FINAL

Kuwait - Al-Manama 59-67

Al Manama conquered the inaugural WASL title. They rallied past Kuwait in the championship game in Dubai City. Kuwait trailed by 11 points after 3 quarters before a 20-17 run in the last quarter cut the deficit to 59-67 at the end of the game. American swingman Sir'Dominic Pointer (198-1992, college: St.John's) orchestrated the victory by scoring 16 points and 8 rebounds. Point guard Mustafa Rashed (177-2002) contributed with 18 points for the winners. Point guard Hamad Hasan (191-1997) replied with 25 points and 6 rebounds and Haitian center Cady Lalanne (208-1992, college: UMass) added 21 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Kuwait. Kuwait's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Kuwait: H.Hasan 25+6reb+1ast, C.Lalanne 21+6reb+1ast, M.Georges-Hunt 8+3reb+1ast, M.Hasan 3+1reb+1ast, T.Maker 2+3reb, A.Turki 0+3reb
Al-Manama: R.Mustafa 18+1reb+2ast, S.Pointer 16+8reb+3ast, H.Nawrooz 13+2reb, T.Thibodeaux 9+3reb+3ast, R.Ali 5+4reb+2ast, A.Haji 2+1reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Al Riyadi - Astana 90-94

Astana stepped onto the pedestal in Dubai City as they rallied past Al Riyadi in the consolation final. The guests started the game with a very strong first quarter 31-21. But Al Riyadi won second period 23-16. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Astana won last quarter 31-29. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Slovenian forward Martin Krampelj (206-1995, college: Creighton) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds and American point guard Markell Johnson (188-1998, college: NC State) who added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists during the contest. Astana's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds (was perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line !!!) and American guard Kevin Murphy (197-1990, college: Tenn Tech) scored 16 points and 5 assists. Four Astana and five Al Riyadi players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Al Riyadi: D.Reath 23+13reb+3ast, H.Gyokchyan 19+2reb+1ast, K.Murphy 16+4reb+5ast, E.Kikanovic 13+6reb, A.Saoud 11+4reb+2ast, K.Zeinoun 6+3reb+3ast
Astana: M.Krampelj 23+8reb+1ast, K.Anderson 17+4reb+5ast, M.Johnson 15+6reb+8ast, D.Gavrilov 11+4reb, R.Murzagaliyev 8+6reb+4ast, R.Aitkali 8+1ast

MVP: Mustafa Rashed (177-PG-2002) of Al-Manama

Asiabasket.com All-West Asia Super League Final 8 1st Team 2023

Rashed

Hasan

Reath

Anderson

Jamshidi

First Team
Mustafa Rashed (177-PG-2002) of Al-Manama
Hamad Hasan (191-PG-1997) of Kuwait
Duop Reath (6'11''-C-1996) of Portland TB
Karvel Anderson (188-SG-1991) of Astana
Mohammad Jamshidi (199-SF-1991) of Gorgan

Al Riyadi - Gorgan 114-100

The game was mostly controlled by Al Riyadi. Gorgan managed to win fourth quarter 31-27. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They made 19-of-21 free shots (90.5 percent) during the game. South Sudanese-Australian center Duop Reath (210-1996, college: LSU) orchestrated the victory by scoring 26 points and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-14 shooting from the field). Guard Wael Arakji (194-1994) contributed with 21 points and 5 assists for the winners. American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Parrish Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) replied with a triple-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists and Behnam Yakhchali (196-1995, agency: BIG) added 19 points and 9 rebounds in the effort for Gorgan. Five Al Riyadi and four Gorgan players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Gorgan: P.Petty 29+12reb+12ast, B.Yakhchali 19+9reb+2ast, A.Udras 17+7reb, S.Pazrofteh 11+3reb+1ast, K.Riaei 10+2reb+1ast, M.Sheikhi 6+1reb+2ast
Al Riyadi: D.Reath 26+9reb+1ast, W.Arakji 21+3reb+5ast, A.Saoud 18+1reb+3ast, K.Murphy 18+3reb+1ast, H.Gyokchyan 16+6reb+3ast, A.Mansour 6+4reb+2ast