FIBA Asia Champions Cup schedule for Quarterfinals onwards

June 3, 2011 - Friday
QUARTERFINALS
Match 22 - 1400H: Al Riyadi (LIB) vs. Duhok (IRQ)
Match 23 - 1600H: Mahram (IRI) vs. Al Ittihad (KSA)
Match 24 - 1800H: Smart Gilas (PHI) vs. Al Jala'a (SYR)
Match 25 - 2000H: ASU (JOR) vs. Al Rayyan (QAT)

June 4, 2011 - Saturday
CLASSIFICATION FOR 5th to 8th Place
Match 26 - 1400H: L23 vs. L24
Match 27 - 1600H: L22 vs. L25

SEMIFINALS
Match 28 - 1800H: W23 vs. W24
Match 29 - 2000H: W22 vs. W25

June 5, 2011 - Sunday
CLASSIFICATION FOR 7th/8th Place
Match 30 - 1200H: L26 vs. L27

CLASSIFICATION FOR 5th/6th Place
Match 31 - 1400H: W26 vs. W27

CLASSIFICATION FOR 3th/4th Place
Match 32 - 1600H: L28 vs. L29

FINALS
Match 33 - 1800H: W28 vs. W29

Above: With Al Riyadi's Jean Abdelnour who was a key acquisition for the Beirut club. Below is their long time head coach Fouad Abou Chakra who I renewed acquaintances in this tournament. In Jakarta three years ago, he actually thought I was the manager of Smart Gilas as I was oft with the team. He inquired then about prying away Mark Barroca and CJ Giles for their club. We talked a lot about Asian basketball then and along with Mario Palma, had some really great conversations. The current team manager was surprised yesterday at how much I knew about their team. Since  three years ago, I followed their team's exploits in various competitions.