Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl
A Lebanese basketball player has joined the 100-point club, a rare group of players with more than 100 points in a single game.
Mohammad El Akkari of West Asian Basketball (WABA) League’s Moutahed scored 113 points in the Tripoli side’s 173-141 win against Bejjeh last Tuesday, according to FIBA Asia.
Akkari’s feat was the first in all of the leagues in FIBA Asia’s National Federations, according to FIBA Asia.
A Filipino basketball player is also in the 100-point club.
Lou Salvador scored 116 points for the Philippines against China in the 1923 Far Eastern Games.
The most popular member of the 100-point club is NBA great Wilt Chamberlain.
Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against against the New York Knicks in 1962.
32 3-pointers
During the game against Bejjeh, Akkari sank 32 three-pointers out of 59 attempts for a 40-out-of-69 field shooting. He only had one free-throw during the match.
“Thank God for this performance. I think it’s all a result of my practice,†Akkari said. “I also want to thank my coach for letting me play that long and all my teammates for helping.â€
Moutahed coach Ahmad Fadel commended the 27-year-old Akkari.
“He’s a phenomenal but very underrated shooter. He puts in a lot of hard work in practice. I am not surprised,†Fadel said.
Until his super feat last Tuesday, Akkari was just an “average player†during this WABA season where he has averaged 7.6 points in 23 games.
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