Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol (BSL) is close to sign 28-year old American (has also Egyptian passport) center Omar Samhan (211-122kg-88, college: St.Mary's, CA) who played last time at Atleticos de San German in Puerto Rico. In 35 BSN games he recorded 14.1ppg, 8.7rpg, 2.1apg and 1.5bpg last season. The last season Samhan played at Townsville Crocodiles in NBL where in 12 games he averaged 13.4ppg, 8.9rpg, 1.7apg and 1.1bpg. Among other achievements his team made it to the German Bundesliga Cup final in 2013. Samhan received also All-WCC Defensive Player of the Year award back in 2010 at his college time. Samhan is a very experienced player. Thanks to his pro career he managed to play on five different continents (Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and of course North America) in six different countries. Samhan has played previously professionally in Lithuania (Zalgiris), Philippines (Talk N Text), Poland (Wilki Morskie), Germany (ratiopharm Ulm), Egypt (Sporting) and D-League (Texas Legends). He attended Saint Mary's College of California until 2010 and it will be his seventh season in pro basketball.
Trabzonspor Medical Park Basketbol roster for 2016-2017:
2017 AfroBasket: Mohamed Choua leads Morocco past Egypt - 9 days ago
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Morocco - Egypt 66:62 Morocco advanced into the semifinal stage at 2017 AfroBasket. They topped Egypt in the quarterfinal today. Mohamed Choua (202-F/C-92) notched 12 points and 15 rebounds to pace the winners. Egypt eked out a 16:13 lead ten minutes into the game. Morocco pulled in front in the second term. They established a 35:32 halftime lead. Egypt narrowed the deficit at a single point heading into the fourth frame. However Mohamed Choua stepped up for Morocco late in the game to... [read more]
Morocco - Egypt 66:62
Morocco advanced into the semifinal stage at 2017 AfroBasket. They topped Egypt in the quarterfinal today. Mohamed Choua (202-F/C-92) notched 12 points and 15 rebounds to pace the winners. Egypt eked out a 16:13 lead ten minutes into the game. Morocco pulled in front in the second term. They established a 35:32 halftime lead. Egypt narrowed the deficit at a single point heading into the fourth frame. However Mohamed Choua stepped up for Morocco late in the game to secure the winning outcome. Zakaria El Masbahi (192-F/G-79) topscored with 17 points in the victory. Ibrahim El Gamal (189-SG-88) answered with 22 points for Egypt. Amr El Gendy (192-G-91) netted 11 points in the loss.
Egypt beat Mozambique in 2017 Afrobasket opener - 15 days ago
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The Egypt men national basketball team have defeated Mozambique 75-47 in the opening game of the 2017 Afrobasket on Friday. The Pharaohs were drawn in group D alongside hosts Senegal, Mozambique and South Africa, with the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals. The first-quarter finished 16-14 to Egypt, before the Egyptians managed to trash their opponents in the second and third quarters 17-8 and 18-10 respectively. They were able to seal the game, winning the fourth-quarter 24-15.... [read more]
The Egypt men national basketball team have defeated Mozambique 75-47 in the opening game of the 2017 Afrobasket on Friday. The Pharaohs were drawn in group D alongside hosts Senegal, Mozambique and South Africa, with the top two teams qualify for the quarterfinals. The first-quarter finished 16-14 to Egypt, before the Egyptians managed to trash their opponents in the second and third quarters 17-8 and 18-10 respectively. They were able to seal the game, winning the fourth-quarter 24-15. Moustafa El-Mekawi was Egypt's best performer after finishing the game with 13 points, eight rebounds and one assist, handing the Pharaohs their first win in the tournament. Egypt's remaining games in the group-stages will be against Senegal on Saturday, September 9, and South Africa on Sunday, September 10. The 2017 men's Afrobasket is being jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal from 8 to 16 September. Courtesy of: kingfut.com
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