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Michael madanly cba jilin vs xinjian 23 1 2015
Michel Madanly (born on 10 March 1981 in Aleppo), best known as Micho, is a Syrian professional basketball player. He plays for the Landslake Lions in the Promotiedivisie in the Netherlands. Madanly is perhaps best known as the leading scorer in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, averaging 33.1 points per game.
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- Michael madanly cba jilin vs xinjian 23 1 2015
- Best player michael madanly gov cup 2014 15
- Syria
- China
- Philippines
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Best player michael madanly gov cup 2014 15
Syria
He first started his career in Al-Jalaa basketball team in his native city of Aleppo. . Madanly had originally planned to enter the club as a football player but the club's football team was inactive during that period. Consequently, he joined the basketball section of the club.
He played for a three years with Al-Jeish (Army) Club in Syria as part of a mandatory military service but was transferred to Al-Jalaa once again, where he achieved a lot.
China
In late 2011, he signed a 4-month contract with the Foshan Dralions in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) because of the Syrian Civil War that was preventing the Syrian Basketball League to start.
In 2013, Madanly signed with the Qingdong DoubleStar Eagles but only played 3 games for them.
In 2014, Madanly signed with the Jilin Northeast Tigers, playing in 37 games for them while averaging 21.2 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game in 42.5 minutes per game.
Philippines
In late April 2015, the NLEX Road Warriors signed him for the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup as the team's Asian import.
On June 2016, Madanly returned to the Philippines, this time suiting up for another team, the Tropang TNT, the sister team of his former PBA team, NLEX, as TNT's Asian import for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.
International career
Madanly has played for the national basketball team of Syria.
Personal life
Michel Madanly and his family are Syrian Christians from Aleppo. After the break-up of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Michel's brother Habib Madanly who was a factory manager with no ties to the Syrian government or military, was taken hostage by the Islamist militants. Mandaly's family paid his Habib's ransom.
After being freed, Habib moved to California, while Michel and his parents moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and continued his career as a professional basketball player.
Michel Madanly is married to Dian Theodori since 2012.