DLBL Round 2 (Regular Season): Leader Al Markaziyyah loses to Antonine

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in DLBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Al Markaziyyah recorded a loss in Jounieh on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by Antonine 89-79. The best player for the winners was American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas, agency: Diamond Sports) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. The other American import Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) chipped in 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. American-Dominican forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks for the hosts.
The game in Batroun supposed to be also worth to mention about. Al Riyadi played at the court of Al Chabab. Al Riyadi smashed Al Chabab 105-73. American forward Perrin Buford (198-1994, college: MTSU, agency: Pensack Sports) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Hayk Gyokchyan contributed with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. American guard Ramon Galloway (190-1991, college: La Salle) replied with 17 points for Al Chabab. Al Chabab's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Homentmen and Antranik. Antranik was defeated at home 62-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The game was dominated by American players. Jordan Stevens scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Emmanuel Little responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

Rest of the games of round 2 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Tadamon lost to undefeated NSA in a road game 86-92. Winless Hoops lost to undefeated Sagesse at home 74-97. Beirut Club won against Maristes on the opponent's court 87-80.
The best stats of 2nd round was 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks by Elijah Thomas of Beirut Club.



Al Markaziyyah - Antonine 79-89

Al Markaziyyah recorded a loss in Jounieh on Wednesday night. Hosts were defeated by Antonine 89-79. The best player for the winners was American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas, agency: Diamond Sports) who had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 12 rebounds. The other American import Ricky Ledo (201-1992, college: Providence) chipped in 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Antonine players scored in double figures. American-Dominican forward Anyeuri Castillo (201-1997, college: USC Aiken) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks and American guard Donte McGill (190-1995, college: FIU) added 27 points and 4 assists respectively for the hosts.
Top scorers:
Al Markaziyyah: D.McGill 27+1reb+4ast, A.Castillo 26+12reb+2ast, E.Khatib Jihad 14+4reb+6ast, N.Anthony 4+2reb, K.Wooten Jr. 4+6reb, E.Saad 2+1reb
Antonine: C.Chapman 23+12reb+1ast, R.Ledo 22+9reb+4ast, G.Cosey 17+3reb+7ast, M.Al-Khoury 11+6reb, M.Martinez 7+3reb, A.Patrick 6+2reb+3ast

Antranik - Homentmen 62-71

Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Beirut: Homentmen and Antranik. Antranik was defeated at home 62-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. The game was dominated by American players. point guard Jordan Stevens (182-1994, college: Midwestern St.) scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Tyler Bey (201-1998, college: Colorado) chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds during the contest. Five Homentmen players scored in double figures. Forward Emmanuel Little (197-1999, college: Nicholls, agency: AltusBasket) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds and Jeremiah Gambrell Jr (190-2000, college: Alcorn St., agency: 0z Sports Agency) scored 20 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Antranik: J.Gambrell Jr. 20+4reb+2ast, G.Salibi 13+5reb+2ast, E.Little 12+14reb+2ast, G.Rizk 4+6reb+1ast, M.Majak 4+12reb+3ast, K.Aldo 3+2reb+1ast
Homentmen: T.Bey 17+12reb+2ast, J.Stevens 16+9reb+9ast, A.Gabriel 12+1reb+2ast, K.Thomas 12+8reb+3ast, A.Isaac 11+4reb, A.Ibrahim 3

NSA - Tadamon 92-86

There was no surprise when Tadamon was defeated on the road by NSA 92-86 on Thursday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Strangely Tadamon outrebounded NSA 44-32 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. American guard Makye Richards (188, college: Xavier, LA) scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international swingman Christophe Khalil (192-1999) chipped in 16 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Four NSA players scored in double figures. NSA's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Georgian swingman Kakhaber Jintcharadze (196-1993, agency: BIG) responded with 27 points and 8 rebounds and American Samuel Daniel (203-1996, college: Florida Tech) scored 29 points and 6 rebounds.
Top scorers:
Tadamon: S.Daniel 29+6reb, K.Jintcharadze 27+8reb+3ast, Y.Omar 10+5reb, A.Alex 8+10reb+3ast, B.Dorian 5+5reb, D.John 3+2ast
NSA: M.Richards 24+8reb+6ast, D.Proleta 16+3reb+1ast, C.Khalil 16+6reb+2ast, M.Sarkis 13+1reb+2ast, H.Mike 13+3reb+1ast, T.Jones 7+8reb+2ast

