Jordan
Imad Qawash moves to As de Sale
Imad Qawash (188 cm, Central Arkansas’11) is moving to As de Sale from Morocco’s D1 league after a disappointing start to the season with Czech Republic team BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec. The Jordanian-born Canadian player and former member of the Jordanian National Team from 2007 to 2011, managed to play in only five games for…
Read MoreImad Qahwash joins Jindrichuv Hradec
Czech Republic team BK Lions Jindrichuv Hradec have added Imad Qahwash (188 cm, Central Arkansas’11) for the 2013-14 season. The 26-year-old Imad is a Jordanian-born Canadian player who has represented Jordan as a member of Jordanian National Team from 2007 to 2011. Qahwash spent the 2012-13 season playing in China’s CBA where he suited up…
Read MoreZaid Abbas moves to Tianjin Steel
Jordanian player Zaid Abbas, a veteran of Chinese basketball will be joining the Tianjin Steel this 2013-14 season. Abbas played the 2012-13 season with the Shandong Flaming Bulls (China-CBA). He logged 39 games for them and was dominant on both ends of the court, posting averages of 17.9 ppg, 11.4 rpg and 2.1 spg. Zaid…
Read MoreFIBA Asia Quarterfinals match-ups are set
The FIBA Asia quarterfinals match-ups are set. The results from the first two rounds of the tournament no longer matter. They were all about getting teams to this point and about determining which nations will be facing off in competition’s version of a post-season. There is no room for error. A loss in the quarterfinals…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Final day of R2 to determine QFs
As the penultimate day of Round 2 in the FIBA Asia Championships wrapped up on Tuesday, the final spots in the quarterfinals were set to be determined on the final day. At the end of the day in Group E Chinese Taipei, the Phillippines, and Qatar had secured spots in the QFs, but Jordan and…
Read MoreFIBA Asia: Iran and Taiwan still unbeaten
The preliminary rounds of the FIBA Asia Championships are now over. After three days of action only four teams remain undefeated and they are Iran, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Qatar. While Iran and Kazakhstan were expected to fare well, Taiwan has emerged as a dark horse bet to win the tournament after their thrilling upset win…
Read MoreSouth Korea stuns China in FIBA Asia 2013
Group C South Korea vs. China, 63:54 It wasn’t the outcome that the heavily favored Chinese National Team expected for their first encounter in the “Group of Death” (Group C), but the stingy South Korean defense proved to be too much for the Asian juggernaut to overcome. It was a low scoring affair with South…
Read MoreAlexandris to coach Jordanian NT
The Jordan Basketball Federation (JBF) is hiring Greek coach, Vangelis Alexandris to lead Senior National Team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championships, to be held in the Philippines. He has 20 years of experience as a head coach for various Greek teams, most of which were in the A1 league. Alexandris was released by Greek…
Read MoreRasheim Wright headed to Turkey
Rasheim Wright (192 cm, District of Columbia’05) has agreed to terms with Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyesi from Turkey’s TB2L. Wright, an American who gained Jordanian citizenship in 2007, is coming off a brief stint playing eight games for Al Gharafa Doha from Qatar’s D1. During that span, Wright averaged 18.0 ppg and 5.5 apg. He transferred…
Read MoreAustin Johnson signs with ASU
Austin Johnson (191 cm, Oklahoma’09) is making his way to ASU Sports Club (Jordan, Premier League) as the latest addition to the roster. The 25-year old guard last played with Amchit Club (Lebanon, Division A), but left the team in December after playing 5 games during the 2012-2013 season. During those five games Johnson played…
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