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*** WABA ***
Lebanon West Asian Champion
Lebanon once again imposed its supremacy in West Asia after wining the West Asian Championship which was held in Jordan. Lebanon won its 3 games n the championship against Syria , Palestine and the Home Team Jordan. Lebanon had a difficult start, the players were joined 1 week from the start of the WABA Championship and the preparations started late due that the league finished late, in the second game Lebanon had an easy win against Palestine. In the last game of the tourney against Jordan Lebanon had to win to bring back the West Asian Title back to Lebanon after the last one in 2001. The game started equal , the lead was exchanged throughout the first twenty minutes , Jamal Abou Chamaleh kept Jordan in the game (Finished the game with 13 points ) while Fady El Khatib led Lebanon. Jordan had a small lead at the half 35-33. In the third quarter Lebanon outscored Jordan 25 to 9 through the great plays of El Khatib , Feghali and Ali Mahmoud , Lebanon finished the third quarter with a big 58-44. In the fourth quarter the same tempo continued and Lebanon secured a new West Asian Title on the score of 75-64. The participation in this Championship was a start in the preparation period that the Lebanese National Team will undergo for Athens . Lebanon will participate in two international tournaments in Canada and France before heading to Athens to participate in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament .Best Performances : Fadi El Khatib (24pts ) , Joseph Vogel (14pts) , Brian Feghali ( 12pts) , Rony Fahed (10pts) , Ali Mahmoud ( 8pts, 14rebs , 6assits , 4stls
Al Riyadi Beirut - Champions of WABA for Clubs 2008
- Final Game: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 83 - Saba Battery (IRI) 82 (Qs: 17-18, 32-35, 57-56, 77-77 & OT: 83-82) # Best performance: * Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut : Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (24 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast)Omar Turk (186-G-81, college: Dawson Coll. ) (19 pts, 3 stl, 7 reb)Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency: Pro Management Agency ) (17 pts, 4 ast) Joe Vogel (211-C-73, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: Colorado St. ) (14 pts, 13 reb) 'Scored the winner 2pts of Riyadi'* Saba Battery : Hamed Eslamieh (189-G-83) (23 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl)Omar Sneed (203-F/C-76, college: Memphis ) (17 pts, 3 stl, 9 reb)Mike Jones (196-G-75, college: TCU ) (14 pts, 5 ast)Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency: Huss Sport Agency ) (14 pts, 14 reb)- Third place game: Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 70 - Zain (JOR) 60 (Qs: 18-17, 33-27, 52-43 & 70-60) # Best performance: * Petrochimi Imam Harbour : Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency: China-Hoop , college: New Orleans ) (23 pts, 5 ast)Javad Davari (185-G-83) (19 pts, 4 ast, 7 reb)Art Long (206-F/C-73, college: Cincinnati ) (12 pts, 4 stl, 2 ast)* Zain : Islam Abbas (201-C-80) (21 pts, 2 stl)Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency: CAA Sports ) (14 pts, 20 reb)- Fifth place game: Orthodox (JOR) 70 - Al Ittihad Aleppo (SYR) 66 (Qs: 20-17, 40-35, 57-48 & 70-66) # Best performance: * Orthodox : Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency: 011 Sports , college: Harding ) (20 pts, 2 stl)Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college: Memphis ) (16 pts, 18 reb)* Al Ittihad Aleppo : Jay Joseph (193-G-82, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: NC-Greensboro ) (24 pts)Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency: Interperformances , college: Mississippi St. ) (14 pts, 13 reb)
Semi Final - WABA for Clubs 2008
Saba Battery (IRI) 112 - Zain (JOR) 77 (Qs: 23-30, 54-47, 82-60 & 112-77) # Best performance: * Saba Battery : Omar Sneed (203-F/C-76, college: Memphis ) (36 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl)Hamed Eslamieh (189-G-83) (23 pts, 9 reb, 2 stl)Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency: Huss Sport Agency ) (10 pts, 15 reb, 3 bs, 5 ast)* Zain : Nate Johnson (199-F-77, college: Louisville ) (20 pts, 2 stl)Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency: CAA Sports ) (12 pts, 8 reb)Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) (12 pts)Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 73 - Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 61 (Qs: 16-17, 32-27, 55-42 & 73-61) # Best performance: * Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut : Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency: Pro Management Agency ) (25 pts, 4 stl, 7 reb)Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (16 pts, 14 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl)Joe Vogel (211-C-73, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: Colorado St. ) (14 pts, 12 reb, 3 stl)* Petrochimi Imam Harbour : Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency: China-Hoop , college: New Orleans ) (32 pts, 2 stl,6 reb)Art Long (206-F/C-73, college: Cincinnati ) (21 pts, 14 reb, 5 bs)# Final, 3rd place game & 5th place game - WABA for Clubs 2008: * Saturday 15/2: Final ------> Saba Battery (IRI) - Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 3rd place --> Zain (JOR) - Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 5th place --> Al Ittihad Aleppo (SYR) - Orthodox (JOR)* Thanks to Safa-Ali Kamalian and his weblog for providing stats...
