Aziz Abdelmassih

Aziz Abdelmassih (عزيز عبد المسيح; also spelled Abd El-Massih, Abdel Massih) is a Lebanese professional basketball player for the Sagesse Sports Club in the Lebanese Basketball League, and the Lebanon men's national basketball team.

Early life and education
Aziz Abdelmassih was born on July 22, 1996, in Beirut, Lebanon. He attended Saints-Coeurs Ain Najm school, where he started playing basketball at a young age. Abdelmassih graduated from school in 2014. He juggled attending university and basketball training, and graduated from the Lebanese American University in 2020 in civil engineering. During his study at LAU, Abdelmassih was the LAU basketball team captain.

Professional career
Abdelmassih is recognized as a rising star, and an MVP. In season 2015–2016, he was scouted by Tadamon Head Coach Paul Caughter while he was still playing in Division 2 with Club Central Jounieh. Abdelmassih began playing professionally with Tadamon Cub in the 2016–2017 season. In season 2017–2018, he signed with Sagesse Club, and had an impressive season, helping his team reaching the Final Four.

In 2019, Abdelmassih was called for the first time to the Lebanon men's National basketball Team. He was named again All-Lebanese League Honorable Mention, and the most improved player in Lebanon for his performance with Sagesse.

In 2020, he played with Champville and made it to the finals, the team lost to Al Riyadi Beirut. He then rejoined Sagesse Club as of season 2021, and was the team's best scorer. Abdelmassih was a top scorer for the Lebanon national team in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.