Michael Madanly

Michael Madanly (born 10 March 1981), best known as Micho, is a Syrian professional basketball player. He last played for the TNT KaTropa in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Madanly is perhaps best known as the leading scorer in the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, averaging 33.1 points per game.

Syria

He first started his career in Al-Jalaa Club in Syria. Madanly originally planned to enter the club as a football player but the club didn't have a football team. 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 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.

Madanly has played for the national basketball team of Syria.

Michael Madanly and his family are Syrian Christians. Before his family fled from Syria in 2011, his brother, a factory manager with no ties to the government or military, were taken hostage by Islamic militants. Mandaly's family paid his brother's ransom.

After Mandaly's brother was freed, his brother fled to California in the United States, his parents went to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and he continued his career as a professional basketball player abroad. Madanly is married.