Oct 17
Back in March I wrote a blog on lopbasketball.co.za saying that I feel that Wits Alumni has a shot at the title. And guess what? I was right!!! My reasons for Wits Alumni winning the title was the depth of talent in the backcourt & the frontcourt. With players like Mfundo “Katlegong Killer” Dube, Onkgopotse “Walk the Talk” Ndlovu, Mboshe “You see it coming but can’t do anything about it” Ronunu, Dinesh “D-Nice” Mitchell, Tsakane “Real Deal” Ngobeni, Thabo “Spiderman” Letsebe, Quintin “The Pretty” Denyssen and Djo “Tsunami” Loo, Wits Alumni was bound to succeed this past season. I saw Egoli Magic play and felt that they were beatable. Egoli have Lesego “All 5 Positions” Molebatsi, Joseph “You can’t stop me” Mazibuko, Sifiso “3-point Assassin” Ngcobo, Castro “Solid as a Rock” , and Tuka “The Defence Rests it’s case” Motaung
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Tagged with: Basketball • Egoli Magic • League of Professionals • LOP • Wits Alumni
Oct 13
During the week we got a glimpse of what was in store for us with the amazing poster for the event but on the day there was entertainment galore for the fans; there were dunks, blocks, spin moves and nerves from anxious players. In the ladies section, it was “Raptors vs. Scorpions”; with Scorpions having made huge strides to get this far, this was meant to be a close game and would set the record straight… The Men D2 final was supposed to be a lopsided affair in favour of the much younger “Momentum” team against their more experienced “Tlou MGI”. In the last game of the day, it was another clash between “Wits Alumni” and “Egoli Magic” for the king of the castle Men D1 title. There were trophies for the winners and hampers for the Most Valuable players on offer so the day was going to be interesting. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Basketball • Egoli Magic • League of Professionals • LOP • Momentum • Raptors • Tlou MGI • Wanderers Scorpions • Wits Alumni
Oct 09
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Oct 06
No major upsets during the semis but the Men D2 game between Tlou MGI and Ball Addicts was a close affair while the Scorpions ladies have been rewarded for their hard work during the season with a place in the finals against Raptors. In Men D1, its Egoli Magic against Wits Alumni again for the umpteenth time this year with Egoli having won 3 times out of 4, so game number 5 is the decider.
Finals take place this Saturday at Wits University, here is the schedule:
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Tagged with: Basketball • Egoli Magic • League of Professionals • LOP • Momentum • Raptors • Scorpions • Wits Alumni
Oct 03
Basketball season is almost over for most leagues and LOP is no exception, hence the past weekend being playoffs and semi-finals. After the Raptors Ladies’ Team lost to (Phumla) and MGI, things didn’t look too good for the Soweto teams. The Raptors Men’s Team came head to head with Scorpions to what was quite an ego booster for Scorpions (having had a dismal season) and winning against Raptors was exactly what they needed to get their spirits up again. Continue reading »
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Sep 23
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