Basketball in Africa

The KCB Lions reclaimed the top spot which they have held for most of the season since the league’s onset in April after registering double wins in their Western Kenya trips over the weekend. On Saturday they were in Kakamega where they beat hosts Masinde Muliro University 68-57 then travelled to Kisumu registering another win over 11th placed Lakeside (78-34).
In the ladies category USIU Flames still lead with 26 points after losing only 2 of their 14 matches. 2011Champions Eagle Wings are piling on pressure to the top 3 teams after crushing Western Delight and Gladiators over the past weekend. On Saturday they overcame the Kakamega based Western Delight 82-12 then wrote off Gladiators 81-11 on Sunday. Eagle Wings have 22 points from 12 matches.
Full League standings
Ladies Category
P W L F Points
USIU 14 12 2 _ 26
Co-op Bank 14 10 4 _ 24
Storms 14 9 5 _ 23
Eagle Wings 12 10 2 _ 22
Western Delight 15 6 9 _ 21
Strathmore 12 8 4 _ 20
Safe Spaces 16 3 13 _ 19
KPA 9 8 1 _ 17
Mennonites 15 1 14 _ 16
Gladiators 15 _ 14 1 14
NYTA- Shimba Hills 8 5 3 _ 13

Men’s Category
P W L F Points
KCB Lions 15 15 _ _ 30
Co-op Bank 16 12 4 _ 26
Ulinzi 16 10 6 _ 26
USIU 15 10 5 _ 25
KPA 14 10 4 _ 24
Strathmore 15 9 6 _ 24
Mennonites 19 4 14 1 21
MMUST 15 6 9 _ 21
Thunder 16 6 9 1 20
UON-Terror 15 4 11 _ 19
Lakeside 15 4 10 1 18
Blazers 14 3 11 _ 17