Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Pepsi LBL) signed 29-year old American (has also Dominican passport) point guard Edgar Sosa (190-80kg-88, college: Louisville). He played recently at JuveCaserta in Italian Serie A, but left the team earlier this month. In 22 games he had very impressive stats: 19.3ppg, 2.8rpg, 5.9apg and 1.2spg this season. The last season Sosa played at Hapoel Jerusalem (Winner League) in Israel where in four games he recorded 5.8ppg and 1.5apg. He also played earlier that season for Petrochimi (Superleague) in Iran. In 28 games he averaged remarkable 16.8ppg, 1.7rpg, 3.4apg and 1.3spg. Sosa also spent pre-season at the Hawks in NBA earlier that year. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he was voted Asia-Basket.com All-Iranian Superleague Guard of the Year in 2016. Sosa played at the WABA Club Championships last year. He is quite experienced player. Sosa has played in seven different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). He has played previously professionally also in Dominican Rep., Germany (ratiopharm Ulm), Puerto Rico (Cangrejeros), Spain (Blancos de Rueda), Dominican Republic (Leones de Santo Domingo and Reales de La Vega) and NBA (Atlanta Hawks). Sosa attended University of Louisville until 2010 and it is his seventh season as a professional player. He could be described:
A very promising combo guard, with an immense upside. Has yet the court vision and the passing skills of a proven PG, scores a lot of points and can defend well. After the Centrobasket for Juniors 2005, he has been invited at the Dominican NT Senior camp.
LBL Round 5 of Quarter-Finals. Sagesse advance into semifinal stage - 5 days ago
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Sagesse - Champville 98-75
Sagesse topped Champville to seal their semifinal appearance. Sagesse outrebounded Champville 53-40 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-90, college: Morgan St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. International center Ater Majok (208-87, college: Connecti... [read more]
Sagesse topped Champville to seal their semifinal appearance. Sagesse outrebounded Champville 53-40 including a 21-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-90, college: Morgan St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) orchestrated the victory with a triple-double by scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists. International center Ater Majok (208-87, college: Connecticut) contributed with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Sagesse's coach Fuad Abou Chakra felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward J.J. Hickson (206-88, college: N.Carolina St.) answered with 21 points and 9 rebounds and the other American import point guard Jeremy Pargo (188-86, college: Gonzaga) added 13 points and 10 assists in the effort for Champville. Five Sagesse and four Champville players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Sagesse: J.Youngblood 21+7reb+5ast, A.Majok 20+16reb+1ast, N.Souaid 19+3reb+4ast, D.Jackson 16+16reb+12ast, S.Khoury 11+3reb+4ast, A.Abdel Massih 9+3reb+4ast Champville: J.Hickson 21+9reb, J.Pargo 13+3reb+10ast, E.Rustom 11+2reb+1ast, J.Hawkins 10+12reb+3ast, F.El Khatib 8+6reb+4ast, A.Ibrahim 8+3reb+2ast
LBL Round 4 of Quarter-Finals. Beirut Club enter semifinal stage - 6 days ago
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Moutahed - Beirut Club 83-85
Beirut Club snatched a narrow road win over Moutahed to secure the semifinal berth. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge) contributed with 28 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Ramel Curry (191-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) replied... [read more]
Beirut Club snatched a narrow road win over Moutahed to secure the semifinal berth. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) who helped to win the game recording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge) contributed with 28 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Ramel Curry (191-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) replied with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and his fellow American import power forward Hakim Warrick (206-82, college: Syracuse) added 30 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Al Moutahed. Al Moutahed's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Top scorers: Beirut Club: M.Efevberha 28+6reb, C.Crawford 25+7reb+6ast, B.Bawji 13+11reb+3ast, K.Post 8+8reb+2ast, M.Martinez 6+1reb+2ast, R.Bou Dagher 4+1reb+1ast Moutahed: R.Curry 32+6reb+6ast, H.Warrick 30+9reb+4ast, O.El Ayoubi 10+2reb, M.Ilic 6+8reb+1ast, R.Akl 3+1reb+1ast, B.Tabbara 2+2reb
Champville coasted past Sagesse to force decider. Champville dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Sagesse's 30. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international forward Fadi El-Khatib (198-79) who helped to win the game recording 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and American-Syrian Justin Hawkins (203-85, college: N.Mexico St.) who added 19 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side international center Ater Majok (208-87, college: Connecticut) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 19 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-90, college: Morgan St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) scored 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Top scorers: Champville: F.El Khatib 32+9reb+6ast, J.Hawkins 19+7reb+2ast, E.Rustom 10+2reb, J.Hickson 10+11reb+7ast, A.Ibrahim 10+7reb+3ast, J.Pargo 9+3reb+8ast Sagesse: A.Majok 22+19reb, D.Jackson 20+8reb+6ast, J.Youngblood 15+7reb+3ast, A.Abdel Massih 11+3reb+1ast, N.Souaid 8+7reb, A.M 0