Al Chabab - Al Riyadi 73-105

The game in Batroun supposed to be also worth to mention about. Al Riyadi played at the court of Al Chabab. Al Riyadi smashed Al Chabab 105-73. Al Riyadi made 16-of-21 charity shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Al Riyadi outrebounded Al Chabab 40-23 including 25 on the defensive glass. It was a great shooting night for Al Riyadi especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 28 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Al Chabab's players. American forward Perrin Buford (198-1994, college: MTSU, agency: Pensack Sports) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. The former international forward Hayk Gyokchyan (203-1990, college: F&M) contributed with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures. American guard Ramon Galloway (190-1991, college: La Salle) replied with 17 points and his fellow American import forward Anthony Fairley (205-1999, college: Miles, agency: BIG) added 17 points in the effort for Al Chabab. Al Chabab's coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Al Chabab: R.Galloway 17+2reb+2ast, A.Fairley 17+1ast, A.Kopaly 15+2reb, S.Bechara 7, A.Ihab 6+9reb, M.Hijazi 3+6reb+4ast
Al Riyadi: A.Ismail 23+3reb+1ast, M.Kemp 18+7reb+3ast, H.Gyokchyan 17+10reb+4ast, P.Buford 15+11reb+5ast, A.Mansour 12+5reb+4ast, A.Saoud 11+1reb+5ast

Hoops - Sagesse 74-97

No shocking result in a game in Beirut where Sagesse smashed Hoops 97-74 on Saturday. Sagesse outrebounded Hoops 53-38 including a 39-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Sagesse looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Tony Carr (196-1997, college: Penn State) chipped in 18 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Five Sagesse players scored in double figures. American Kedrian Johnson (190-1999, college: WVU) responded with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and the former international swingman Christophe Khalil (192-1999) scored 14 points and 8 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Hoops: K.Johnson 14+6reb+8ast, E.Ahmad 14+8reb+1ast, G.Yves-Daaboul 10+3reb+7ast, S.Johnny 9, T.White 9+6reb+1ast, O.Al Jamal 8+7reb
Sagesse: K.Youssef 22+14reb+7ast, G.Hadidian 21+8reb+2ast, T.Carr 18+7reb+8ast, E.Green 18+4reb+1ast, M.Maker 12+13reb+2ast, K.Marc 3+1reb+1ast

Maristes - Beirut Club 80-87

There was a minor upset in Dik El Mehdi where Maristes were defeated by Beirut Club 87-80 on Sunday. Beirut Club looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Beirut Club made 9 blocks. The game was also dominated by American players. Guard AJ English (192-1992, college: Iona) had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 assists to lead the charge for the winners and forward Elijah Thomas (206-1996, college: Clemson) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks during the contest. Center Henry Sims (208-1990, college: Georgetown) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 13 rebounds and swingman Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) scored 18 points and 9 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Maristes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Maristes: S.Lemon 18+4reb+9ast, H.Sims 17+13reb+2ast, J.Blake 14+1reb+5ast, J.Salem 12+8reb+1ast, J.Jarrouge 9+2reb, A.Marc 8+1reb+1ast
Beirut Club: E.Thomas 20+8reb+1ast, A.English 16+3reb+11ast, J.Abou Samra 14+6reb+5ast, T.Mitchell 13+11reb+5ast, H.Rayan 9+2reb, J.Nakhle 8+2reb+1ast