Lebanese LBL round 18 best performance: Jean Abdel Nour - 2 days ago
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JEAN ABDEL NOUR
Former international Swingman Jean Abdel Nour (198-G/F-83) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Al Riyadi, receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 18.
The 35-year old player had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Sagesse (#9, 1-13) with 16-point margin 104-88. Al Riyadi is placed at 2nd position in Lebanese LBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few game... [read more]
JEAN ABDEL NOUR
Former international Swingman Jean Abdel Nour (198-G/F-83) put on an extraordinary performance in the last round for second-ranked Al Riyadi, receiving a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 18. The 35-year old player had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while his team crushed Sagesse (#9, 1-13) with 16-point margin 104-88. Al Riyadi is placed at 2nd position in Lebanese LBL. They would have been even better if they hadn't lost a few games earlier this season. Al Riyadi will need more victories to improve their 11-3 record. In the team's last game Abdel Nour had a remarkable 80.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Al Riyadi, through which he has constantly improved. Jean Abdel Nour averages this season 9.3ppg and 8.8rpg.
The second best player in last round's games was 26-year old Canadian Keanau Post (211-C/F-92, agency: Slash Sports) of Sagesse. Post had a very good evening with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. Bad luck as Sagesse lost that game 88-104 to the higher-ranked Al Riyadi (#2, 11-3). Sagesse are still at the very bottom. 13 lost games are too many comparing to just one victory Sagesse managed to get this year. Post is a newcomer at Sagesse, but is already one of team's top players.
Third on the list of top players last round was another Sagesse's star - American guard Ramel Curry (191-G-80). Curry scored 27 points and passed five assists. Despite Curry's great performance Sagesse lost 88-104 to the higher-ranked Al Riyadi (#2, 11-3). But his team cannot count on just these two top stars as they also need help of the other teammates. Sagesse can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have extremely bad season and 1-13 record places them at the very bottom of the standings. Too bad for Curry he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Curry has a very solid season. In 5 games in Lebanon he scored 18.4ppg.
Other top performing players last week: 4. Chris Crawford (193-G-92) of Beirut Club - 18 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists 5. Ahmad Ismail (205-F/C-76) of Al Riyadi - 17 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists 6. Charles Tabet (205-C/F-87) of Beirut Club - 9 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists 7. Hayk Gyokchyan (203-F-90) of Al Riyadi - 21 points and 4 rebounds 8. Wael Arakji (194-PG-94) of Al Riyadi - 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 9. Walter Hodge (183-PG-86) of Homentmen - 19 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists 10. Patrick Bou Abboud (199-F-87) of Homentmen - 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists
The Player of the week is selected based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
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LBL Round 18: Homentmen is defeated by Beirut Club in a derby game - 3 days ago
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#4) and Homentmen (#3). Beirut Club (11-4) won against visiting Homentmen (11-4) 86-81. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals to lead the c... [read more]
Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#4) and Homentmen (#3). Beirut Club (11-4) won against visiting Homentmen (11-4) 86-81. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Ali Haidar (201-90, college: Michigan Tech) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge, agency: Octagon Europe) with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Beirut Club have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Homentmen. Third ranked Al Riyadi (11-3) crushed at home 9th ranked Sagesse (1-13) by 16 points 104-88, which is the biggest margin this round. Naturalized Egyptian power forward Ahmad Ismail (205-76) notched a double-double by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the effort and Jean Abdel-Nour supported him with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Even 27 points and 5 assists by American guard Ramel Curry (191-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) did not help to save the game for Sagesse. Al Riyadi keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Champville. Sagesse lost twelfth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 13 games lost.
Third ranked Al Riyadi (11-3) crushed at home 9th ranked Sagesse (1-13) by 16 points 104-88, which is the biggest margin this round. Al Riyadi players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. Naturalized Egyptian power forward Ahmad Ismail (205-76) notched a double-double by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the effort and the former international swingman Jean Abdel-Nour (198-83) supported him with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Even 27 points and 5 assists by American guard Ramel Curry (191-80, college: CSU Bakersfield) did not help to save the game for Sagesse. Canadian power forward Keanau Post (211-92, college: Missouri, agency: Slash Sports) added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Five Al Riyadi and four Sagesse players scored in double figures. Al Riyadi keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Champville. Sagesse lost twelfth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom place with 13 games lost. Top scorers: Al Riyadi: J.Abdel Nour 22+10reb+1ast, H.Gyokchyan 21+4reb+1ast, A.Ismail 17+7reb+11ast, D.Johnson 15+1reb+3ast, W.Arakji 11+7reb+5ast, A.Saoud 1+2ast Sagesse: R.Curry 27+3reb+5ast, K.Post 18+12reb+3ast, A.Abdel Massih 17+1reb+1ast, Y.Ghantous 10+3reb+3ast, M.Khoueiry 7+5reb+1ast, S.Khoury 4+3reb
The most interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Beirut Club (#4) and Homentmen (#3). Beirut Club (11-4) won against visiting Homentmen (11-4) 86-81. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. American guard Chris Crawford (193-92, college: Memphis) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the former international forward Ali Haidar (201-90, college: Michigan Tech) chipped in 17 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was Nigerian-American guard Michael Efevberha (193-84, college: CS Northridge, agency: Octagon Europe) with 20 points and 6 rebounds and U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rican point guard Walter Hodge (183-86, college: Florida) scored 19 points and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Beirut Club have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with defeated Homentmen. Top scorers: Beirut Club: C.Crawford 18+5reb+12ast, A.Haidar 17+9reb+3ast, Q.Douby 16+2reb+5ast, N.Tskitishvili 15+2reb, C.Tabet 9+11reb+2ast, J.Assi 8+2reb Homentmen: M.Efevberha 20+6reb+2ast, E.Rustom 20+3reb, W.Hodge 19+2reb+6ast, P.Bou Abboud 14+9reb+2ast, O.Lawal 4+7reb+2ast, G.Hadidian 2+1reb+1ast
Al Moutahed Tripoli (LBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 28-year old American guard Isaiah Sykes (198-98kg-91, college: Cent.Florida). He started the season at Al Shurtah in Iraqi IBL league. The last season Sykes played at Al Kahraba (Superleague) in Iraqi league. Great season indeed as he was awarded Asia-Basket [read more]
ISAIAH SYKES
Al Moutahed Tripoli (LBL) strengthened their roster with addition of 28-year old American guard Isaiah Sykes (198-98kg-91, college: Cent.Florida). He started the season at Al Shurtah in Iraqi IBL league. The last season Sykes played at Al Kahraba (Superleague) in Iraqi league. Great season indeed as he was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Iraqi League Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year and voted to 1st Team. His team made it to the C-USA Tournament Semifinals in 2012. Thanks to Sykes' pro career he managed to play on three different continents (Europe, Asia and of course North America). Sykes has played previously professionally in Germany (White Wings), Israel (Hasharon) and Italy (Recanati). He attended University of Central Florida until 2014 and it is his fifth season in pro basketball.
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