Japan claimed the initial win at the home 2012 Fiba Asia Cup. They held off Qatar in Tokyo for 1-0 record in Group B. Kosuke Takeuchi (206-C/F-85) and Kosuke Kanamaru (193-F/G-89) posted 14 points each to lead the hosts. Japan jumped to an early lead. They established a 24:15 advantage after ten minutes of action. Qatar bounced back in the second frame. The visitors narrowed the margin and got within 5 points at halftime 36:41. Japan boosted the margin once again in the third term. The home side accumulated a 61:50 lead with one period to go. But Qatar refused to give up. Musa put Qatar within two points 69:71 with 28 seconds remaining. Kosuke Takeuchi sank two free throws then and sealed the victory for Japan. J.R. Sakuragi (206-F/C-76, college: UCLA) notched 13 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Erfan Ali (198-PF-83) answered with 21 points for Qatar. Yasseen Ismail (204-F/C-80) added 13 points in the losing effort.
DAISHON KNIGHT Manawatu Jets (NBL) added to their roster 27-year old American guard Daishon Knight (185-86kg-91, college: Illinois State). He just played at played at Qatar Club in Qatari D1 league. Knight managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 10 D1 games he had very impressive stats: 19.0ppg, 6.5rpg, 6.5apg and 1.0spg this season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Knight also played for Bashkimi (SuperLeague) in Kosovo that season where in 8 D1 games... [read more]
DAISHON KNIGHT
Manawatu Jets (NBL) added to their roster 27-year old American guard Daishon Knight (185-86kg-91, college: Illinois State). He just played at played at Qatar Club in Qatari D1 league. Knight managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 10 D1 games he had very impressive stats: 19.0ppg, 6.5rpg, 6.5apg and 1.0spg this season. He helped them to make it to the semifinals. Knight also played for Bashkimi (SuperLeague) in Kosovo that season where in 8 D1 games he recorded 10.6ppg, 3.6rpg, 5.1apg and 1.1spg. He also played 3 games in Balkan League where he averaged remarkable 20.0ppg, 5.3rpg and 2.7apg. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Knight played in the final of MVC Tournament in 2015. He was also voted NABC All-District 16 2nd Team back in 2015 at his college time. Knight has played previously professionally in Lithuania (Siauliai) and Turkey (Final Genclik). He attended Illinois State until 2015 and it is his third season as a professional player.
Al Arabi and Al Wakrah set up title clash at Emir Cup - 7 days ago
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Al Arabi and Al Wakrah marched into the final of the Emir Cup basketball tournament yesterday. At the Gharafa Sports Club, Nick Stover (198-F-93, college: S.Alabama) scored 33 points and dished five assists as Al Arabi defeated Al Shamal 96-79 in the first semi-final. Arabi took the first quarter honours leading 20-19, but Arabi fought back to edge ahead 51-39 at the end of the second period. Arabi, however, came up with 16 points in the third quarter while restricting their rivals to jus... [read more]
Al Arabi and Al Wakrah marched into the final of the Emir Cup basketball tournament yesterday. At the Gharafa Sports Club, Nick Stover (198-F-93, college: S.Alabama) scored 33 points and dished five assists as Al Arabi defeated Al Shamal 96-79 in the first semi-final. Arabi took the first quarter honours leading 20-19, but Arabi fought back to edge ahead 51-39 at the end of the second period. Arabi, however, came up with 16 points in the third quarter while restricting their rivals to just eight points to take an eight-point advantage into the final quarter. Nick Stover also excelled from three-pointer mark, drilling three out of five attempts. Khalid Sulaimen Abdi and William Byrd (201-G/F-85, college: Ark.-Pine Bluff) with 23 and 19 points respectively also excelled for the winners. For Al Shamal, Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-F-88, college: Washington) scored 28 points and Dominic James (180-PG-86, college: Marquette) netted 18 points to take them to the second final since 2001, where they lost to Al Rayyan. Later in the evening, Wakrah defeated defending champions Al Gharafa 87-76 in the second semifinal with the help of a fine 32-point effort by Ali Saeed Erfan (198-PF-83). Gharafa took six points (26-20) lead at the end of the first quarter and later maintained the three-point advantage till the third quarter. Wakrah came back strongly in the fourth to first tie the game at 67-67 and later won it with 14 points. Earnest Ross (196-G-91, college: Missouri, agency: MKP Management) Junior also contributed 19 points for the winners, while Todd O'Brien (211-C-89, college: UAB) scored 23 points for Gharafa. Al Gharafa and Al Shamal had advanced to the semi-finals with almost identical wins over Al Rayyan and Al Ahli respectively. Al Gharafa saw off Al Rayyan 92-83, while Hrvoje Pulijko excelled with 34 for Al Shamal as they edged out Al Ahli 91-84 on last Friday. The final will be played on Saturday, 21 April at 6:30pm. Courtesy of: gulf-times.com
Stover shines as Arabi sweep past Al Khor - 8 days ago
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Nick Stover (198-F-93, college: S.Alabama) almost single-handedly swept Al Arabi into the semi-finals of the Emir Cup basketball tournament, his 42-point effort proving too much for Al Khor at the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. Such was Nick Stover's domination that the second-best scorer in the Al Arabi side was Khalid Suliman Abdi with 16, while none of the others managed double figures in their 80-63 victory. Of his 42 points, 15 came from the three-point mark as Al Arabi dominated... [read more]
Nick Stover (198-F-93, college: S.Alabama) almost single-handedly swept Al Arabi into the semi-finals of the Emir Cup basketball tournament, his 42-point effort proving too much for Al Khor at the Al Gharafa Sports Club yesterday. Such was Nick Stover's domination that the second-best scorer in the Al Arabi side was Khalid Suliman Abdi with 16, while none of the others managed double figures in their 80-63 victory. Of his 42 points, 15 came from the three-point mark as Al Arabi dominated throughout, never allowing their rivals to mount a challenge. Al Arabi led 19-9 after the first 10 minutes and 40-29 at the end of the second. At one point they held a 25-point lead (80-25), leaving Al Khor with a mountain to climb. For Al Khor, Dominique Lacy (201-F-89, college: NC-Wilmington) was the top scorer with 23, while Khobi Williamson (201-C-92, college: Hampden-Sydney) had 13. In another quarter-final match, Al Wakrah eased past Al Sadd 72-63 with Demarius Bolds (193-G-84, college: Missouri Western)' 29 points the top score for the winners. Despite the margin of victory being only nine points, it was Al Wakrah who were ahead throughout the match. Al Wakrah led 28-8 after the first quarter, and although Al Sadd put up a good fight in the second, scoring 25 points, they couldn't sustain the momentum. Bolds scored 12 points from the three-point mark, and he was well supported by Adamu Saaka and Erfan Ali Saeed who contributed 14 and 11, respectively. For Al Sadd, Darrius Oldham top scored with 20, while Nasser Khalifa al-Rayes had 16 and Babacar Dieng 13. Courtesy of: gulf-times.com
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