SBL Round 1: Al Ahly takes a leadership position

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

Al Ahly smashed Al Salam in Jeddah 102-77. Al Ahly dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Al Salam's 26. They outrebounded Al Salam 58-26 including a 23-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Devin Ebanks (206-1989, college: WVU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Marzouq Almuwallad (180-1992) chipped in 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side American forward Nick Stover (198-1993, college: USA) responded with 33 points (!!!) and 7 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.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al-Taawon in Medina. Visitors were defeated by Al Ansar 93-79. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) nailed a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 23 rebounds for the winning side and Daishon Knight accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds. American guard Darious Clark (193-1990, college: Slippery Rock, agency: Domantay Sports) came up with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists for Al-Taawon in the defeat.
Quite upsetting was Ohod's 26-point home defeat in a game versus Al Fateh who smashed hosts Mohamed Harat fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Al Fateh's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ibrahima Thomas produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 16 rebounds for lost side.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 1: Duba Club lost to Al Wehda on the opponent's court 55-61. Al Adalh lost to defending champion Al Hilal in a home game 73-85. Al Ittihad lost to Al Nasr on the road 77-83.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 24 points and 21 rebounds by Antonio Campbell of Al Nasr.

Al Ansar - Al-Taawon 93-79

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Al-Taawon in Medina. Visitors were defeated by Al Ansar 93-79. Al Ansar dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Al-Taawon's 26. They outrebounded Al-Taawon 49-24 including a 14-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Gerard Tarin (206-1996, college: Nova SE) nailed a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 23 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import guard Daishon Knight (185-1991, college: Illinois St., agency: BIG) accounted for 25 points and 7 rebounds. Tarin is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas. American guard Darious Clark (193-1990, college: Slippery Rock, agency: Domantay Sports) came up with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Mustafa Alhwsawi added 25 points respectively for Al-Taawon in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Al Ansar: G.Tarin 33+23reb+2ast, D.Knight 25+7reb+2ast, A.Ahmed 11+4reb+1ast, I.Mustafa 8+7reb, A.Ahmed 6+1reb+2ast, S.Khaled 6+4reb+3ast
Al-Taawon: A.Mustafa 25+3reb+1ast, D.Clark 22+8reb+6ast, A.Marelja 19+7reb+1ast, A.Ahmad 6+1reb+3ast, A.Abdullah 4+4reb+1ast, S.Almutairi 3+1reb+1ast

Ohod - Al Fateh 76-102

Quite upsetting was Ohod's 26-point home defeat in a game versus Al Fateh who smashed hosts They dominated down low during the game scoring 74 of its points in the paint compared to Ohod's 50. Algerian forward Mohamed Harat (198-1990) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Roderick Camphor (193-1992, college: SWOSU) chipped in 29 points and 8 rebounds. Al Fateh's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Senegalese forward Ibrahima Thomas (213-1987, college: Cincinnati, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 21 points and 16 rebounds and American point guard Tyrik Armstrong (178, college: Texas Southern, agency: MSG) added 11 points and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Four Al Fateh and five Ohod players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Fateh: M.Harat 29+13reb+3ast, R.Camphor 29+8reb+1ast, A.Mohammed 11+11reb+5ast, A.Saad 10+1reb+1ast, A.Hazim 7+3reb+3ast, A.Hesham 6
Ohod: I.Thomas 21+16reb+1ast, T.Armstrong 11+2reb+5ast, A.Ahmed 11+5reb, F.Abdulrahman 10+2reb+3ast, S.Mohammad 10+4reb+1ast, A.Abdulaziz 7+1reb+1ast

Al Wehda - Duba Club 61-55

Al Wehda used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Tabuk 61-55 on Friday night. American guard Brian Halums (196-1997, college: UAFS) fired 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international center Mohammed AlMarwani (206-1989) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ukrainian center Vladyslav Koreniuk (210-1994, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds and Rashad Shouri added 6 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Al Wehda: B.Halums 28+5reb+4ast, M.AlMarwani 15+12reb, B.Husam 8+8reb+3ast, Q.Alaa 6+2reb, A.Mohammed 3+4reb+3ast, M.Thamer 1+8reb+3ast
Duba Club: V.Koreniuk 23+18reb+3ast, U.McLean 13+3reb+1ast, S.Rashad 6+11reb+3ast, K.Mahmoud 6+2reb+3ast, H.Hisham 4+2reb, A.Abdullah 3+4reb+2ast

Al Adalh - Al Hilal 73-85

But Al Adalh was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Riyadh 85-73 on Friday night. American power forward Clinton Chapman (208-1989, college: Texas) fired a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. His fellow American import guard Mark Lyons (185-1989, college: Arizona) chipped in 28 points and 6 assists. Al Hilal's coach used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Russian forward Andrey Semenov (200-1990, college: JMU) produced a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 15 rebounds and Tunisian swingman Islem Elajmi (196-1991) added 21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Al Hilal: C.Chapman 37+17reb+2ast, M.Lyons 28+3reb+6ast, M.Abdulrahman 11+3reb, O.Albargawi 8+7reb+3ast, H.Zakaria 1+11reb+1ast, A.Abbas Zaid 0
Al Adalh: A.Semenov 33+15reb+1ast, I.Elajmi 21+10reb+4ast, A.Omran 9+4reb+1ast, A.Salman 7+4reb+1ast, A.Moayad 3+7reb+1ast, A.Ahmed 0

Al Ahly - Al Salam 102-77

Al Ahly smashed Al Salam in Jeddah 102-77. Al Ahly dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Al Salam's 26. They outrebounded Al Salam 58-26 including a 23-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Al Ahly looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American forward Devin Ebanks (206-1989, college: WVU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!) and 13 rebounds for the winners and the former international point guard Marzouq Almuwallad (180-1992) chipped in 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side American forward Nick Stover (198-1993, college: USA) responded with 33 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and the other American import Tavarion Nix (201-1992, college: Midwestern St.) scored 10 points and 5 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:
Al Ahly: D.Ebanks 34+13reb+2ast, M.Almuwallad 29+11reb+8ast, D.Liggins 21+9reb+7ast, M.Abdulrahman 6+1reb+2ast, S.Mohammed 4+11reb+1ast, K.Mohammed 3+2reb+1ast
Al Salam: N.Stover 33+7reb+1ast, A.Bader 10+1reb, T.Nix 10+5reb+1ast, H.Alnamer 8+1reb+4ast, A.Nimer Hussain 7+1reb+3ast, A.Hyder Mustafa 5+3reb

Al Nasr - Al Ittihad 83-77

Al Nasr used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Jeddah 83-77 on Friday night. Al Nasr outrebounded Al Ittihad 47-35 including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. American forward Antonio Campbell (206-1994, college: Ohio) fired a double-double by scoring 24 points and 21 rebounds for the winners. His fellow American import swingman Brandon Austin (198-1994, college: NW Florida St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists. Tunisian point guard Omar Abada (189-1993) produced 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his eight free throws) and the former international Mathna Almarwani (186-1992) added 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Al Nasr: A.Campbell 24+21reb+1ast, B.Austin 23+12reb+5ast, K.Musab 14+6reb+1ast, T.Almuhanna 9+3ast, A.Ayoub 7+6reb+1ast, J.Al Kabe 6+2reb+5ast
Al Ittihad: O.Abada 29+6reb+5ast, M.Almarwani 23+5reb+4ast, M.Bjelica 15+9reb+4ast, A.Yasir 5+6reb+4ast, F.Abdullah 5+4reb, A.Fathi 0



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