Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli reach the Finals - Mar 15, 2018
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Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli reached the Finals as they posted another wins in the second games. Al-Ahli overcame Al Sharja 81-65 and won the series with two wins. Al-Nasr posted a 64-63 win over Banni Yas and alo reached the second victory. In the first game Al-Ahli overcame Al Sharja 84-82 in a real thriller. Al-Nasr meanwhile edged Banni Yas 84-72.
Al Dhafra (D1) signed 23-year old American guard Matthew Butler (188-84kg-95). He just graduated from Tenn-Martin (NCAA), in his senior year he averaged 16.3ppg, 2.6rpg, 2.9apg, FGP: 46.8%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 82.7% in 30 games. Butler has played there for the last three years. As mentioned above he is just out of the college and it will be his first season as a pro. Butler's team won OVC West Division Regular Season in 2017. By Eurobasket Data Center Check also Complete Transfers List i... [read more]
Al Dhafra (D1) signed 23-year old American guard Matthew Butler (188-84kg-95). He just graduated from Tenn-Martin (NCAA), in his senior year he averaged 16.3ppg, 2.6rpg, 2.9apg, FGP: 46.8%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 82.7% in 30 games. Butler has played there for the last three years. As mentioned above he is just out of the college and it will be his first season as a pro. Butler's team won OVC West Division Regular Season in 2017.
D1 Round 7: Al Sharjah lose their first game against Al Naser - 10 hours ago
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There was no lack of interesting games this round. The round ended with loss of the undefeated team and favorites losing the games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Sharjah (6-1) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by Al Naser (7-0) 79-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Sharjah. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have... [read more]
There was no lack of interesting games this round. The round ended with loss of the undefeated team and favorites losing the games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Sharjah (6-1) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by Al Naser (7-0) 79-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Sharjah. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ahli Shabab. Al Sharjah at the other side keeps the third place with one game lost. Al Naser is looking forward to face Al Bataeh (#5) in the next round. Al Sharjah will play against the league's leader Ahli Shabab in Dubai and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Al Bataeh (#5) was upset in by eighth ranked Al Dhafra 75-70. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Bataeh. Al Dhafra (2-5) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Banijas and Al Jazeera. Al Bataeh at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Al Wasl and Al Wahda. Al Dhafra will play against bottom-ranked Al Ain (#10) at home in the next round. Al Bataeh will play against the league's second-placed Al Naser (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory. D1 top team - Ahli Shabab (7-0) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Banijas (2-5) in Abu Dhabi 73-64. Ahli Shabab have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record, which they share with Al Naser. Loser Banijas keep the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with Al Jazeera and Al Dhafra. Ahli Shabab will meet at home Al Sharjah (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Banijas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Abu Dhabi to the arena Al Wahda. Bottom-ranked Al Ain (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to ninth ranked Al Jazeera (2-5) 88-85. Al Jazeera moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Banijas and Al Dhafra. Al Ain at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with seven games lost. Al Jazeera's next round opponent will be higher ranked Al Wasl (#4) in Dubai and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Al Ain will play against Al Dhafra (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory. Fifth ranked Al Wasl (3-4) crushed at home 6th ranked Al Wahda (3-4) by 28 points 102-74, which is the biggest margin this round on Thursday night. Al Wasl moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Wahda and Al Bataeh. Al Wasl will face Al Jazeera (#9) in Abu Dhabi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Al Wahda's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Abu Dhabi Banijas.
Fifth ranked Al Wasl (3-4) crushed at home 6th ranked Al Wahda (3-4) by 28 points 102-74, which is the biggest margin this round on Thursday night. Al Wasl moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Al Wahda and Al Bataeh. Al Wasl will face Al Jazeera (#9) in Abu Dhabi in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Al Wahda's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Abu Dhabi Banijas.
