Players light up the court
Basketball has shown significant growth and players continue to excel on the court.
Jacobina Uushona
The Namibia Basketball School League (NBSL) hosted an under-18 and u-23 3x3 tournament at the Basketball Artists School (BAS) this past weekend.
The tournament was held ahead of the upcoming u-18 national team qualifiers that will take place on 2 November.
Fourteen boys’ teams and six girls’ teams competed.
NBSL director Mantius Amukoshi said it was great seeing the girls show up for this tournament.
Basketball has shown significant growth and its tournaments such as these that will ensure that this growth is ongoing, he said.
These winners were as follows:
U-18 females
The Young Beasts (first)
The Elite (second)
U-18 males
The GVGs (first)
The Government (second)
U-23 females
Lady Samurai (first)
The BlackHoopers (second)
U-23 males
Sportsbund Rosenheim (first)
Ezdan Disciples (second)
All the winners received N$1 500 and the second-place finishers N$500.
Special certificates were awarded to Ashley Linda as the best u-18 female shooter, Titus Ntaagona as the best u-18 male shooter, Jinola Garises as the best u-23 female shooter, Tiree Toromba as the best u-23 male shooter and Samuel Waendama as the best dunker.
The top three u-18 top finishers have progressed to the regional games, where they will compete with other regions in November to stand a chance to represent Namibia at the U-18 3x3 Young Lions Cup in Gaborone, Botswana.
Other regions have also hosted their u-18 quests and will all make their way to Windhoek for final national team qualifiers.
The event was made possible through the support of the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF), Pako Kids Magazine, Deutsche Basketball Bund, OTB Sport Namibia and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The NBSL is an annual league that was started in 2018. The league has produced national team players and provides competitions that allow its players to qualify for such opportunities.
The Namibia Basketball School League (NBSL) hosted an under-18 and u-23 3x3 tournament at the Basketball Artists School (BAS) this past weekend.
The tournament was held ahead of the upcoming u-18 national team qualifiers that will take place on 2 November.
Fourteen boys’ teams and six girls’ teams competed.
NBSL director Mantius Amukoshi said it was great seeing the girls show up for this tournament.
Basketball has shown significant growth and its tournaments such as these that will ensure that this growth is ongoing, he said.
These winners were as follows:
U-18 females
The Young Beasts (first)
The Elite (second)
U-18 males
The GVGs (first)
The Government (second)
U-23 females
Lady Samurai (first)
The BlackHoopers (second)
U-23 males
Sportsbund Rosenheim (first)
Ezdan Disciples (second)
All the winners received N$1 500 and the second-place finishers N$500.
Special certificates were awarded to Ashley Linda as the best u-18 female shooter, Titus Ntaagona as the best u-18 male shooter, Jinola Garises as the best u-23 female shooter, Tiree Toromba as the best u-23 male shooter and Samuel Waendama as the best dunker.
The top three u-18 top finishers have progressed to the regional games, where they will compete with other regions in November to stand a chance to represent Namibia at the U-18 3x3 Young Lions Cup in Gaborone, Botswana.
Other regions have also hosted their u-18 quests and will all make their way to Windhoek for final national team qualifiers.
The event was made possible through the support of the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF), Pako Kids Magazine, Deutsche Basketball Bund, OTB Sport Namibia and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The NBSL is an annual league that was started in 2018. The league has produced national team players and provides competitions that allow its players to qualify for such opportunities.
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