{{short description|Canadian-Lebanese basketball player}} {{for|the village in Lorestan, Iran|Ali Mahmud}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ali Mahmoud | image = | caption = | image_size = | position = Point guard | height_m = 1.84 | weight_kg = 80 | league = LBL | team = Champville SC | nationality = Canadian / Lebanese | number = 6 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|05|28}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | career_start = 2003 | career_end = | years1 = 2003–2004 | team1 = Champville SC | years2 = 2004–2016 | team2 = Al Riyadi | years3 = 2016–2017 | team3 = Byblos Club | years4 = 2017–2019 | team4 = Al Riyadi | years5 = 2020–2023 | team5 = Dynamo Lebanon | years6 = 2023–2025 | team6 = Beirut Club | highlights = * 11× Lebanese League champion (2005–2016, 2019) * No. 6 retired by Al Riyadi | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry | {{bk|LIB}}}} {{MedalCompetition | FIBA Asia Championship}} {{MedalSilver | 2007 Tokushima|Team}} | years7 = 2025-present | team7 = Champville SC }}
'''Ali Mahmoud''' ({{langx|ar|علي محمود}}), sometimes nicknamed '''Ali Mack''', is a Lebanese-Canadian professional basketball player for Champville SC of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL).
==Career== Mahmoud was born on May 28, 1983, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Toufic and Gina Mahmoud, Lebanese Shia Muslims who had immigrated to Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Hoop+dream+comes+full+circle/3452942/story.html |title=Article by Martin Cleary in ''Ottawa Citizen'': Hoop dream comes full circle |access-date=2018-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902031007/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Hoop+dream+comes+full+circle/3452942/story.html |archive-date=2010-09-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He played with St. Patrick's High School Fighting Irish 1999 to 2002 and for one academic year, in 2002-2003, in University of Ottawa Gee-Gees. In 2003, Mahmoud was offered a professional contract by Champville SC, a Lebanese club in Division A. One year later, he moved to another Lebanese club Al Riyadi, where he stayed playing there until 2016. Afterwards, he joined Byblos Club for one year before returning to Al Riyadi.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
Mahmoud is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team that participated in the 2006 FIBA World Championship which took place in Japan and in 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He is 1.83m and plays as a point guard (PG).{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
In the 2010 FIBA World Championship, he was the 2nd best stealer.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
On January 23, 2013, it was noted in several publications, including FIBA.com, that he would be making his return to national team play and represent Lebanon in upcoming international tournaments.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/colu/AsiaScope/p/newsid/54732/arti.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160308184601/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/colu/AsiaScope/p/newsid/54732/arti.html| archive-date = 2016-03-08| title = Welcome back Ali 'Mr. No 1' Mahmoud {{!}} FIBA.COM}}</ref>
== Clubs == *2002–2003: Ottawa CIS starting five *2003–2004: Champville SC (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 6.8ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.9apg, 2.1spg *2004–2005: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 25 games: 8.7ppg, 5.2rpg, 4.9apg, Steals-1(3.1spg), 2FGP: 58.0%, 3FGP: 37.0% *2005–2006: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2006–2007: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Div.A): 18 games: 9.8ppg, 5.5rpg, 6.6apg, 2.9spg, 2FGP: 47.2%, 3PT: 32.7%, FT: 67.7% *2007–2008: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A): 19 games: 9.6ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.3apg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 37.8%, FT: 51.4% *2008–2009: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five): 23 games: 12.2ppg, 5.9rpg, Assists-1 (6.3apg), 2.0spg, 2FGP-3 (61.8%), 3PT: 30.1%, FT: 56.9% *2009–2010: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five) *2010–2011: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2011–2012: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2012–2013: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2013–2014: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2015–2016: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A) *2016–2017: Byblos Club (Lebanon-Div.A, starting five) *2017–2018: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, runner-up) *2018–2019: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A, champion) *2022-2023: Dyamo Beirut (Lebanon-Div.A)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eurobasket |title=Ali Mahmoud Player Profile, Dynamo Lebanon, News, Stats - asia-basket |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/index.aspx |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=Eurobasket LLC}}</ref> *2023-2025: Beirut Club *2025–present: Champville SC
== Awards and achievements == *Lebanese Basketball League Champion -2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 *Asian Championships in Doha -2005 (Silver) *World Championships in Japan - *Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Domestic Player of the Year -2009 *Asia-Basket.com All-Arab Club Championships 2nd Team -2009 *World Championships in Turkey - 2nd Best Stealer of the Tournament. *#6 retired by Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * http://www.asia-basket.com/player.asp?Cntry=Lebanon&PlayerID=33686
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