H'landers' fine run continues - Jan 25, 2012 (by Thomas Fink)
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 07:20By Mbonisi MabhenaHighlanders (M) continued their trailblazing run in weekend basketball matches as they brushed aside Steelers to win 97-59 to stay at the top of the log standings. The in-form Michael Zvoushe was the match's top scorer as he bagged 19 points in a match played at Bulawayo Club for the Disabled (BCD) Courts. Lakers recorded a 20-0 win courtesy of a walkover victory over Hawks who failed to pitch up [read more]
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 07:20 By Mbonisi Mabhena
Highlanders (M) continued their trailblazing run in weekend basketball matches as they brushed aside Steelers to win 97-59 to stay at the top of the log standings. The in-form Michael Zvoushe was the match's top scorer as he bagged 19 points in a match played at Bulawayo Club for the Disabled (BCD) Courts. Lakers recorded a 20-0 win courtesy of a walkover victory over Hawks who failed to pitch up.
Unicorns (M) from the Midlands beat Oilers 99-52 with the Midlands side's duo of Tatenda Tswatswa and Blessing Chidimu being tied on 20 points as the highest scorers for the winners. Kings (M) triumphed over Stars 77-57 in a tightly contested match in which at some stage Kings' Garth Hussey played a starring role with 24 points. Highlanders (W) also recorded a massive win when they easily trounced Stars 95-9 with Bosso's Jackie Phenduka top scoring for the weekend with 29.
In the Giants (W) versus Steelers match, the Bulawayo girls won 45-31. 'The matches are tough as can be seen by the tight log standings at the moment and slip-ups are a luxury teams cannot afford, at the moment things are not too bright for us but we are still there in the league race and we did not lose too badly this weekend,' said ZB Titans team manager and Bulawayo Basketball Association spokesperson Charles Ndlovu after the Oilers-Unicorns match which was the last of the day on Saturday.
Unicorns happy with Southern Region basketball - Jan 16, 2012 (by Thomas Fink)
By Noel Munzabwa Chronicle 7 December 2011UNICORNS Basketball Club, a Gweru-based Southern Region Basketball League outfit, is happy with the competitiveness of the regional league introduced this year.After dominating the Midlands Basketball League, player/coach Walter Mabhena believes there is more experience to draw from the regional league which would go a long way in strengthening player selection for national teams [read more]
By Noel Munzabwa Chronicle 7 December 2011
UNICORNS Basketball Club, a Gweru-based Southern Region Basketball League outfit, is happy with the competitiveness of the regional league introduced this year. After dominating the Midlands Basketball League, player/coach Walter Mabhena believes there is more experience to draw from the regional league which would go a long way in strengthening player selection for national teams.
After the first half of the season I am happy the league has lived up to expectations and I believe all teams that have participated have learnt one or two things from this league. Yes, we might have had challenges here and there, some teams folding under financial challenges but that alone may not stop the positives. For example, at Unicorns we have learnt what it means to play away under such environments like in Bulawayo, said Mabhena.
He said technically Unicorns had benefitted. We had been used to dominating the Midlands League but we have found new challenges and this is healthy for the exposure of players and it enhances the selection platforms for the national teams. It also becomes easy to market the game to a wider audience and I believe it is a matter of time before a sponsor comes abroad, said Mabhena.
He also took time to thank the leagues administrators. On behalf of Unicorns, Steelers and MSU, we would like to thank BBA for making the Southern League a reality. To the fans and match officials, your efforts have not gone unnoticed. Thank you. Every good thing has its problems but for us to grow, we all need to see past our weaknesses and faults and see the good in the next person.Look forward to the second half, said Mabhena.
The Southern Region Basketball League draws clubs from the Midlands and Bulawayo Provinces and was incorporated in the second half of the year.
Highlanders becomes champions of the 2011 Kings Basketball - Jan 16, 2012 (by Thomas Fink)
Highlanders Basketball team has been crowned champions of the 2011 Kings Basketball Tournament after a 60-51 victory over Unicorns at the Bulawayo Courts for the Disabled. Victory in the final was sweet revenge for Highlanders after they had lost 44-54 to Unicorns in the group stages of the tournament. The two teams prevailed over Giants and Stars in Group B and won semi-final berths against Group A qualifiers [read more]
Highlanders Basketball team has been crowned champions of the 2011 Kings Basketball Tournament after a 60-51 victory over Unicorns at the Bulawayo Courts for the Disabled. Victory in the final was sweet revenge for Highlanders after they had lost 44-54 to Unicorns in the group stages of the tournament. The two teams prevailed over Giants and Stars in Group B and won semi-final berths against Group A qualifiers.
Michael Zvoushe top scored for Highlanders in the final with 24 points and was named Most Valuable Player at the end of the tournament. Unicorns' Walter Mabhena amassed 25 points in the final and was the tournament's overall top-scorer with 85 points while Zvoushe was second with 77 points. The Highlanders women side failed to emulate their male counterparts and were beaten 37-54 by Giants in the final.
Faith Moyo top-scored in the women's final with 20 points while her teammate and eventual top scorer in the women's tournament, Geraldine Chibonda, chipped in with 14 points. Chibonda was the top-scorer in the tournament with 24 points and was named Most Valuable Player. Giants' Emmanuel Mukandi , who has represented Zimbabwe at basketball and rugby, was honoured with a life time achievement award while Bongani Sibanda was named referee of the tournament.
Cleopatra Manda of Highlanders Ladies was chosen as the Player's player of the tournament by her peers while the men's teams gave the accolade to Shadel Noble from Oilers. The sixth edition of the Kings tournament marked the halfway mark of the Bulawayo Basketball Association 2011-2012 season and teams will now go for a month long Christmas break. Spokesman for the organisers, Daniel Mombeshora, paid tribute to businessman Peter Mubi for bankrolling the event.
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