Lebanon
Eric Chatfield agrees to terms with Al Moutahed
Eric Chatfield (192 cm, New Mexico’01) has signed on to join Al Moutahed Tripoli (Lebanon-Division A). Chatfield was recently released by JuveCaserta (Italy-SerieA) where he completed six games, averaging 9.2ppg. Last season he suited up for Paris-Levallois (France-ProA) for 31 games, averaging 19.6ppg and 4.2apg.
Read MoreChudney Gray agrees to terms with Anibal Zahle
Chudney Gray (188cm, St. John’s’00) has agreed to terms with Anibal Zahle (Lebanon-Division A) for the 2012-13 campaign. Gray last wore the uniform of Byblos (Lebanon-Division A) where he averaged 24.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Gray also played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2002.
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Postponed
The Final game of the 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup between Al Riyadi Beirut of Lebanon and Mahram of Iran, which was scheduled for Monday has been put off due to the prevalent situation in the Lebanese capital. The delegation of Mahram will leave Beirut as planned on Monday evening. “FIBA Asia will take a…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Finals Set
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup Finals are set for Monday, Oct. 22nd in Beirut, Lebanon and it’ll be a repeat of the 2011 Finals with Al Riyadi squaring off with Mahram Tehran. It will be the fourth consecutive finals appearance for Mahram, who has won the Cup twice prior and the second consecutive trip for…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Day Two
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup has moved into day three with the field of five teams quickly separating and the cream of the crop has risen to the top already with Al Riyadi and Mahram Tehran both coming into day three with two wins each and an average margin of victory of 54.5 and 47…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Champions Cup Set to Tip Off
The 23rd FIBA Asia Champions Cup begins today in Beirut, Lebanon with five squads representing four Asian sub-zones ready to tip off. Competing in the 2012 edition of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup are: East Asia: Energy Resources Falcons (Mongolia) Persian Gulf: Duhok (Iraq) Central Asia: Belent Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) West Asia: Al-Riyadi (Lebanon) and Mahram…
Read MoreDalibor Bagaric signs short-term deal with Al Riyadi
Dalibor Bagaric (2.17m) has agreed to terms on a short-term (one month) agreement with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (Lebanon-Division A) to replace injured center Loran Woods (2.18m, college: Arizona). Bagaric played with Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia-A1) as well as starting the season with Valladolid (Spain-ACB), where he only played four games before they parted ways. Bagaric…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran denies host Japan title
Host squad Japan found themselves up by four points in the finals of the FIBA Asia Cup held yesterday in Tokyo, Japan, with a minute and a half left in the game, only to see that lead erased on two different types of three-point plays. Iran ran the table in the competition going undefeated in…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Iran – Japan in Finals today
The FIBA Asia Cup finals are set and not surprisingly it’s a rematch of the last game of the qualifying round between Iran and host Japan. In the first contest, Iran came out on top 71-65. Japan – Qatar 73-66 In yesterday’s semi-finals Qatar got out to a small lead after the first quarter. The…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Cup: Qatar stuns in Quarter-Finals
On a day that the Lebanese Basketball contingent was earlier celebrating their good fortunes after being awarded the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships for Men, they seem to have forgotten that they were in Tokyo to play some basketball. The top-ranked team in Group A squared off with Qatar, the fourth-ranked team in Group B, and…
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