Al Arabi shook off a sloppy first quarter, went to work in the next two periods and nursed their huge points advantage in the fourth to wrap up a laidback victory over Al Wakrah last night at the continuation of tournament hostilities at the Qatar Mens Basketball League.
Al Arabi won, 97-68, for their fifth win in six outings for solo second place in the team rankings.
Al Wakrah got off to a hot start capitalizing on Al Arabis back-to-back turnovers to take command early in the game at 12-4.
The southerners kept their aggressiveness on both ends of the floor to peg a 20-11 advantage before wily guard Mansour Elhadary came in to ignite a 7-0 attack that put Arabi closer 18-20 at the end of the first period.
Arabi applied the pressure forcing Wakrah into a string of miscues on the offensive end to grab the lead and pull away, 35-26, midway into the second period.
At this stage Wakrah could not match up to the Heir Apparent champions running offensive and swarming defense as the latter eventually pulled away, 50-35, at halftime.
Both squads fought it out in the third canto but Jalloh Abdullah took charge and ran berserk on the offensive end to keep Arabi in the drivers seat, 68-50.
The high-flying Jalloh kept the surge in the final period rolling out an 18-8 attack that sealed the faith of Wakrah, 5:00 left to play.
Al Sadd had an easy time in the first game, winning handily against Qatar Sports Club at 72-48 to join idle Al Rayyan on top of the heap with a clean slate of 5-0.
It was a walk in the park for the Emir Cup champions as they took all stages of the game leading 20-12 at the start, 42-23 at halftime and 57-37 in the third.
Sadd had all its starters finishing in double figures with Daoud Mousa, Khaled Sulaiman and Chris dela Rosa contributing 15 points each, Michael Benjamin Southall chipping in 12 and Abdulrahman Saad (192-F/G-85) scoring 11.
Games continue at the Al Gharafa Indoor Arena tomorrow (Friday), with Al Arabi (5-1) and El Jaish (4-2) squaring-off to improve their ranking at 4:00 pm and the defending champions Al Rayyan (5-0) testing Al Gharafa (3-2) at 8:00 pm. Courtesy of: http://www.qatarbasketball.qa
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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.
29-year old Qatari ex-international guard Trey Johnson (196-99kg-84, college: Jackson State, agency: Priority Sports) left Angelico Biella (SerieA). He is a dual citizen owning also American passport. In 22 SerieA games he was seventh best scorer with impressive 16.4ppg and had 3.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.1spg this season.
The last season he played at Bakersfield Jam in D-League. In 15 games he recorded 13.3ppg, 3.2rpg and 4.9apg. Johnson also played at the Hornets in NBA that season [read more]
29-year old Qatari ex-international guard Trey Johnson (196-99kg-84, college: Jackson State, agency: Priority Sports) left Angelico Biella (SerieA). He is a dual citizen owning also American passport. In 22 SerieA games he was seventh best scorer with impressive 16.4ppg and had 3.4rpg, 2.8apg and 1.1spg this season. The last season he played at Bakersfield Jam in D-League. In 15 games he recorded 13.3ppg, 3.2rpg and 4.9apg. Johnson also played at the Hornets in NBA that season. But in 11 games he averaged just 1.9ppg and 1.1rpg. He also spent pre-season at BancaTercas that year.
Johnson ended the previous (10-11) season at the Lakers in NBA. In four games he averaged only 2.3ppg and 1.0rpg. But the most of that year he spent at the Raptors in NBA. In 7 games he averaged 4.0ppg, 1.0rpg and 1.6apg. In 2007 Johnson was drafted by Jackson Wildcats (USBL) as #4 pick overall. He attended Jackson State and it is his sixth season in pro basketball. The list of the past achievements is quite long as Johnson won NBA Pacific Division championship title in 2011. He was also voted Gatorade All-D-League 1st Team in 2011. Johnson represented Qatar at the FIBA Asia Cup in Tokyo (Japan) last year. His team won Bronze and his stats at that event were 4 games: Score-3 (17.3ppg), 5.3rpg, Assists-3 (4.3apg), FGP: 50.0%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 77.3%. Johnson is quite experienced player. He has played also professionally in France, Serbia (Vrsac), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers and Toronto Raptors) and MBEL (Jackson Jam). The scouts decsribe him following way:
A powerful SG, with great scoring skills. He can score almost from everywhere on the court, but has a great touch around the basket, where he can easily go thanks to great athletic skills. Knows well the game, can pass and defend. Not a star player, but a great gym worker and a player who adapts well to every team in which he goes.
Al Rayyan lifts Emir Cup up in the country. They completed a grand double in the QBF season beating defending champions Al Sadd 76:66 in the final.
Al Rayyan trailed 8:9 in the first period, but closed the frame at 22:19. Moreover they pushed the tempo and reached 37:28 midway through the second period. Al Rayyan increased to 10 points at the halftime and never looked behind. Al Sadd reduced to 9 points in the third period, but the winners closed the frame at 61:47 [read more]
Al Rayyan lifts Emir Cup up in the country. They completed a grand double in the QBF season beating defending champions Al Sadd 76:66 in the final. Al Rayyan trailed 8:9 in the first period, but closed the frame at 22:19. Moreover they pushed the tempo and reached 37:28 midway through the second period. Al Rayyan increased to 10 points at the halftime and never looked behind. Al Sadd reduced to 9 points in the third period, but the winners closed the frame at 61:47. They led 67:45 with 5 minutes to go and finished the game with 10-point deficit. Tanguy Ngombo (197-F-84) top-scored for the winners with 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Boney Watson (183-PG-78, college: Sam Houston St.) had a triple-double of 16 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. MUSA Yaseen nailed 11 and SA EED Erfan brought 10. Rashad Anderson (195-G/F-83, college: Connecticut) replied with 21 points in the losing effort and Ibrahima Thomas (210-F-87, college: Cincinnati) collected 19 points and 19 boards. SOUTHAL Micheal had 18, while DE LA ROSA added 5.
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