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Ahmad Ibrahim: The Future Hope of Lebanon
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Ahmad Ibrahim had 20 pts in the win over Quality Education HS 66-54!
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Ahmad Ibrahim, Mountain State Academy: Ibrahim comes off the bench for MSA, but he makes his presence felt immediately. He is scrappy defensively and his physical play at that end led to him picking up several steals and deflections. Offensively, he is aggressive and can drive to the basket for finishes, even with contact. The 6-6 Ibrahim runs the floor well and likes to get out in transition. He also has very solid vision and passing ability.
http://w3.nbebasketball.com/2009/12/13/national-high-school-hoops-festival-report/
http://w3.nbebasketball.com/2009/12/13/national-high-school-hoops-festival-report/
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One more time Ahmad Ibrahim (198-G/F-92) topscore his team with 20pts!
Mountain academy won over Logan 79-55!
Just for more info,all Ahmad's teammates are comitting to high major NCAA colleges like Justin Martin (Xavier College),David Nyarsuk (West Virginia),Remi Dibo (got offers from Wyoming and Nevada) ....
Mountain academy won over Logan 79-55!
Just for more info,all Ahmad's teammates are comitting to high major NCAA colleges like Justin Martin (Xavier College),David Nyarsuk (West Virginia),Remi Dibo (got offers from Wyoming and Nevada) ....
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I was reading this about Mountain Academy from their website
(It's pretty great that Ahmad is playing in one of the best high schools in the States so this will really help him get more exposure amongst the best NCAA Division 1 teams in addition to be playing with the best high school basketball players as well):
http://www.hoopmountainacademy.com/about_us.php
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Ahmad Ibrahim (198-G/F-92) had 22 pts, Mountain Academy lost to Findley prep 54-79
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Rice Owls offered Ahmad Ibrahim a scholarship and Ahmad visited it yesterday!
Ahmad and Arsalan on the same team?
Ahmad and Arsalan on the same team?
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This is a very important factor Rice Owls has a good program and one of Ahmad's close friends.....
Khalid802
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I think Ahmad should wait a bit and see his other options before quickly deciding to join them.
It would be nice to see him playing with the Owls since there is a big chance that he will get to play good minutes with them and be with Arsalan and close to his uncle even though I wish he could get a scholarship from a bigger team that is known for providing players to the NBA. The Owls had only 2 players whom were drafted in the NBA in recent years and they are Mike Wilks (OKC Thunder) and Morris Almond (Drafted by the Jazz but now playing in the NBDL with the Springfield Armor).
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he must wait for west virginia, if they offer him to join he should immediately accept,they're in the big east, they're ranked top 10 college in the ncaa currently, also seton hall is in big east but they are smaller.. so he should wait. btw one of his teammates in mountain state (nyarsuk) is going to WV this year.
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less than half year Kazemi already made impact for mid-east in NCAA or atleast in Rice
if its me, I will chose the college where my ability expossed fully.
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West Virginia showed interest in Ahmad but no offers yet.Mountain Academy is located in West Virginia and i guess they will offer him very soon!
I still think Rice is a good choice!
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here's the latest evaluation of Ahmad Ibrahim according to Rivals.com
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The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va., Stefanie Loh column: Prep sports tasting global hoops flavor
Team, when the United States dominated every international basketball tournament, and left the rest of the world in its dust?
Those days are gone.
That's been evident on the professional level for a while now, but the globalization of basketball has finally trickled down into the high school ranks.
Of the 18 players listed on the Mountain State Academy (Beckley) basketball team's roster, only two are American.
The rest hail from a myriad of different countries including Canada, Sudan, Lebanon, France and India. That's enough to make the locker room sound like a United Nations summit when everyone starts going off in their native tongues.
"They can speak English really well, but they do speak their native languages too," said Indianapolis-born guard Ronald Ross, the only American in the Falcons' starting lineup. "It's fun. You get stories about their backgrounds, and you can tell them about your background."
Rodney Crawford, Mountain State's first-year head coach, says it's unusual to have so many international kids on the same team, but that there's a huge market for overseas players nowadays because it gives college recruiters another outlet for talent when local wells run dry.
"If you're able to turn to overseas, it gives another possibility," Crawford said. "You never know what you get out there, but it gives you another avenue."
The Falcons' diverse roster features several big-time college prospects.
Center David Nyarsuk (Sudan) is a WVU commit, while Lebanese shooting guard Ahmad Ibrahim holds scholarship offers from Rice, Seton Hall, and Oklahoma State. Ross, the Yankee, has offers from Xavier, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech.
The mix of international talent provides more than just interesting locker room conversation.
Crawford played for WVU head coach Bob Huggins at Cincinnati and says his system is similar to that of his mentor "in the regard of getting after the guard, and playing tough and hardnosed basketball."
