THE Kings basketball Club A team took honours when the inaugural 4 X 4 Mixed Under 18 Basketball Championship ended Christmas night at the Retrieve Hard Court in Mackenzie, Linden.
Playing in the final against Amelia’s Ward Jets, Kings A rallied their way to a 7-2 win with the outstanding Carmelo Man-Son-Hung being adjudged as the Most Valuable Player of the final.
Kings A had earlier defeated Retrieve Raiders in their quarterfinal match before eliminating Block 22 B to reach the final. Jets took care of Kings B and gained a walkover victory Kwakwani A to reach the final against Kings A. For this specially arranged tournament the organisers stated that a female player has to be on court at all times.
There were also tokens of appreciation given by promoter U.S based former basketball coach Gary Stephens, to former Topp XX football coach James McLean and national athletics coach Johnny Gravesande on behalf of the Kings Basketball Club which organised the 4 X 4 Mixed Under-18 basketball championship where each team had to field a female player when competing.
Clubs which participated in this tournament including D-Up from Tuschen, Kings, Victory Valley Royals, Amelia’s Ward Jets and Block 22 Flames on the final’s night all received a basketball for their participation. (Joe Chapman)
