20 December 2007
RWANDA : Students Contest in B-Ball Talent Search Tourney
Timothy Muvunyi
Kigali
One hundred and seventy students contested in the second edition of the basketball talent search tournament at Amahoro stadium.
The two-day tournament, which was held on December 15-16, ended a two week training camp bringing the best players from each of the six camps to contest for selection to join the national junior team. The training camp was conducted by 20 level one coaches.
Players were teamed according to their training camp site making up ten teams of which two were for girls.
Teams included Remera and Rafiki (girls) while the boys' teams included Kimisagara, Rafiki, Butare, Gisenyi, Rubirizi, Remera and Kacyiru. Remera had two male teams A and B.
Remera had 35 players altogether, Rafiki had 26, Rubirizi 17, Kimisagara 17, Gisenyi 17, Butare 15 and Kacyiru had 23 players.
Kimisagara males dominated the two day tournament after going unbeaten in all three contests.
They (Kimisagara) beat Remera A 26-23, won Kacyiru 40-27 and edged Rafiki 46-33. Rafiki boys later secured second place after winning two matches against Rubirizi on 30-23 and Butare on 42-27; the girls beat Remera 12-11.
Kacyiru emerge third by winning Remera B 26-21 and edging Butare 60-55.
Kigali
One hundred and seventy students contested in the second edition of the basketball talent search tournament at Amahoro stadium.
The two-day tournament, which was held on December 15-16, ended a two week training camp bringing the best players from each of the six camps to contest for selection to join the national junior team. The training camp was conducted by 20 level one coaches.
Players were teamed according to their training camp site making up ten teams of which two were for girls.
Teams included Remera and Rafiki (girls) while the boys' teams included Kimisagara, Rafiki, Butare, Gisenyi, Rubirizi, Remera and Kacyiru. Remera had two male teams A and B.
Remera had 35 players altogether, Rafiki had 26, Rubirizi 17, Kimisagara 17, Gisenyi 17, Butare 15 and Kacyiru had 23 players.
Kimisagara males dominated the two day tournament after going unbeaten in all three contests.
They (Kimisagara) beat Remera A 26-23, won Kacyiru 40-27 and edged Rafiki 46-33. Rafiki boys later secured second place after winning two matches against Rubirizi on 30-23 and Butare on 42-27; the girls beat Remera 12-11.
Kacyiru emerge third by winning Remera B 26-21 and edging Butare 60-55.
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