3rd Johannesburg Basketball Invitational Tournament in Soweto
Johannesburg, November 2023 – The Johannesburg Basketball Association (JBA) has proudly hosted the 3rd JBI Tournament in Soweto, and it has been a resounding success.
The special three weekend tournament took place in Soweto at the Klipspruit Sports Centre which was the perfect venue for the last official event of the year on the JBA calendar.
Senior Men and Senior Womens team competed for gold and the basketball action was some of the best Johannesburg had to offer.
The tournament was a wonderful way to end the year, and it has set the tone for 2024 where the new Johannesburg Basketball League will be launched from.
The teams, officials, fans and family enjoyed all of the basketball and there where a few upsets and surprises which kept supports and participants on the edge of their seats throughout the tournament.
We (JBA) are delighted that we were able to put this special invitational tournament together to end the year off strong.
We’re looking forward to some more special events and also the Johannesburg Basketball League next year after such a great JBI Tournament in November.
Hosting the tournament and being able to get men’s and women’s teams to participate was a great testament to the enthusiasm for basketball in Johannesburg.
The Tournament Prize Money was part of the excitement and certainly was not the only reason to participate.
The U18 Boys Exhibition game between ESCA and Soweto Basketball Academy was a great glimpse into the future of basketball in Johannesburg too.
The action was non-stop from the first tip-off and the teams put on a show during the entire tournament which lasted only three weekends.
Teams that had the opportunity to face-off against each other from different categories had the opportunity to put their skills to the test during the tournament.
The talent that was on display in Soweto had people jumping from their seats at times and we had some spectacular basketball from the men and women who played hard and left everything out there on the court.
Thank you to VisionView who broadcast the Finals and Playoffs LIVE online too so that we could capture and share the action with a much wider audience.
The Finals brought the top teams from each pool to the Playoffs and from there the winners had to battle for GOLD.
The results were surprising for some as the teams had to battle to make it to the Playoffs and Finals on the last weekend.
Congratulations Corinthians BWA for taking the top spot in the Senior Women division, beatingÂ
Congratulations MBB Basketball Club for taking the championship game right to the wire.