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Kenyan - Men Basketball
Kenya boys and girls teams get ticket to Fiba Africa U18 championships - Apr 18, 2010 (by Olusegun Ikuesan)
Kenya teams have booked direct tickets to the Fiba Africa U18 championships for boys and girls, it was confirmed yesterday.This is as a result of regional teams pulling out of the Zone Five qualifiers earlier scheduled for Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium, Nairobi next week
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Kenya teams have booked direct tickets to the Fiba Africa U18 championships for boys and girls, it was confirmed yesterday.
This is as a result of regional teams pulling out of the Zone Five qualifiers earlier scheduled for Nyayo National Stadium gymnasium, Nairobi next week.
Vitalis Gode, the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF) secretary revealed that Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia have all pulled out of the five day tournament earning Kenya direct tickets in both the categories as the only contestants.
Only Rwanda had indicated that they would send a girls team to the April 28- May 2 championships but they too have now bowed out.
'Rwanda girls was the only side that had indicated they would attend the junior show. Now they too have told us that they are not coming citing a weak team' said Gode.
Gode said that he will today send a list of players to Fiba Africa confirming Kenya's participation to only their second continental show following the maiden appearance in 2008 in Egypt and Tunisia where the girls finished eighth and the boys came out last in a 12 team championships.
The girls tournament, said Gode, will be held in July in Cairo, Egypt while the one for boys will ber in Kigali, Rwanda in August.
The official who is also the Fiba Africa zonal secretary said that the teams, yet to be named, will train for two weeks in a Nairobi school before going back to their respective schools. The selection of the players was done by a panel during the school games at Upper Hill over the weekend and will be released in due course.
'Despite the fact that there is no championship, we will have the players train because we had planned for it anyway. It is only the dates for the girls event that is worrying us but the boys is ok because the schools will be closed.' noted Gode.
KBF had named veteran tactician and Fiba Africa coaches instructor Ronny Owino to head the technical bench. The coaches who will handle the teams have not been named but it is clear that those ones handling school teams will be given the he call up.
There was no joy on the hills in Rift Valley and the Coast provinces as Laiser Hills Academy and Shimba Hills who were both defending their Kenya Secondary School Sports basketball national titles got a shock as the festival came to an end over the weekend
Hail the new champions Maseno School and Tigoi Girls. The giants from Nyanza and Western province - who have been at the top before - defied all the odds to topple the giants in the finals and be crowned champions and all this unveiled before a raucous crowd at the Upper Hill school, Nairobi.
Going into the five day school bonanza, Laiser Hills and Shimba Hills were every body's favourites . Rather than coming for the defense of their titles, they had an envious record that terrified their opponents even before the games first whistle was blown. They were the team in every body's lips - others were pretenders to the crown.
Buit when the final whistle sounded- it was ecstacy for Maseno and Tigoi and tears for the losers who have ruled local school scenes for some time. It is a time for change but again there is the East and Central Africa games just round the corner and Laiser Hill and Shimba will be around again !
Maseno nipped Laiser Hills 54-52 in a cliff hanger. This match had the fans rooting that would have gone either way. The winners made their intentions clear from he start racing away top a 19-11 first quarter edge. But were pegged down12-16 in the second.
In a low scoring third, Paul Otula boys hanged on by a low 8-7 difference before falling 15-18 in the last. Ronald Gundo nailed 16 points and MVP Sam Odera was good for another 17. For the losers who battled down from a 10 point hole, Sudi Ulanga 24 posted game high 24 points and Wol Marico added 10.
And Tigoi was too smart for Shimba Hills winning 74-58. They took all but the third quarter going up 14-8 in the first, 17-8 in the second before trailing 20-19 in the third and winding up with a 24-23 edge in the last.
Philip Onyango's long dominance was halted by the Burundian duo of Uinama Ghislane who was good for 20 points and her compatriot Magnifique Ndayiekengumtse who was magnificent for 16 points and MVP honuors. Shimba's Zipporah Khaosa made 24 and Susan Aluoch shot 10.
