Arsalan Kazemi in NCAA 2011-2012 season

[behzadir]

The season started last night November 12th and Arsalan Kazemi earned his 28th career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes. Adding to that he had 3 blocks and 2 steals with a 5-7(71%) shooting performance. He was 1/3(33%) from the FT line.

Rice won the game 83-49 against a non conference team named New Orleans Privateers.

[MoJo23]

Thank you. Keep us updated. He has a very bright future ahead of him.

[persepolisfan]

thanks, arsalan is our future, he really should be going into the NBA

[behzadir]

The season has just started and honors start to pour in for Arsalan Kazemi,the Iranian Beast.

Arsalan Kazemi named to The 2011-12 Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team


He is now a top 20 player in the NCAA Div I. First round Draftee is what he should look for now.

[EKBATAN]

i hope he can enter the draft this summer after having a good season. It just really sucks we didnt make olympics so he can show himself off more



by the way, i never understood the mustache thing for our national basketball team....what was that about??

[Sharkie]

I hope Arsalan will carry on his success at the NCAA Division I and have has draft stock increase. He's an exceptional player with tremendous talent. Hope he pushes himself to reach his utmost potential.

[futbol>>>IRAN]

i hope he can enter the draft this summer after having a good season. It just really sucks we didnt make olympics so he can show himself off more



by the way, i never understood the mustache thing for our national basketball team....what was that about??

I think it was in honour of the late Freddy Mercury who was of Persian descent.

[arash123]

i know it was a pickup game, but it is still pretty impressive. and the lute olsen top 20?!?!?!? that's pretty huge

[behzadir]

Arsalan Kazemi records his 29th career and 2nd consecutive double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds against Southern University.

He played for 28 minutes last night and dished a game-high 5 assists to go along with his 2 TO's. He also blocked 1 shot for the game.

Rice won their second game 80-65.

[Nokhodi]

Thanks for the updates behzad jan. Much appreciated.

[EKBATAN]

courtesy of Keyan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTlW4k3wfBE

includes some of arsalan's dunks this year

[Nokhodi]

Updates?

[persian-eagle-13]

i have kind of been following him, he is setting some sort of a school record for rebounds in a season for rice university. he had a light knee injury couple of weeks ago that slowed him down, before the injury he was 3rd in the nation in rebounds. now he is number 8 in the nation in rebound/game. actually considering his size 6'7'' he is pulling down 10.5 rebounds a game which is amazing considering the tall players in other teams.

if he keeps this up for next season i think he will have a great chance of being drafted late first round or early second round. he can rebound, assist and can shoot the ball.


btw i think he also setting a school record for double-double and is also a leader in nation in this category also

[arash123]

my kinda luck....the mountain west (which the school i attend UNLV is a part of) will join Conf USA in 2013-2014. Too bad Kazemi won't be there by that time =(

[Masoud_A]

Kazemi ties C-USA career double-double record

HOUSTON - Tamir Jackson scored a game-high 12 points and Arsalan Kazemi tied a Conference USA career record with his 42nd double-double as the Owls defeated SMU 43-39 in Tudor Fieldhouse Saturday.
Rice won its second straight game this week to improve to 15-11 overall and 6-5 in conference play but Saturday's victory would not come easy.
The Owls failed to make a field goal in the final 9:48 of the game after a Jackson three-pointer gave Rice a 39-30 lead.. SMU would close the gap to as few as three points when Shawn Williams sank a three-pointer to narrow the Owls' lead to 40-37 with 5:36 to play.
At the other end of the floor, Connor Frizzelle would miss a three-pointer near the end of the shot clock but Jackson grabbed the offensive board and Kazemi was fouled on a drive to the basket. The junior would make both of his free throws to extend the lead back to five, 42-37, with 4:40 left.
Kazemi's free throws marked the Owls' only second chance points of the game. Rice outrebounded SMU 33-29 and came down with eight of the final 12 boards in the contest.