Ali Mahmoud (Arabic: علي محمود), sometimes nicknamed Ali Mack, is a Lebanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).

Ali Mahmoud
No. 6 – Beirut Club
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLBL
Personal information
Born (1983-05-28) May 28, 1983 (age 41)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian / Lebanese
Listed height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2004Champville SC
2004–2016Al Riyadi
2016–2017Byblos Club
2017–2019Al Riyadi
2020–2023Dynamo Lebanon
2023–presentBeirut Club
Career highlights and awards
  • 11× Lebanese League champion (2005–2016, 2019)
  • No. 6 retired by Al Riyadi
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lebanon
FIBA Asia Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Tokushima Team

Career

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Mahmoud was born on May 28, 1983, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, who had immigrated to Canada.[1]

He played with St. Patrick's High School Fighting Irish 1999 to 2002 and for one academic year, in 2002-2003, in University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. In 2003, Mahmoud was offered a professional contract by Champville SC, a Lebanese club in Division A. One year later, he moved to another Lebanese club Al Riyadi, where he stayed playing there until 2016. Afterwards, he joined Byblos Club for one year before returning to Al Riyadi.[citation needed]

Mahmoud is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship which took place in Japan and in 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He is 1.83m and plays as a point guard (PG).[citation needed]

In the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was the 2nd best stealer.[citation needed]

On January 23, 2013, it was noted in several publications, including FIBA.com, that he would be making his return to national team play and represent Lebanon in upcoming international tournaments.[2]

Clubs

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  • 2002–2003: Ottawa CIS starting five
  • 2003–2004: Champville SC (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 6.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.9apg, 2.1spg
  • 2004–2005: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 25 games: 8.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.9apg, Steals-1(3.1spg), 2FGP: 58.0%, 3FGP: 37.0%
  • 2005–2006: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2006–2007: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Div.A): 18 games: 9.8ppg, 5.5rpg, 6.6apg, 2.9spg, 2FGP: 47.2%, 3PT: 32.7%, FT: 67.7%
  • 2007–2008: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 19 games: 9.6ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.3apg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 37.8%, FT: 51.4%
  • 2008–2009: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 23 games: 12.2ppg, 5.9rpg, Assists-1 (6.3apg), 2.0spg, 2FGP-3 (61.8%), 3PT: 30.1%, FT: 56.9%
  • 2009–2010: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five)
  • 2010–2011: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2011–2012: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2012–2013: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2013–2014: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2015–2016: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)
  • 2016–2017: Byblos Club (Lebanon-Div.A,starting five)
  • 2017–2018: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, runner-up)
  • 2018–2019: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, champion)
  • 2022-2023: Dyamo Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)[3]

Awards and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Article by Martin Cleary in Ottawa Citizen: Hoop dream comes full circle". Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. ^ "Welcome back Ali 'Mr. No 1' Mahmoud | FIBA.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-03-08.
  3. ^ Eurobasket. "Ali Mahmoud Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
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