Round 3 (Regular Season): Al Ittihad lose to Gorgan

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Gorgan where host Iranian Gorgan (2-0) crushed Syrian Al Ittihad (1-1) 121-70 on Wednesday evening. Gorgan forced 21 Al Ittihad turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 51.5 percentage. Gorgan looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Al Ittihad's players. The best player for the winners was American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) who scored 30 points. Arsalan Kazemi (200-1990, college: Oregon, agency: BIG) chipped in 11 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was German-Syrian power forward Mohamad Atli (203-1995) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 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. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Kuwaiti Kuwait smashed Qatari Al Rayyan in Kuwait City 85-62. It was a good game for Haitian center Cady Lalanne (208-1992, college: UMass) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Mohammad Hasan contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. American guard Shamorie Ponds (185-1998, college: St.John's) answered with 22 points and 5 rebounds for Al Rayyan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An interesting game was played in Baghdad where Lebanese Sagesse (#3) beat host Iraqi Al Naft (#4) 90-78 on Thursday evening. It was a great evening for Pierre Jackson who led his team to a victory scoring 39 points (!!!). Sagesse's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was Shane Gibson with 24 points and 7 assists. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 3 winless Al Ahli was defeated by Al-Muharraq in Al Muharraq 94-80.
The best stats of 3rd round was 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Mohamed Nasser of Al-Muharraq.

Group Gulf

Kuwait - Al Rayyan 85-62

Kuwaiti Kuwait smashed Qatari Al Rayyan in Kuwait City 85-62. Kuwait dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Al Rayyan's 22. Kuwait players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists comparing to just 9 passes made by Al Rayyan's players. It was a good game for Haitian center Cady Lalanne (208-1992, college: UMass) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Center Mohammad Hasan (194-2000) contributed with 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Five Kuwait players scored in double figures. American guard Shamorie Ponds (185-1998, college: St.John's) answered with 22 points and 5 rebounds and Senegalese power forward Mouhammad Faye (207-1985, college: SMU) added 13 points and 12 rebounds in the effort for Al Rayyan. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Rayyan: S.Ponds 22+5reb, M.Faye 13+12reb+2ast, M.Abdulla 7+4reb+4ast, M.Heron 6+2reb, M.Al-Abdulrahman 6+2reb, A.Bobo Magassa 5+7reb+2ast
Kuwait: M.Hasan 20+6reb+1ast, C.Lalanne 18+10reb+2ast, A.Turki 16+1reb+4ast, M.Georges-Hunt 15+4reb+2ast, H.Hasan 11+6reb+7ast, J.Omran 4+6reb+3ast

Al-Muharraq - Al Ahli 94-80

Al-Muharraq used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Jeddah 94-80 on Tuesday night. Al-Muharraq looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists comparing to just 15 passes made by Al Ahli's players. It was a great evening for American forward Tyler Wilkerson (203-1988, college: Marshall) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds. Badr Jassim helped adding 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The best for the losing side was American forward Devin Ebanks (206-1989, college: WVU) with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Marzouq Almuwallad (180-1992) scored 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Al Ahli's coach rotated eleven 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 Ahli: D.Ebanks 21+12reb+1ast, M.Almuwallad 17+8reb+4ast, H.Thompson 10+6reb, A.Shubayli 10+6reb+1ast, D.Liggins 9+5reb+7ast, N.Althalabi 7+3reb
Al-Muharraq: J.Badr 22+5reb+6ast, T.Wilkerson 21+14reb+3ast, M.Nasser 18+5reb+4ast, M.Ebrahim 17+2reb+4ast, H.Ali 7+5reb+3ast, A.Hussein 5+1reb+4ast

Group West Asia

Gorgan - Al Ittihad 121-70

The biggest surprise of round 3 in West Asia Super League took place in Gorgan where host Iranian Gorgan (2-0) crushed Syrian Al Ittihad (1-1) 121-70 on Wednesday evening. Gorgan forced 21 Al Ittihad turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 17 long-distance shots on high 51.5 percentage. Gorgan looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Al Ittihad's players. The best player for the winners was American point guard Will Cherry (185-1991, college: Montana) who scored 30 points. Arsalan Kazemi (200-1990, college: Oregon, agency: BIG) chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Gorgan players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was German-Syrian power forward Mohamad Atli (203-1995) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 15 rebounds and guard Nadeem Issa (185-1990) added 14 points and 5 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Ittihad: A.Mohamad 23+15reb, A.Michelsson 16+2ast, N.Issa 14+5reb+1ast, H.Ahmad 5+1reb+1ast, A.Bakar 4+1ast, J.Saddir 3+6reb+2ast
Gorgan: W.Cherry 30+3reb+3ast, V.Sina 15+2ast, A.Khashayar 13+2reb+1ast, M.Sheikhi 13+1reb+4ast, A.Kazemi 11+14reb+5ast, A.Azari 7+1reb+4ast

Al Naft - Sagesse 78-90

An interesting game was played in Baghdad where Lebanese Sagesse (#3) beat host Iraqi Al Naft (#4) 90-78 on Thursday evening. It was a great evening for American guard Pierre Jackson (180-1991, college: Baylor, agency: Slash Sports) who led his team to a victory scoring 39 points (!!!). Tunisian forward Radhouane Slimane (204-1980) helped adding 28 points and 7 rebounds. Sagesse's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American guard Shane Gibson (188-1990, college: Sacred Heart) with 24 points and 7 assists and forward Mohammed Nahi (180-2000) scored 20 points and 8 rebounds (perfect from the field making all eight shots !!!). Four Al Naft players scored in double figures. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Al Naft: S.Gibson 24+7ast, N.Mohammed 20+8reb+2ast, A.Wiggins 13+7reb+1ast, O.Coleman 10+3reb+3ast, A.Al-Draisawi 6+3reb+2ast, K.Hamzah 3+2reb+1ast
Sagesse: P.Jackson 39+1reb+3ast, R.Slimane 28+7reb+1ast, M.Khoueiry 7+1reb, K.Ezzeddine 6+3reb+1ast, A.Majok 3+4reb+1ast, A.Abdel Massih 3+1reb