In the semis, Maseno shut out Friends School Kamusinga 96-72 as Laiesr Hill staged a remarkable rally that saw them dismiss Nairobi International School (NIS) 74-67. In the girls semis, Tigoi rampaged to a 105-41 win over Alliance and Shimba Hills thumped Buru Buru Girls 76-34.
NIS won third place tie with a 89-79 win over Kamusinga while Buru Buru hit Alliance 55-37 to bag the bronze in the girls category.
Dann OWERRE
FIBA Africa
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Nairobi, Mombasa won Inter cities tourney - Mar 30, 2010 (by Olusegun Ikuesan)
Nairobi women and Mombasa men's teams retained the 12th edition of the Sprite East and Central Africa Inter Cities titles in style as the nine team tournament comes to a close in the Kenyan coastal town over the weekend.In the final matches played before packed hall, Nairobi proved too smart for Mombasa with a 59-40 points victory in the women's finals that was close only in the first half. Hilda Indasi was named the MVP and she provided 16 points
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Nairobi women and Mombasa men's teams retained the 12th edition of the Sprite East and Central Africa Inter Cities titles in style as the nine team tournament comes to a close in the Kenyan coastal town over the weekend.
In the final matches played before packed hall, Nairobi proved too smart for Mombasa with a 59-40 points victory in the women's finals that was close only in the first half.
Hilda Indasi was named the MVP and she provided 16 points. Grace Wanjiru was named best defensive player.
In the men's category, Mombasa did well to beat Dar-Es-Salaam 52-41 points in a low scoring but hard fought game. Both teams battled it out in Arusha finals last year with Mombasa squeezing out a close 63-61 advantage.
The men's title belonged to the young Mombasa lads who posed all sorts of problems for the Tanzanian who hit the game opener on a three pointer by Francis Malewa but Dan Okwirri gave the coastal lads a 8-7 lead.
Zadock Osogo, was voted the finals Most Valuable Player had provided 12 points while the stylish Okwirri added 14. Dar's Mulewa got the best defensive player award and veteran center George Tarimo was named the events top scorer.
Mombasa Select beat Mwanza to end up in third position. Kelvin Ominde scored 19 points but it was Mwanza's Adam Jagame who led with 28 points
In other matches, Nairobi rolled over Dar es Salaam 69-42 pulling up the strings in the first half to win with consumate ease. The game saw four sisters share the courts with Janet and Angela Okoth for Nairobi while the Tanzanians girls, Sajda, a student in a Nairobi university playing against her sibling Amina who led the losers in scoring.
A last gasp three pointer at the buzzer by Francis Malewa saw Dar come from behind to stun Mombasa City 50-48 in a cracking game. It seemed the host would carry the day until a stunner by Malewa deflated the home fans. Dar topped the mens pool and while Mombasa were second.
Kampala City had to use every trick in the book before prevailing 53-52 against Mombasa Select girls. The losers Purity Adhiambo nailed tournament high 30 points; she was the events top scorer, while the winners had 14 points a piece from Mariam Hamalla, Annete Nakiwa and Sorigi Martha.
Dann Owere
FIBA Africa
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AFRICAIN PLAYERS AT NCAA DIVISION 2 - Feb 25, 2010 (by Carlos Pereira)
KENYA
James Oyamo jr 1,96m Nyack Col.
Kharles Mwalo fr 1,93m (6-4) Bluefield St. Un.
Antoinne Bbayaga 1,96m (6-5) Western Oregon Un.
ANGOLA
Nuno Furtado jr 2,01m (6-7) Cal State L.A. Un.
SENEGAL
Mactar Gueye jr 1,96m (6-5) Cal State Stanislaus
Papa Lo so 2,06m (6-9) Bryant Un.
Alioune Ndiaye sr 2,06m (6-9) Dowling Col.
Youssoupha Sene sr 2,01m (6-7) Lambuth Un.
Mouhamadou Kane sr 2,06m (6-9) Oakland Un.
MALI
Ismaila Traore jr 2,01m (6-7) Holy Family Un
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KENYA
James Oyamo jr 1,96m Nyack Col.
Kharles Mwalo fr 1,93m (6-4) Bluefield St. Un.
