New BOV Division One side Tigers Basketball’s debut will present a set of new players to the Ta’ Qali Pavilion and Malta Basketball can confirm they have signed Lebanese guard duo Serge Hamparsoumian and Michel Jalkh.

18-year-old guard Hamparsoumian, who also holds Cypriot citizenship, joins the club after stints with Lebanese clubs Kahraba BC and Centrale Club, and most recently with Cypriot side Phoenix MJ.

Last season, Hamparsoumian averaged 7.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 14 games as the Limassol club finished with a 7-9 record. 

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Jalkh is another young addition to the side with the former Antonine guard joining the Tigers as a second import player.

They now join a side which will be aiming to hit the ground running in their first season in Division One and sources have told Malta Basketball, they are nearing an agreement with a new head coach ahead of the start of the John Tabone Shield when they face Athleta in the first round.

Tigers stack up on local-foreign ballers

The Lebanese duo will be part of a Tigers squad which will also involve the Filipino quintet of David Constantino, Jhun Jhun Lisondra, Elbert Masilungan, Bryan Bernat, and Keith Micaller.

Lisondra was part of the Valletta Fighters squad last season on loan from Mellieha Libertas. Now that the northern club has opted out of the coming season, the speedy guard moves to the Tigers

Andy Calago, who passed away earlier this summer, had been registered by the club as well before his unfortunate passing.