Premier League (2006)

In Dec.05 Top League (so far known as First Division) was split into Excellent League (top 6 teams) and First Division (8 teams)


Excellent League Standings
1. Fastlink 8-2
2. Orthodox 8-2
3. Al Riyadi 7-3
4. Arena 5-5
5. Al Wihdat 2-8
6. Hussein Erbid 0-10

Fastlink won Extraliga
Championship 2006

They won also Asian Club
Championship 2006
Excellent League Stats Leaders
Points
1 Hendrick, Arena 28.2
2 Cantrell, Fastlink 25.0
3 Holmes, Wihdat 21.7
4 McVey, Orthodox 20.1
5 Johnson, Orthod.18.1
Rebounds
1 Dies, Fastlink 13.1
2 Cantrell, Fastlink 13.0
3 McVey, Orthodox 12.1
4 Parada, Fastlink 11.6
5 Duru, Hussein Er. 10.7
Assists
1 Daghlas, Fastlink 8.9
2 Najjar, Orthodox 5.8
3 McGruder, Riyadi 5.4
4 Shareef, Wihdat 4.1
5 Johnson, Orthodox 3.9


All-League 1st Team


Cantrell


Hendrick


Daghlas


McVey


Al Khas

 Asia-Basket.com All-Jordanian League Awards 2005-06
Player of the Year - Damien Cantrell (198-F-76) of Fastlink
Guard of the Year - Chad Hendrick (197-G/F-79) of Arena Amman
Forward of the Year - Damien Cantrell (198-F-76) of Fastlink
Center of the Year - Ian McVey (206-F/C-82) of Orthodox
Newcomer of the Year - Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) of Fastlink
Most Improved Player of the Year - Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman
Import Player of the Year - Damien Cantrell (198-F-76) of Fastlink
Domestic Player of the Year - Sam Daghlas (197-G-79) of Fastlink
Defensive Player of the Year - Nidal Shareef (190-G-82) of Arena Amman
Coach of the Year - Maz Trakh of Fastlink

1st Team
Sam Daghlas (197-G-79) of Fastlink
Chad Hendrick (197-G/F-79) of Arena Amman
Damien Cantrell (198-F-76) of Fastlink
Ian McVey (206-F/C-82) of Orthodox
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman

2nd Team
Prentice McGruder (192-G-74) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman
Ghazi Naber (178-G-76) of Arena Amman
Jamie Watson (201-F/G-72) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman
Ayman Dies (205-C-78) of Fastlink
Adam Parada (213-C-81) of Fastlink

All-Domestic Players Team
Sam Daghlas (197-G-79) of Fastlink
Ghazi Naber (178-G-76) of Arena Amman
Nidal Shareef (190-G-82) of Arena Amman
Ayman Dies (205-C-78) of Fastlink
Zaid Al Khas (205-C-76) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman

All-Imports Team
Prentice McGruder (192-G-74) of Al Riyadi/Aramex Amman
Chad Hendrick (197-G/F-79) of Arena Amman
Damien Cantrell (198-F-76) of Fastlink
Ian McVey (206-F/C-82) of Orthodox
Adam Parada (213-C-81) of Fastlink

All-Defensive Team
Kwan Johnson (195-G-74) of Orthodox
Nidal Shareef (190-G-82) of Arena Amman
Ryan Holmes (197-F/G-82) of Al Wihdat
Cheikh Ya Ya Dia (203-F/C-74) of Arena Amman
Ian McVey (206-F/C-82) of Orthodox

All-Newcomers Team
Francis Ireifej (186-G-82) of Fastlink
Moussa Al Awadi (190-G/F-85) of Fastlink
Muhannad Talal (185-G-84) of Al Wihdat
Mohammad Hamdan (201-F-84) of Fastlink
Ibrahim Bassam (204-C-87) of Orthodox


Fastlink 2005-06


Trakh


Cantrell


Daghlas


Soobzokov


Parada


Dies

14

Cantrell Damien 198 (6'6'') F 76 USA

13

Daghlas Sam 197 (6'6'') G 79 USA-JOR

8

Soobzokov Enver 193 (6'4'') G/F 78 USA-JOR

 

