THE Namibia Basketball School League (NBSL), with the help of the Namibian Basketball Federation (NBF), held national team qualifiers in Windhoek on Saturday.
The exciting games took place at the Basketball Artists School (BAS) in Katutura.
Players from Omaruru, Otjiwarongo, Windhoek, Gobabis and Ongwediva battled it out for spots in the u18 3×3 basketball national team.
A total of 10 boys’ teams and four girls teams took part in the tournament, which was played in a pool format before moving on to the knock-out stages and finals.
The deciding girl’s game was between Young Beasts and Queens, both Khomas teams. Although a close game, Young Beasts proved stronger and won by 15-9. The boys final was also between two Khomas teams, The Janitors versus The Knights. In what was anybody’s game, The Knights prevailed with a final score of 22-18.
The Knights and Young Beasts are the two teams which will represent Namibia in Gaborone, Botswana in December in an attempt to win the u18 3×3 Young Lions Cup tournament.
The third-place female games were played between Legatores from Ongwediva and Omtown Pacers from Omaruru. Legatores won 8-4. The boys third place was a fight between May Days from Ongwediva and The Cube from Omaruru, with the score ending 12-6 for May Days.
In the Young Beats girls team are Tiffany Khoeses, Hilen Nambundunga, Wendy Liswaniso and Foibe Elago.
The Knights boys team consists of Javier Nghishilenapo, Alticious Links, Ngatjikare Tjitamunisa and Noah Hilengwa.
NBF development officer Malakia Matias was happy to see that the game is being grown in other regions, despite challenges.
The new development of programmes such as the Oshana Basketball School (OBS) and the Gobabis Youth Development Academy (GYDA) are bearing fruit as a result of commitment towards growth.
“Older programmes include Technical Basketball Academy (TBA) and the Basketball Artists School (BAS) in the central region who all united under one footprint can grow the game of basketball to new heights,” he added.
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