Hawks achieve league hat-trick in sombre mood - Nov 7, 2011 (by Carlos Pereira)
They did not uncork a bottle of champagne to celebrate a hat-trick of league title wins on Saturday, but were happy the championship is over after so many disruptions.
PLS Hawks had no trouble beating MBU Rockers 88-73 on the back of 39 points and a series of slam dunks from Nigerian Alao Solomon inside an almost-empty Victoria Gymnasium in the final division one league match to close the championship on 34 points one more than runners-up Premium Cobras [read more]
They did not uncork a bottle of champagne to celebrate a hat-trick of league title wins on Saturday, but were happy the championship is over after so many disruptions. PLS Hawks had no trouble beating MBU Rockers 88-73 on the back of 39 points and a series of slam dunks from Nigerian Alao Solomon inside an almost-empty Victoria Gymnasium in the final division one league match to close the championship on 34 points one more than runners-up Premium Cobras. The Hawks finished with 16 wins in 18 games, the Cobras got 15 and the Rockers 13 for 31 points and third place their highest finish in a very long time. Coach Clifford Joubert, who led Seychelles to winning the mens Indian Ocean Island Games gold medal for the first time in August this year, once again spearheaded PLS Hawks to extending their championship wins to seven in 12 years in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 making them the most successful team of the club era which started in 1993. Unhappy with the many changes in the league fixtures which have affected their game and kept spectators away from the venues, veteran power forward Jim Domingue, who has played for the Hawks in two different eras regionalisation in the 1980s and club since 1993 said Seychelles champions PLS Hawks deserve some respect. We play hard to win matches and titles, therefore people should show us the respect we deserve. Its high time those involved in the running of basketball work to promote the game. Its sad the spectators have stayed away today (Saturday) when I thought the gold medal-winning performance of the mens team at the IOIG would have spurred them to come down in numbers. This is because the timing of the match is wrong with so many activities going on, Domingue told Sports Nation. Assistant coach Alix Allisop said he is happy the championship is over as the players had been losing interest lately. He added that they will now gather the players to concentrate on retaining the Seychelles Basketball Federation Cup to complete a league and cup double like last year.
Juniors mens second-tier champs - Oct 27, 2011 (by Carlos Pereira)
In the mens division one league, PLS Hawks have to win their remaining three matches to make sure of retaining the title after steamrollering Angels last weekend, while Premium Cobras kept up the challenge with an important win over fellow challengers MBU Rockers.
Defending champions Hawks were once again annoyed with the Seychelles Basketball Federation on Tuesday as one of the referees did not turn up for their match against the Rockers [read more]
In the mens division one league, PLS Hawks have to win their remaining three matches to make sure of retaining the title after steamrollering Angels last weekend, while Premium Cobras kept up the challenge with an important win over fellow challengers MBU Rockers.
Defending champions Hawks were once again annoyed with the Seychelles Basketball Federation on Tuesday as one of the referees did not turn up for their match against the Rockers. This is the second time in less than two weeks that the Hawks had to return home without playing. The first time was on Saturday October 15 when they were expected to play against Baya.
This is getting out of control, PLS Hawks coach Clifford Joubert told Sports Nation The players are frustrated with the situation. Rodney Loz, for example, has been working on Praslin and paid his own airfares to come to Mahe to play. He returned to Praslin without touching the ball. This situation is not good for Seychelles basketball, said Joubert, the head coach of the countrys mens team who won the Indian Ocean Island Games gold medal here in August. According to a reliable source, the referee said he did not check his officiating schedule and could not come to the venue as he had not made provisions to get release from work and get someone else to replace him. The Hawks last win was against Anse Boileau-based Angels on a 119-68 score on the back of 32 points by Nigerian import Alao Solomon, bringing their points tally to 28 after 15 games played (13 wins and two losses). Captain Bernard Bristol and company have three matches more to play against Mont Fleuri Dawgz, Baya and MBU Rockers, while Premium Cobras were expected in action for the last time in the league yesterday against tailenders Razors. In their previous outing, the Cobras twin towers of Nigerian Ajodoh Ugbaje and Seychellois Timmy Adam combined for 45 of their teams points in a 91-62 beating of the Rockers. Before yesterdays match, they led the standings with 31 points (14 wins and three losses). Mont Fleuri Dawgz collected two wins last week against Cascade Bullets 66-54 and Razors 104-55 to go second on the table with 29 points with 12 wins and five defeats in 17 games. Cascade Bullets brought their number of wins to seven in 18 games thanks to an 84-67 victory against Anse Boileau-based Drifters who are in their first year in the top flight after winning the second division title last year. The Bullets are 25 points, while second-from-bottom Drifters have 18. Meanwhile, the mens division two champions are Juniors who have finished the two-round league with 23 points after 11 wins and a loss in 12 games. Anse Etoiles Faizel Naiken followed his record 72-point performance against cadets with 45 points against Beau Vallon Heat as his team won 79-59 to go second in the standings with 21 points after nine wins and three defeats. Praslin Warriors 67-45 victory against AAP Brothers has put them in a good position to fight for the runners-up spot with Anse Etoile. With a match in hand on Anse Etoile, the Warriors can leapfrog them with a win and finished second behind Juniors on the head-to-head rule.
In the womens league, Juniors had it easy against Cadettes, winning 73-29 as Jana Malbrook, 16, scored seven 3-pointers for 21 of her game-high 39 points.
Seychelles National Team 2011 - Sep 22, 2011 (by Eurobasket)
Dominic PillayCobras
Bernard BristolGHawks
Nigel Sinon174-GRockers
Cyril AgrippineF/GRockers
Abdel Kader Sylla205-C-90Nancy
Reggie Ah-KongCobras
Amadou SyllaCobras
Darren LesperanceCobras
Robert Leon196-CBAYA
Giovanni Laval175-GBAYA
Nigel CafrineRazors
Daniel VictorHawks
Neddy FanchetteCHawks
Sergio Ah-Kong
Arnaud Arissol
Ron Estico [read more]
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