Brian Beshara

Brian Anthony Beshara (Feghali) (born 30 December 1977) is a former Lebanese basketball player. Beshara was also a member of the Lebanese national basketball team. At 6'8", he was Lebanon's starting forward and played an important role on both the offensive and defensive sides. His former LSU coach John Brady describes him as follows:"Brian Beshara is a good basketball player. He's tough. He's competitive. He believes in what he's doing."^[1]

Brian Beshara

Personal information
Born	(1977-12-30) 30 December 1977 (age 47) Dallas, Texas
Nationality	Lebanese / American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Highland Park (University Park, Texas)
College	Rice (1996–1997) LSU (1998–2001)
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2010
Position	Forward
Career history
2001–2004	Hekmeh BC
2004–2005	Blue Stars
2005–2006	Champville SC
2006–2007	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2007–2008	Al Mouttahed
2008–2009	Hekmeh BC
2009	Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2009–2010	Hekmeh BC
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Lebanon FIBA Asia Championship 2005 Doha Team 2007 Tokushima Team

College and Club Basketball

After graduating from Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, Beshara played college basketball first for one year at Rice and then three years with the LSU Tigers.

In 2001, he joined Lebanese Champions and Arab and Asian Club Champions Sagesse Beirut (Hekmeh), where he teamed up with local stars such as Fadi El Khatib and Elie Mechantaf and played under National Coach Ghassan Sarkis.

Following a two-year spell at Hekmeh BC (also known as Sagesse), Beshara left for the recently formed Lebanese club, Blue Stars, where he played for a couple of years during which he was limited with various injuries. After Blue Stars, Beshara rejoined his former coach, Sarkis, for the 2005/2006 season, with his new team, Champville SC.

Following a disagreement with the club's management^{[citation needed]}, Beshara left Champville and found himself without a team for the 2006/2007 season, as Champville refused to free him from his contract and let him join league champions Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut. Later on, he played for a short period in Al Mouttahed, then spent some time between Hekmeh BC and Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut.

National Team Basketball

Brian Beshara was an important asset for Lebanese national basketball team. He played part in the qualification to the 2006 FIBA world championship in Japan.

Below are some statistics^[2] for his performance with the national team.

Competition	PPG	RPG	APG
FIBA Asia Championship for Men 2007	8.1	5.4	0.3
FIBA World Championship 2006	9.8	4.6	2

One of the highest achievements realized by the Lebanese national basketball team was their 74–73 victory over the French national basketball team on August 23, 2006 during the 2006 World Championship in Sendai, Japan. In the game, Beshara scored 11 points and led the team with 8 rebounds.^[3]