Homenetmen Beirut B.C.

Homenetmen Beirut SC

Full name	Homenetmen Beirut Basketball Club
Nickname(s)	Orange Hell
Founded	1924
Ground	Tenjoukian Stadium, Mzher
Ground Capacity	1000
Chairman	Guy Manoukian
League	Lebanese Basketball League

Homenetmen Beirut Basketball Club (Arabic: نادي الهومنتمن‎‎ Armenian: Հայ Մարմնակրթական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն (ՀՄԸՄ) standing for "Armenian General Union of Body Culture") is the basketball department of Homenetmen, a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports club based in Beirut. The club was established in 1924 and is part of the worldwide pan-Armenian Homenetmen association.

Homenetmen Beirut has a long-running program for basketball in the Lebanese Basketball League for both men and women and has been one of the pioneers of the sports from its start in Lebanon.

Men's basketball program

Having played for a long time in the first division of Lebanese Basketball League for Men and won the Lebanese Basketball Championship several times, presently the club plays in first division.

Squad2014

Homenetmen roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. F 24 Gyokchyan, Hayk 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) SG 9 Khatcherian, Hayg 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) C 40 Vogel, Joe 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) PG 3 Dixon, Dion 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) SF 6 Degirmenjian, Harout 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) SG 33 Farraj, Roudy 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) SG 13 Kourjian, Marc 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) SG 11 Katenjian, Sevag (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PG 12 Akl, Ralph 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) SF 18 Sevadjian, Sako 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SG 22 Ghattas, Joe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 21 Terrence, Leather 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Allan Abaz Assistant coach(es) Vicken Eskedjian Hrayr Dishjekenian Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserves
C	Terrence Leather
PF	Hayk Gyokchyan
SF	Joe Vogel	Sako Sevadjian	Harout Degirmenjian
SG	Sevag Katenjian	Marc Kourjian	Hayg Khatcherian
PG	Dion Dixon	Ralph Akl	Joe Ghattas

Achievements

• League Positions: 98-8,99-7, 00-8, 01-10(A), 02-2(D1), 04-1(D1), 05-7(Div.A), 06-11(Div.1), 08-(Div.1), 09-(Div.A)

2005 - was relegated from Div. A to Div.1 due to financial problems

• League achievements: Lebanese Division 1 Champion -04

Women's basketball program

The Homenetmen Beirut's women's basketball program competes in first division league. Homenetmen Beirut's very successful Women's Basketball program is flourishing with top positions in Division 1 for Women as well as in the Arabic Basketball Championships for Women.

The roster of the 2009-2010 season was a s follows:

• Aya Chiri
• Donna Nassif
• Nathaline Chilinguirian
• Tsoghik Mekerdichian
• Sola Abramian
• Diala El Bach
• Carole Kamel
• May Oeidate
• Lara Ammar
• Samira Azar
• Farah Rayya
• Elsy Souaidy
• Nada Arbaji
• Suzy Redention

See also

• Homenetmen
• Homenetmen Lebanon
  • Homenetmen Beirut F.C.
  • Homenetmen Antelias
  • Homenetmen Bourj Hammoud

External links

• Official site (Armenian)