Antoinne Bbayaga 1,96m (6-5) Western Oregon Un.
ANGOLA
Nuno Furtado jr 2,01m (6-7) Cal State L.A. Un.
SENEGAL
Mactar Gueye jr 1,96m (6-5) Cal State Stanislaus
Papa Lo so 2,06m (6-9) Bryant Un.
Alioune Ndiaye sr 2,06m (6-9) Dowling Col.
Youssoupha Sene sr 2,01m (6-7) Lambuth Un.
Mouhamadou Kane sr 2,06m (6-9) Oakland Un.
MALI
Ismaila Traore jr 2,01m (6-7) Holy Family Un.
Waly Coulibaly fr 1,91m (6-3) Chaminade Un.
Mamadou Diarra so 2,13m (7-0) Chaminade Un.
GAMBIA
Amadou Sambou so 2,03m (6-8) Saint Augustine Col.
Dawda Njie fr 2,01m (6-7) Armstrong Atlantic St. Un.
NIGERIA
Kamarachi Onyirioha jr 2,03m (6-8) ngelo State Un.
Ochigbo Ameh sr 2,06m (6-9) Lees-McRae Col.
CAMEROON
Pierre Bakinde fr 1,88m (6-2) Armstrong Atlantic St. Un.
Franck Ndongo jr 1,98m (6-6) Augusta St. Un.
Eric Nsangou sr 1,77m (6-0) Barry Un.
Julien Bendeke sr 1,96m (6-5) Barry Un.
Jacques Dovonou sr 1,98m (6-6) Brevard Col.
James Tchana sr 2,01m (6-7) CW Post Un.
Luc Atangana so 1,91m (6-3) Charleston Un.
Gaby Ngoundjo jr 2,03m (6-8) Grand Canyon Un.
Rony Tchatchoua jr 1,98m (6-6) Grand Canyon Un
Aboubakar Wandji sr 2,01m (6-7) Midwestern St. Un.
Stephane Bakinde sr 2,03m (6-8) Newberry Col.
Dave Karlson jr 1,96m (6-5) Shepherd Un.
Yann Sani 2,01m (6-7) Texas Permian Un.
ZIMBABWE
Luke Jarvis so 1,93m (6-4) Assumption Col.
SUDAN
Riiny Ngot so 2,17m (7-2) Bridgeport Un.
GABON
Jores Dongo sr 2,06m (6-9) South Carolina Aiken Un.
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Uganda Federation holds Coaches Clinic - Jan 18, 2010
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What lessons did Kenyan teams KPA and Co-op Bank learn during Africa championships? - Jan 4, 2010
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AFRICA 2009 Champions by countries - Dec 31, 2009
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24th AFCCM (Classification 7-8): Interclub beat Coop-Bank to 7th place - Dec 22, 2009
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24th AFCCM (Classification 5-8): Coop-Bank bow to ASPAC 62-89 - Dec 21, 2009
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24th AFCCM (Q/Finals): Petro zoom into semi-finals, beat Coop-Bank - Dec 20, 2009
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24th AFCCM (Q/Finals): Cooperative Bank (KEN) Vs Petro Atletico (ANG) - Dec 19, 2009
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KCB Lions see off KPA to clinch third title in a row - Dec 17, 2009
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RWA - 24th AFCCM (Day-4): Primeiro humble Coop-Bank 110-54 - Dec 17, 2009
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24th AFCCM (Day-3): Bukar power ASPAC past Coop-Bank 79-49 - Dec 16, 2009
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RWA - 24th AFCCM: Unlucky Coop Bank bow to Interclub 75-83 - Dec 15, 2009
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24th AFCCM: Coop Bank scraps past Warriors 71-70 - Dec 14, 2009
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Africa Level-1 coaching course holds in Kaduna - Dec 4, 2009
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RWA AFCCM: Draws holds Saturday in Abidjan - Dec 3, 2009
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Wings contain Storms - Oct 5, 2009
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12 basketball league teams proposed - Sep 25, 2009
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ICC stop Posta to widen league lead - Sep 23, 2009
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