The Macau Black Bears banked on a late rally to defend homecourt and defeat the Saigon Heat 97-95 in ASEAN Basketball League action. Inside the Nanhai Gymnasium, the Black Bears had to rally back from a nine point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. A triple by Murphy Burnatowski (196-PF-91, college: Colgate) to start the period gave the Heat the 80-71 advantage, however that was quickly countered by a three from Anthony Tucker as well. Both teams would exchange field goals, however the Black Bears would have the better finishing kick. A layup from Ryan Watkins (206-C/F-91, college: Boise St., agency: Two Points) at the 6:35 mark kicked off a 11-2 run that gave Macau the lead, 92-90 with 2:26 remaining in the game. Burnatowski would make two straight baskets to tie the game at 92-all with 1:50 remaining, but a triple from Nathan Yu (189-PG-89) and a shot in the paint from Watkins restored the lead to the Black Bears, as they held on to the victory. Macau was led by a pair of terrific performances from Tucker and Mikh McKinney (184-G-92, college: Sacramento St.). The reigning World MVP Tucker had a double-double of 26 points and 14 assists, while Mikh McKinney had a team-high 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Heat played their first game of the season without World Import Trevon Hughes, who went down with a leg injury in the second quarter of the loss to the Formosa Dreamers. Murphy Burnatowski tallied 29 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists to pace the Heat. Kyle Barone (203-C-89, college: Idaho) dropped 25 points and 9 rebounds. The Heat got solid performances from their locals in Tanh Sang Dinh and Chris Dierker, who had 18 and 15 points respectively. But with Young on the sidelines, the team's rotation had to adjust. As a result the Heat got zero bench points, and only one player actually came off the pine to relieve the starters in Chris Cilia. Fatigue could have been a reason for the loss, as no starter played less than 35 minutes in the game. The Black Bears climbed to 5 wins and 2 losses in 3rd place in the standings, while the Heat lost its second straight game to fall to 3-2 in fourth place. The Black Bears will now embark on a long break before their next game, which is scheduled for January 9, 2019 against the Formosa Dreamers. The Heat will look to bounce back and arrest their skid against the Westports Malaysia Dragons on December 9 at the CIS Arena. Courtesy of: aseanbasketballleague.com
DEANGELO HAMILTON MAS Maghreb Fez (D1) landed 28-year old American power forward DeAngelo Hamilton (203-105kg-90, college: Washington State). He played in the summer at Can Tho Catfish in Vietnamese VBA league. In 20 VBA games he averaged impressive 20.3ppg (#3 in the league). Hamilton helped them to win the league title. It was a very successful season in his career as he was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Vietnamese VBA Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year and Finals MVP. Hamilto... [read more]
DEANGELO HAMILTON
MAS Maghreb Fez (D1) landed 28-year old American power forward DeAngelo Hamilton (203-105kg-90, college: Washington State). He played in the summer at Can Tho Catfish in Vietnamese VBA league. In 20 VBA games he averaged impressive 20.3ppg (#3 in the league). Hamilton helped them to win the league title. It was a very successful season in his career as he was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Vietnamese VBA Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year and Finals MVP. Hamilton also played for Mad Goat (TBSL) in league where in 17 games he had very remarkable stats: 18.6ppg, 13.2rpg, 4.4apg, 1.5spg and 2.5bpg. He contributed to his team making it to the semifinals. He can count that season as a very successful as was selected to Asia-Basket.com All-Thailand TBSL Honorable Mention. He attended Washington State until 2011 and it will be his eighth season in pro basketball.
