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Paul Coughter

Position: Head Coach
Nationality: USA
Born in New York on December 1,1948

Player:
Position: G
Memphis St. (NCAA)
10 years of international experience

Head Coach:
Game Description:
Coach Paul is a certified FIBA expert (since 1990) and has conducted coaching clinics around the world for FIBA and the Olympic Solidarity Program as well as for Sports America, WABA, the NBA and the Asian Basketball Confederation. Coach Paul has been consulted by virtually every NBA team regarding international players as well for evaluations on the development of US players competing overseas. Success is nothing new for Paul Coughter. He has been winning championships since 1983 when he won 8 national titles as the head coach of  Malhanga (mens team), Corinthians (ladies team) and Transvaal Province (mens & ladies teams) while also serving as the national coach of South Africa. In the late 80's as coach of the San Marino based Winston All-Stars his teams won more than 20 international tournaments  against the top clubs from Italy, Greece, Spain and Yugoslavia including a dramatic finals victory versus Cibona Zagreb and their superstar  Drazen Petrovic at a tournament in Barcelona. While coach of Hung Kuo in the NBA rules league in Taiwan his team won back to back championships in 96-97 and 97-98 winning a total of 92 games in 2 seasons. Coach Paul was named Coach of the Year and All-Star Coach in both seasons. Most recently he coached Valerenga in Oslo to a 25-1 record and the Norwegian 1st Division title. In 2005 Coach Paul qualified Lebanon to the World Championships in Japan and was named Asian Coach of the Year for his efforts. In 2006 Lebanon won 2 games at the World Championships including defeating France, the 9th ranked team in the world with 6 NBA players. Leaving directly from Japan and traveling to northwest China, Coughter qualified the Lebanese Junior national team to their first ever World Championship. Since late 2006, Coughter has coached the Beijing Aoshen Professional Team and won over 90% of his games.

Coaching Career:
2010-2011: Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Div.A,)
2006-2010: Beijing Aoshen Olympians (CHN-ABA), hired in Dec.'06
2005-2006: Lebanon All National Teams
2004-2005: NBA-Defensive Consultant & International Scout for Phoenix Suns(NBA) & Lebanon All National Teams
2004: Lebanon U18 National Team
2002-2004 Blue Stars, Lebanon (LEB D1)
2001-2002 Valerenga Oslo (NOR)
2000-2001 Riyadi Beirut, Lebanon (LEB D1)
1999-2000 Rosaire, Lebanon (LEB D1)
1996-1999: Hung Kuo Elephants (TAI)
1995-1996: Ohud Sports Club - Medina (KSA)
1993-1995 Kuwait Sporting Clu (KUW)
1992-1993 National Team, Bahrain
1991-1992: Hesperus - Athens (GRE)
1989-1991: Gymnastikos - Larissa (GRE)
1988-1989: Winston All Stars - San Marino
1987-1988 Avanti-Brugge, Belgium
1986-1987 MTV-Wolfenbuttal, Germany
1985-1986: Sydney Supersonics (AUS)
1984-1985: Turku NMKY (FIN)
1982-1984 Malhanga Men (RSA)
1982-1984 Corinthians Women (RSA)
1982-1984: National Coach, South Africa, Johannesburg
1981-1982: National Coach, Pakistan National Team Islamabad, Pakistan Tour of Mainland China and participation in the XI Asian Basketball Championship in Calcutta, India
1980-1981: National Coach, Wales-Cardiff
1979-1980: Bannerman Vikings-Glasgow (SCO)

Rewards & Accomplishments:
Lebanese League Final Four -11
ABA All-Star Game -09
ABA Semifinals -07
ABA Red Conference Champion -07, 08
Asian Championship Final Four Lebanon U20 NT (Qualified to World Championship) -06
World Championship Lebanon NT Japan (victories over Venezuela & France) -06
Asian Championship Lebanon NT Vice Champions -05
WABA Championship Lebanon NT 2nd place -05
Asian Championship Final Four Lebanon U18 NT -04
WABA Champion Lebanon U18 NT -04, 06
Lebanese Cup Semi-Finalist -04
Lebanese League Final Four -04
Norwegian Cup Semi-Finalist -02
Norwegian 1st Division Champions(25-1) -02
Asian All-Star Game Coach -99
Taiwan NBA rules League Coach of the Year,All-Star Coach -98
Taiwan NBA rules League Champions(45-15) -98
Taiwan NBA rules League Coach of the Year,All-Star Coach -97
Taiwan NBA rules League Champions (47-14) -97
Saudi League Finalist -96
Kuwait League Semi-Finalist -95
Kuwait Cup Finalist -94
Greek League Champions (28-4) -91
Greek League Champions (31-1) -90
Named to FIBA Expert List -90
Siena Shootout Champions -89
Sicily Annual Hoop Festival Champions -89
Barcelona BBall Classic Champions -88
1st Coach of 1st Professional Team in Australia -86
RSA League Champions-Ladies (30-0) -84
RSA League Champions-Mens (26-4) -84
RSA Provincial National Champions (Mens & Ladies) -84
RSA League Champions-Ladies (29-1) -83
RSA League Champions-Mens (24-6) -83
RSA Provincial National Champions (Mens & Ladies) -83

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