LBL Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Riyadi and Homenetmen reach semifinals - 8 days ago
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Al Riyadi - CS Antonine 102-79
Al Riyadi cruised past CS Antonine to sweep the quarterfinal series. Al Riyadi shot 21 for 29 from the free-throw line, while CS Antonine only scored four points from the stripe. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by CS Antonine's players. It was a great evening for American Mike Harris (198-83, college: Rice) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds.... [read more]
Al Riyadi cruised past CS Antonine to sweep the quarterfinal series. Al Riyadi shot 21 for 29 from the free-throw line, while CS Antonine only scored four points from the stripe. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 31 assists comparing to just 18 passes made by CS Antonine's players. It was a great evening for American Mike Harris (198-83, college: Rice) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 13 rebounds. His fellow American import guard Shannon Shorter (193-89, college: N.Texas) helped adding 17 points and 5 assists. Al Riyadi's coach Ahmad Farran felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. The best for the losing side was American-Jordanian guard Rasheim Wright (192-81, college: District of Col.) with 25 points and American guard Kevin Brown (190-92, college: New Orleans) scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Five Al Riyadi and four CS Antonine players scored in double figures. Top scorers: Al Riyadi: S.Shorter 17+4reb+5ast, A.Saoud 17+2reb+3ast, A.Haidar 16+1reb+2ast, M.Harris 13+13reb+2ast, W.Arakji 13+1reb+7ast, C.Daniels 12+11reb+2ast CS Antonins: R.Wright 25+2reb+3ast, K.Brown 15+5reb+6ast, V.Goodridge 13+10reb+2ast, M.Ziadeh 12+2reb+1ast, M.Mneimneh 5+5reb+1ast, P.Bou Abboud 5+5reb+4ast
Moutahed snatched a tough road win over Beirut to narrow the deficit. Al Moutahed outrebounded Beirut Club 41-28 including 31 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. American guard Ramel Curry (191-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) accounted for 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. Five Al Moutahed players scored in double figures. Al Moutahed's coach Alen Abaz used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. The former international forward Bassel Bawji (203-89, college: Tulsa) came up with 27 points and Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge) added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Beirut Club in the defeat. Top scorers: Moutahed: R.Curry 21+6reb+7ast, M.Ilic 20+13reb+4ast, H.Warrick 14+11reb+2ast, R.Akl 13+2reb+2ast, B.Tabbara 10+2reb+1ast, J.Khalil 2+2reb+2ast Beirut Club: B.Bawji 27+2reb, M.Efevberha 17+6reb+4ast, M.Martinez 9+2reb+5ast, J.Jones 8+11reb+2ast, C.Crawford 8+6reb+4ast, T.Ammar 3+1ast
Sagesse topped Champville to surge ahead in the series. Sagesse had a 34-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Dewayne Jackson (203-90, college: Morgan St., agency: Higher Vision Sports) who led the winners and scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international Jasmon Youngblood (195-84, college: Kent St.) accounted for 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winning side. Four Sagesse players scored in double figures. American forward J.J. Hickson (206-88, college: N.Carolina St.) came up with 29 points and 5 rebounds and the former international swingman Ahmad Ibrahim (198-92, college: Rice) added 17 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Champville in the defeat. Top scorers: Sagesse: D.Jackson 27+7reb+5ast, J.Youngblood 22+8reb+7ast, A.Majok 15+16reb+2ast, A.Abdel Massih 14+6reb+1ast, A.Fakhereldine 6+2reb, N.Souaid 4+2reb+1ast Champville: J.Hickson 29+5reb, A.Ibrahim 17+5reb+5ast, J.Pargo 14+3reb+3ast, F.El Khatib 7+15reb+2ast, J.Hawkins 7+6reb, E.Rustom 3+5reb+5ast
Homenetmen defeated Louaize to seal their next round appearance. Homenetmen forced 21 Louaize turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. It was a good game for American swingman Sam Young (198-85, college: Pittsburgh) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-90, college: Franklin & Marshall) contributed with 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Australian-South Sudanese forward Deng Deng (203-92, college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Jimmy Salem (190-95) added 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Louaize. Four Homenetmen and five Louaize players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: Homenetmen: S.Young 27+7reb+3ast, H.Gyokchyan 19+8reb+3ast, W.Hodge 15+6ast, M.Ben Romdhane 11+8reb+4ast, E.Chamoun 8+3reb+1ast, K.Zeinoun 7+2reb+1ast Louaize: D.Deng 22+14reb+5ast, J.Salem 19+11reb+5ast, J.Bitar 12+3reb, E.Bechara 10+10reb+1ast, H.Dandach 10+5ast, K.Aoun 10+3reb
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