Al Bataeh (#5) was upset in by eighth ranked Al Dhafra 75-70. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Bataeh. Al Dhafra (2-5) moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Banijas and Al Jazeera. Al Bataeh at the other side dropped to the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Al Wasl and Al Wahda. Al Dhafra will play against bottom-ranked Al Ain (#10) at home in the next round. Al Bataeh will play against the league's second-placed Al Naser (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Bottom-ranked Al Ain (0-7) is still winless. This time they lost on the road their seventh consecutive match to ninth ranked Al Jazeera (2-5) 88-85. Al Jazeera moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Banijas and Al Dhafra. Al Ain at the other side, also newcomer in the league, still closes the standings with seven games lost. Al Jazeera's next round opponent will be higher ranked Al Wasl (#4) in Dubai and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Al Ain will play against Al Dhafra (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
D1 top team - Ahli Shabab (7-0) managed to deliver another win on Thursday. This time they beat seventh ranked Banijas (2-5) in Abu Dhabi 73-64. Ahli Shabab have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion maintains first place with 7-0 record, which they share with Al Naser. Loser Banijas keep the seventh position with five games lost. They share it with Al Jazeera and Al Dhafra. Ahli Shabab will meet at home Al Sharjah (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Banijas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Abu Dhabi to the arena Al Wahda.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Sharjah (6-1) at the home court on Thursday night. Hosts were defeated by Al Naser (7-0) 79-74. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Sharjah. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have a solid series of four victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ahli Shabab. Al Sharjah at the other side keeps the third place with one game lost. Al Naser is looking forward to face Al Bataeh (#5) in the next round. Al Sharjah will play against the league's leader Ahli Shabab in Dubai and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
D1 Round 5: Al Naser hands first loss to Al Wasl - 7 days ago
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What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al Wasl (3-1) in Dubai on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by Al Naser (4-0) 88-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Wasl. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share... [read more]
What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Al Wasl (3-1) in Dubai on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by Al Naser (4-0) 88-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Wasl. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ahli Shabab and Al Sharjah. Al Wasl at the other side keeps the fourth place with one game lost. Bottom-ranked Al Wahda managed to get a 0th victory, breaking the series of three consecutive losses. Newly promoted Al Wahda won against ninth-ranked Al Dhafra 82-74. And what about a 0th win in a row after ...four consecutive losses. Al Wahda (0-4) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Al Ain and Al Dhafra. D1 top team - Al Sharjah (4-0) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Banijas (2-2) in Abu Dhabi 88-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Banijas. Al Sharjah have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Ahli Shabab and Al Naser. Loser Banijas keep the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Al Bataeh. Leader Ahli Shabab blasted bottom-ranked Al Ain (0-4) in Al Ain 93-50 keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Al Ain is still unable to win any game. Ahli Shabab have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Al Naser and Al Sharjah. Newly promoted Al Ain still closes the standings with four games lost.
In the last game of round 5 Al Bataeh beat Al Jazeera on the road 74-64.
Leader Ahli Shabab blasted bottom-ranked Al Ain (0-4) in Al Ain 93-50 keeping the perfect record after 5 rounds. Al Ain is still unable to win any game. Ahli Shabab have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Al Naser and Al Sharjah. Newly promoted Al Ain still closes the standings with four games lost.
Everything could happen in Abu Dhabi at the game between two tied teams. Both sixth ranked Al Bataeh and 9th ranked Al Jazeera had identical 1-2 record. But Al Jazeera was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from 74-64. Al Bataeh (2-2) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Banijas. Newly promoted Al Jazeera dropped to the seventh position with three games lost.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Al Wasl (3-1) in Dubai on Thursday night. Hosts were rolled over by Al Naser (4-0) 88-69. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Al Wasl. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Al Naser have a solid series of three victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Ahli Shabab and Al Sharjah. Al Wasl at the other side keeps the fourth place with one game lost.
Bottom-ranked Al Wahda managed to get a 0th victory, breaking the series of three consecutive losses. Newly promoted Al Wahda won against ninth-ranked Al Dhafra 82-74. And what about a 0th win in a row after ...four consecutive losses. Al Wahda (0-4) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
D1 top team - Al Sharjah (4-0) had no problems winning another game on Thursday. This time they crushed fifth ranked Banijas (2-2) in Abu Dhabi 88-65. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Banijas. Al Sharjah have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 4-0 record, which they share with Ahli Shabab and Al Naser. Loser Banijas keep the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Al Bataeh.
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