Cape Basketball Cup: all-out action this weekend!
By Siya Pongco
The Cape Town Basketball Association-endorsed Cape Basketball Cup is set to light up the Handberg Sport Centre, located in a community with a rich history in the sport, on 21 and 22 October.
Roscoe Jacobs, the director of the tournament, says the hosts, the Hout Bay Hurricanes, view the sport as a vehicle to positively impact lives and society.
The club, which focuses on junior basketball, has a motto of “Making a difference, one dribble at a time”, he said.
One of the primary goals of the Cape Basketball Cup is to provide a platform for school-going youth to earn sports scholarships through basketball to institutions of higher learning in South Africa.
Jacobs explained: “The partnership with SuperSport Schools enables university coaches from across the country to tune in to see what Cape Town has to offer. It also allows family and friends to support.
“Furthermore, it will also assist ‘ballers with footage to create their own video portfolios for semi-professional and professional opportunities in South Africa and abroad.
“Through the tournament, we hope to popularise the sport and bring more opportunities for young ‘ballers, but also use it as a way of reducing the school dropout rate in our poorer communities across Cape Town.”
It promises to be a non-stop action event. Spectators can expect to witness an entertaining display of high-level and highly competitive basketball, with coast-to-coast action, three-point sharp-shooting and the spectators’ favourite, slam dunks.
Fixtures
21 October 2023
09:00 Hout Bay Hurricanes vs Delft Emoja (game 1)
10:30 Hout Bay Snipers vs Spartans (game 2)
12:00 Spartans vs Hout Bay Hurricanes (game 3)
13:30 Delt Emoja vs Hout Bay Snipers (game 4)
15:00 Hout Bay Hurricanes vs Hout Bay Snipers (game 5)
16:30 Spartans vs Delft Emoja (game 6)
22 October 2023
13:00 Seed 1 vs Seed 4
14:30 Seed 2 vs Seed 3
16:30 Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
