Brian Beshara joined the University of New Orleans men's basketball coaching staff ahead of the 2010-11 season to serve as an assistant coach.
 
Beshara comes to the Lakefront after playing nearly a decade in professional leagues in Lebanon and competing with the Lebanese national team.
 
A graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, Beshara played college basketball at Rice for one year before moving to Baton Rouge and playing three years for LSU.
 
While with the Tigers, he was a two-year captain and helped lead the Tigers to a Southeastern Conference championship and a 'Sweet 16' appearance. In 2000, Beshara hit the game-winning three-point shot to defeat Southeast Missouri, while earning SEC Player of the Week on three seperate occasions and a spot on the "All Glue Guy" team published by Sports Illustrated in 2000.
 
Following graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Finance from LSU in 2001, Beshara joined Sagesse Beirut.
 
During three years with the club, he helped lead them to three Lebanese League championships and two Lebanese Cup championships. His time with the squad was highlighted by averaging 20.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game to lead the team to the 2004 Asian Club Championship tournament title.
 
After Sagesse Beirut, Beshara joined Champville for 2005-06, averaging 21.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game while topping the Lebanese League in three-point shooting.
 
Beshara would play for three teams over the next three years, competing with Moutahed Tripoli, Sagesse Beirut and Riyadi Beirut.
 
During his professional club career, Beshara was also a member of the Lebanese national team. The former LSU standout helped the Lebanon national team in its qualification for the 2002 and 2006 FIBA World Championships.
 
In the 2006 tournament, Beshara averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds a game including 11 points and eight rebounds in the team's marquee win against France in which he had the game-winning assist. Beshara was invited to participate with the 2010 FIBA World Championship team heading to Turkey in 2010, but declined to focus on his quest to be a college coach.