Troopers retained the national basketball title - Jan 6, 2010
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Troopers retained the national basketball title over the weekend after garnering an unassailable 30 to top the league standings ahead of Spartans and Police V. Spartans finished second 28 points, two better than Police V. It was not easy sailing for Troopers as Police V held the top spot for the better part of the season, only to falter during the last games. The policemen finished the first round unbeaten but stumbled towards the end of the campaign as Troopers gained momentum to clinch the title. Troopers have been in fine form since winning the mid-season basketball tournament losing only once in the second round. The champions have been the dominant force in local basketball. They went into the final two games against Thebe Eagles and BDF V needing at least three points to clinch the title. They got what they wanted in a narrow 69-64 win over Eagles. By the time they lost 76-95 to BDF V, their first defeat in the second round, they had already wrapped up the title. Spartans finished their games the previous weekend and they hoped to clinch the title if Troopers lose to Eagles and BDF V. The top four teams will now play in the championship this coming weekend. Troopers will play fourth-placed BDF V while second-placed Spartans will lock horns with Police V in a 'best of three' games format. Story courtesy of Mmegi newspaper
Botswana has finished bottom of the boys and girls pools in the FIBA Africa - 2 months ago
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Botswana has finished bottom of the boys and girls pools in the FIBA Africa Zone VI U16 Afrobasket qualifiers. The five-day event, which was held at the Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) multi-purpose hall, came to an end on Saturday (May 30) with the hosts having lost all their matches after some dismal performances. The girls team was outclassed 68-19 by South Africa in its opening match on Tuesday, while the boys were crushed 120-16 by the same opponent. Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozamb... [read more]
Botswana has finished bottom of the boys and girls pools in the FIBA Africa Zone VI U16 Afrobasket qualifiers. The five-day event, which was held at the Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) multi-purpose hall, came to an end on Saturday (May 30) with the hosts having lost all their matches after some dismal performances. The girls team was outclassed 68-19 by South Africa in its opening match on Tuesday, while the boys were crushed 120-16 by the same opponent. Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique and Zambia also inflicted resounding defeats on Botswana as the gap in standards between the local teams and the rest of Southern Africa was ruthlessly exposed. The local players were on many occasions undone by their lack of speed when dealing with rebounds and when in transition from defence to attack. Their shooting accuracy was not up to scratch as they fluffed scoring opportunities, even from free balls. The boys team scored just 79 points in four matches while conceding a tournament high 541 points. That underlined their problems in both attack and defence. The boys coach, Kago Gagobepe blamed lack of adequate preparations for the team's bad performance. He said the players he used in the competition were inexperienced in basketball yet the coaches were given a period of less than two weeks to prepare them. 'Some players were still new in basketball. We just picked them because of height and we wanted to nurture them so that they could become good basketball players. Unfortunately we did not have enough time for preparation. We only had a week and a half in camp and in that period we had to teach them the fundamentals of basketball,' Gagobepe explained. He argued that the period was too short to adequately improve concentration, pace and stamina of the players. 'Obviously we have now seen that preparations in basketball are very crucial, and speed is also essential. If you don't come prepared enough you would not compete. We should always prepare well in time for competitions of this magnitude,' he said. South Africa qualified for the FIBA U16 Afrobasket finals after winning the boys category. They finished the tournament with eight points after winning all their matches. Zimbabwe were runners-up with six points, while Zambia and Mozambique finished third and fourth respectively with six points each. Botswana came last with four points. In the girls category Zimbabwe won all its matches to finish top with eight points and qualify for the finals. Angola finished second with seven points, South Africa third with six points, while Zambia was fourth with five points. Botswana finished bottom with four points. Courtesy of: dailynews.gov.bw
Dolphins are the Botswana Basketball League men's division 1 champions after beating Troopers 71-56 in a fast-paced title decider played on Saturday night. The entertaining match was halted for more than 30 minutes in the last quarter due to darkness after lights went off at the University of Botswana (UB) basketball courts. Before the match, Troopers were top of the log with 22 points from 12 matches, while Dolphins were in second position with 20 points from 11 matches. Therefore, both... [read more]
