In this episode, we welcome Beirut player Elie Chamoun. Elie Chamoun has cemented himself as one of the best players and shooters in the region and we are very happy to share this conversation. Topics include: Balancing work & Basketball, early career in Zahle, being mentored from Fadi El Khatib & Ismail Ahmad, playing in 2 Game 7s vs Riyadi, Achilles injury and if he's contemplating retirement, Lebanon vs Australia in the finals and if Ali Haidar should have passed him the ball on the last shot, how close was he to sign with Sagesse this season and much more.We are also happy to announce a collaboration with Recyco, a company that's tackling an environmental crisis through a unique business model promoting easy waste collection through door-door pickups.Instagram: Recyco_recyclingPhone: +961 81 816 681If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

In this week's episode, we had a very nice chat with Step Ahead owner Fouad Gerges. We discussed many topics: His early days as a bartender, how he got into training athletes, Fadi El Khatib as one of his first clients, the story behind Step Ahead, expanding into a school and soon into a university, Euroleague Head Coaching Board, what’s next and many more topics.We are also happy to announce a collaboration with Recyco, a company that's tackling an environmental crisis through a unique business model promoting easy waste collection through door-door pickups.Instagram: Recyco_recyclingPhone: +961 81 816 681If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

In this week's episode, we had the chance to sit down with Sagesse captain Ali Mezher. We discussed many topics: His early days as a football player and how close he was to go to Arsenal instead of continuing basketball, his issue with Hoops management, ACL injury, early Sagesse days and how important it is to be captain, different coaches he played with, life after basketball and much more.We are also happy to announce a collaboration with Recyco, a company that's tackling an environmental crisis through a unique business model promoting easy waste collection through door-door pickups.Instagram: Recyco_recyclingPhone: +961 81 816 681If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this. Follow us on Social Media: Instagram - TheJadMbarakShow Facebook - The Jad Mbarak Show Twitter - JadMbarak7 The Jad Mbarak Show - Basketball from a different angle.

In this week's episode, we had the chance to sit down with the winningest coach in Lebanese Basketball History, Fouad Abou Chacra. We discussed many topics: His passion for the game, early career and how he became a coach under Ghassan Sarkiss, discovering Ismail Ahmad, moving from Champville to Riyadi (and how Bluestars missed out), the move to Sagesse and his career in the last few years plus much more.We are also happy to announce a collaboration with Recyco, a company that's tackling an environmental crisis through a unique business model promoting easy waste collection through door-door pickups.Instagram: Recyco_recyclingPhone: +961 81 816 681If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this. Follow us on Social Media: Instagram - TheJadMbarakShow Facebook - The Jad Mbarak Show Twitter - JadMbarak7 The Jad Mbarak Show - Basketball from a different angle.

We recorded this episode with Karim Zeinoun in Qatar, the night prior to the big game between Sagesse & Riyadi. We wanted to showcase that there's nothing but love and respect between rivals off the court, and hope to set the tone early on in the Basketball season to avoid any fans suspensions during the year.In this episode we discussed many topics such as KZ's early career, high school in the US, academies in Lebanon and the rules surrounding them, Homenetmen, signing with Sagesse, Lebanese National team, defending Jordan Clarkson, Beirut derby in QatarIf you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

In this episode, we had the chance to sit for a long talk with Beirut player and previous National team captain Elie Rustom. We discussed many topics: his early career and how he joined Mouttahed at the last second, how he moved to Sagesse, his success with the National Team in the World Cup, his latest years with Champville, life and career after his big injury, why he retired from the National team when he could still be an added value, and much more.If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

Had a very long (and nice) talk with Dynamo Lebanon club president Faissal Kalaawi about the future of his club, the rumors about changing the name to Nejmeh or if there's actually a plan for the historical football club to form a basketball team, his relationship with Riyadi management, the issues Lebanese basketball face when it comes to federation, agents, politics and much more.If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

Had the pleasure to sit down with Riyadi coach Georges Geagea and have a really nice conversation. We talked about his early playing days, how Rodrigue Akl gave him an opportunity into coaching academies and then professionally, education, how important it is to invest in basketball academies, RIyadi, Lebanese Basketball league finals and upcoming season, players recruitment, Women National team and much more.If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.

Had the chance to sit down with Lebanese National team Basketball player Sergio Darwish who just signed a deal with Sagesse club.Discussed plenty of topics: His early career, how Ismail Ahmad took him under his wings, NCAA, Sagesse, mental health, the National team & the big fight with Jordan, Q&A and much more.If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.Follow us on Social Media:Instagram - TheJadMbarakShow Facebook - The Jad Mbarak Show Twitter - JadMbarak7 The Jad Mbarak Show - Basketball from a different angle.

Had the pleasure to sit down with arguably one of the best Lebanese basketball players of all time Rebecca Akl. Talked early career in a basketball family, multiple championships with Riyadi/Homenetmen/Beirut, her journey to Europe and maybe to the WNBA, her passion for the game and Arab women in our world.If you liked this video make sure to like and share it. Also don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this.