Hayk Gyokchyan

Hayk Gyokchyan (born December 11, 1989 in Yerevan) is a Lebanese professional basketball player. He currently plays for Riyadi Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League. He was also expressed an interest to play for the Lebanon national basketball team after finishing his college season at Franklin & Marshall College.

Hayk Gyokchyan
No. 24 Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
PositionPower forward
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989
Yerevan, Armenia
NationalityArmenian, Lebanese
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
High schoolConwell-Egan Catholic
(Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania)
CollegeFranklin & Marshall (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Homenetmen Beirut
2014–2016Club Sagesse
2016–2018Homenetmen Beirut
2019–Riyadi beirut

In early 2014 after Hayk's college season he sought a contract from "The Greens" Hekmeh B.C. however was later turned down. Receiving an offer from Homenetmen Beirut B.C., he played briefly in the club before joining Hekmeh B.C.. Homenetmen fans used to boo him for leaving home to play for money in Sagesse/Hekmeh B.C.. In 2016, Hayk announced he was coming back home to play for his home club Homenetmen, and did, then joined another club, Riyadi Beirut.

Gyokchyan is the son of Lebanese-Armenian basketball coach Tigran Gyokchyan.

References

    • "Hayk Gyokchyan Basketball Player Profile, Sagesse - Al Hekmeh Beirut, Franklin & Marshall, News, Pepsi LBL stats, Career, Games Logs, Bests, Awards - asia-basket.com". basketball.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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