Parada Adam 213 (7'0'') C 81 MEX

15

Dies Ayman 205 (6'9'') C 78 JOR

6

Al Saqa Fadi 179 (5'11'') G 77 JOR

9

Madi Nihad 200 (6'7'') F/C 78 JOR

12

Bushnaq Mohammad 200 (6'7'') F 81 JOR

11

Hamdan Mohammad 201 (6'7'') F 84 JOR

9

Al Awadi Moussa 190 (6'3'') G/F 85 JOR

10

Samara Ashraf 205 (6'9'') F/C 76 JOR

5

Ireifej Francis 186 (6'1'') G 82 USA-JOR

 

Kheir Faisal 204 (6'9'') C 85 JOR
Tech.Manager: Barakat Murad
Head Coach: Trakh Maz (USA-JOR)
Assistant: Abu Tayyeb Muntaser

 Fastlink snatches title of 2005/2006 Excellent League for the third time
Fastlink managed to make their third consecutive win over Riyadi-Aramex 100-91 at Prince Hamza hall and thus were crowned the champions of the league for the third time in a row.
In their first showdown, Riadyi defeated Fastlink 79-70 but the latter succeeded in downing them two additional times 85-81, and 96-88.
The fourth game, which was held on April 25th, entertained a possibility of being the final one should Fastlink pull it off and defeat their traditional rivals, which they did.
The beginning was so fast from the both team,Each team were scoring equaly,Ayman Dies & Adam Parada were so effective under the baskets from Fastlink,While Wesam Sour & Zaid Al Khas were the most poins scorers in the 1st quarter from Al Riyadi/Aramex which ended for them 30-25.
Jamie Watson & Prentice McGruder made the score margin bigger to make it 10 37-27 in the beginning of the 2nd quarter before Adam Parada replied whith the best ball in the game,Ashraf Samara did a good quarter along side with Damien Cantrell who succeeded to score from all the ranges,Moussa Basheer was doing his job cempletely in offense which lets him to score good point,Jamie Watson put back the score by 9 at the last of the 2nd quarter for Al Riyadi/Aramex.
The 3rd quarter was the big title,Enver Soobzokov scored 3 consecutive 3-pts shots to turn things to zero again,Sam Daghls,Damien Cantrell & Adam Parada scored many points in this quarter but Prentice McGruder and Jamie Watson were on time to reply on most of the balls with the help of Wesam Sous and Zaid Al Khas but that did'nt help them to win this quarter which was for the blues for the 1st time 77-75.
The game became tied so many times in the 4th quarter,But after Jamie Watson was fouled out,Fastlink controled the game more and more,Sam Daghlas (197-G-79, agency: Rhonda Price, college: Midwestern St.) led his players to leadat last by 9 points which was enough to give them the league championship for the 3rd consecutive times.

Fastlink 100 - Al Riyadi/Aramex 91
Scorers of Fastlink:Damien Cantrell(36 points,3 assists & 15 rebounds),Sam Daghlas (197-G-79, agency: Rhonda Price, college: Midwestern St.)(18 points,2 steals & 10 assists),Adam Parada(15 points,2 blocks & 13 rebounds),Ayman Dies(15 points,4 steals & 9 rebounds),Enver Soobzokov(11 points,3 3-pts),Ashraf Samara(4 points)
Scorers of Al Riyadi/Aramex:Prentice McGruder(28 points,4 steals),Jamie Watson(18 points,5 3-pts),Zaid Al Khas(15 points,6 steals,10 rebounds & 2 blocks),Wesam Sous(14 points,4 3-pts & 4 assists),Moussa Basheer(13 points),Faisal Nsour(3 points)


Sam Daghlas (197-G-79, agency: Rhonda Price, college: Midwestern St.) Sprite MVP of 2006
Sam Daghlas (197-G-79, agency: Rhonda Price, college: Midwestern St.) won Sprite MVP of 2005/2006 season after being chosen from the Jordanian Basketball Federation,Sam took this prize for the 2nd time after he took it in 2004,Sma was having strong competition with Zaid Al Khas who was doing one of the best seasons in his career.