017 | Homenetmen Beirut |
2017–2020 | Champville |
2022–2023 | Sagesse |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals |
El Khatib began playing professionally in 1997, aged 17, at Sagesse, staying with them until 2004.[3] He then moved for one year to Al-Ittihad Aleppo in Syria, before moving back to Sagesse in 2006.[3] With Sagesse, El Khatib won seven Lebanese Basketball League titles, two Arab Club titles, and three FIBA Asia Champions Cup titles.[3]
Throughout his career, El Khatib also played for other Lebanese Basketball League teams such as Al Riyadi Beirut, Champville, Amchit, and Homenetmen Beirut.[3] Between 2015 and 2017, he played in China for Foshan Long Lions and Fujian Sturgeons.[3] El Khatib then returned to Champville in 2017,[3] playing there until his retirement in 2020.[4] In August 2022, El Khatib announced his return to Sagesse Club in a big announcement held in Hotel Le Gabriel Achrafieh in which attended his former coach Ghassan Sarkis and former teammate Elie Mechantaf.[5] He announced his final retirement in May 2023.[6]
In 1999, El Khatib made his debut for the Lebanon national team at the 1999 ABC Championship; Lebanon reached the quarter-finals and finished in seventh place.[3] At the 2001 ABC Championship, El Khatib led Lebanon to a second-place finish; he was named to the 2001 FIBA Asia All-Star Five.[3] With the runners-up finish, Lebanon qualified to the 2002 FIBA World Championship; despite Lebanon losing in the first round, El Khatib finished the tournament among the top ten scorers, with an average of 17.6 points per game.[3]
At the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship, El Khatib averaged 23.0 points per game, and helped Lebanon to reach the final; once again, Lebanon qualified to the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[3] He scored 35 points in the opener against Venezuela, and 29 in a 74–73 win against France. Despite the two wins, Lebanon fell short of qualifying to the round of 16.[3] El Khatib led Lebanon to a third runners-up finish at the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship; he averaged 28.4 points per game throughout the tournament, but lost to Iran 74–69 in the final.[3]
El Khatib eventually participated with Lebanon at the Asia Championship in 2009 and at the World Championship in 2010. He would not participate for Lebanon until 2017, playing his last national-team games at the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.[3]
In July 2020, El Khatib obtained Turkish citizenship by investment in the country. His son, Jihad El Khatib, joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe in October 2020.[7]
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