Top-ranked Al-Muharraq blasted bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) in Manama 100-58 on Wednesday evening keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Samaheej is still unable to win any game. Al-Muharraq dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Samaheej's 32. They outrebounded Samaheej 50-37 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Muharraq looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Samaheej's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al-Muharraq made 15 blocks. Ahmed Aldurazi scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Aldurazi chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Al-Muharraq's coach Alen Abaz felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Basel Adel with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds. Undefeated Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Samaheej at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Bottom-ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to seventh ranked Al-Hala (3-3) 93-84. Thailand power forward Jalen Robinson (206-93, college: Dalton St.) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and Hussain Salman supported him with 16 points and 8 assists. Al-Hala's coach Zeljko Zecevic let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 36 points (!!!) and 21 rebounds by American forward Lester Ferguson (208-88, college: Robert Morris) did not help to save the game for Al-Bahrain. Al-Hala moved-up to sixth place. Al-Bahrain at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. A very close game took place in Nuwaidrat between Sitra and Al-Nweidrat. Sixth ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close victory on the road over 9th ranked Al-Nweidrat (1-5). Sitra managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Mansour Kasse who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was Ronnie Aguilar who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds. Al-Nweidrat's coach Hamdo Frljak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sitra moved-up to fifth place. Al-Nweidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. An interesting game took place in Manama where 6th ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Al-Najma (2-4) 87-82. It was a good game for Kevin Rogers who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). Al-Najma moved-up to eighth place. Al-Ittihad at the other side dropped to the seventh position with three games lost.
In the last game of round 6 Isa Town lost to undefeated Al-Riffa on the opponent's court 46-63. The most impressive stats of the last round was 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists by Mile Ilic of Al-Ittihad.
Top-ranked Al-Muharraq blasted bottom-ranked Samaheej (0-6) in Manama 100-58 on Wednesday evening keeping the perfect record after 6 rounds. Samaheej is still unable to win any game. Al-Muharraq dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Samaheej's 32. They outrebounded Samaheej 50-37 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Muharraq looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Samaheej's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al-Muharraq made 15 blocks. Ahmed Aldurazi scored 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Mohamed Aldurazi chipped in 16 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Five Al-Muharraq players scored in double figures. Al-Muharraq's coach Alen Abaz felt very confident that he used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Basel Adel with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds and Ahmed-Mohd Jafar scored 14 points. Al-Muharraq (6-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Samaheej at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. Top scorers: Al-Muharraq: A.Mohamed 16+8reb+1ast, A.Rabeea 16+5reb, A.Aldurazi 15+6reb+6ast, K.Majed 14+3reb+4ast, S.Williams 12+9reb+3ast, B.Abdulla 10+2reb+4ast Samaheej: A.Mohd Jafar 14+3reb+2ast, B.Adel 11+10reb+2ast, H.Busafwan 11+3reb+5ast, F.Ali-Mahmood 7+9reb, M.Ismaeel 5+1reb, A.Fateel 3+8reb+1ast
Very expected game when 10th ranked Isa Town (1-4) was defeated on the road by top-ranked Al-Riffa (5-0) 63-46. Al-Riffa held Isa Town to an opponent 20.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 32.9 percent accuracy of the winners. They outrebounded Isa Town 59-38 including a 43-29 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al-Riffa players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists comparing to just 7 passes made by Isa Town's players. It was a good game for American power forward Joseph Jones (206-86, college: Texas A&M) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. International power forward Subah Hussain contributed with 9 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Al-Riffa's coach Audrius Prakuraitis gave the chance to play for all 12 players saving starting five for next games. Tunisian Ahmed Salman replied with 18 points and 5 rebounds and Serbian center Pavle Cvetinovic (215-97) added 10 points and 13 rebounds in the effort for Isa Town. Al-Riffa have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Al-Manama. Isa Town at the other side keeps the tenth position with four games lost. Top scorers: Al-Riffa: J.Jones 23+11reb+1ast, S.Hussain 9+9reb+3ast, Y.Kawaid 8+8reb+3ast, A.Ghali 5+4reb+1ast, M.Kawaid 4+10reb+5ast, A.Hasan 4 Isa Town: A.Salman 18+5reb+2ast, M.Jaber 11+1reb, P.Cvetinovic 10+13reb, J.Akbar 5+6reb+2ast, S.Habib 2+3reb+2ast, M.Mahdi 0
