Daniel Faris

Daniel Faris (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.[1]

Daniel Faris
No. 53 Champville SC
PositionPower forward
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
BornMay 2, 1987 (1987-05-02) (age 36)
Greenbrae, California
NationalityLebanese / American
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Career information
High schoolEldorado (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
CollegeNew Mexico (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010West-Brabant Giants
2010–2015Sagesse
2016–presentChampville SC

College career

Faris 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.[2]

Professional career

After 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.[3] With the Giants, he reached the finals of the 2009–10 DBL season. After finishing his season in the Dutch league, Faris signed with Lebanese powerhouse Hekmeh in the Lebanese Basketball League, he only played two games with the team in 2012.

In 2016, he signed with Champville SC in Lebanon.

International career

Faris is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team.[4] 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.[5]

References

  1. Profile at basketpedya.com
  2. Daniel Faris Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine at golobos.com
  3. "Amerikaanse basketballer Faris naar Giants". Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. Profile Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  5. FIBA Archive
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