Daniel Jonathan Faris[1] (born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese-American basketball player who plays for Champville SC and Lebanon. He is a 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall power forward-center.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1987 (age 37) Greenbrae, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Lebanese / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Eldorado (Albuquerque, New Mexico) |
| College | New Mexico (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009-2019–present |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 53 |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | West-Brabant Giants |
| 2011–2015 | Sagesse |
| 2016–2019 | Champville SC |
College career
editFaris played four years of NCAA Division I basketball at the University of New Mexico. In his senior season, he averaged 12.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game en route to being named to the All-Mountain West Conference second team.[3]
Professional career
editAfter his college career, Daniel Faris played for the West-Brabant Giants, for sponsorship reasons WCAA Giants, in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) for one year.[4] With the Giants, he reached the finals of the 2009–10 DBL season.[citation needed]
In 2016, he signed with Champville SC in Lebanon.[citation needed]
International career
editFaris is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team.[5] He competed with the senior team for the first time at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009, where he saw action in four games for the fourth-place Lebanese team.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Jonathan Faris, Born 05/02/1987 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Profile at basketpedya.com
- ^ Daniel Faris Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine at golobos.com
- ^ "Amerikaanse basketballer Faris naar Giants". Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 10 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Profile Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ FIBA Archive