But the international kids aren't really trained to play that way.
"When you've got a lot of foreign kids, they didn't [grow up] playing that style," Crawford said. "It was more skill development, and getting your skills together, more so than being a tough guy."
So it's true then -- international players are more fundamentally sound than their American counterparts?
Sort of. "I wouldn't say it's so much fundamentals," Crawford said. "I would say they're actually trying to be fundamental and trying to be skilled."
That's because the international game favors finesse over sheer physicality, but that also means that Crawford has had to instill some American toughness in his foreign players.
Easier said than done.
"You really can't teach toughness, it has to kind of be in you, in your upbringing," Crawford said. "It's got to be embedded in you as a youth."
To the coach, toughness and relentlessness go hand in hand.
"My definition of toughness is that it's a deal where you will literally run through a brick wall if you have to, when it boils down to making a play, to get a stop or to give a team that edge," Crawford said. "You do whatever it takes. It starts as mental toughness, then it transforms into physical.
"But you just have to have that mindset. Tough is as tough does."
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Team, when the United States dominated every international basketball tournament, and left the rest of the world in its dust?
Those days are gone.
That's been evident on the professional level for a while now, but the globalization of basketball has finally trickled down into the high school ranks.
Of the 18 players listed on the Mountain State Academy (Beckley) basketball team's roster, only two are American.
The rest hail from a myriad of different countries including Canada, Sudan, Lebanon, France and India. That's enough to make the locker room sound like a United Nations summit when everyone starts going off in their native tongues.
"They can speak English really well, but they do speak their native languages too," said Indianapolis-born guard Ronald Ross, the only American in the Falcons' starting lineup. "It's fun. You get stories about their backgrounds, and you can tell them about your background."
Rodney Crawford, Mountain State's first-year head coach, says it's unusual to have so many international kids on the same team, but that there's a huge market for overseas players nowadays because it gives college recruiters another outlet for talent when local wells run dry.
"If you're able to turn to overseas, it gives another possibility," Crawford said. "You never know what you get out there, but it gives you another avenue."
The Falcons' diverse roster features several big-time college prospects.
Center David Nyarsuk (Sudan) is a WVU commit, while Lebanese shooting guard Ahmad Ibrahim holds scholarship offers from Rice, Seton Hall, and Oklahoma State. Ross, the Yankee, has offers from Xavier, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech.
The mix of international talent provides more than just interesting locker room conversation.
Crawford played for WVU head coach Bob Huggins at Cincinnati and says his system is similar to that of his mentor "in the regard of getting after the guard, and playing tough and hardnosed basketball."
But the international kids aren't really trained to play that way.
"When you've got a lot of foreign kids, they didn't [grow up] playing that style," Crawford said. "It was more skill development, and getting your skills together, more so than being a tough guy."
So it's true then -- international players are more fundamentally sound than their American counterparts?
Sort of. "I wouldn't say it's so much fundamentals," Crawford said. "I would say they're actually trying to be fundamental and trying to be skilled."
That's because the international game favors finesse over sheer physicality, but that also means that Crawford has had to instill some American toughness in his foreign players.
Easier said than done.
"You really can't teach toughness, it has to kind of be in you, in your upbringing," Crawford said. "It's got to be embedded in you as a youth."
To the coach, toughness and relentlessness go hand in hand.
"My definition of toughness is that it's a deal where you will literally run through a brick wall if you have to, when it boils down to making a play, to get a stop or to give a team that edge," Crawford said. "You do whatever it takes. It starts as mental toughness, then it transforms into physical.
"But you just have to have that mindset. Tough is as tough does."
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A bit late but:
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ElArz,do you have an access to Rivals.com ? cz its prevented to post their articles on forums and websites!
I had my share with this and i got a request to delete it from Rivals.com admins!
I had my share with this and i got a request to delete it from Rivals.com admins!
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guys since the Asian U18 Championship is scheduled on Sept 22th , i guess Ahmad must be invited for the senior NT!
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Falcons fall short
Mountain State Academy drops 44-43 decision to Oak Hill Academy
By Jim Workman
Register-Herald Sports Writer
It’s usually a given that nationally acclaimed Oak Hill Academy, a team loaded with Division I recruits and prospects, will swing into the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center and give the crowd a show each year, dismantling its opposition in the process.
But Mountain State Academy had other ideas.
Oak Hill Academy escaped with a 44-43 victory over Mountain State Academy Tuesday night in the championship game of the National Boys division of the Big Atlantic Classic.
The Warriors (22-2) are ranked No. 7 in the nation. MSA fell to 16-3.
MSA led with under a minute left until Oak Hill’s Doron Lamb sank two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to win it for the Warriors.
Coming close was not enough for the Falcons, however.
