Matt Morgan (205-F-87, college: Winthrop) former player of MCO Mouloudia Oujda (Morocco-D1) in an old an interview:
Why you decided to be a pro player?
Ever since I picked up a basketball at the age of 4, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career. I've always had a passion for the game.
There are many players without a job fighting for the same spots, how hard is to wait for your ideal offer and not take the first that comes up considering that the next one may not come soon?
To be honest, it's a hard process. I've learned from experience that you need to have patience. Every job isn't for you, even if it's the only offer you have on the table. You need to do your research and make sure you're in a good situation for your career. My advice is while you're waiting continue to work out hard as if it's your job because you never know when you will get your call.
Which was the best game you had in your career so far?
My best game in my career so far was against Tadamon in the top league in Lebanon (LBL) with the game high 21 points and I snagged 6 rebounds.
Tell us your strong point and your weakness in your game?
The strong point in my game is being able to shoot the 3 consistently as a PF/SF or stretch 4 position for my stature. It stretches the defense and makes defenders play honest defense. As a student of the game, there is always room for improvement. During off seasons, my goal is always to perfect my craft.
Which player was the hardest opponent to play against?
D1 Round 8: CRA Hoceima loses to FAR Rabat in the game between Top 4 teams - 11 days ago
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Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Rabat. Second ranked host FAR Rabat (4-2) smashed 4th ranked CRA Hoceima (1-6) 85-54. FAR Rabat maintains second position with 4-2 record having six points less than leader FUS Rabat. CRA Hoceima lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with six games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Marrakech. Second ranked host KAC... [read more]
Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Rabat. Second ranked host FAR Rabat (4-2) smashed 4th ranked CRA Hoceima (1-6) 85-54. FAR Rabat maintains second position with 4-2 record having six points less than leader FUS Rabat. CRA Hoceima lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with six games lost. The game between Top Four teams took place in Marrakech. Second ranked host KACM (4-1) smashed one of their biggest challengers OSC Safi (1-4) 68-47. KACM maintains second position with 4-1 record having seven points less than leader FUS Rabat. OSC Safi lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the third place with four games lost. The game between Top Four teams took place in Sale. Top-ranked host AS Sale (8-0) defeated second-ranked FAR Rabat (4-2) 72-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of FAR Rabat. Undefeated AS Sale have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-0 record. FAR Rabat at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Rabat. Second ranked host FAR Rabat (4-2) smashed 4th ranked CRA Hoceima (1-6) 85-54. FAR Rabat maintains second position with 4-2 record having six points less than leader FUS Rabat. CRA Hoceima lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with six games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Marrakech. Second ranked host KACM (4-1) smashed one of their biggest challengers OSC Safi (1-4) 68-47. KACM maintains second position with 4-1 record having seven points less than leader FUS Rabat. OSC Safi lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the third place with four games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Sale. Top-ranked host AS Sale (8-0) defeated second-ranked FAR Rabat (4-2) 72-63. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of FAR Rabat. AS Sale have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 8-0 record. FAR Rabat at the other side keeps the second place with two games lost.
Sunday,the Smouha Sporting Club become the second team to get access to the Final Four of the FIBA African Basket-Ball League 2019.
With an incredible crowd supporting Smouha, Augustine Okosun and James Justice did scored 23 points each to beat Al Ahly,the Egyptian champion 88-81.
For Al Ahly,Reginal Holmes (18 Points) and Todd O'Brien (17 pts & 17 Rebounds) where not enough to get the spot in the first Final 4 of ABL [read more]
Sunday,the Smouha Sporting Club become the second team to get access to the Final Four of the FIBA African Basket-Ball League 2019.
With an incredible crowd supporting Smouha, Augustine Okosun and James Justice did scored 23 points each to beat Al Ahly,the Egyptian champion 88-81. For Al Ahly,Reginal Holmes (18 Points) and Todd O'Brien (17 pts & 17 Rebounds) where not enough to get the spot in the first Final 4 of ABL.
With this victory,Smouha SC is making an impressive series of 5-0 and will join the angolan Primeiro D'Agosto .
Despite an 7 points advance in the half-time (40-33),Smouha SC has to refocus to beat Ahly,who was in confidence... Even if Ahly started with an initial 6-0,with a strong defense to put in trouble Smouha,the offensive part was bit more complicated with an 38 % Goal fields (28/73).
Since Al Ahly season in ABL is officially done,the winner of the FIBA African Champions Cup 2016,did finish on a 2-3 results and will focus on the play-offs Superleague 2019. Smouha will follow his dream to conquer the title of Africa.
Afroleague Elite Final 8: Civil Defenders Held 69-69 By Visiting AS Sale - 19 days ago
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Civil Defenders Basketball Club of Abuja missed a last-gasp opportunity to claim victory and settled for a 69-69 points draw against Association Sportive de Sale of Morocco on Saturday. The draw was in the first leg match of the Elite Final 8 of the 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League, played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Abuja National Stadium. AS Sale narrowly took the first quarter by 21-20 points, with the North Africans utilising their height advantage and better collective defence. [read more]
Civil Defenders Basketball Club of Abuja missed a last-gasp opportunity to claim victory and settled for a 69-69 points draw against Association Sportive de Sale of Morocco on Saturday. The draw was in the first leg match of the Elite Final 8 of the 2019 FIBA Africa Basketball League, played at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Abuja National Stadium. AS Sale narrowly took the first quarter by 21-20 points, with the North Africans utilising their height advantage and better collective defence. Defenders, who conceded most points in the quarter through fouls, however gathered impressive three-pointers to make up for their poor individual defending. The Nigerian side recovered well in the second quarter, thanks to good blocks from Joseph Alhassan (193-F/G-89) and Martins Ozege (201-F-92). The quarter ended 21-15 in favour of the Defenders, with Ocheibi Okpe (197-F-90) displaying good strength and accuracy to contribute vital points. In the third quarter, the Moroccans found their rhythm and capitalised on Defenders' faulty rebounds and poor recovery to take the quarter 21-13 points. However, the highly entertaining game saved the best drama for the final quarter. First it was Agu Ibe of the Civil Defenders who mistimed his move for what could have been crucial points for the home side. Then, seconds to the end of the game, Ocheibi who was by far the best player on the court with 19 points in total was awarded a two-point free throw. But he wasted the opportunity of what could have been the winning points for the Defenders. The quarter ended 15-12 in favour of the Nigerian side, but it was not enough to earn them a deserved win. Defenders will look back at the game as one in which they should have won but for their inability to convert their free throws. But they also had the enterprising exploits of AS Sale's Abdelhakim Zouita (200-F-86) and El-Mahsini Yassine to contend with. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the game, coach of the Defenders, Paul Gombwer, said his players gave a good account of themselves. 'It's a game of basketball. We didn't lose the game. We are still in it. My players did well. We will keep working hard. 'Our strategy was to stop them from playing their free-flowing game and it worked. Yes, we didn't take some of our chances and we could have won the game, but we could have lost it as well,' he said. NAN reports that Defenders advanced to the Elite Final 8 after finishing second in Group B behind ES Rades of Tunisia. They had two wins from the three games played in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin. Nigeria's other representatives in the league, Rivers Hoopers, were stopped from reaching the Elite Final 8 by AS Sale. Civil Defenders will hope to advance in the competition when they travel to Morocco for the second leg of the encounter. Courtesy of: independent.ng
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