There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in NEBL. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Red Bandits (1-1) recorded a loss in Belmopan on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Dream Ballers (2-1) 64-59. Dream Ballers forced 20 Red Bandits turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dream Ballers made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Jamal Kelly (-90) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Delvon Henderson chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. American center Jevonte Hughes (196-93, college: Charleston) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Dream Ballers is looking forward to face Running Rebels (#7) in Belize City in the next round where they are favorite. Red Bandits will play at home against Tigersharks and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#6) and Running Rebels (#7). Defenders (1-2) smashed visiting Running Rebels (0-3) by 28 points 98-70. American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Farron Louriano contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Forward Roger Reneau replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds for Running Rebels. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defenders' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belize City to the arena . An exciting game was played in San Pedro. Hurricanes faced Tigersharks. Guests from Belize City (2-0) defeated host Tigersharks (2-1) 87-71. Devin Daly scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners. Martevuius Adams responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hurricanes will meet at home Verdes (#5) in the next round. Tigersharks will play against Red Bandits in Belmopan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The best stats of 2nd round was 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Jihad Wright of San Pedro T..
Red Bandits (1-1) recorded a loss in Belmopan on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by Dream Ballers (2-1) 64-59. Dream Ballers forced 20 Red Bandits turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Dream Ballers made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was guard Jamal Kelly (-90) who scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Delvon Henderson chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. American center Jevonte Hughes (196-93, college: Charleston) produced 23 points and 8 rebounds and guard Daniel Nolberto added 15 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Dream Ballers is looking forward to face Running Rebels (#7) in Belize City in the next round where they are favorite. Red Bandits will play at home against Tigersharks and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: Belmopan B.: J.Hughes 23+8reb, D.Nolberto 15+2reb, J.McKenzie 5+1reb+1ast, D.Oden 5+2reb+1ast, K.Laurie 3+7reb+2ast, R.Jenkins 3+8reb Dream Ballers: J.Kelly 26+9reb+5ast, H.Delvon 12+7reb+1ast, D.Conorque 10+6reb+4ast, E.Mitchell 6+5reb+3ast, M.Augustine 6+10reb+1ast, W.Frank 4+1reb
An exciting game was played in San Pedro. Hurricanes faced Tigersharks. Guests from Belize City (2-0) defeated host Tigersharks (2-1) 87-71. International guard Devin Daly (195-94, college: L.Superior) scored 25 points to lead the charge for the winners and forward Akeem Watters (186-95) chipped in 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. Center Martevuius Adams responded with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds and the former international center Kurt Burgess (196-82) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Hurricanes will meet at home Verdes (#5) in the next round. Tigersharks will play against Red Bandits in Belmopan and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers: San Pedro T.: A.Martevuius 15+10reb+1ast, K.Burgess 14+7reb+1ast, J.Wright 12+5reb+4ast, G.Myvett 8+4reb+1ast, W.Pratt 6+6reb+2ast, L.Pitterson 4 Smart Belize H.: D.Daly 25+3reb+2ast, A.Watters 15+6reb+4ast, T.Orosco 9+4reb+1ast, J.Daniels 7+1ast, G.Lopez 7+5ast, B.White 6+7reb+3ast
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Belize City: Defenders (#6) and Running Rebels (#7). Defenders (1-2) smashed visiting Running Rebels (0-3) by 28 points 98-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Running Rebels' 36. Defenders forced 29 Running Rebels turnovers and outrebounded them 47-30 including a 29-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Defenders brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. Running Rebels were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. American center Nigel Jones (201-90, college: Talladega) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Farron Louriano (198-89) contributed with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks for the winners. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Forward Roger Reneau replied with 11 points and 6 rebounds and American power forward Devin Wyatt (201-96, college: Incarnate Word) added 8 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Running Rebels. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Defenders' supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Belize City to the arena . Top scorers: Orange Walk RR: R.Usher 12+1ast, R.Reneau 11+6reb+1ast, R.Vanegas 11+3reb+1ast, L.Marcus 11+1reb, D.Wyatt 8+6reb+1ast, Y.JaKeem 5+5reb Belize City D.: N.Jones 20+10reb+1ast, F.Louriano 14+5reb+2ast, L.Dillard 12+2reb+2ast, D.Leslie 12+1reb+1ast, S.Crawford 12+6reb+1ast, M.Young 9+10reb
JIHAD WRIGHT Amistad Sucre (Libobasquet) inked 26-year old American forward Jihad Wright (193-86kg-93, college: UNC Pembroke). He played in the summer at San Pedro Tigersharks in Belizean NEBL. In 12 games he was third best scorer with impressive 19.3ppg and had 7.0rpg, 3.7apg (top 4) and 3.0spg (leader !!!). Wright helped them to win the league title. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Belizean NEBL Finals MVP, Forward of the Year and voted to 1st Te... [read more]
JIHAD WRIGHT
Amistad Sucre (Libobasquet) inked 26-year old American forward Jihad Wright (193-86kg-93, college: UNC Pembroke). He played in the summer at San Pedro Tigersharks in Belizean NEBL. In 12 games he was third best scorer with impressive 19.3ppg and had 7.0rpg, 3.7apg (top 4) and 3.0spg (leader !!!). Wright helped them to win the league title. A very good season in his career as he was awarded Latinbasket.com All-Belizean NEBL Finals MVP, Forward of the Year and voted to 1st Team. He graduated from University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 2016 and it will be his fourth season in pro basketball.
Finals MVP: Jihad Wright (193-F-93) of San Pedro T. Player of the Year: Kris Frazier (201-PG) of Verdes Guard of the Year: Kris Frazier (201-PG) of Verdes Forward of the Year: Jihad Wright (193-F-93) of San Pedro T. Center of the Year: Nigel Jones (201-C-90) of Belize City D. Domestic Player of the Year: Richard Troyer (196-F-84) of Verdes Import Player of the Year: Kris Frazier (201-PG) of Verdes
NEBL Round 5 of Finals. San Pedro Tigersharks clinch the title in game 5 - 15 days ago
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San Pedro T. - Smart Belize H. 72-65(3-2) Tigersharks had a 37-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Martevuius Adams stepped up and scored 31 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and international forward Jihad Wright (193-93, college: UNC Pembroke) chipped in 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Tyrie Orosco (196, college: Cent.Penn) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds and swingman Raheem Thurton (191) scored 9 points and 7 re... [read more]
Tigersharks had a 37-21 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Martevuius Adams stepped up and scored 31 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and international forward Jihad Wright (193-93, college: UNC Pembroke) chipped in 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. American point guard Tyrie Orosco (196, college: Cent.Penn) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 14 rebounds and swingman Raheem Thurton (191) scored 9 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: San Pedro T.: A.Martevuius 31+8reb+1ast, J.Wright 18+12reb+4ast, F.Arana 9+6reb+3ast, L.Pitterson 4+2reb+1ast, K.Burgess 4+7reb+3ast, B.Rogers 2 Smart Belize H.: T.Orosco 17+14reb+2ast, G.Lopez 11+1reb+2ast, T.Raheem 9+7reb+2ast, S.Fowler 6+4reb, A.Trapp 5+1reb+1ast, S.Williams 5
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