This year's GHATUSA-Ghana Technical Universities / Polytechnics Sports Association (GHATUSA) Games Basketball Finals ended earlier today at the Accra Technical University (ATU) Court in Tudu with mixed results.
ATU and Takoradi Technical University (TTU) faced off in the Men's and Women's Final with either institution winning a gold medal apiece. In the Men's Division, ATU beat TTU 38-25 and in the Women's Division, TTU beat ATU 21-19.
Both institutions have dominated both basketball divisions for several years and shared the spoils in this year's competition. ATU's Female team was unfortunate to force overtime or clinch the win in regulation time to lose by a two point margin.
ATU's Male team raced off to a 20-8 win against Takoradi at the end of the first half but its lead was trimmed to six (26-20) heading to the fourth quarter after a strong TTU performance in the third quarter with Dennis Antwi and Benjamin Sagoe leading the charge.
Sunyani Technical University (STU) and Koforidua Technical university (KTU) rounded up the podium by finishing in third place in the Men's and Women's Divisions respectively. Both teams beat Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) to clinch bronze in the multisport competition.
University of Ghana clinches fourth UPAC Championship Title - 4 days ago
University of Ghana (UG) Men's Basketball Team has clinched a fourth straight Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship title after beating Takoradi Technical University (TTU) 37-32. The competition was held at UG's Central Court.
UG did the unthinkable by extending its advantage over closest rival Accra Technical University (ATU) as the most successful team in UPAC history. UG's remarkable run begun in 2016 and has continued despite player and coaching cha... [read more]
University of Ghana (UG) Men's Basketball Team has clinched a fourth straight Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship title after beating Takoradi Technical University (TTU) 37-32. The competition was held at UG's Central Court.
UG did the unthinkable by extending its advantage over closest rival Accra Technical University (ATU) as the most successful team in UPAC history. UG's remarkable run begun in 2016 and has continued despite player and coaching changes.
TTU playing in its first ever UPAC Final trailed 3-8 after the first quarter after getting on the scoreboard first thanks to a converted three point shot. The team improved offensively in the second quarter but still trailed UG 14-18.
Despite losing Captain and Shooting Guard Richard Donor to a head injury suffered after colliding with UG's Johnson Okoe, TTU took a 24-21 third quarter lead thanks to backup Guard Benjamin Sagoe's big shots.
However, UG got back on top after backcourt pair Emmanuel Wolff and Treasure Botchwey delivered momentum changing three point shots. Trailing 32-35 with 15 seconds remaining, a late three point attempt missed the rim and UG Guard Aminu Abibu gathered the rebound before getting fouled.
He sealed the win from the free throw line. In his final run, Wolff was named Most Valuable Player with Coach Dr. Baba Samori winning Coach of the Tournament. Wolff walks away from the UG program with four UPAC titles and his jersey has been retired. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) won bronze.
All eight quarterfinalists in the 2019 Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship were in action earlier today at the University of Ghana (UG) Central Court with places in the semifinals at stake. In Group A, Takoradi Technical University (TTU) hit the ground running hard in the opening game to score 20-5 and 30-17 first and second quarter leads respectively. However, that proved not enough as TTU committed a lot of turnovers and lost its edge. That led to UG... [read more]
All eight quarterfinalists in the 2019 Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship were in action earlier today at the University of Ghana (UG) Central Court with places in the semifinals at stake.
In Group A, Takoradi Technical University (TTU) hit the ground running hard in the opening game to score 20-5 and 30-17 first and second quarter leads respectively. However, that proved not enough as TTU committed a lot of turnovers and lost its edge.
That led to UG's strong comeback to clinch a 44-42 win. UG carried on to clinch two more wins top the group ahead of TTU. The Takoradi side had to make due with a second place finish thanks to wins over Koforidua Technical University and a 41-34 win over Catholic University College.
Koforidua Technical ended its maiden run in the quarterfinals without any wins while Catholic scored a sole win in its first ever appearance at this stage of the competition.
In Group B, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) surprised all by grabbing three wins to top the Group of Death. KNUST ended its run with a hard fought 43-40 win over Radford University College.
Accra Technical University (ATU) recovered from a loss to KNUST in the opening game to win the remaining two in the group including a 32-27 win over Marshalls University College in the final game.
In the semifinals, UG takes on staunch rival ATU while KNUST plays TTU.
The 2019 Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship Draw was conducted earlier today to determine the fate of quarterfinalists in the first phase of the knockout stage in this year's competition. Three time winners and defending champions University of Ghana (UG) was seeded in Group A that had Takoradi Technical University, Catholic University College, Ghana and Koforidua Technical University drawn into. This is the first time Catholic University and Koforidu... [read more]
The 2019 Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) Basketball Championship Draw was conducted earlier today to determine the fate of quarterfinalists in the first phase of the knockout stage in this year's competition.
Three time winners and defending champions University of Ghana (UG) was seeded in Group A that had Takoradi Technical University, Catholic University College, Ghana and Koforidua Technical University drawn into.
This is the first time Catholic University and Koforidua Technical have progressed beyond the preliminary stage of the UPAC Championship. Takoradi Technical and UG are expected to qualify to the semifinals due to their consistent top performances in previous editions.
In Group B, Accra Technical University (ATU) was drawn alongside Marshalls University College, Radford University College and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the tougher group.
Marshalls University won silver in 2017 and two years prior, KNUST finished in second place behind winners ATU. This is Radford's maiden appearance in the quarterfinals the team relies on products from league side Adenta Leopards and has what it takes to cause a stir. The quarterfinals will take place on Friday, April 12 at UG's Central Court and the top two teams in each group qualify to the semifinals to be played on Saturday, April 13 with the final game.
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