Maristes | |||
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Leagues | Lebanese Basketball League | ||
Founded | 1967 | ||
History | Champville Mariste Club 1967–2022 Cercle Sportif Maristes 2022-present | ||
Arena | Champville Club | ||
Capacity | ~7086~ | ||
Location | Collège des Frères Maristes Champville, Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon | ||
Team colors | Light Blue, Black, Silver, and White | ||
Championships | 1 (2012) | ||
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Cerle Sportif Maristes, formerly known as Champville SC (Arabic: نادي الشانفيل الرياضي), is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon. The team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.[1]
Since its establishment in 1967, the team has been affiliated with the Collège des Frères Maristes Champville, a private Marist e in educational instiution. Following a conflict between the club and the direction of Champville school in 2022, the team was re-named CS Maristes.
Maristes achieved the pinnacle of their success by securing the national championship in 2012. They have also clinched the runner-up position in the league on five occasions. Their trophy cabinet also displays two Lebanese Cups, one Lebanese SuperCup, and the 2006 WABA Super League championship.
History
In game 4 of the 2011–2012 Finals, Champville defeated Anibal Zahle 63–57. As a result, Champville won the series 3–1. The finals did not end without problems though, just like the semi-finals, as “A large part of the Annibal audience was absent from the game in Zahle after online appeals were posted on the Lebanese Forces website calling on March 14 supporters to boycott the game and to follow it from the Martyrs Square in Zahle".
Ahead of the 2022-23 season, the basketball club had a conflict with the school and therefore chose to rebrand as Cerle Sportife Maristes. They also started using the Antoine Choueiri Stadium in Ghazir as home arena.
Squad
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Honours
- Champions (1): 2011–12
- Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003-04, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2020–21
Lebanese Cup
- Winners (2): 2004, 2010
Lebanese SuperCup
- Winners (1): 2011
- Winners (1): 2013
Dubai International Basketball Tournament
- Winners (1): 2004
Arab/Asian cups
2010–2011 WABA: took 2nd place (3–1) in Group B; Arab Club Championships: Took 1st place (5–0) in Group B, beat Al Riyadi (73–69) in the quarter-finals, lost to Sharjah (75–80) in the semi-finals.
2011–2012 WABA: took 2nd place (3–1) in Group B, lost to Al Riyadi (Lebanon) 1–2 in the semi-finals.
Notable National and NBA Players in Recent Years
- Fadi El Khatib
- Bassel Bawji
- Rony Fahed
- Ali Haidar
- Elie Mechantaf
- Joe Vogel
- Ali Mezher
- Daniel Faris
- Nikoloz Tskitishvili
- Jeremy Pargo
- Danny Pippen
- Isaiah Austin
- Travis Trice
- Marcus Banks
- Daniel Orton
- DeShawn Sims
- JJ Hickson
- Reyshawn Terry
- Brandon Young
- Robert Upshaw
- Julius Hodge
- Herbert Hill (basketball)
- Donté Greene
- DeWayne Jackson
- Hamed Haddadi
- Ater Majok
References
- ↑ "Champville basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - asia-basket". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
External links
- Champville at asia-basket.com