Rayyan surged ahead in the semifinal series against Gharrafah. They claimed a narrow 75:73 victory in Game 3 to take 2-1 lead. DeVon Hardin (211-C-86) scored 18 points and collected 14 rebounds to pace the winners. Rayyan stormed into the game. They dominated every facet of the encounter to post a 28:13 lead. Rayyan maintained the lead throughout the second quarter. They secured a 44:30 halftime lead. Gharrafah however stopped the rot in the third term. They narrowed the gap at just two points 57:59 at the final break. Gharrafah pulled ahead midway through the final frame but Rayyan managed to eke out a narrow victory at the end. Chauncey Leslie (183-G-81, college: Iowa) delivered 15 points, while Tanguy Ngombo (197-F-84) added 14 points for the winners. Suleiman Braimoh (203-F-89, college: Rice) answered with 27 points for Gharrafah. Boney Watson (183-G, college: Sam Houston St.) had 25 points in the loss. Arabi avoided elimination posting the first win in the series versus Sadd. Shelton Colwell (202-C/F-80, college: Missouri St.) fired 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to pace Arabi to an 86:67 victory. The teams were tied at 24 after ten minutes but Arabi surged ahead in the second term. They established a 45:38 halftime lead. Arabi accounted for a 67:59 advantage with one quarter remaining. They never loosened the grasp and sealed the victory at the end. William Byrd (201-G/F-85, college: Ark.-Pine Bluff) notched 19 points and 8 rebounds, while Abdulai Jalloh (188-G-86, college: JMU) contributed 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the win. Jason Fontenet (178-PG-82, college: Oregon St.) replied with 19 points for Sadd. Michael Benjamin had 13 points and 14 boards in the loss.
Al Shabab Dubai (D1) agreed terms with 32-year old American swingman Chauncey Leslie (183-81, college: Iowa). He started the season at Qatar in Qatari D1 league. In 14 games he was the best scorer with impressive 24.6ppg and averaged 6.2rpg, 5.3apg (top 4) and 2.6spg (in top 3) this season. A very spectacular year in his career as he was named to Asia-Basket.com All-Qatari D1 Honorable Mention. The last season Leslie played at Al Rayyan in D1. In 8 games he had 14 [read more]
Al Shabab Dubai (D1) agreed terms with 32-year old American swingman Chauncey Leslie (183-81, college: Iowa). He started the season at Qatar in Qatari D1 league. In 14 games he was the best scorer with impressive 24.6ppg and averaged 6.2rpg, 5.3apg (top 4) and 2.6spg (in top 3) this season. A very spectacular year in his career as he was named to Asia-Basket.com All-Qatari D1 Honorable Mention. The last season Leslie played at Al Rayyan in D1. In 8 games he had 14.5ppg, 3.6rpg, 2.8apg and 1.3spg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as he won Qatar League championship title for two years in a row (2011 and 2012). Leslie was also voted Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League Guard of the Year back in 2007. He is quite experienced player. Leslie has played also professionally in Austria, France (JA Vichy), Germany (New Yorker Phantoms and Mitteldeutscher BC), Syria (Al Karameh), UAE, Hungary (Kormend), Egypt (Al Ittihad and Sporting) and United Arab Emirates (An Nasr and Sharjah). He attended University of Iowa until 2003 and it is his tenth season as a professional player. On Leslie: His big physical presence on court, coupled with his ability to play on wing positions, makes him a dangerous proposition. Possessing quickness and sharp-shooting abilities, his defensive skills are also outstanding.
Calvin Cage (ex Al Gharafa) agreed terms with Gigantes - May 20, 2013
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Gigantes de Guayana (LPB) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American guard Calvin Cage (183-83kg-84, college: Buffalo, agency: Prossin Sports Management Inc.). He was tested at Al Gharafa in Qatari D1 league. Cage also spent pre-season at B&W Opava (NBL) in Czech Republic league that year. In three games he recorded 14.3ppg, 3.3rpg and 3.0apg this season. The last summer he was tested by Marinos. In 6 games he averaged 6.8ppg, 1 [read more]
Gigantes de Guayana (LPB) strengthened their roster with addition of 29-year old American guard Calvin Cage (183-83kg-84, college: Buffalo, agency: Prossin Sports Management Inc.). He was tested at Al Gharafa in Qatari D1 league. Cage also spent pre-season at B&W Opava (NBL) in Czech Republic league that year. In three games he recorded 14.3ppg, 3.3rpg and 3.0apg this season. The last summer he was tested by Marinos. In 6 games he averaged 6.8ppg, 1.5rpg and 1.8apg. The last season Cage also played at Saint John Mill Rats (NBL Canada) in Canadian NBL Canada. In 6 games he averaged 9.2ppg, 1.7rpg and 4.0apg. The previous (2011) summer he played at Bucaros (DPB) in Colombian league. He contributed to his team winning the league title. The last (2011) season Cage played at Hoops Club (Division A) in Lebanese league. In 26 games he was fourth best scorer with impressive 22.8ppg and had 3.2rpg, 2.7apg and 1.2spg. Great season indeed as he was voted to PMA Basketball Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Honorable Mention. He is a very experienced player. Cage has played also professionally in Cyprus, Iraq (Duhok), Iran (BEEM), Mexico (Halcones Rojos), Philippines (Global Port), Saudi Arabia (Uhud) and Lebanon (Feytroun). He attended University of Buffalo until 2006 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball. The scouts decsribe him following way:
Great scorer in penetration, can easily beat higher opponents.
True point guard who is extremely quick and excels at creating scoring opportunities for his teammates as well as himself, can beat you from the outside or slashing to the basket finding teammates or scoring himself.
Al Sadd triumphs at Arabian Gulf Basketball Clubs Championship 2013 - May 10, 2013
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Al Sadd triumphs at Arabian Gulf Basketball Clubs Championship 2013. The team from Qatar lost only one game at the campaign and sealed the title.
The team from Qatar started the tournament with the win against Kazma from Kuwait 73:55. In Day 2 Uhud from Saudi Arabia overcame Al Sadd 92:89. The latter finished the group with 2-1 record on the first place after a 89:73 win over ahli sadab from Oman.
In the Semifinals Al Sadd faced another Qatar team Al Rayyan [read more]
Al Sadd triumphs at Arabian Gulf Basketball Clubs Championship 2013. The team from Qatar lost only one game at the campaign and sealed the title. The team from Qatar started the tournament with the win against Kazma from Kuwait 73:55. In Day 2 Uhud from Saudi Arabia overcame Al Sadd 92:89. The latter finished the group with 2-1 record on the first place after a 89:73 win over ahli sadab from Oman. In the Semifinals Al Sadd faced another Qatar team Al Rayyan. The latter lifted Emir Cup up and Heir Apparent Cup 2013 earlier in the season. Al Sadd however managed to revenge with a 65:63 win. In the Final game Al Sadd overcame Al-Ahli from United Arab Emirates 85:72. Al Rayyan took the third place at the tournament as they defeated Kazma from Kuwait in the game for the third place.
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