Bokamoso South cap brilliant year with Summer Slam success

It was a successful 2016 Summer Slam Charity Tournament

Bokamoso South capped a brilliant year by beating KTA All-Stars 52-48 in an entertaining 2016 Sprite Summer Slam Charity Tournament final on Sunday at Lehakoe Club.

Bokamoso went through the tournament unbeaten to continue their outstanding 2016/17 campaign so far.

The Summer Slam title is their second trophy of the season after winning the Sprite Memorial Independence Tournament in October. Bokamoso also sit proudly atop the National Basketball League (NBL) where they have lost just once in ten games.

It means, in total, Bokamoso have won 18 games and suffered only one defeat in all competitions this season.

Bokamoso South in 2016/17

	P	W	L
NBL	10	9	1
Memorial Independence	4	4	0
Summer Slam	5	5	0
Total	19	18	1

Bokamoso began their run to the Summer Slam title by beating South Africa’s Phoenix Int 50-45 on Saturday. They then defeated another visiting side in Bloem Alumni 49-41 before a 20-0 walkover over local rivals Bashana Baheso in Saturday’s final game.

On Sunday was finals day and Bokamoso convincingly beat Lichocha Shooting Rifles 65-49 in the semis to advance to the final.

The final was expected to be a much tighter affair and it proved to be so. Ultimately, though, it was Bokamoso who once again got the better of KTA All-Stars, 52-48. Bokamoso’s Nako Mafube was named the MVP of the tournament.

A new force in Lesotho basketball... Bokamoso South

With another trophy in the cabinet, Bokamoso South also appear to be building a rivalry with KTA All-Stars.

Last season a previously unheralded Bokamoso side surprisingly reached the NBL finals before losing 3-0 to a more experienced KTA outfit. However, the youthful Bokamoso club has grown in confidence from that experience to become this season’s team to beat.

They relegated KTA to second place at the Memorial Independence Tournament and overcame Lesotho’s reigning kings once again this weekend.

In the women’s tournament, South Africa’s Phoenix Flames were crowned champions with Shooting Stars finishing as runners-up.

All in all, it was a successful tournament and a fruitful weekend for Lesotho’s teams.

Sprite Summer Slam Charity Tournament 2016

Results

Day 1

Men’s

Bokamoso South 50-45 Phoenix Int

KTA All-Stars 47-45 Mbabane Raptors

Bashana Baheso 19-30 Bloem Alumni

Goodfellas 29-55 Lichocha Shooting Rifles

Bokamoso South 49-41 Bloem Alumni

KTA All-Stars 43-38 Goodfellas

Phoenix Int 45-34 Bashana Baheso

Mbabane Raptors 57-48 Goodfellas

Bloem Alumni 18-26 Phoenix Int

Bokamoso South 20-0 Bashana Baheso

KTA All-Stars 61-39 Lichocha Shooting Rifles

Women’s

Bokamoso 04-48 Phoenix Flames

Bokamoso 14-46 Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars 25-32 Phoenix Flames

Lichocha 54-41 Mbabane Raptors

Day 2

Bokamoso 25-33 Shooting Stars

Phoenix Flames 70-6 Bokamoso

Shooting Stars 18-45 Phoenix Flames

Semi-finals:

Lichocha Shooting Rifles 49-65 Bokamoso South

KTA All-Stars 58-51 Phoenix

Final:

Bokamoso South 52-48 KTA All-Stars

Final Classifications

Men

1. Bokamoso South - Champions

2. KTA All-Stars - Runners-up

Ladies

1. Phoenix Flames - Champions

2. Shooting Stars - Runners-up

Most Valuable Players

1. Nako Mafube - Bokamoso South

2. Ellen - Phoenix Flames

Prizes

1. 1st Prize - Trophy and Medals

2. 2nd Prize - Medals

3. MVP - Trophy

Airtime Prizes

1. 1st Prize - M4000

2. 2nd Prize - M2000

3. MVP - M500

National Basketball League standings

		P	Pts.	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Last 10	Streak
1	Bokamoso South	10	19	9	1	647	401	246	9-1	W1
2	Bashana Baheso	10	18	8	2	544	373	171	8-2	W3
3	Lichocha	10	18	8	2	817	438	379	8-2	L1
4	NUL Rovers	10	16	6	4	456	421	35	6-4	W1
5	Leseli Tigers	10	16	6	4	516	492	24	6-4	W1
6	KTA All-Stars	10	16	6	4	544	473	71	6-4	L1
7	Khubestate	10	13	4	6	335	454	-119	4-6	L1
8	Bokamoso North	10	13	3	7	309	426	-117	3-7	W1
9	Lerotholi	10	13	3	7	394	570	-176	3-7	L3
10	LCE	10	12	2	8	329	565	-236	2-8	L1
11	Limkokwing	10	10	0	10	281	559	-278	0-10	L10