FINAL

Al Rayyan - Al Shamal 75-68

Al Rayyan have been crowned League champions. They outgunned Al Shamal to conquer the trophy. Al Rayyan forced 23 Al Shamal turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists. American guard TJ Starks (188-1998, college: CSUN) nailed 30 points for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Malik Curry (185-1999, college: WVU, agency: Green Sports Management) accounted for 13 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 9 steals (made all of his seven free throws). Egyptian power forward Moustafa Elmekawi (204-1994) came up with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists and Nigerian point guard Uchenna Iroegbu (183-1996, college: Stony Brook) added 21 points and 4 assists respectively for Al Shamal in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Al Rayyan: T.Starks 30+3reb+3ast, M.Faye 16+3reb+3ast, M.Curry 13+10reb+10ast, M.Salem 6+1reb+1ast, M.Haracic 6+6reb+6ast, S.Ibrahima 2+3reb+3ast
Al Shamal: U.Iroegbu 21+4reb+4ast, S.Diallo 16+4reb+4ast, M.Elmekawi 13+8reb+8ast, S.Osayande 7+6reb+6ast, I.Moutasim 6+5reb+5ast, A.Fadi 5+5reb+5ast

3-4 Place

Qatar Club - Al Sadd 71-82

Al Sadd finished third in the League as they topped Qatar Club in the consolation final. Al Sadd looked well-organized offensively handing out 37 assists. Montenegrin forward Alen Hadzibegovic (207-1999) stepped up with a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 16 rebounds, 16 assists and 6 steals for the winners and American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas, agency: Diamond Sports) chipped in 19 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Five Al Sadd players scored in double figures. At the losing side Serbian Dejan Janjic (198-1995) responded with a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists and 6 steals and Serbian center Djordje Gagic (210-1990, agency: Octagon Europe) produced a triple-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
Top scorers:
Al Sadd: C.Chapman 19+9reb+9ast, V.Blue 17+6reb+6ast, A.Hadzibegovic 17+16reb+16ast, O.Saad 12+2reb+2ast, B.Dieng 10+3reb+3ast, W.Austin 7+1reb+1ast
Qatar Club: D.Janjic 30+14reb+14ast, D.Gagic 20+12reb+12ast, F.Mark 9+2reb+2ast, F.Avdic 7+5reb+5ast, A.Badara Ndoye 3+1reb+1ast, A.Abdalla Ali 2+3reb+3ast

Finals MVP: Malik Curry (185-G-1999) of Al Rayyan
Player of the Year: Mouhammad Faye (207-F/C-1985) of Al Rayyan
Guard of the Year: Malik Curry (185-G-1999) of Al Rayyan
Forward of the Year: Waverly Austin (211-F-1991) of Al Sadd
Center of the Year: Mouhammad Faye (207-F/C-1985) of Al Rayyan
Import Player of the Year: Mouhammad Faye (207-F/C-1985) of Al Rayyan
Domestic Player of the Year: Babacar Dieng (197-F-1997) of Al Sadd
Defensive Player of the Year: Mohameed Elsadi (190-PG-1995) of Al Sadd
Coach of the Year: Muris Memic of Qatar Club

Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 First Team 2023

Curry

Halums

Elmekawi

Austin

Faye

First Team
Malik Curry (185-G-1999) of Al Rayyan
Brian Halums (196-G-1997) of Qatar Club
Moustafa Elmekawi (204-F/C-1994) of Al Shamal
Waverly Austin (211-F-1991) of Al Sadd
Mouhammad Faye (207-F/C-1985) of Al Rayyan

Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 Second Team 2023

Elsadi

Ajukwa

Janjic

Osayande

Aiken

Second Team
Mohameed Elsadi (190-PG-1995) of Al Sadd
Kelechi Ajukwa (201-G-1995) of Al Arabi
Dejan Janjic (198-SG-1995) of Qatar Club
Shane Osayande (200-F-1993) of Al Shamal
C.J. Aiken (206-C/F-1990) of Al Gharafa