Dolphins are the Botswana Basketball League men's division 1 champions after beating Troopers 71-56 in a fast-paced title decider played on Saturday night. The entertaining match was halted for more than 30 minutes in the last quarter due to darkness after lights went off at the University of Botswana (UB) basketball courts. Before the match, Troopers were top of the log with 22 points from 12 matches, while Dolphins were in second position with 20 points from 11 matches. Therefore, both teams needed victory in order to win the league. It was Troopers who started the match confidently with Mbaki Pitso (G), Thebe Morwaagole, Teko Sekgwama (89) and Duma Setlhare orchestrating brisk attacks. Morwaagole scored good baskets as Troopers established a 10-3 lead in the early stages of an end to end first quarter. However, Dolphins found their footing and closed the gap to leave the score tied 18-18 at the end of the first quarter. The match continued to be an entertaining end to end staff in the second quarter, but Dolphins dominated goalmouth action as Nathan Warikandwa combined well with Tshepo Mixon and Kesaobaka Ndawanyana. The physicality of the battles led to the two teams committing a lot of fouls which resulted in many free-throws. Warikandwa in particular was a menace to Troopers as Dolphins established a 34-31 half-time lead. Dolphins produced a masterful attacking performance with Ndawanyana, Patrick Mokgethi and Michael Masilo plundering more points to leave Troopers on their knees in the third quarter and stretching their lead 56-39. Their defence was a lot more solid after the break as they won a lot of rebounds, leaving Troopers attackers Mothusi Phokoje, Setlhare and Pitso frustrated. Dolphins continued their domination of the match, but the lights then went off six minutes into the fourth quarter, halting what was an engaging spectacle. When lighting returned, Dolphins slowed down play with the intention of seeing out their win. Dolphins coach, Trynos Moyo expressed happiness about winning the league for the first time since he started coaching the team. "We are just happy to win the league, but we are also humble. To beat a team like Troopers to win the league is something else. We managed to run them down, we managed to tire them," Moyo said. With the national championships set to start this week, Moyo wants his young team to continue playing well. "The national championships will be a different ball game. But chances are we would meet them again, we would give everything we can," he said. Spartans, Flames and Police finished the league in third, fourth and fifth places respectively. Meanwhile, Police V women have retained their title in the women's league after finishing with 28 points. BDF V came second with 26 points, while Dolphins and UB Relics were third and fourth respectively. Avengers came fifth while BC Ravens finished sixth. Courtesy of: dailynews.gov.bw
Botswana unsuccessful in basketball tourney - 2 Years ago
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Botswana has finished bottom of the boys and girls pools in the FIBA Africa Zone VI U16 Afrobasket qualifiers. The five-day event, which was held at the Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) multi-purpose hall, came to an end on Saturday (May 30) with the hosts having lost all their matches after some dismal performances. The girls team was outclassed 68-19 by South Africa in its opening match on Tuesday, while the boys were crushed 120-16 by the same opponent. Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozamb... [read more]
Botswana has finished bottom of the boys and girls pools in the FIBA Africa Zone VI U16 Afrobasket qualifiers. The five-day event, which was held at the Botswana National Youth Centre (BNYC) multi-purpose hall, came to an end on Saturday (May 30) with the hosts having lost all their matches after some dismal performances. The girls team was outclassed 68-19 by South Africa in its opening match on Tuesday, while the boys were crushed 120-16 by the same opponent. Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique and Zambia also inflicted resounding defeats on Botswana as the gap in standards between the local teams and the rest of Southern Africa was ruthlessly exposed. The local players were on many occasions undone by their lack of speed when dealing with rebounds and when in transition from defence to attack. Their shooting accuracy was not up to scratch as they fluffed scoring opportunities, even from free balls. The boys team scored just 79 points in four matches while conceding a tournament high 541 points. That underlined their problems in both attack and defence. The boys coach, Kago Gagobepe blamed lack of adequate preparations for the team's bad performance. He said the players he used in the competition were inexperienced in basketball yet the coaches were given a period of less than two weeks to prepare them. 'Some players were still new in basketball. We just picked them because of height and we wanted to nurture them so that they could become good basketball players. Unfortunately we did not have enough time for preparation. We only had a week and a half in camp and in that period we had to teach them the fundamentals of basketball,' Gagobepe explained. He argued that the period was too short to adequately improve concentration, pace and stamina of the players. 'Obviously we have now seen that preparations in basketball are very crucial, and speed is also essential. If you don't come prepared enough you would not compete. We should always prepare well in time for competitions of this magnitude,' he said. South Africa qualified for the FIBA U16 Afrobasket finals after winning the boys category. They finished the tournament with eight points after winning all their matches. Zimbabwe were runners-up with six points, while Zambia and Mozambique finished third and fourth respectively with six points each. Botswana came last with four points. In the girls category Zimbabwe won all its matches to finish top with eight points and qualify for the finals. Angola finished second with seven points, South Africa third with six points, while Zambia was fourth with five points. Botswana finished bottom with four points. Courtesy of: dailynews.gov.bw
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