Asiabasket.com All-Cambodian League Awards 2014 - Dec 6, 2014
Asiabasket.com All-Cambodian League 1st Team 2015
Adam
Ouch
Cunanan
Kim
Sabayo
Player of the Year: Janno Cunanan (183-F-88) of Davies Paints Guard of the Year: Phanat Ouch (168-PG-81) of Pate 310 Forward of the Year: Tour Sok (180-C-87) of Pate 310 Center of the Year: Aimar Sabayo (188-C-87) of Davies Paints Most Improved Player of the Year: Chandara Chhim (182-F-93) of Phnom Penh D. Import Player of the Year: Janno Cunanan (183-F-88) of Davies Paints Domestic Player of the Year: Phanat Ouch (168-PG-81) of Pate 310 Defensive Player of the Year: Philip Elliot (183-F-80) of Phnom Penh D. Coach of the Year: Ngay Mengly of Pate 310
2nd Team
PG: John Cornito (173-PG-85) of Davies Paints
PG: Ben Laird (175-PG-92) of Phnom Penh D.
G: Pheng Darath (180-G-84) of Mekong Tigers
C: Tour Sok (180-C-87) of Pate 310
C: Sok Samnang (180-C-92) of Mekong Tigers
Pate 310 wins the Cambodian Basketball League 2014 - Jan 9, 2015
On Saturday December 6th the Olympic Stadium Indoor Arena on Phnom Penh hosted the Finals of the Angkor Beer Cambodian Basketball League.
Davies Paints had to play the game without forward Nigel Doughan (183-C-75), who broke 2 ribs after a motorbike accident during the week.
Pate 310 started the 1st quarter furiously, setting a high pace that totally took Davies Paints by surprise. Tour Sok (180-C-87) was unstoppable on fast breaks and Ran Kim (183-C-80) managed to shut Aimar Sabayo (188-C-87) (188-C-87) down to only 2 points in the 1st quarter. The man on man defense set by Pate, was totally successful and by the end of the 1st quarter Pate 310 was leading 10:22.
In the 2nd quarter, Peng Kuy Taing (175-G-84) (form behind the arc) and Ran Kim under the rim continued to put the pressure on Davies Paints. But at the end of the quarter, the Pate players started to get tired. No surprise, given the high tempo they were playing so far. John Cornito and Victoriaro De Luna managed to close the gap with mid-range shots. Score at the end of the 2nd quarter was 28:34.
In the 3rd quarter, Aimar Sabayo started to get more opportunities to score from under the rim, but Pate 310's defense managed to control Janno Cunanan (183-F-88) who didn't score a single point. Phanat Ouch (168-PG-81) and Chen Dyna did the work in offense for Pate, to keep it tied in the quarter. Score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 40:46.
In the last quarter, coach Chris Borja switched his team to a full court press, which created steals for Davies Paints. Tayyaba Adam (173-PG-85) struggled to get the ball into the opposite half and this allowed Davies Paints to tie the score. However Chen Dyna and Ran Kim managed to put Pate 310 back in front. Janno Cunanan managed to cut the lead to a 2 points gap (54:56). But on his next attempt driving to the basket he missed, giving Pate 310 the win and the Championship. Final score: Davies Paints 54:56 Pate 310. The key to win for Pate was to control Cunanan and Sabayo in offense, which they did perfectly.
Pate 310 becomes the Angkor Beer CBL Champions 2014, while the Davies Paints loose their crown from 2013.
Results by quarter: 10:22-18:12-12:12-14:10.
First ever All Star Game in Cambodia - Jan 15, 2015
On Saturday December 13th the Olympic Stadium Indoor Arena hosted the first ever All Star Game in Cambodia, sponsored by Smart. That was the last event of the Angkor Beer Cambodian Basketball League 2014, co-sponsored by Pepsi and Smart.
The International All Stars started the first quarter strong, especially through Ben Laird, hitting 3 times from behind the arc. But the Khmer All Stars came back into the game thanks to Tour Sok (scoring 6 points in the quarter). And just before the end of the 1st quarter, the Khmer All Stars managed to take a 1 point lead, 16:15 In the 2nd quarter, Pheng Darath gave his team a 7 points lead, scoring from behind the arc, but with 4 minutes to play, Jeffrey Cruz managed to tie the game 31:31, scoring alone on fast break. Coach Chris Borja put his starting five back on the court, and Jeff Kane immediately hit the 3-pointer to make it 31:34. The Khmer All Star team was relying a lot on their outside shoots, but it was actually now the International team scoring from behind the arc, with Jeff Kane again (31:37). Phanat Ouch managed to score a spectacular basket on fast break, getting the additional free throw (33:37). Score at halftime was 35:39. At halftime, Gabriele Castaldo performed a Dunk exhibition that delighted the audience. Two-handed alley-oop dunk, 360 dunk and so on... The beginning of the 3rd quarter, saw a beautiful behind-the-back pass form Phanat Ouch on Sok Samnang to score under the rim. But Gabriele Castaldo kept the International All Stars in front with his fade-away shots. Sabayo then extended the lead to 43:51. Jeff Kane and Janno Cunanan then increased the lead to 43:56. Ouch Phanant managed to reduce the gap to 47:56 scoring twice on fast break. Monh Ratana then reduced to 50:56 from behind the arc. Ran Kim then reduced to 54:58. But Aimar Sabayo could beat the buzzer on a tip-in rebound to make it 54:62 at the end of the 3rd quarter. In the last quarter, the International team took a large lead, thanks to strong defense and fast breaks. Ben Laird scored 7 points in the first minutes of the 4th. With 7 minutes to play, the score was 58:73. The Khmer All Stars seemed tired and Cunanan and his teammates could take profit of it, in creasing the lead to 58:79. With 4 minutes to play, Gabriele Castaldo finished off with a 2 handed dunk that put the audience on fire. Score was 60:86. Meas Ravuth tried to close the gap, scoring twice in a row, but Carlos Gatdula and John Cornito (173-PG-85) maintained the lead for the International All Star, scoring from behind the arc. The last offense ended with a one handed dunk by Aimar Sabayo. Final score in this exhibition game: 71:98. Victory of the International All Stars
