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GBL… The big upset

By on July 30, 2009 in League with 5 Comments

The Gauteng Basketball League is running on a relegation system and teams in the premier league are fighting for a spot in the playoffs. Egoli Magic is leading the pack; having played eight games with no losses and by the looks of things; they’re going to remain unbeaten for the 2009 GBL season. This past […]

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GBL Premier games round up – 3/05/2009

By on May 8, 2009 in League with 2 Comments

University of Johannesburg vs. University of Pretoria – Ladies Premier This was a rematch of the USSA 2009 semi final that UJ won convincingly. This time there were a few added surprises to the game with Tuks recalling their veterans in Nicky de Villiers and Sibongile Maswanganye to their squad while UJ looked like they […]

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Double standards in Mzansi ball

By on May 4, 2009 in News with 25 Comments

With women in basketball soaring the skies and flying the South African flag high;its sad that hats are not coming off for our talented sisters. From being left in the dark in the old days to dominating the national side of basketball recently, to now having qualified for the African Championship that will be held […]

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USSA 2009 team to represent South Africa in Serbia

By on April 21, 2009 in News with 4 Comments
USSA 2009 team to represent South Africa in Serbia

This is the training squad (picture above) that will represent the nation at the world student games in Serbia in July from the 1st to the 12. They will be led by University of Johannesburg assistant coach Molupe Thelejane and University of Western Cape Quinton Rapitse and managed by Frans Mamabolo, who is the new […]

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USSA 2009 Final

By on April 15, 2009 in League with 12 Comments
USSA 2009 Final

There was a funny undertone to the final day of the USSA with the UJ teams feeling like this was their time for some silverware and VUT wanting to claim the title back for the ladies while the guys were trying to defend their 2008 title. I still remember that after last years game in […]

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