QBL Round 1 (Regular Season): Al Ahli fire past Al Gharafa

The Regular Season in QBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Al Ahli defeated Al Gharafa in Doha 98-83. American power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Al Ahli D.'s coach Thomas Nikou used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Josh Hall (206-2000) produced 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Al Gharafa will play next round against strong Al Shamal trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha - Al Shamal. Al Ahli will try to continue on its current victory against Al Rayyan. It will be extra interesting game as Al Rayyan is their local rival from Doha.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Qatar Club in Doha. Visitors were defeated by Al Rayyan 97-86. Worth to mention a great performance of Latvian Rolands Freimanis (209-1988) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. Malik Curry contributed with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for Qatar Club. Al Rayyan's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha Al Ahli.
An interesting game where Al Sadd beat host Al Wakrah 91-83 on Monday evening. Steven Green stepped up and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. At the losing side Aaron Mitchell responded with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Al Sadd's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Doha to the arena Al Arabi.

In the last game of round 1 winless Al Khor lost to undefeated Al Shamal in Doha 72-92.



Al Rayyan - Qatar Club 97-86

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Qatar Club in Doha. Visitors were defeated by Al Rayyan 97-86. Al Rayyan dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Qatar Club's 48. Al Rayyan had a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Latvian Rolands Freimanis (209-1988) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Malik Curry (185-1999, college: WVU) contributed with a triple-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for the winners. American power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and Canadian center Christian Rohlehr (209-1997, college: SFC) added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for Qatar Club. Five Al Rayyan and four Qatar Club players scored in double figures. Al Rayyan's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha Al Ahli.
Top scorers:
Al Rayyan: R.Freimanis 24+12reb+3ast, T.Harris 23+7reb+4ast, B.Dieng 19+4reb+2ast, M.Abdulla 14+5reb+4ast, M.Curry 12+11reb+12ast, A.Mohamed 3+1ast
Qatar Club: J.Dejan 26+10reb+4ast, A.Mitrovic 19+4reb+4ast, J.Nicholas 16+2reb+6ast, C.Rohlehr 16+11reb+1ast, A.Qahtan 9+2reb+2ast, A.Rayan 0

Al Wakrah - Al Sadd 83-91

An interesting game where Al Sadd beat host Al Wakrah 91-83 on Monday evening. Al Sadd made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. American guard Steven Green (196-1993, college: OKBU) stepped up and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and Sudanese-Australian forward Deng Adel (201-1997, college: Louisville) chipped in 25 points and 8 rebounds. At the losing side American guard Aaron Mitchell (188-1989, college: Longwood) responded with a triple-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and American-Mali guard Bakary Camara (198-1998, college: Bridgeport) scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Sadd's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Doha to the arena Al Arabi.
Top scorers:
Al Sadd: S.Green 28+7reb+5ast, D.Adel 25+8reb+3ast, S.Ndoye 13+6reb+6ast, R.Kissoonlal 11+9reb+1ast, S.Omar 9+1reb+1ast, A.Faisal 3+2reb+2ast
Al Wakrah: B.Camara 23+5reb+5ast, A.Mitchell 21+10reb+10ast, W.Alcegaire 15+7reb+2ast, J.Mubarak 10+5reb+1ast, S.Ndour Mame 7+4reb, T.Momar 5+2reb

Al Shamal - Al Khor 92-72

Al Shamal used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Al Khor 92-72 on Wednesday night. Strangely Al Khor outrebounded Al Shamal 40-28 including 29 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Al Shamal made 8 blocks. American guard Shane Rector (188-1994, college: Utah St., agency: Interperformances) stepped up and scored 28 points and 7 assists (made all of his eight free throws) for the winners and his fellow American import guard Tyree Crump (185-1997, college: Georgia, agency: BIG) chipped in 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side American point guard Jesse Jones (183, college: Bridgeport) responded with 24 points and 5 assists and Sudanese-Australian forward Deng Adel (201-1997, college: Louisville) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 14 rebounds. Al Shamal's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Doha to the arena Al Gharafa.
Top scorers:
Al Shamal: S.Rector 28+3reb+7ast, T.Crump 23+5reb+5ast, T.Baxter Jr. 16+3reb, F.Avdic 8+8reb+1ast, A.Oussama 8+7reb+1ast, N.Alioune 6+1reb+1ast
Al Khor: J.Jones 24+4reb+5ast, R.Enan 18+10reb, F.Moustafa 18+14reb, D.Abdoukhader 6+7reb+1ast, K.Mohamed 3+1reb, G.Shawki 3+3reb+2ast

Al Ahli D. - Al Gharafa 98-83

Al Ahli defeated Al Gharafa in Doha 98-83. American power forward Raekwon Rogers (203-1999, college: Wagner, agency: One Motive Sports) fired a double-double by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds (on 11-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). Rogers is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Al Ahli D.'s coach Thomas Nikou used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American forward Josh Hall (206-2000) produced 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and Nedim Muslic added 24 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Al Gharafa will play next round against strong Al Shamal trying to get back on the winning streak. It will be a derby game for which supporters look forward to, where their team will face at home their local rival from Doha - Al Shamal. Al Ahli will try to continue on its current victory against Al Rayyan. It will be extra interesting game as Al Rayyan is their local rival from Doha.
Top scorers:
Al Ahli D.: R.Rogers 30+12reb+1ast, N.Johnson 19+1reb+4ast, A.Mohammed 18+8reb+3ast, T.Adway 9+9reb+1ast, D.Mahmoud 9+1reb+2ast, N.Moustapha 6+2reb+3ast
Al Gharafa: M.Nedim 24+8reb+1ast, R.Williams 23+4reb+2ast, J.Hall 19+9reb+6ast, M.Mohd 7+5reb+3ast, A.Raslan 4+2reb+2ast, K.Ajukwa 4+2reb