Round 1 of Regular Season

The Regular Season in West Asia Super League just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Syrian Al Ittihad defeated Iraqi Al Naft in Aleppo 79-72. Al Ittihad outrebounded Al Naft 39-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Al Ittihad looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Will Brown (213-1997, college: Fayetteville St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Ken Brown (180-1989, college: Philander Smith) contributed with 16 points and 6 assists for the winners. American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-1988, college: Charleston) answered with 27 points and 5 assists for Al Naft. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bahrain Al-Muharraq in Al Muharraq. Hosts were defeated by Kuwaiti Kuwait 108-92. Point guard Hamad Hasan (191-1997) stepped up and scored 28 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and Tony Carr chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. At the losing side American forward Tyler Wilkerson (203-1988, college: Marshall) responded with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An interesting game was also tough home loss of Saudi Arabian Al Ahli in a game in Jeddah versus undefeated Qatari Al Rayyan 98-88. Mouhammad Faye nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Deandre Liggins came up with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for Al Ahli in the defeat. Al Ahli's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 1 Gorgan beat Sagesse on the road 86-74.

Group Gulf

Al-Muharraq - Kuwait 92-108

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bahrain Al-Muharraq in Al Muharraq. Hosts were defeated by Kuwaiti Kuwait 108-92. Kuwait outrebounded Al-Muharraq 45-30 including a 35-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kuwait players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. Point guard Hamad Hasan (191-1997) stepped up and scored 28 points and 4 assists (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners and American guard Tony Carr (196-1997, college: Penn St.) chipped in 13 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. At the losing side American forward Tyler Wilkerson (203-1988, college: Marshall) responded with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Mohamed Nasser scored 23 points. Five Kuwait and four Al-Muharraq players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al-Muharraq: T.Wilkerson 34+12reb+4ast, M.Nasser 23+2reb+2ast, J.Badr 14+1reb+6ast, A.Hussein 11+4reb+3ast, J.Coles Jr. 8+6reb+5ast, H.Ali 2+2reb
Kuwait: H.Hasan 28+3reb+4ast, C.Lalanne 16+14reb, M.Hasan 15+7reb, T.Carr 13+10reb+9ast, M.Georges-Hunt 12+1reb+4ast, A.Turki 12+1reb+4ast

Al Ahli - Al Rayyan 88-98

An interesting game was also tough home loss of Saudi Arabian Al Ahli in a game in Jeddah versus undefeated Qatari Al Rayyan 98-88. Senegalese power forward Mouhammad Faye (207-1985, college: SMU) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and American guard Mustapha Heron (196-1997, college: St.John's) accounted for 17 points and 5 rebounds. Four Al Rayyan players scored in double figures. American forward Deandre Liggins (198-1988, college: Kentucky) came up with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists and point guard Marzouq Almuwallad (180-1992) added 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for Al Ahli in the defeat. Al Ahli's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Ahli: D.Ebanks 24+7reb+1ast, M.Almuwallad 21+5reb+7ast, D.Liggins 20+9reb+7ast, A.Shubayli 9+5reb+1ast, K.Mohammed 6+3reb+2ast, M.Abdulrahman 4+1ast
Al Rayyan: M.Faye 20+9reb+5ast, M.Abdulla 18+4reb, M.Heron 17+5reb+3ast, M.Abdelkawy 16+2reb+1ast, S.Ponds 15+2reb+4ast, M.Haracic 9+8reb+4ast

Group West Asia

Sagesse - Gorgan 74-86

But Sagesse was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Gorgan 86-74 on Wednesday night. American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) nailed 26 points and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side and point guard Sina Vahedi (185-2001) accounted for 23 points and 5 assists. American-Lebanese guard Bassel Harfouch (193-1993, college: Alcorn St.) came up with 11 points and 6 rebounds and American forward Elijah Thomas (206-1996, college: Clemson, agency: MSG) added 7 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Sagesse in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Sagesse: A.Ibrahim 13+4reb, K.Ezzeddine 12+7reb, B.Harfouch 11+6reb+3ast, O.Jamaleddine 8+2reb, E.Thomas 7+10reb+2ast, A.Abdel Massih 7+2ast
Gorgan: W.Cherry 26+3reb+4ast, V.Sina 23+4reb+5ast, N.Pelle 10+9reb+2ast, A.Kazemi 8+18reb+4ast, A.Gholizadeh 6+1reb+1ast, S.Monji 4+1reb

Al Ittihad - Al Naft 79-72

Syrian Al Ittihad defeated Iraqi Al Naft in Aleppo 79-72. Al Ittihad outrebounded Al Naft 39-28 including 27 on the defensive glass. Al Ittihad looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Will Brown (213-1997, college: Fayetteville St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Ken Brown (180-1989, college: Philander Smith) contributed with 16 points and 6 assists for the winners. Five Al Ittihad players scored in double figures. American forward Antwaine Wiggins (203-1988, college: Charleston) answered with 27 points and 5 assists and center Ali Hameed (208-1984) added 8 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in the effort for Al Naft. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Naft: A.Wiggins 27+4reb+5ast, O.Coleman 13+1reb+3ast, N.Mohammed 9+2reb+1ast, A.Hameed 8+12reb+1ast, A.Al-Draisawi 7+3reb+3ast, K.Hamzah 6+3reb+3ast
Al Ittihad: W.Brown 17+17reb+2ast, K.Brown 16+2reb+6ast, A.Bakar 14+5reb+4ast, A.Mohamad 12+5reb+2ast, N.Issa 10+2reb+3ast, H.Ahmad 7+3reb+3ast