“It’s not satisfying at all,” Mountain State Academy coach Rodney Crawford said. “We believe that this was a game that we were supposed to win. We believed that we could. For the most part, we did everything we could. We were supposed to have that game.
“We just have to finish. In these games, it isn’t over until it’s over. This hurts real bad. But the season goes on. We fought hard. We’ll continue to get better.”
The normally explosive Oak Hill squad, an annual visitor to the classic, fizzled against a fired-up MSA team looking for an upset in its hometown.
“We had some looks, we didn’t make them,” Oak Hill coach Steve Smith said. “We got a little frustrated. They mixed up the defenses on us, too. They went zone, then they went man and went back and forth. We got stale against their zone.
“We played a game with Norcross here a few years ago and we only won by three,” Smith recalled. “But this one was tighter. We were down and we had to get some stops. We were down with two minutes to go and I didn’t know if they were going to hold it.
“They’re big, so when they went zone, we struggled,” Smith added. “We got into a little funk offensively. We couldn’t get into our sets and do what we did in the first half. When you miss five or six shots, you start thinking about it and the rim gets a little smaller.
“Luckily, we got the last six points of the game.”
Smith went away impressed with Mountain State Academy.
“They’re good, this is their best team,” he said. “We’ve played them for the last three or four years and this is by far their best team. They’re deep. They have a lot of players with size.”
The Falcon defense kept Oak Hill’s scorers frustrated in the second half. The Warriors connected on just 3-of-22 shots from the field (13.6 percent) in the last two quarters.
In fact, Mountain State Academy did not allow an Oak Hill basket for almost 11 minutes of playing time, spanning the final 4:36 of the third quarter and the first 6:09 of the fourth.
“At times, we made a full commitment to our defense,” Crawford said. “We executed and it paid off.”
Down 32-23 at halftime, Mountain State mustered enough resolve to shut down the Warriors and put together a offensive run of its own.
The Falcons went on an 8-1 run to close out the third quarter to trim the Oak Hill lead to 38-33.
“We got fatigued, I think,” Smith said. “I didn’t sub much, maybe that was my fault. We’re not a deep team this year. We’re only about seven deep.
“Emotion had a lot to do with it, too. Our guys wanted to win and theirs did, too. Sometimes you fatigue quicker that way.”
Mountain State kept the head of steam in the fourth, posting a 10-0 run that gave the Falcons a 43-38 advantage with 2:21 to go in the contest.
But the well went dry, as MSA couldn’t find the basket again, missing on two attempts — the last a long jumper with three seconds left that was a potential game-winner. But the shot, fired by Ahmad Ibrahim from in front of the MSA bench with two Oak Hill defenders flying at him, fell well short of the goal.
MSA junior Ronald Ross led all scorers with 16 points. He added seven rebounds and four assists for the Falcons. Ibrahim contributed 12 points.
Maryland recruit Pe’Shon Howard paced Oak Hill Academy with 13 points. Baye Keita, a Syracuse signee, scored seven points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
MSA was without its leading scorer, Xavier recruit Justin Martin, who is out with a foot injury.
“We’re not going to use that as an excuse,” Crawford said. “You know what excuses are? Everybody’s got one.”
“We’re looking forward to playing them in our place on Feb. 28,” Smith said. “It’s a little band box with 400 seats and the students right on top of you. It should be another good game.”
West Virginia University coach Bob Huggins attended the game.
Oak Hill Academy 44,
Mountain State Academy 43
Oak Hill Academy (22-2)
Doron Lamb 1 4-4 6, Juwan Staten 4 0-1 8. Baye Keita 3 1-2 7, Pe’Shon Howard 5 1-1 13, Rosco Smith 3 0-0 8, Marco Porcher 0 2-2 2, Keith Hornsby 0 0-0 0, Martins Abele 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-10 44.
Mountain State Academy (16-3)
Jabs Newby 0 1-2 1, Ahmad Ibrahim 5 1-2 12, Ronald Ross 8 0-0 16, David Nyarsuk 1 2-2 4, Anthony Bennett 1 0-0 2, Obij Aget 2 0-0 4, Remi Dibo 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 4-6 43.
OHA 20 12 6 6 — 44
MSA 12 11 10 10 — 43
Three-point goals: OH: 4 (Howard 2, Smith 2); MS: 1 (Ibrahim); Fouled out: None.
http://www.register-herald.com/sports/local_story_034015210.html?keyword=topstory
Mountain State Academy drops 44-43 decision to Oak Hill Academy
By Jim Workman
Register-Herald Sports Writer
It’s usually a given that nationally acclaimed Oak Hill Academy, a team loaded with Division I recruits and prospects, will swing into the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center and give the crowd a show each year, dismantling its opposition in the process.
But Mountain State Academy had other ideas.
