PMA Basketball Asia-Basket.com All-Lebanese League Awards 2010-2011 - May 16, 2011
Player of the Year: Nathanel Johnson (199-F-77) of Al Riyadi Guard of the Year: Austin Johnson (191-G-87) of Moutahed Forward of the Year: Nathanel Johnson (199-F-77) of Al Riyadi Center of the Year: Loren Woods (218-C-78) of Al Riyadi Newcomer of the Year: Charles Tabet (205-C) of Anibal Most Improved Player of the Year: Bassel Bawji (204-F-89) of Moutahed Import of the Year: Nathanel Johnson (199-F-77) of Al Riyadi Domestic Player of the Year: Fadi Khatib (199-F-79) of Champville Defensive Player of the Year: Darnell Cox (211-C-85) of Champville Turning Point Player of the Year: Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) of Al Riyadi 1st Team G: Ali Mahmoud (185-83) of Al Riyadi F: Nathanel Johnson (199-77) of Al Riyadi F: Fadi Khatib (199-79) of Champville F: Terrence Shannon (203-79) of Anibal C: Loren Woods (218-78) of Al Riyadi 2nd Team G: Rodrigue Akl (190-88) of Anibal G: Austin Johnson (191-87) of Moutahed G: Jasmon Youngblood (195-84) of Champville F: Calvin Warner (201-80) of Byblos C: Darnell Cox (211-85) of Champville Honorable Mention Miguel Martinez (188-G-88) of Champville Malcolm Battles (205-F/C-79) of Antranik Calvin Cage (183-G-84) of Hoops William Byrd (201-G/F-85) of Hoops Ali Barada (186-G) of Byblos Darryl Watkins (211-C-84) of Sagesse Mohamad Hamdar (202-C-88) of Hoops Ali Kanaan (206-F-85) of Antranik Amir Saoud (G) of Al Riyadi Nadim Souaid (192-F-86) of Antranik Garnett Thompson (207-F/C-80) of Sagesse Mark Dawson (206-F/C-83) of Chabab All-Domestic Players Team G: Ali Mahmoud (185-83) of Al Riyadi G/F: Jean Abed El Nour (197-83) of Al Riyadi F: Fadi Khatib (199-79) of Champville C: Charles Tabet (205) of Anibal C: Joseph Vogel (211-73) of Al Riyadi All-Imports Team G: Austin Johnson (191-87) of Moutahed F: Nathanel Johnson (199-77) of Al Riyadi G: Jasmon Youngblood (195-84) of Champville F: Terrence Shannon (203-79) of Anibal C: Loren Woods (218-78) of Al Riyadi All-Defensive Team Brandon Mason (194-G/F-81) of Byblos Ghaleb Rida (190-G-81) of Sagesse Elie Roustom (197-F-87) of Moutahed Charles Tabet (205-C) of Anibal Darnell Cox (211-C-85) of Champville Riyadi snatch seventh straight league title - May 9, 2011 Riyadi won their seventh straight Lebanese basketball league title with a 3-0 series sweep of Champville thanks to a 76-66 Sunday. The Manara club completed an unbeaten playoff record having beaten Sagesse by the same margin in the semifinals before going onto dismantle Champville in the final. Coach Ghassan Sarkis started with Miguel Martinez (188-G-88), Fadi Khatib (199-F-79), Yehia Sabra (196-F-85), Tyrone Anderson (193-G-84, college: Concord) and Lee Benson (208-F/C-73, agency: Paris Global Sports, college: Brown Mackie), while the home team starters were Ali Mahmoud (185-G-83), Omar El Turk (188-G-81, college: Dawson Coll.), Joseph Vogel (211-C-73, college: Colorado St.), Ahmad Ismail (201-F-76) and Nathanel Johnson (199-F-77, college: Louisville). Champville started the game in a vigorous mood, showing swift ball rotation opening up easy shots. Riyadi on the other hand couldnt impose the tempo they wanted, only scoring two points in the first five minutes of play. The visitors continued to up the pressure throughout the first period, with Khatib and Anderson proving their worth as Champville took a 19-9 lead at the end of the quarter. At the start of the second quarter, Riyadi found some momentum on the offensive end, reducing the lead to just three points midway through the quarter, thanks to Ahmad and Johnson, who took full advantage of the height mismatch they had under the basket. But the visitors got themselves back to the game, as Martinez and Mneimneh showed off their talents alongside Sarkis who hit two 3-pointers late on to guide Champville to a 39-30 lead. After the halftime break, Champville knew they were on the right track to clinching their first win of the series starting the third quarter with high confidence and energy, as Khatib continued to shine. Champville were able to score 10 points in the first five minutes of the quarter until the home team players realized it was time to turn things over. Ahmad, Johnson and Vogel raised their level, scoring from everywhere on the court, thanks to some excellent offensive systems to give their team their first lead of the game, 56-55, at the end of the third quarter. With one decisive quarter left, the visitors committed too many turnovers at a very crucial time of the game, opening the door for their opponents to play the fast tempo they love, as Ahmad and Johnson showed true leadership. At this stage everything seemed lost for Champville, as Riyadi dominated the fourth quarter, clinching a 76-66 win, and grabbing their seventh straight Lebanese League Championship. Courtesy of www.dailystar.com.lb Champville Super Cup Champion - Oct 25, 2010 Champville is the First Lebanese Super Cup after beating Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the Final on the score of 76-72. Champvile Champville dominated the start of the game but Riyadi was always answering through runs which gave them the lead sometimes during the game. Riyadi who played the game with one foreign player due to injury lost also their second foreign player Loonie Cooper in the 3rd but the Local players especially Jean Abed El Nour had a big performance by 22 points and Joe Vogel with 18 points. Fadi El Khatib (199-F-79, agency: Pro Management Agency) , Jasmon Youngblood (195-G-84, college: Kent St.) and Mazen Mneimneh (192-G-86) secured this important win as a season starter , El Khatib led all scorers with 26 points , followed by Youngblood with 15 and Mneimneh with 12. This game showed that the competition will be very big this year in the Bank Med League season 2010-2011. The Bank Med League Season 2010-2011 will start on Thursday October 28th, 2010 with a match that will join Champville to Byblos. Courtesy of flbb.com/ |
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