Pro Sport pulls out of GBL 2010

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Pro Sport pulls out of GBL 2010

September 28, 2009 in GBL

With the prospect of playoffs looming large for some of the teams in the Gauteng Basketball League (GBL), basketball in Gauteng has suffered another major blow with the decision by Pro Sports Consulting to pull out of the 2010 edition due to the reason listed below.

Pro Sports Consulting have been running the 2009 edition of the GBL on a skeleton budget and gave ballers in the province and outside a taste of what they could do if given the proper funding and support. Like any organisation there might have been some ups and downs but the games were played and there was excitement around the different divisions with some competitive games throughout the year. It is disappointing that we keep suffering these major blows to a sport that is so simple to administer and much harder to play.

I have attached the letter sent by Pro Sport Consulting to the various team managers in the league. Let’s hope that there is light at the end of this never ending tunnel we call “basketball in South Africa”.

To Pro Sports Consulting and those involved in making GBL 2009 the success story it has been so far, thank you for the wetting our taste buds and lets hope we get the full meal from the powers that be very soon. Let’s go out there and support the teams that qualify for the playoffs and give the 2009 edition the proper sendoff.

Letter to Managers:

“GBL Teams Managers

We trust this finds you well.

The following is a basic report of GBL (www.gbl.co.za) for 2009. Also contained herein is commentary by Pro Sports as well as decisions for next year. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Basketball, Basketball South Africa, BSA, Gauteng Basketball League, GBL, Grace Bible Church, South Africa, University of Pretoria, University of Witwatersrand, Vaal University of Technology 35 Comments »

by Nthabiseng Mushi

GBL… The big upset

July 30, 2009 in GBL

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 Saturday Wits Alumni thought they didn’t need to bring their whole team to the game against Tuks; who are currently standing at seventh position on the log. Little did they know that The University of Pretoria is just as hungry as their soccer team and don’t want to get relegated. They came out fighting this past weekend.

After a short interview with Wits Alumni Captain Tshepo Ditshego last Sunday; some heavy comments were made, “The only way to move up is by playing and beating weak teams” this being said after winning against Pretoria Heat. Well, that didn’t really play out as planned… A five player’s team was not going to beat the student team from Pretoria, though the “bench playing” Alumni team gave Tuks a good run; Mfundo and Tshepo weren’t enough ammunition to beat the boys on their home turf. A 88-83 victory by Tuks; the first upset of the weekend. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Basketball, Braamfontein Blues, Central University of technology, CUT, Egoli Magic, Gauteng Basketball League, GBL, TUKS, UJ, University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria, Vaal University of Technology, VUT, Wits Alumni 5 Comments »

by Victor Shakineza

VUT Alumni hosts Masters tourney in joburg

June 10, 2009 in MASTERS

VUT Alumni is hosting a tourney on the weekend of the 10-12 of July 2009 at Wits. Teams are invited to participate, there will be 3 streams; Men 30-39, over 40 and women over 30. For eligibility the players should have been born before 31 December 1979. The registration is R350 a player and the minimum number of players per team is 7. Proof of identification will be requested at any time during the tourney so teams need to make sure that they adhere to the rules of the toruney which will be sent out to them once they are registered. Teams which are interested should contact Andile Hlophe 0836867326, Tladi Mabulelong 0826815225 or email bethusilesales@webmail.co.za. Registration forms and other details will follow before the end of the week.

VUT alumni master player

VUT alumni masters

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Tags: Basketball, Vaal University of Technology, VUT Alumni, Wits 11 Comments »

by Victor Shakineza

GBL Premier games round up – 3/05/2009

May 8, 2009 in GBL

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 didn’t have a bench, or a recognized point guard.

With 3 minutes gone in the 1^st quarter, the game was still scoreless. UJ were missing easy opportunities with Tuks playing some good defence. Tuks were playing as a team while UJ were relying on the enterprising play of Makgotso Moloantoa (UJ 4) who seemed to be doing everything on the day. Her best moves happened when she took the ball to the hoop. Strangely enough her other colleague, Lungile wasn’t shooting the ball well on this particular day and it affected the rest of her game. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Basketball, Central University of technology, CUT, Egoli Magic, Gauteng Basketball League, GBL, TUKS, UJ, University of Johannesburg, University of Pretoria, UP, Vaal University of Technology, VUT 2 Comments »

by Victor Shakineza

USSA 2009 Final

April 15, 2009 in USSA

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 Cape Town, Thabang Kwedi a Vaal player had gone to the UJ coach, Simon Badibanga and said “You will never beat VUT as long as I am playing” so you could feel the tension around the court.

University of Johannesburg vs. Vaal University of Technology – Ladies

VUT started like a house on fire with great inside play from the ladies from Zimbabwe (VUT 4, 14 and 15) and UJ started small to everyone’s surprise in the stands. This played into VUT hands and they had a 10 point run in the first 5 minutes. With 2 minutes left, VUT coach-Zanele Ngwenya took out his starting 5 and played his second unit, which enabled UJ to get back in the game. In hindsight, this looked like a very bad move from VUT coach, Zanele Ngwenya but after looking at the overall game, this move led to UJs key players picking up fouls against the 2^nd unit and the VUT starting 5 had enough rest for the rest of the game which helped them wrap things up in the fourth. After speaking to Zanele Ngwenya after the game on his overall thoughts on the game, he said: “I outsmarted the UJ coaches”. Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: Basketball, Cape Town University of Technology, Central University of technology, Durban University of Technology, DUT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth College, Rhodes University, Stellenbosch University, Tshwane University of Technology, TUT, UJ, University of Johannesburg, University of Kwazulu Natal, University of Pretoria, University of the Western Cape, Universty of the Witwatersrand, UP, USSA, UWC, Vaal University of Technology, VUT 12 Comments »

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