Asia-Basket.com All-Qatar D1 Honorable Mention 2023

Blue

Diallo

Woods II

Dieng

Seydou

Brown

Honorable Mention
Vander Blue (196-SG-1992) of Al Sadd
Sindou Diallo (194-G-2000) of Al Shamal
Holland Woods II (184-G-1999) of Qatar Club
Ousmane Dieng (194-F-2002) of Al Arabi
Ndoye Seydou (205-F-1999) of Al Ahli
Kenny Brown (188-G-1991) of Al Gharafa
Ndour Mame Souleye (206-C-1987) of Al Wakrah
Tony Criswell (205-F/C-1991) of Al Khor
Ameer Jackson (193-PG-1994) of Al Khor

Asia-Basket.com Qatar D1 All-Domestic Players Team 2023

Abdi

Avdic

Dieng

Muslic

Haracic

All-Domestic Players Team
Khalid Abdi (198-G/F-1987) of Al Ahli
Faris Avdic (201-F-1997) of Qatar Club
Babacar Dieng (197-F-1997) of Al Sadd
Nedim Muslic (197-F-1998) of Al Gharafa
Meho Haracic (212-C/F-1998) of Al Rayyan

Asia-Basket.com Qatar D1 All-Imports Team 2023

Curry

Halums

Elmekawi

Austin

Faye

All-Imports Team
Malik Curry (185-G-1999) of Al Rayyan
Brian Halums (196-G-1997) of Qatar Club
Moustafa Elmekawi (204-F/C-1994) of Al Shamal
Waverly Austin (211-F-1991) of Al Sadd
Mouhammad Faye (207-F/C-1985) of Al Rayyan

Al Sadd - Al Rayyan 100-76

Al Sadd conquered the Qatari Cup title. They stormed past Al Rayyan in the championship game. Al Sadd dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Al Rayyan's 24. They outrebounded Al Rayyan 48-31 including a 38-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. Al Sadd looked well-organized offensively handing out 48 assists comparing to just 31 passes made by Al Rayyan's players. 27 personal fouls committed by Al Rayyan helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American-German forward Waverly Austin (211-1991, college: Oregon) stepped up with a triple-double by scoring 23 points, 17 rebounds, 17 assists and 4 blocks for the winners and American Vander Blue (196-1992, college: Marquette) chipped in 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 steals. Four Al Sadd players scored in double figures. At the losing side American swingman Mario Little (198-1987, college: Kansas) responded with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals and Ibrahima Seck scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Al Rayyan's coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Al Sadd: V.Blue 23+8reb+8ast, W.Austin 23+17reb+17ast, O.Saad 16+3reb+3ast, B.Dieng 16+7reb+7ast, A.Faisal 9+6reb+6ast, M.Sadi 7+6reb+6ast
Al Rayyan: M.Little 22+6reb+6ast, A.Parker 15+4reb+4ast, S.Ibrahima 12+7reb+7ast, A.Tawfiq 8+1reb+1ast, M.Hasan-Mohamed 6+2reb+2ast, M.Haracic 4+7reb+7ast

Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani crowned Al Sadd as Amir Cup champions after they beat Al Ahli 76-70 in a thrilling final at Qatar Basketball Federation's (QBF) Al Gharafa Complex on Thursday. President of QBF Mohamed Saad al-meghaiseeb was also present. While defending champions Al Sadd claimed the first, second and third quarters 27-24, 16-11 and 14-12 respectively, Al Ahli staged a rally in the fourth winning it 23-19. Alen Hadzibegovic (207-F-1999) scored the highest 15 points for Al Sadd while Faisal Abuissa (188-SG-1999) notched 13. For Al Ahli, Ndoye Seydou (205-F-1999) logged 16 points while Stephen Ugochukwu (201-F-1996, college: McNeese St.) scored 12.
Courtesy of: gulf-times.com