As the Kenya Basketball Federation season winds down, the playoff races are tightening up. Teams at the top are scrambling for seeding while teams in the middle fight for their playoff lives and teams at the bottom are trying to keep afloat. The Ulinzi Warriors added misery to Blades on Sunday evening by following the same script Equity Bank used the previous weekend. Despite holding leads late in the fourth quarter, the Blades couldn't hang on and the Warriors won 75-69 in overtime. The Ulinzi Warriors went into halftime up 28-25, with both teams struggling from the field. The difference was the Warriors first quarter 16-11 lead. Ulinzi went ice cold at the start of the third period, missing easy baskets, as the Blades took the lead 43-42 at the end of the period. Ulinzi won the last period 15-14 to send the game to overtime after both teams tied 57-57 and went on to win 18-12. Victor Odendo (189-G/F-80) scored a game high 20 points and Erick Mutoro 15 points for Ulinzi. George Okoth had 13 points, Cliff Alella added 11 points for Blades. Co-op Bank Spartans big first quarter was enough to burry the Lions 48-35. Lions were sloppy with the basketball and struggled on defense and trailed 16-33 at the end of the second quarter. Co-op Bank went on to win the third period 10-8 but they were home and dry even after going down 05-11 in the last period. James Mwangi (198-PF-89) scored 10 points for Spartans. Dennis Opiyo had 10 points for Lions The USIU Tigers are back on track after avenging first leg gut-wrenching loss to the Trailblazers with a revenge 85-62 win. The team in yellow unleashed all the pent up frustration that built up after dropping a pair of games they should have won racing out to a 9 point lead by the end of a first quarter. Tigers led by double-digits for most part of the game opening a 21 point lead at the end of the third period. While the Trailblazers made a fourth quarter run the Tigers rallied back to coast to a comfortable victory. Derrick Juma once again led the way for USIU with 18 points, Alex Ramazani added 13 points. Lenson Kisia and Ishmael Nyamache scored 13 points each for Trailblazers. Defending champions USIU Flames had overcame a poor first half to beat K.U Oryx 62-42. Oryx led 25-24 at the half time break but Georgia Adhiambo came out blazing sinking three treys for 11 points in the third quarter as USIU took command of the game. Courtesy of: basketball254.com
Bush Wamukota (ex Eko K.) is a newcomer at Durango - 6 days ago
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Aguilas Doradas de Durango (CIBACOPA) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Kenyan center Bush Wamukota (211-105kg-93, college: Wichita State). He played in the summer at played at Eko Kings in Nigerian D2 league. The last season Wamukota played at Kyrenia (North League) in Cyprus. Among other achievements his team won MVC Regular Season for two years in a row (2015 and 2016). Wamukota graduated from Wichita State in 2016 and it will be his second season in pro basketball. [read more]
Aguilas Doradas de Durango (CIBACOPA) strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Kenyan center Bush Wamukota (211-105kg-93, college: Wichita State). He played in the summer at played at Eko Kings in Nigerian D2 league. The last season Wamukota played at Kyrenia (North League) in Cyprus. Among other achievements his team won MVC Regular Season for two years in a row (2015 and 2016). Wamukota graduated from Wichita State in 2016 and it will be his second season in pro basketball.
KPA hold off Blades to retain title - 2 months ago
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Kenya Ports Authority put up a spirited fight to beat stubborn Blades 61-53 to close out the finals play-offs series 3-1 and retain the men's Premier League title at the KPA Makande Hall in Mombasa on Sunday. The championship win however did no come easy for the dockers who encountered stiff resistance from Blades, composed of Strathmore University students. KPA had taken a 2-0 lead in Nairobi in the best-of-five final play-off series only to get stung by the students 65-64 in Mombasa in... [read more]
Kenya Ports Authority put up a spirited fight to beat stubborn Blades 61-53 to close out the finals play-offs series 3-1 and retain the men's Premier League title at the KPA Makande Hall in Mombasa on Sunday. The championship win however did no come easy for the dockers who encountered stiff resistance from Blades, composed of Strathmore University students. KPA had taken a 2-0 lead in Nairobi in the best-of-five final play-off series only to get stung by the students 65-64 in Mombasa in game three on Saturday. Game four yesterday was evenly contested and with three minutes to go was still anybody's game. The students started the game with the same intensity as in their last match to lead KPA 16-13 in the first quarter. They again out scored their hosts 22-19 in the second quarter with shooting guard George Okoth, who produced a man of the match performance, in the thick of things. Blades, who had fair share of the crowd urging them on outscored KPA 18-15 in the third quarter, before they started running out of in the fourth quarter. KPA rallied with their offence that had Evans Leting, who was voted Most Valuable Player of the series, Tobias Odumbe (182-PG) and Airel Okal proving to be the destroyers in chief. They dominated the last quarter 24-16 to win the match. 'The game was tough but I had a plan for it. I knew Blades could not survive back-to-back games after using a lot of energy in yesterday's game. 'My plan was therefore to make them tire in the first and second quarters before introducing faster players in the third and fourth, which worked perfectly well,' KPA coach Sammy Kiki . Blades coach Tony Ochieng said he was happy reaching the finals for the first time ever and praised his boys for the excellent display in the series which saw them avoid being swept. 'Very proud, It has been a long journey. We have been able to achieve our main target. It is our first finals with a young team - very young boys fresh from school and must thank them for such a great performance.' He said experience proved the difference in finals. Courtesy of: nation.co.ke
KPA out to seal KBF title in Mombasa - 2 months ago
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Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) could seal back to back Kenya Basketball Federation titles with just two games to spare from their best-of-five series playoffs final against Blades over the weekend. The champions took a commanding 2-0 lead last weekend after seeing out Blades 51-50 in Game One and 68-37 in Game Two at the African Nazarene University in Nairobi. The women's matchup is poised in identical fashion with KPA's female counterparts holding the lead over champions Equity Hawks ahead... [read more]
Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) could seal back to back Kenya Basketball Federation titles with just two games to spare from their best-of-five series playoffs final against Blades over the weekend. The champions took a commanding 2-0 lead last weekend after seeing out Blades 51-50 in Game One and 68-37 in Game Two at the African Nazarene University in Nairobi. The women's matchup is poised in identical fashion with KPA's female counterparts holding the lead over champions Equity Hawks ahead of the remaining legs that will run from February 24-26 in Mombasa. Hawks coach David Maina , whose side lost 77-67 and 60-53 in Games One and Two, said they are unlucky to be on the back foot but is assured they can overturn the deficit. 'We had more chances compared to KPA but we failed to utilize them. We are going to improve on our scoring percentage so that we win Game Three and boost confidence for Games Four and Five,' Maina told Citizen Digital. Maina admitted they 'must fight' face a do-or-die clash against a determined KPA with the slightest of slips certain to cost them the KBF title. Courtesy of: citizentv.co.ke
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