Quarter Finals - WABA for Clubs 2008
Saba Battery (IRI) 122 - Al Hilla (IRQ) 55 (Qs: 37-12, 61-22, 89-31 & 122-55!!!) # Best perfromance: * Saba Battery : Ali Baheran (186-G-86) (17 pts, 6 ast, 3 stl)Mike Jones (196-G-75, college: TCU ) (16 pts, 3 ast, 7 reb)Hamed Hadadi (218-C-85, agency: Huss Sport Agency ) (15 pts, 7 reb)Kamran Jamshidvand (187-F-80) (15 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast)* Al Hilla (IRQ): Mustafa Hamzah (180-G-85) (21 pts, 8 stl)Leigh Gayden (170-G-80, college: Tennessee Tech ) (14 pts, 2 ast)Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 94 - Al Ahli Sanaa (YEM) 61 (Qs: 29-23, 58-32, 71-50 & 94-61) # Best performance: * Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut : Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) (18 pts, 2 ast, 3 bs)Ali Fakhreddine (202-C-83) (15 pts, 2 stl, 25 reb!!!!)Omar Turk (186-G-81, college: Dawson Coll. ) (13 pts, 3 ast)* Al Ahli Sanaa : Taha Alassari (180-G/F-84, college: Fredonia St. ) (18 pts, 3 stl, 2 ast)Sulaiman Diop (200-C-88) (17 pts, 6 reb, 2 stl)Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 77 - Al Ittihad Aleppo (SYR) 59 (Qs: 19-16, 41-38, 60-49 & 77-59) # Best performance: * Petrochimi Imam Harbour : Javad Davari (185-G-83) (24 pts, 5 ast, 5 stl)Art Long (206-F/C-73, college: Cincinnati ) (16 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl)Tony Madison (190-G-71, agency: China-Hoop , college: New Orleans ) (12 pts, 3 ast, 2 stl, 8 reb)* Al Ittihad Aleppo : Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency: Interperformances , college: Mississippi St. ) (14 pts, 10 reb, 2 stl)Jay Joseph (193-G-82, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: NC-Greensboro ) (11 pts)Amro Hamwi (187-G-80) (9 pts)Zain (JOR) 71 - Orthodox (JOR) 63 (Qs: 10-22, 25-38, 45-55 & 71-63) # Best performance: * Zain : Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college: Gannon ) (23 pts, 8 reb)Nate Johnson (199-F-77, college: Louisville ) (16 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl)Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency: CAA Sports ) (15 pts, 14 reb, 2 ast, 2 bs)* Orthodox : Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency: Court Side ) (16 pts, 12 reb, 2 stl)Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college: Memphis ) (14 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast)Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency: 011 Sports , college: Harding ) (14 pts, 4 ast)# Semi Finals - WABA for Clubs 2008: * Thursday 13/3: Saba Battery (IRI) - Zain (JOR) Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) - Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB)
Day 3 - WABA for Clubs 2008
Orthodox (JOR) 79 - Al Ahli Sanaa (YEM) 56 (Qs: 18-16, 42-26, 60-36 & 79-56) # Best performance: * Orthodox : Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college: Memphis ) (16 pts)Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency: Court Side ) (15 pts, 9 reb)Naser Bassam (198-G/F-76) (12 pts, 5 ast)* Al Ahli Sanaa : Taha Alassari (180-G/F-84, college: Fredonia St. ) (21 pts)Sabri Sadaqah (188-F-89) (13 pts)Ahmed Abdulghafor (200-C-88) (10 pts)Zain (JOR) 74 - Al Hilla (IRQ) 69 (Qs: 20-15, 48-26, 55-48 & 74-69) # Best performance: * Zain : Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency: CAA Sports ) (21 pts, 11 reb)Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college: Gannon ) (18 pts, 9 reb)Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) (14 pts) * Al Hilla : Mustafa Hamza (187-G-87) (17 pts, 5 stl)Leigh Gayden (170-G-80, college: Tennessee Tech ) (20 pts) Rahman Ahmad (14 pts, 8 reb) Saba Battery (IRI) 79 - Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 59 (Qs: 19-16, 39-33, 62-47 & 79-59) # Best perfromance: * Saba Battery : Omar Sneed (203-F/C-76, college: Memphis ) (25 pts, 11 reb, 6 stl)Mike Jones (196-G-75, college: TCU ) (13 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast)Karam Ahmadian (197-F-77) (12 pts) * Petrochimi Imam Harbour : Tony Madison (197-G-71, agency: China-Hoop , college: New Orleans ) (17 pts)Art Long (206-F/C-73, college: Cincinnati ) (10 pts, 10 reb)Mojtaba Bordbar (202-F-84) (12 pts) Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 96 - Al Ittihad Aleppo (SYR) 70 (Qs: 24-18, 45-32, 71-49 & 96-70) # Best perfromance: * Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut : Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency: Pro Management Agency ) (32 pts)Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) (16 pts, 12 reb, 6 ast)Joe Vogel (211-C-73, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: Colorado St. ) (12 pts, 8 reb)* Al Ittihad Aleppo : Jay Joseph (193-G-82, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: NC-Greensboro ) (17 pts)Tyrone Washington (208-C/F-76, agency: Interperformances , college: Mississippi St. ) (14 pts, 8 reb)Amir Hasan (193-G) (12 pts)# Groups standings: * Group A: Saba Battery 3-0Petrochimi Imam Harbour 2-1Orthodox 1-2Al Ahli Sanaa 0-3 * Group B: Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut 3-0Zain 2-1Al Ittihad Aleppo 1-2Al Hilla 0-3 # Quarterfinal games: * Wednesday 12-3: Saba Battery - Al Hilla Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut - Al Ahli Sanaa Petrochimi Imam Harbour - Al Ittihad Zain - Orthodox
Day 2 - WABA for Clubs 2008
Saba Battery (IRI) 109 - Al Ahli Sanaa (YEM) 60 (Qs: 32-14, 54-27, 94-44 & 109-60) # Best performance: * Saba Battery : Karam Ahmadian (197-F-77) (18 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast)Mike Jones (196-G-75, college: TCU ) (16 pts, 3 stl)Kamran Jamshidvand (187-F-79) (15 pts, 6 ast, 3 stl)* Al Ahli Sanaa : Taha Alassari (180-G-84, college: Fredonia St. ) (23 pts, 2 ast)Sulaiman Diop (203-F-88) (14 pts, 10 reb)Ahmed Abdulghafor (-88) (10 pts)Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (LEB) 110 - Al Hilla (IRQ) 55 (Qs: 33-17, 60-30, 93-40 & 110-55) # Best performance: * Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut : Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) (29 pts, 2 ast, 8 reb)Ramy Akiki (186-G-82, agency: Pro Management Agency , college: Cypress JC ) (20 pts)Fadi El Khatib (197-F-79, agency: Pro Management Agency ) (17 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast) * Al Hilla : Mustafa Hamza (187-G-87) (19 pts, 2 ast, 6 stl)Maytham Jameel (14 pts, 7 reb) Petrochimi Imam Harbour (IRI) 84 - Orthodox (JOR) 79 (Qs: 24-21, 36-37, 53-58 & 84-79) # Best perfromance: * Petrochimi Imam Harbour : Tony Madison (197-G-71, agency: China-Hoop , college: New Orleans ) (29 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl!!)Art Long (206-F/C-73, college: Cincinnati ) (24 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl)Reza Hengampour (196-F) (11 pts, 3 ast)* Orthodox : Ayman Idais (205-C-78, agency: Court Side ) (31 pts, 16 reb, 2 ast)Kelly Wise (208-F-80, college: Memphis ) (17 pts, 13 reb, 3 stl)Chris Campbell (194-G/F-81, agency: 011 Sports , college: Harding ) (12 pts, 4 ast)Zain (JOR) 71 - Al Ittihad Aleppo 70 (2 Overtimes!!! - Qs: 16-12, 20-20, 30-33, 51-51, OT1: 62-62 & OT2: 71-70!!!) # Best performance: * Zain: Nate Johnson (199-F-77, college: Louisville ) (31 pts, 7 reb, 4 stl)Soumaila Samake (215-C-78, agency: CAA Sports ) (15 pts, 8 reb, 4 bs)Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76, college: Gannon ) (