Marc Ghafari
Mark Ghafari (born December 10, 1991 in Grosse Pointe, MI) is a Lebanese American professional basketball player who previously played for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League.
| No. 14 – Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Grosse Pointe Shores, United States |
| Listed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2014–2015 |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut |
Professional career
He started his professional career in 2014 after he played a season for Kalamazoo College in the NCAA Division 3 Tournament. Earlier in 2013, Ghafari travelled to Lebanon to perform a medical for Al Riyadi whereupon he was signed for three years. Ghafari was the stand out for Kalamazoo scoring 46 points in a game breaking the college record of points scored in a game. Ghafari was also a two time Academic All-American for the Kalamazoo college basketball program. He has since retired from professional basketball and now lives happily in Michigan. His latest great accomplishment in August 2016 was convincing a brilliant and beautiful future physician to accept his marriage proposal and agree to marry him - impending nuptials set for summer 2018.