Trailing 74-61 with less than 10 minutes left China rallied to defeat Korea 93-91 in the FIBA Asia U-18 Championship.
Gao Shang hit a shot with 4 seconds left to gain the victory. Wang Zhelin (215-C/F-94) hit a three-point shot with 17 seconds left to tie the game at 91-91. This team triumphed in the clutch against a tall and talented Korean team but the test is how they will fare against the rest of the World next year.
Korea's center is 206 cm Lee Jonghyun and their forwards are 202 cm Kang Songjae and 200 cm Choi Junyong, Lee had 24 points and 7 rebounds, hitting 10 of 12 shots. Choi had 21 points and 7 rebounds, Kang scored 14. Star 187 cm guard Cheon Gibeon had 14 points and 9 assists. 181 cm guard Heo Hoon had 9 points and 3 assists. This team may win some games at next year's world tournament.
Wang Zhelin led China with 30 points and 13 rebounds. He hit 14 of 17 shots. Gao Shang had 28 points and 9 rebounds, hitting 13 of 25 though he missed all 5 of his three-point shots. Dai Huaibo had 18 points and 5 rebounds, hitting 6 of 9 shots and 6 of 8 free throws. Luo Hanchen had 9 points and 4 assists. China outrebounded Korea 40-25 but had 15 turnovers to 10 for Korea.
Korea led 26-24 after one quarter but China led 47-44 at the half. Korea outscored China 27-14 in the third quarter to take a 71-61 lead. But China outscored Korea 32-20 in the fourth quarter to win the game.
Zhou Qi played 15 minutes ahd had 4 points and 4 rebounds. He still is not quite integrated into the offense but showed his prowess in defense and rebounding. Han Delong was scoreless in 9 minutes and still shows effects of his foot injury.
Iran defeated Japan 87-83 for third place and the last spot in the world tournament. Chinese Taipei defeated the Philippines 89-85 for fifth place and Lebanon defeated Saudi Arabia 89-78 for seventh.
The USA Mens All-Stars lost their third heartbreaking game, as Canada prevailed in a double-overtime thriller 95-93.
The USA staged a great comeback in this game. Canada jumped out to a 16-point lead after one quarter and extended the lead the 23 points at halftime. The lead moved to 26 points early in the third quarter before the USA mounted their comeback. The Canadian lead was cut to 11 points after the third quarter [read more]
The USA Mens All-Stars lost their third heartbreaking game, as Canada prevailed in a double-overtime thriller 95-93. The USA staged a great comeback in this game. Canada jumped out to a 16-point lead after one quarter and extended the lead the 23 points at halftime. The lead moved to 26 points early in the third quarter before the USA mounted their comeback. The Canadian lead was cut to 11 points after the third quarter. Mike Moore, Robert Crawford and Isaac Butts sparked the third quarter comeback. Devin Sweetney scored 30 points for the USA while Derek Needham added 12. The USA received excellent contributions from their bench in this game. Canada moves to 7-0 for the event while the USA drops to 2-5 with three of their losses by two points.
Pinkney's double-double lands him NBL Player of the Week award - Jun 17, 2013
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29-year old forward Kevinn Pinkney (207-F-83) had a very impressive game in the last round for Heilongjiang and receives a Asia-basket.com NBL Player of the Week award for round 10. He had a double-double of 35 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Hong Kong (#3, 7-3) 121-108. [read more]
29-year old forward Kevinn Pinkney (207-F-83) had a very impressive game in the last round for Heilongjiang and receives a Asia-basket.com NBL Player of the Week award for round 10. He had a double-double of 35 points and 17 rebounds, while his team beat Hong Kong (#3, 7-3) 121-108. Heilongjiang maintains the 7th position in Chinese NBL. Heilongjiang is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 5-5 record. In the team's last game Pinkney had a remarkable 81.8% from 2-point range. He just recently signed at Heilongjiang, being already a very valuable addition to the team. The University of Nevada graduate has very impressive stats this year. Pinkney is in league's top in points (2nd best: 29.5ppg), rebounds (7th best: 13.7rpg), assists (6th best: 3.4apg) and averages solid 2.1spg and 57.4% FGP.
Second best performed player last round was Craig Smith (201-F-83) of Hong Kong. He is American forward in his first season at Hong Kong. In the last game Smith recorded impressive 41 points and 8 rebounds. Bad luck as Hong Kong lost that game 108-121 to the lower-ranked Heilongjiang (#7, 5-5). This loss caused Hong Kong to drop to 3rd position in the standings. His team's 7-3 record is not bad at all. Smith is one of the most experienced players at Hong Kong and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 32.3ppg (#1). He also registered 14.2 boards per game.
Third place about best performers goes to forward Bryan Davis (206-F-86, agency: N.E.T.) of Jiang Xi (#9). Davis scored 29 points and grabbed fifteen rebounds (!!!). He was a key player of Jiang Xi, leading his team to a 102-97overtime win against Nanjin Army (2-8). Jiang Xi can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have rather bad season and 2-8 record places them close to the bottom of the standings. Too bad for Davis he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. The season just started for Davis as he played only first game. But it already looks like he can be team's leader.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Nan Wang (198-G/F-87) of Heilongjiang - 35 points and 9 assists 5. Hassan Whiteside (213-C/F-89) of Sichuan BW - 18 points and 14 rebounds 6. Josh Harrellson (208-F-89) of Chongqing FD - 18 points and 22 rebounds 7. QinShuo Deng (205-F-92) of Nanjin Army - 22 points and 8 rebounds 8. Xin Feng (187-PG-92) of Jiangsu TX - 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists 9. Shawne Williams (206-F-86) of Guangzhou L. - 15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists 10. Othello Hunter (203-F-86) of Jiangsu TX - 15 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists
The Player of the week is choosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3*(REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4*(2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3*(2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3*(3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Guangzhou adds ex-NBAer Shawne Williams - Jun 16, 2013
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Guangzhou Liu Sui (NBL) agreed terms with 27-year old American forward Shawne Williams who played last time at Portland Trail Blazers in NBA. Williams also played at Brooklyn Nets in NBA that season. In 25 games he had 4.5ppg and 2.7rpg.
The season 2010/2011 he played at the Knicks in NBA. In 68 games he recorded 7.1ppg and 3.7rpg. In 2009-10 season Williams was tested by the Mavericks in NBA.
In 2006 he was drafted by Indiana Pacers (NBA) in first round (17th overall) [read more]
Guangzhou Liu Sui (NBL) agreed terms with 27-year old American forward Shawne Williams who played last time at Portland Trail Blazers in NBA. Williams also played at Brooklyn Nets in NBA that season. In 25 games he had 4.5ppg and 2.7rpg. The season 2010/2011 he played at the Knicks in NBA. In 68 games he recorded 7.1ppg and 3.7rpg. In 2009-10 season Williams was tested by the Mavericks in NBA. In 2006 he was drafted by Indiana Pacers (NBA) in first round (17th overall). The former University of Memphis star is in his seventh season in pro basketball. Williams was voted All-C-USA Freshman of the Year back in 2006 at his college time. He started his career in 2005-2006 for Memphis (NCAA, starting five). In 36 games Shawne Williams showed 13.2ppg, 6.2rpg, 1.9apg, 1.4spg, 1.4bpg, FGP: 41.6%, 3PT: 31.2%, FT: 78.6%.
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