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BNL Finals 2013: “It was emotional”

By on December 17, 2013 in BNL with 1 Comment
BNL Finals 2013: “It was emotional”

By Manyehlisa Lehohla Standing at 1.98m, it would be hard to miss the tall figure of Tshwane Suns captain Neo Mothiba. And given his height it’s not surprising that the forward stands tall as the flag bearer for basketball in the city. Mothiba’s love and passion for the sport goes beyond playing on the court. […]

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GUBL 2010 finale

By on October 19, 2010 in League with 0 Comments

The curtain came down on the 2010 season of the inaugural Gauteng University Basketball League with VUT claiming the top price in the Men’s division and UJ taking it in the Ladies division. The finals were held for the first time in Van der Bijl Park and in what proved to be a close affair […]

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GBL round up for weekend 10/11 May

By on May 11, 2009 in League with 6 Comments

Early premier games… Pretoria Heat defeated Wits Alumni in an epic battle that was close throughout with great performances from Wits Alumni’s Mboshe and Pretoria Heat’s Neo Mothiba and Gedeon Mulamba. Final score Pretoria Heat 109 – Wits Alumni 97. Sunday games… For the second week running, Mamelodi Bees ladies were defeated by Wits University […]

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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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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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