Macau rallies back versus Saigon to win second straight at home - 5 days ago
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The Macau Black Bears banked on a late rally to defend homecourt and defeat the Saigon Heat 97-95 in ASEAN Basketball League action. Inside the Nanhai Gymnasium, the Black Bears had to rally back from a nine point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. A triple by Murphy Burnatowski (196-PF-91, college: Colgate) to start the period gave the Heat the 80-71 advantage, however that was quickly countered by a three from Anthony Tucker as well. Both teams would exchange field goals, howev... [read more]
The Macau Black Bears banked on a late rally to defend homecourt and defeat the Saigon Heat 97-95 in ASEAN Basketball League action. Inside the Nanhai Gymnasium, the Black Bears had to rally back from a nine point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. A triple by Murphy Burnatowski (196-PF-91, college: Colgate) to start the period gave the Heat the 80-71 advantage, however that was quickly countered by a three from Anthony Tucker as well. Both teams would exchange field goals, however the Black Bears would have the better finishing kick. A layup from Ryan Watkins (206-C/F-91, college: Boise St., agency: Two Points) at the 6:35 mark kicked off a 11-2 run that gave Macau the lead, 92-90 with 2:26 remaining in the game. Burnatowski would make two straight baskets to tie the game at 92-all with 1:50 remaining, but a triple from Nathan Yu (189-PG-89) and a shot in the paint from Watkins restored the lead to the Black Bears, as they held on to the victory. Macau was led by a pair of terrific performances from Tucker and Mikh McKinney (184-G-92, college: Sacramento St.). The reigning World MVP Tucker had a double-double of 26 points and 14 assists, while Mikh McKinney had a team-high 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The Heat played their first game of the season without World Import Trevon Hughes, who went down with a leg injury in the second quarter of the loss to the Formosa Dreamers. Murphy Burnatowski tallied 29 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists to pace the Heat. Kyle Barone (203-C-89, college: Idaho) dropped 25 points and 9 rebounds. The Heat got solid performances from their locals in Tanh Sang Dinh and Chris Dierker, who had 18 and 15 points respectively. But with Young on the sidelines, the team's rotation had to adjust. As a result the Heat got zero bench points, and only one player actually came off the pine to relieve the starters in Chris Cilia. Fatigue could have been a reason for the loss, as no starter played less than 35 minutes in the game. The Black Bears climbed to 5 wins and 2 losses in 3rd place in the standings, while the Heat lost its second straight game to fall to 3-2 in fourth place. The Black Bears will now embark on a long break before their next game, which is scheduled for January 9, 2019 against the Formosa Dreamers. The Heat will look to bounce back and arrest their skid against the Westports Malaysia Dragons on December 9 at the CIS Arena. Courtesy of: aseanbasketballleague.com
Zhuhai lands Michael Bell, ex Hanoi B. - 9 days ago
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MICHAEL BELL Zhuhai Wolf Warriors (ASEAN) tabbed experienced 36-year old American forward Michael Bell (206-102kg-82, college: Florida Atlantic). He played in the summer at Hanoi Buffalos in Vietnamese VBA league. In 20 games he averaged impressive 20.4ppg, 17.7rpg (leader !!!) and 2.8apg. Bell helped them to make it to the final. He can count that season as a very successful as was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Vietnamese VBA Defensive Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and selected... [read more]
MICHAEL BELL
Zhuhai Wolf Warriors (ASEAN) tabbed experienced 36-year old American forward Michael Bell (206-102kg-82, college: Florida Atlantic). He played in the summer at Hanoi Buffalos in Vietnamese VBA league. In 20 games he averaged impressive 20.4ppg, 17.7rpg (leader !!!) and 2.8apg. Bell helped them to make it to the final. He can count that season as a very successful as was awarded Asia-Basket.com All-Vietnamese VBA Defensive Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and selected to 1st Team. He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball Bell experienced life in nine different countries playing on five different continents. He is familiar with European, Asian, Latin American, Australian and of course North American leagues. Bell has played previously professionally in Bahrain, France (Etendard de Brest), Japan (Sendai 89ers, Osaka Evessa and Shinshu Brave Warriors Nagano), Kosovo (Trepca), Mexico (Toros), New Zealand (Harbour Heat and Stars), Qatar, Spain and Turkey (Tuborg). It may be one of last seasons in his extensive career, which he may end at Zhuhai. Bell attended Florida Atlantic University until 2005 and it will be his 14th (!!!) season in pro basketball.
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