Shabab Al-Ahly, Sharjah and Al-Nasr basketball teams strengthened their ranks with new stars during the recent international break, as Al-Sharjah signed the national team player, Mario Dixon, and Shabab Al-Ahly included the American player, Deshawndoy Washington, as a replacement for his compatriot Shahdi Davis, and Al-Nasr replaced his “injured” Algerian professional, Mohamed. Ploughman, American Willie Perry.
The three new names will record their first official participation, next Friday evening, in the fifth round of the first leg of the preliminary round of the league, when the American Washington collides with the national team’s playmaker Dixon in the summit match between Sharjah and Shabab Al-Ahly, with Perry launching his career with Al-Nasr by meeting Al-Jazira.
Mario Dixon
The Sharjah Club’s Group Sports Department offered a two-season contract to the national team player, Dixon, in a qualitative deal for “King’s Basket” at the level of the playmaker position, in light of the levels the player presents with the national team, the last of which was last November 25, when he led the national team to victory over Bahrain with a score. (90-77), in a match that witnessed Dixon equaling a record in the historical records of the Asian qualifiers for the Asian Cup, in terms of three-pointers, by scoring 16 points and 15 successful shots. For rebounds from the basket, and 10 assists to his teammates.
Deshawndoy Washington
In turn, Shabab Al-Ahly strengthened its playmaker position by contracting, until the end of the season, with the young talent, American DeShaundoe Washington, who began his career in the American University League until 2023, before playing professionally in the Mexican Premier League with the “Halo Rubios” team, achieving over the course of 24 hours. A match he played in his final season, a two-pointer success rate of 47.99%, in addition to a three-pointer success rate of 47.99%. 35.7%, and the total average of points per match reaches 23.3 points.
Willie Perry
On the other hand, the injury of the Algerian Mohamed Harath prompted the Al-Nasr team to strengthen its ranks with the American, Willie Perry, who has a distinguished professional career, during which he moved between the leagues of Bulgaria, Spain, Luxembourg and Portugal, most recently in the Nigerian league with the “Rivers Royal Hoopers” team, and participated with his team in its season. The last in the African Champions League, achieving, over the course of his nine matches in the African League, a success rate for two-pointers that reached 58.90%, and a success rate The percentage of three-pointers was 37.5%, and the total average of points per game reached 17.2 points.
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