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Limpopo Senior 2010 Senior Squad

November 6, 2010 in Other

The following players made the squad to represent Limpopo at the Senior tournament IPT tournament to be held in Cape Town from the 13 to the 18th of December 2010: Read the rest of this entry →

WCBA 2010 finals fixtures

October 19, 2010 in WCBA

So the weekend was jam packed with some local basketball in Cape Town. There was an upset on day one of the playoffs in the Mens division, with the Vets showing Montana Vikings that they still had enough in their tank by beating them in Game 1 on Friday night. You could say that there was a bit of complacency from the defending champs but they rectified it on sunday by taking Game 2. Now it’s on to Game 3 to decide on who will advance to meet the CPUT Cats who defeated Montana Vikings 2nd team. Read the rest of this entry →

Str Cdr and Hoops4Hope: Bringing Hope to Communities

September 20, 2010 in News

On the 24th of September at the renovated Cape Town station, STR.CRD.CPT kicking it with Sportscene puts a hi-top between hoops and hip-hop, mashes up skateboarding, break-dancing and beats, alongside pop-up stores featuring the latest ranges from top international sneaker and street-wear brands.

Bringing you the ultimate homage to urban fashion’s ultimate accessory: the sneaker, STR.CRD.CPT kicking it with Sportscene hosts international sneaker icons: sneaker expert – Bobbito Garcia, London based sneaker customiser – Alex Nash also know as Nash Money and Los Angeles hip-hop trendsetter and founder of Frolab – ShuChef. Read the rest of this entry →

Grassroots basketball development

May 4, 2010 in Development

TBL logoOne of the most exciting recent developments in South African basketball is the launch of the Township Basketball League (“TBL”) in the Western Cape.

Their first event took place in Khayelitsha in May 2009, and they now have a high school division with 360 youth registered to play basketball in Khayelitsha across 14 schools.

Kahuthando is the spearhead behind this amazing initiative. They are a non-profit organisation, unfunded and resourced  by volunteers in South Africa and overseas.

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SAMBA final results 2009

October 8, 2009 in MASTERS

The 2009 edition of the Master was another outstanding event hosted by SAMBA at the University of Cape Town and the competition was excellent and done in good spirit once again.

It was good to see some of the familiar faces make their way from different parts of the country to take part in this event and reminisce about basketball, where it was and where it needs to go.

MEN 30+

Group A

Classification:

1. CROTCH ROCKERS

2. B C I

3. WP OLD BOYS

4. JAIGER BOMBS Read the rest of this entry →