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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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WCBA 2009 preseason launch tournament

By on March 4, 2009 in League with 1 Comment
WCBA 2009 preseason launch tournament

Over the past weekend from 27 february to 1st of March 2009, WCBA had a tournament at the University of Cape Town to get the season underway and let the teams check each other out before the big tip off. Fixture

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USSA 2008: From Tuks captain point of view

By on July 31, 2008 in League with 1 Comment

After our 1st game at the SASSU/USSA national champs against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) which was the worst performance the team has had all year. Having started the tournament on such a bad note there’s only one of two things that a team can do, the first is losing moral and belief in your […]

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University of Pretoria Men’s team SASSU/USSA diary 2008

By on July 15, 2008 in FanZone with 1 Comment
University of Pretoria Men’s team SASSU/USSA diary 2008

Day 1 – Sunday 29 June 2008 After months of anticipation, our trip to Cape Town for the most prestigious student basketball tournament has arrived. Last night we had a send-off braai filled with much needed bonding involving both the mens’ and the womens’ first teams. Although the trip down was unnecessarily lengthy – we […]

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