The 2012–2013 season was the 17th edition of the Lebanese Basketball League. The regular season began on Friday, November 2, 2012 and ended on Monday March 4, 2013. The playoffs began on Thursday, March 7 and ended in the Semifinals on Sunday May 26, 2013, after the League got cancelled.
Teams TeamCityVenueHead CoachPast Season Amchit ClubAmsheetAmchit Sports Complex Lino Lardo Promoted from div. 2 Anibal ZahleZahléSSCC Rassieh Dany Ammous 2nd Antranik SCAnteliasAGBU Rizkallah Zaloum 9th Bejjeh SC Bejje Club Central Patrick Saba 7th Byblos ClubByblosByblos Club Joe Moujaes 6th Champville SCDik El MehdiClub Mariste Ghassan SarkisChampions Hoops ClubBeirutMichel El Murr Omar Hassino 8th Mouttahed TripoliTripoliSafadi Sports Complex Jean-Denys Choulet 5th Riyadi BeirutBeirut Saeb Salam Complex Slobodan Subotic 3rd Sagesse BeirutBeirutGhazir Club Arena Fouad Abou Chacra4th
Preseason SuperCup Champville SC, winners of the Lebanese Basketball League 2011-2012 defeated Anibal Zahle, winners of the Lebanese Basketball Cup to win The SuperCup. ScoreChampville SC9983Anibal Zahle
Regular season Standings +#TeamGPWLFORAGPoints1Sagesse Beirut1816216511369502Riyadi Beirut1816216641277503Champville SC1812615781392424Mouttahed Tripoli1811716021443405Amchit Club1811715251496406Byblos Club1810815521496387Hoops Club1851314611656288Bejjeh SC1851312871603289Anibal Zahle18216141917132210Antranik SC182161465178622
Final 8 Standings #TeamGPWLFORAGPoints1Riyadi Beirut3227528412366862Sagesse Beirut3225729002493823Mouttahed Tripoli3223927782507784Champville SC32201228322533725Amchit Club32161626472679646Byblos Club32141826462614607Hoops Club3292326852879508Bejjeh SC328242367288348
Playoffs
Statistics leaders CategoryPlayerTeamStatisticPoints per gameAndre EmmettAmchit Club34.4Rebounds per gameMichael FraserByblos Club16.9Assists per gameCorey WilliamsBejjeh SC6.7Steals per gameLarry BlairHoops Club3.2Blocks per gameLoren WoodsRiyadi Beirut2.5Turnovers per gameCorey WilliamsBejjeh SC4.43FG%Amir SaoudRiyadi Beirut45.1%FT%Jean AbdelNourRiyadi Beirut82.3%Total 3 pointsAaron HarperSagesse Beirut101Total FTMichael FraserByblos Club236
Awards Player of the Year: Andre Emmett, Amchit Club Guard of the Year: Jasmon Youngblood, Byblos Club Forward of the Year: Andre Emmett, Amchit Club Center of the Year: Michael Fraser, Byblos Club Newcomer of the Year: Julian Khazzouh, Sagesse Beirut Import of the Year: Andre Emmett, Amchit Club Domestic Player of the Year: Fadi El Khatib, Champville SC Defensive Player of the Year: Loren Woods, Riyadi Beirut Coach of the Year: First Team: G: Jasmon Youngblood, Byblos Club F; Andre Emmett, Amchit Club F: Fadi El Khatib, Champville SC F: Julian Khazzouh, Sagesse Beirut F/C: Michael Fraser, Byblos Club Second Team: PG: Rodrigue Akl, Sagesse Beirut G: Eric Chatfield, Mouttahed Tripoli F/G: Jean AbdelNour, Riyadi Beirut F/C: Bassel Bawji, Mouttahed Tripoli C: DeShawn Sims, Sagesse Beirut
References
http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?c=11-9326-0-241509-0&a=STATS