A very close game took place in Nuwaidrat between Sitra and Al-Nweidrat. Sixth ranked Sitra (3-2) got a very close victory on the road over 9th ranked Al-Nweidrat (1-5). Sitra managed to escape with a 3-point win 78-75 on Wednesday evening. The best player for the winners was Senegalese center Mansour Kasse (208-92) who had a double-double by scoring 30 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. Mohayyad Ameer chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was Salvadorean-American center Ronnie Aguilar (216-87, college: CS Dominguez H.) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 22 rebounds and Hassan Abbas added 15 points and 9 rebounds respectively. Al-Nweidrat's coach Hamdo Frljak rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Sitra moved-up to fifth place. Al-Nweidrat lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the eleventh position with five games lost. Top scorers: Sitra: M.Kasse 30+22reb+4ast, H.Taqi 16+9ast, M.Ameer 15+10reb+1ast, M.Abdullah 6+1reb, A.Abdulla 6+2reb+1ast, H.Ramadhan 4+3reb Al-Nweidrat: R.Aguilar 23+22reb+2ast, A.Hassan 15+9reb+2ast, E.Albasri 13+1reb, A.Hassan 7+4reb+1ast, M.Batti 6+2reb, J.Abdulla 5+2reb+5ast
An interesting game took place in Manama where 6th ranked Al-Ittihad (2-3) was upset on the court of ninth ranked Al-Najma (2-4) 87-82. Al-Najma players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for American Kevin Rogers (206-86, college: Baylor) who led his team to a victory with 27 points and 8 rebounds (went 9 for 9 at the free throw line !!!). International Mohamed Buallay (-95) contributed with a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the winners. Four Al-Najma players scored in double figures. Bosnian-Serbian center Mile Ilic (215-84) replied with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 22 rebounds and 5 assists and Sayed-Mohd Hameed added 21 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Al-Ittihad. Al-Najma moved-up to eighth place. Al-Ittihad at the other side dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. Top scorers: Al-Najma: K.Rogers 27+8reb+1ast, M.Hussain 26+2reb+1ast, B.Mohamed 10+11reb+10ast, J.Ali 10+3reb+3ast, Q.Hassan 7+9reb+7ast, A.Mohamed 5+3reb Al-Ittihad: S.Hameed 21+6reb+3ast, M.Ilic 19+22reb+5ast, A.Ghadeer 16+6reb+2ast, A.Helal 9+3reb+1ast, H.Alwadaie 6+2reb+2ast, Y.Mohamed 4+1reb
Bottom-ranked Al-Bahrain (0-4) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their fourth consecutive match to seventh ranked Al-Hala (3-3) 93-84. Al-Hala players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. Al-Bahrain was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Thailand power forward Jalen Robinson (206-93, college: Dalton St.) notched a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals to lead the effort and Hussain Salman supported him with 16 points and 8 assists. Al-Hala's coach Zeljko Zecevic let to play all 12 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 36 points (!!!) and 21 rebounds by American forward Lester Ferguson (208-88, college: Robert Morris) did not help to save the game for Al-Bahrain. Khalid Ali added 15 points. Al-Hala moved-up to sixth place. Al-Bahrain at the other side still closes the standings with four games lost. Top scorers: Al-Hala: J.Robinson 35+17reb+5ast, H.Salman 16+4reb+8ast, N.Almosawi 9+2reb+1ast, A.Jamal 8+4reb+4ast, M.Aziz 6+1reb+1ast, N.Shehabi 5+1reb Al-Bahrain: L.Ferguson 36+21reb+2ast, K.Ali 15+4reb+3ast, A.Najaf 15+4reb+1ast, F.Abbas 7+3reb+1ast, M.Khalili 5+3reb+8ast, A.Mohsin 4+2reb+2ast
GLEN DAVIS Al-Riffa (Premier League) landed 33-year old American forward Glen Davis (206-141kg-86, college: LSU). He started the season at St. John's Edge in Canadian NBL. In 16 NBL Canada games he averaged 17.3ppg, 6.6rpg, 2.8apg and 1.1bpg this season. The last summer Davis played at Power in U.S. semi-pro league Big3. He helped them to win the Big3 title. In 2007 Davis was drafted by Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) in second round (35th overall). The former Louisiana State University stand... [read more]
GLEN DAVIS
Al-Riffa (Premier League) landed 33-year old American forward Glen Davis (206-141kg-86, college: LSU). He started the season at St. John's Edge in Canadian NBL. In 16 NBL Canada games he averaged 17.3ppg, 6.6rpg, 2.8apg and 1.1bpg this season. The last summer Davis played at Power in U.S. semi-pro league Big3. He helped them to win the Big3 title. In 2007 Davis was drafted by Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) in second round (35th overall). The former Louisiana State University standoutis in his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. Davis has played previously professionally in Croatia (KK Zadar) and NBA (Boston Celtics, LA Clippers and Orlando Magic). His game is described as:
(by Aran Smith for NBADraft.net in 2007)
A unique player because of his unreal body strength. Most basketball players are not built like tanks … Charismatic personality, similar to Shaq … Excellent feel for the game … His physical strength is virtually unparalleled for a player his height … Has the ability to physically overpower players, but also has the skills and finesse of a smaller player …
As a shooter, he doesn't elevate all that well on his jumper and is content with being a flat footed set shooter … With his 300 plus pounds packed on a 6-8 frame, he is not tremendously fast in the open floor … Lacks great length at 6-8 and medium wing span, this gets compounded some by his lack of leaping ability ….
