The first time basketball was played was in the mid of 1920's.The Lebanon national basketball team has qualified three consecutive times to the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2023.
The Lebanese national basketball team won the 2010 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup on its home court.
The Lebanese u-19 national team participated in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship where they placed 14th.
The most successful Lebanese basketball clubs are Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut and Sagesse for men, having both won the most championships in the Lebanese Basketball League, also the Arab Club Championship, WABA Champions Cup and FIBA Asia Champions Cup and Antranik SC for women, having won the Lebanese Basketball League, Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship and the WABA Champions Cup.
[2] Sagesse have won a record of 3 FIBA Asia Champions Cup.