Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 Awards 2014 - Mar 18, 2014
Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 1st Team 2014
Blair
Suliman
Ngombo
Taggart
Zuza
Player of the Year: Larry Blair (183-G-84) of Al Gharafa Guard of the Year: Larry Blair (183-G-84) of Al Gharafa Forward of the Year: Tanguy Ngombo (197-F-84) of Al Rayyan Center of the Year: Jurica Zuza (207-C-78) of Al Rayyan Import of the Year: Larry Blair (183-G-84) of Al Gharafa Domestic Player of the Year: Khalid Suliman (198-G/F-87) of Al Sadd Defensive Player of the Year: William Byrd (201-G/F-85) of Al Arabi Coach of the Year: Kosay Hatem of Al Gharafa
Al Gharaffa takes home the regular season playoff championship - Feb 15, 2014
Al Gharaffa won the championship of the regular season playoff with a 78-67 victory over Al Saad. Leading the way once again for Gharaffa was Larry Blair (183-G-84, agency: Norton Sports Management, college: Liberty) with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Manny Adako (203-F-87, agency: Court Side, college: Northeastern) added 15 points, and Nicolas Murphy added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the championship squad. In the losing effort, Khalid Suliman (198-G/F-87) added 27 points and Michael Southall (210-C-82, college: La-Lafayette) added 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Gharafa edge Rayyan in overtime to gain Qatar Cup title - Mar 21, 2014
Gharafa - Rayyan 91:88 (OT)
Gharafa celebrated the Qatar Cup title. They overcame Rayyan in an overtime championship battle. Eugene Spates (203-F-87, college: Northeastern) came up with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the winners. Gharafa jumped to a 27:15 lead after the opening quarter. They stretched the gap in the second frame. Gharafa accumulated a comfortable 47:25 halftime advantage. However Rayyan narrowed the gap in the third quarter. They pulled within 10 points at the third intermission 56:66. Rayyan erased the deficit in the fourth period. They leveled things up at 80 and sent the game into overtime. But Gharafa sank 11 point in the extra period and escaped with a narrow win at the end. Manny Adako (203-F-87, agency: Court Side, college: Northeastern) had 22 points and 8 boards, while Sammy Monroe (198-F-85, college: Newberry) accounted for 19 points and 12 boards in the win. Lamont Jones (183-G, college: Iona) responded with 39 points for Rayyan. Boney Watson (183-PG-78, college: Sam Houston St.) had 19 points in the defeat.
Gharafa win Emir Cup to complete domestic treble - Apr 27, 2014
Al Gharafa finished the domestic season on top and not even a credible performance by El Jaish could knock them down.
Eugene Spates (203-F-87, college: Northeastern) led Gharafa to their third straight title this season, scoring 21 points in an 89-87 victory over Jaish in a tense Emir Cup basketball final yesterday.
I am elated. It was a tough game for us and I am proud of my boys that they have lived up to the moment and finished a wonderful season on a high, Gharafa coach Kosay Hatem said.
Earlier in the season, Gharafa had stamped their authority by winning the Qatar Basketball League and the Qatar Cup. With yesterdays win, Gharafa became the second team after Al Rayyan to win the three titles -- Qatar League, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup -- in one season.
It took everything we had as a team. When we were trailing at half-time, we all decided in the locker room that we have to make a comeback and we have to play like a champion to win it, Larry Blair (183-G-84, agency: Norton Sports Management, college: Liberty), who scored 18 points, and was adjudged as the best shooter, said after the match.
Credit to El Jaish also, theyre an unbelievable team. This was the hardest game we ever had to play this season. But were a resilient team and we did whatever it took, he added.
Blair made two three-pointers, defended Dwayne Jones (211-C-83, college: St.Joseph's), the best player of the tournament, when he had to, and did everything else that could ever be expected from a top player.
Gharafa made a nervous start in the tense final, with Jaish taking a 26-15 lead in the first quarter and later extending it to 49-36 at half-time.
We were not in our elements in the first and the second quarters. We were under pressure at the start. Jaish is the only team to have scored almost 50 points against us by half-time this season. Everybody must have thought that my team is out of the competition, but they played superbly in the last quarter to emerge champions, Hatem said.
Gharafa nursed a narrow lead for the first time in the game when Sammy Monroe (198-F-85, college: Newberry) scored a three-pointer in the fourth quarter.
The tide turned in Gharafas favour when, with Jaish trailing by one point, Dwayne Jones missed two chances to score.
We are very happy to win the Cup. It was a very difficult game for us. We played superbly throughout the season and won the three titles its fantastic, an elated Monroe said.
For Jaish, who were playing their first Emir Cup final, Devan Downey (175-G-87, college: S.Carolina) and Shawn Taggart (207-F-85, college: Memphis) scored 19 points each. Johnson Nethaniel and Fadi Abilmona scored 18 and 17 points respectively.
It was a very close match. But I am happy to win the Emir Cup. We have worked hard throughout the season and are very pleased to finish on top, said Omar Salem who chipped in with 16 points for the winners.
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