D.J. STEPHENS Defending champion Al-Manama (Premier League) added to their roster 28-year old American swingman D.J. Stephens (198-85kg-90, college: Memphis). He just played at Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. In only one game he recorded only 2 points and 1 steal this season. Stephens also spent pre-season at Le Mans (ProA) in French league. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won French ProA championship title in 2018. Stephens was also voted Eurobasket.com... [read more]
D.J. STEPHENS
Defending champion Al-Manama (Premier League) added to their roster 28-year old American swingman D.J. Stephens (198-85kg-90, college: Memphis). He just played at Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. In only one game he recorded only 2 points and 1 steal this season. Stephens also spent pre-season at Le Mans (ProA) in French league. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others he won French ProA championship title in 2018. Stephens was also voted Eurobasket.com All-French ProA Sixth Man of the Year in 2018. He is quite experienced player. Stephens' career allowed him to visit three different continents, while he played in seven different countries. Stephens tasted the life as pro basketball player in Europe, Latin America and of course North America. He has played previously professionally in Greece (Ilysiakos), Puerto Rico (Vaqueros), Russia (Zenit), Turkey (Anadolu Efes), Ukraine (Budivelnyk), NBA (Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks) and NBA G League (Iowa Wolves and Canton Charge). Stephens attended University of Memphis until 2013 and it is his sixth season as a professional player.
KEVIN MURPHY Al-Muharraq (Premier League) inked 28-year old American guard Kevin Murphy (197-84kg-90, college: Tenn Tech). He joins another USA player Chester Giles which is already in the roster. Murphy played in the summer at SM Beermen in Filipino PBA league. He managed to play in five leagues in three countries last year (!!!). In 8 PBA games he averaged impressive 30.1ppg, 8.3rpg and 5.0apg. Murphy also played for Chongqing (NBL) in Chinese league. In 2012 he was drafted by Drafted... [read more]
KEVIN MURPHY
Al-Muharraq (Premier League) inked 28-year old American guard Kevin Murphy (197-84kg-90, college: Tenn Tech). He joins another USA player Chester Giles which is already in the roster. Murphy played in the summer at SM Beermen in Filipino PBA league. He managed to play in five leagues in three countries last year (!!!). In 8 PBA games he averaged impressive 30.1ppg, 8.3rpg and 5.0apg. Murphy also played for Chongqing (NBL) in Chinese league. In 2012 he was drafted by Drafted by? Utah Jazz (NBA) in second round (47th overall). Murphy attended Tennessee Tech University and it is his seventh season in pro basketball. His team won Adriatic League Supercup. Murphy is a very experienced player. He has quite traveled the world as his pro career brought him to seven different countries on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). Murphy has played previously professionally in Croatia (Cedevita), France (SIG Strasbourg), Japan, Turkey (Gaziantep), NBA (Orlando Magic), China (Zhejiang Guangsha Lions and Guangxi) and NBA G League (Stockton Kings and Grand Rapids Drive). His game is described as: (by Tyler Ingle for NBADraft.net in 2012) Explosive scorer that possesses a wide offensive skill-set … Good length for either wing position … Active runner … Quick feet … Gets himself squared up to the hoop almost instantly … Volume shooter. Not a very strong finisher at the rim, due in large part to his slight frame … Does most of his scoring outside the paint, so it's hard for him to establish a good scoring rhythm if his shot isn't falling.
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