Oak Hill Academy escaped with a 44-43 victory over Mountain State Academy Tuesday night in the championship game of the National Boys division of the Big Atlantic Classic.
The Warriors (22-2) are ranked No. 7 in the nation. MSA fell to 16-3.
MSA led with under a minute left until Oak Hill’s Doron Lamb sank two free throws with 23 seconds remaining to win it for the Warriors.
Coming close was not enough for the Falcons, however.
“It’s not satisfying at all,” Mountain State Academy coach Rodney Crawford said. “We believe that this was a game that we were supposed to win. We believed that we could. For the most part, we did everything we could. We were supposed to have that game.
“We just have to finish. In these games, it isn’t over until it’s over. This hurts real bad. But the season goes on. We fought hard. We’ll continue to get better.”
The normally explosive Oak Hill squad, an annual visitor to the classic, fizzled against a fired-up MSA team looking for an upset in its hometown.
“We had some looks, we didn’t make them,” Oak Hill coach Steve Smith said. “We got a little frustrated. They mixed up the defenses on us, too. They went zone, then they went man and went back and forth. We got stale against their zone.
“We played a game with Norcross here a few years ago and we only won by three,” Smith recalled. “But this one was tighter. We were down and we had to get some stops. We were down with two minutes to go and I didn’t know if they were going to hold it.
“They’re big, so when they went zone, we struggled,” Smith added. “We got into a little funk offensively. We couldn’t get into our sets and do what we did in the first half. When you miss five or six shots, you start thinking about it and the rim gets a little smaller.
“Luckily, we got the last six points of the game.”
Smith went away impressed with Mountain State Academy.
“They’re good, this is their best team,” he said. “We’ve played them for the last three or four years and this is by far their best team. They’re deep. They have a lot of players with size.”
The Falcon defense kept Oak Hill’s scorers frustrated in the second half. The Warriors connected on just 3-of-22 shots from the field (13.6 percent) in the last two quarters.
In fact, Mountain State Academy did not allow an Oak Hill basket for almost 11 minutes of playing time, spanning the final 4:36 of the third quarter and the first 6:09 of the fourth.
“At times, we made a full commitment to our defense,” Crawford said. “We executed and it paid off.”
Down 32-23 at halftime, Mountain State mustered enough resolve to shut down the Warriors and put together a offensive run of its own.
The Falcons went on an 8-1 run to close out the third quarter to trim the Oak Hill lead to 38-33.
“We got fatigued, I think,” Smith said. “I didn’t sub much, maybe that was my fault. We’re not a deep team this year. We’re only about seven deep.
“Emotion had a lot to do with it, too. Our guys wanted to win and theirs did, too. Sometimes you fatigue quicker that way.”
Mountain State kept the head of steam in the fourth, posting a 10-0 run that gave the Falcons a 43-38 advantage with 2:21 to go in the contest.
But the well went dry, as MSA couldn’t find the basket again, missing on two attempts — the last a long jumper with three seconds left that was a potential game-winner. But the shot, fired by Ahmad Ibrahim from in front of the MSA bench with two Oak Hill defenders flying at him, fell well short of the goal.
MSA junior Ronald Ross led all scorers with 16 points. He added seven rebounds and four assists for the Falcons. Ibrahim contributed 12 points.
Maryland recruit Pe’Shon Howard paced Oak Hill Academy with 13 points. Baye Keita, a Syracuse signee, scored seven points and pulled down 12 rebounds.
MSA was without its leading scorer, Xavier recruit Justin Martin, who is out with a foot injury.
“We’re not going to use that as an excuse,” Crawford said. “You know what excuses are? Everybody’s got one.”
“We’re looking forward to playing them in our place on Feb. 28,” Smith said. “It’s a little band box with 400 seats and the students right on top of you. It should be another good game.”
West Virginia University coach Bob Huggins attended the game.
Oak Hill Academy 44,
Mountain State Academy 43
Oak Hill Academy (22-2)
Doron Lamb 1 4-4 6, Juwan Staten 4 0-1 8. Baye Keita 3 1-2 7, Pe’Shon Howard 5 1-1 13, Rosco Smith 3 0-0 8, Marco Porcher 0 2-2 2, Keith Hornsby 0 0-0 0, Martins Abele 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-10 44.
Mountain State Academy (16-3)
Jabs Newby 0 1-2 1, Ahmad Ibrahim 5 1-2 12, Ronald Ross 8 0-0 16, David Nyarsuk 1 2-2 4, Anthony Bennett 1 0-0 2, Obij Aget 2 0-0 4, Remi Dibo 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 4-6 43.
OHA 20 12 6 6 — 44
MSA 12 11 10 10 — 43
Three-point goals: OH: 4 (Howard 2, Smith 2); MS: 1 (Ibrahim); Fouled out: None.
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