May 17

Ashraf Lodewyk Memorial Tournament 2011

By Victor Shakineza Events, Other Comments Off

DAY 1 RESULTS, 12 MAY 2011:

COURT A:
University of Witwatersrand 1st v. Wanderers Scorpions (M)…54-34
Monash University v. University of Johannesburg (W)…22-60
Diepkloof Ball Addicts v. Vaal University of Technology (M)…32-58
Braamfontein Blues v. Monash University (M)…51-36

COURT B:
Momentum v. Randburg Rhinos (M)…39-69
University of Witwatersrand 2nd v. Soweto Raptors (W)…21-68
Goodfellas v. Jozi Nuggets (M)…47-44
MBL All Stars v. University of Johannesburg (M)…19-75 Continue reading »

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May 25

BSA picks an under 20 teams without holding trials…

By Victor Shakineza News, Other View Comments

bsa_logoIn a letter to provinces sent on the 17th May 2010 by Mr Tsepo Nyewe, BSA said:

“ Basketball South Africa has been mandated by SASCOC to organise and select the National Team for the 2010 Zone Six Games that will be hosted by Swaziland from 09th December 2010 until the 19th December 2010 in Mbabane. Continue reading »

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May 15

SA U18′s missing out on Afrobasket Zone 6 qualifiers

By Darren Gorton News View Comments

In terms of worldwide basketball, FIBA AfricaSouthern African countries fall into FIBA’s “Zone 6 classification”. There are 10 countries included in Zone 6, namely South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

On the global stage, this represents SA’s first step into international competition, so we should be using every opportunitiy to field teams and increase our international experience and exposure.

FIBA Afrique and Basketball in Africa reported this week about the Zone 6 U18 qualifiers being postponed – they were scheduled to start this weekend (15 May 2010) but have moved to 31 May to 4 June.

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Apr 27

Ashraf tournament 2010 low down

By Victor Shakineza Other Comments Off

Last week Wits University remembered one of its fallen heroes with the annual Ashraf tournament. For the first time in a long time the tournament was very well attended, maybe an indication that the basketball public and players are starving for some local action in Gauteng.

Some of the interesting clashes in the preliminary rounds of the tournament included the game between Wanderers Scorpions vs. Soweto Raptors (Ladies) and TUT Limpopo vs. UJ (Men). Scorpions looked like a totally revamped team that can now challenge some of their more renowned opponents and they beat Raptors by 4 points with Emma Ledwaba doing the business down the line. In the men section, TUT Limpopo almost upset UJ with a close encounter that could have gone either way. Notable mentions must go to Jerry for the entertainment he provided with his dunks over some of the UJ boys and the fact that his team was playing without a coach speaks volume for their dedication. Continue reading »

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May 28

U16 National team taking on qualifiers in Zimbabwe

By Victor Shakineza High School View Comments

The SA U16 national team is took part in African Championship Qualifiers (Under 16) in Zimbabwe (20th to 29th May).

Both teams did well with the boys losing to Angola by 2 points, beat Zambia and Zimbabwe by 12 points and they still have to play Swaziland…

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Mar 07

2009 season tips off in Gauteng with the GBL

By Victor Shakineza GBL Comments Off

The newly formed Gauteng Basketball League (GBL) is getting 2009 off to a flying start, with a jam-packed calendar of fixtures starting on 8 March.

This inaugural season promises thrills and action galore, with several clubs signing up to thrash it out for supremacy on the courts. Men’s and women’s teams will be playing their games at Wits University, the University of Pretoria, the Grace Bible Church and the Vaal.

Fixtures are scheduled for Thursdays to Sundays between March and May, with a month-long winter break in June before the competition ramps up again between July and October.

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Mar 07

AND1 back in South Africa

By Victor Shakineza Other Comments Off

AND1 is back in South Africa and the brand has been entrusted to DarkChild Productions. “We are very excited to have a brand that has been a part of basketball for years back in South Africa” says Cabby Magongwa (owner of DarkChild Productions). Magongwa says that this business is something that he looked to be a part of since he started DarkChild Productions in 2004 and finally the dream has come true. “Perhaps it was for a good course that it had to take this long for us to acquire the rights to distribute this magnificent brand, and this is thanks to Mike Merafe for introducing to me the opportunity through his American Sporting Goods contacts” says Magongwa.

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Feb 16

Zone 6 games from Peaches point of view

By Victor Shakineza Basketball Diaries Comments Off

Despite the extremely warm weather and scorching heat, we managed to survive a few weeks in Potchefstroom, where the University of the North West played hospitality to all the teams and officials needs.

There were six codes of sport featured at the event including football, netball, tennis, swimming, athletics and basketball. Ten Southern African countries competed in the event, which was last held two years ago in Namibia, these are South Africa (host), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola and Malawi.

I was in Potch with Fresh and Tsitso, two regular referees in the LOP and GBL leagues, that were technical officials at the games. The whole tournament was organised quite well with accommodation, meals and transport being a breeze. The basketball camp of Volunteers and Officials consisted mainly of the North West basketball team, men and women. Thabo Letsebe and Clive (North West men coach), were also among the residents at Kom en Gaan. Continue reading »

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