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Christian Maran
No. 15 – Illawarra Hawks
PositionPower forward
LeagueAustralia NBL One
Personal information
Born (1998-12-01) 1 December 1998 (age 26)
Sydney, Australia
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2025–CurrentIllawarra Hawks
2023-2024Mackay Meteors
2022Inner West Bulls
2020-2021Penrith Panthers
2019Sutherland Sharks
Career highlights

Christian Maran ( born 1 December 1998) is an Australian-Syrian basketball player for Illawarra Hawks of the Australia Nbl One East.

Early life and career

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Maran was born in Sydney, Australia for Syrian-Lebanese Father and Greek Mother. He played Youth League basketball for Blacktown and Sutherland Sharks .Maran acheived youth league second place in Nsw.

Professional career

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Sutherland Sharks 2019

On February 2019, Maran signed with Sutherland Sharks and played one year in Nsw Waratah Men's League.

Penrith Panthers 2020-2021

On February 2020, Maran signed with Penrith Panthers and played two Seasons in the NBL1 East. 

Inner West Bulls 2022

Maran joined Inner West and played NBL1 East Season.

Mackay Meteors 2023-2024

Maran joined the Mackay Meteors for the 2023 and 2024 NBL1 North season. In his second Season with Meteors in 2024, he won NbL1 North Season and made it to the final of Nbl1 Nationals.

Al Wahda Syria 2024

Following the 2024 NBL1 Season, Maran signed with  Al Wahda Syria to participate in the Syrian Baseketball League and West Asia super league. He played in September two games for al Wahda in an International Competition in Syria. In his first appearance he  scored 17 and 19 points versus Antranik and Nsa Clubs from lebanon. He had to leave Syria and join back NBL1 Season as the league was terminated in Syria. 

Illawarra Hawks 2025

In February after returning from Syrian basketball league, Maran signed with Illawarra Hawks and currently playing NBL1 East Season.

National team career

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In November 2024 ,Christian Maran was named in the Syrian National team squad for Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers and he participated in two games versus Bahrain and Lebanon.

References

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https://www.australiabasket.com/Australia/news/891742/Al-Wahda-signs-Christian-Maran-ex-Mackay-M#google_vignette australiabasket.com. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/382218-christian-james-maran Fiba Basketball Page, Retreived November 2024

https://www.facebook.com/IllawarraBasketball/posts/cj-maran-joins-the-hawkswere-excited-to-welcome-christian-cj-maran-to-our-nbl1-m/1179439407519061/ Illawarra Basketball Facebook Page, Retreived March 11, 2025.

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https://nbl1.com.au/player-listing/christian-maran-6f5df6d7-b03a-11ec-b90e-21f907809b34

https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Christian-Maran/508067

https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-asiacup-2025-qualifiers/teams/syria/382218-christian-james-maran