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Gentle giant with a big heart…

By on September 5, 2009 in News with 1 Comment
Gentle giant with a big heart…

A gentle giant with a heart of gold is how best to describe Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo, one of the African continents greatest exports to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Simply known as Dikembe Mutombo all over the world, this legend now retired is back in South Africa to do what he does […]

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BWB 2009 gets going with a bang

By on September 5, 2009 in News with 1 Comment
BWB 2009 gets going with a bang

For four days the sport of basketball will take South Africa by storm with the arrival of National Basketball Association (NBA) players for the annual Basketball Without Borders Africa leg which began on the 2nd September 2009. Popular NBA players Dikembe Mutombo (retired Houston Rockets player), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks), Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Chris […]

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Recent News Snippets…

By on June 30, 2009 in News with 0 Comments

As you might remember from mybasketball.co.za, the SA team went to a four nations tournament involving Portugal, Angola and DRC held in Angola. They didn’t win any games there but they gained some valuable experience. The U16 Boys and Girls national teams went to Zimbabwe where they took part in the Zone 6 games, they […]

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SA ladies trails in Angola 2009

By on May 27, 2009 in News with 8 Comments
SA ladies trails in Angola 2009

As part of  their preparations to the African Championships in Madagascar, the ladies national team undertook a trip to Angola to take part in a four nations tournament. The tournament was attended by Portugal, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and the hosts Angola.  In their first game against Portugal: It was a tough game because […]

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