A weekend of activities is capped by two exciting regional all-star basketball games.
Dubai, UAE, Sunday 1st June 2014: Saturday night’s MENA All-Star Games held at Al Nasr Club in Dubai featured plenty of memorable highlights as 43 of the regions best rising basketball talent from the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran thrilled spectators with a spectacular display of skills and athleticism never seen before in the region.
In the first game of the day, The UAE All-Star Game, the UAE National Team (Under 17) defeated the UAE Expat All-Stars with a score of 47-35. The UAE National Team player Abdullah Abdullah was recognized as the game’s MVP for his dominating performance with 12 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks.
The second game of the day, The MENA Regional All-Star game, saw the best 20 players from the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran under the age of 19 divided into two balanced teams, Team Black and Team Grey. Team Grey edged Team Black in the final minutes of the game by a score of 64-58. The game’s most valuable player award went to Tunisian forward Haithem Saada who put up a dominating stat line of 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists, and 1 steal in this high flying matchup.
During game intermissions of the regional all-star game the Hyperice 3-Point Shooting Contest and the Vaseline MENface Slam Dunk Competition were conducted. Mohammad Yousefvand a 6’9 (210cm) forward from Iran bested undersized crowd favorite Jeff Dumolt a 6’1 (185cm) point guard from the Unites States (UAE resident) in the final round of the slam dunk competition. Lebanese shooting guard Ezzat El Kaissi was crowned 3-point shooting contest champion defeating Egyptian point guard Abdulrahman Saad in the final round.
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Elite Basketball Players Take Flight at MENA Basketball Showcase presented by ANTA
Dubai, 18th May, 2014: The MENA Basketball Showcase is pleased to announce that this year’s inaugural event will be supported by the 4th largest Sportswear firm in the world, ANTA as title sponsor and official sports wear provider.
By signing this agreement the event participants will be fully kitted with ANTA apparel. ANTA reinforces its growing presence in the Middle East with this partnership while aligning their brand with a distinguished high profile event that promotes the best young basketball players in the region.
Saeed Al-Naji, Event Director commented: “We are very excited about bringing ANTA on board as our title sponsor and official sportswear supplier. ANTA is a leading brand in the sportswear industry and is used by elite professional athletes around the world. Our athletes will benefit greatly from using the best quality sports apparel over the weekend to assist them in achieving optimal performances.
Aarathi Mohandas, General Manager of ANTA in the Middle East added: “We are delighted with today’s announcement and proud to enter this partnership with the MENA Basketball Showcase. Through our experience with the committee members thus far it is apparent that this event will be made as the premier basketball event in the region for the youth basketball community. ANTA looks forward to supporting the young aspiring student-athletes of this event in advancing their basketball and educational careers.
About MENA Basketball Showcase: The MENA Basketball Showcase was created in 2014 to identify and promote the best youth basketball talent residing in the Middle East and North Africa region. 42 players across 17 countries have been selected to participate in the inaugural event that will take place in Dubai, UAE from May 30th to 31st, 2014.
About ANTA: ANTA is the 4th largest sportswear company in the world. As a pioneer in sports technology, ANTA always regards technology innovation as a core company competency to attain global competitiveness. For more information about the event please email [email protected]