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2009 GAABL: Hoops Triumph over Ghana Police 57-47

June 22, '09: There has been changes in the fixtures due to the upcoming national Sports Festival and Milo Games. As a result there are games being play every day at the various venues in and around Accra. This Monday saw the most improve team, Hoops going against Ghana National Police Basketball Team. As usual the Hoops boys were in high spirit and knew already they were going to emerge winners. What they didn't anticipate was the physical nature of the game. Yes, the Police players not wanting to lose this game came out in the first minutes with six straight points. That did not dim the spirit if the boys as the race is not to the swift but he who endures to the end. At the end of first quarter, Hoops led 13-11. The second resume with both sides playing strong defense. At the half time whistle Hoops still held the lead 24-16. This game saw the team scoring its lowest points in a half since the 2009 league began. Third quarter the Police team had no answer to the attacking offence of the Hoops team which took the quarter 41-32. The game began very physical from then on with some of the Hoops players receiving cuts and bruises. They maintain the maturity and at the final buzzer the team won 57-47. O. Azuazu of Hoops was the MVP scoring 18pts, 8rbds and 3assts. Other Hoops scorers included S. Oladipo with 17pts, 4rbds. E. Malouta with 10pts and 5assts. Next match is against Tudu Wizards on the 1st of July. See video

iStand Above donates to Cape Coast Hoops

The “iStand Above” campaign is a nonprofit organization that believes in providing opportunities and knowledge to determined young individuals striving to climb the ladder of success.

As part of its objectives a donation was made to the Hoops Basketball CLub after its match against Ghana Fire Service which Hoops won 90-57 retaining its status at the top of the league table.

Tesa Asloso and Halim Musah did the donation on behalf of their organization. Items donated were Interactive Drills Workout Books and Videos CD's by  created by Eddie Lucas, which will go a long way in the developments of the club players and those in the extramural basketball program including children in the Hoops Care International program as well.

We hope and pray other esteem entities out there can emit such kind gesture in helping to improve the game we so love here in Ghana.

Thanks iStand Above and surely you stand above.

2009 GAABL: Hoops outclass Ghana Fire Service winning 90-57
 

June 6, '09: Cape Coast Hoops played NBA type game against Ghana Fire Service showing that they are the most improve team this season. From the beginning of the game saw the team taking control. Point Guard, Henry Mensah took full control of his team and was the general on the floor making sure that his team mates were all in their right position at every set play. The crowd at the Lebanon House was very impress with the beautiful execution of each plays. Many went home with the game vivid in their mind and will not forget for a long time to come. Some commented that the team should have not lost their match with CEPS if they had played the way they did today. But as is every sport, there are good days and bad days and today just seem to be the best day for Hoops in the GAABL. The first quarter ended 17-12. By half time Hoops led 46-39. Third quarter saw the lead stretch to 72-46. There was no hope for Fire as Hoops took the day winning 90-57. Hoops player of the day was C. Mammie scoring 24pts and 10 rebounds 3 blocks. View video
 

Hoops Queens and Jr. Hoops in weekend action

June 6, '09: This weekend was full of action in the Hoops camp which saw its three teams traveling to Accra for matches. The female and junior teams were set to square off against the boys and girls of Tudu Magic. The first match saw Jr. Hoops squaring up with Magic in what was expected to be a game full of fireworks. It all started well for them and by half time Jr. Hoops lead a commanding 27-12. The second half for some reason or another saw the boys playing poorly resulting in Magic catching up and taking the lead. Both teams had 38pts each when Magic made the final shot with less than ten seconds on the clock. Final score, Magic 40-38 Jr. Hoops. The girls seeing the boys going down could not accept to be beaten and in the next match they outclass their opponents winning a convincing score of 24-31. This win is their first in playing outside of Cape Coast. Many who watch their plays recommended that they play in the female league which starts next month. The Queens were superior in rebounds in the paint. The Hoops Queens which had three girls standing at 6'1" controlled the boards and Magic received a lot of blocks from the Queens forwards. We wish them good luck in their campaign to rule the female section as their male counterparts are doing presently. View Video

2009 GAABL: Panthers forfeit match

May 27, '09: Primiere Panthers fail to show up for their match given Cape Coast Hoops the maximum point. Was it out of fear?

2009 GAABL: CEPS Braves ends Hoops winning streak

May 16 '09: As expected by many basketball fans who watch matches at the Lebanon House, the matchup between Hoops and Braves of CEPS was worth watching as both teams currently have the best crop of players in Ghana basketball. CEPS who are currently the defending champion where also anxious for the matchup to test the capability of their team who will be taken part in the African Club Championship in the coming months. The game which had a lot of fireworks from the beginning to the end had the crowd going wild with excitement. It was a close one all through. CEPS lead at the first quarter 14-20. This has been their lowest score in the beginning quarter for as long as anyone can remember. In the second quarter Hoops outscore them 15-14 with the half ending 29-34. Both sides came back from the break playing excellent basketball each scoring 26pts apiece with the third quarter ending 55-61. The fourth quarter decided the game with CEPS outscoring Hoops 24-36 bring the final result to 79-97. At the end of the match the CEPS coach was astonished as how tough the game was because Hoops played them man to man defense all through. He also added that their win was attributed to the turnovers from the Hoops guard in the final quarter. This was very true as the point guard somehow lost concentration in the final minutes turning the ball over a lot. Hoops player of the day was S. Oladipo who scored 27pts 6 rebounds and 4 assists. View video

2009 GAABL: Hoops blowout C.Y.O. 22-78

May 8, '09: Cape Coast Hoops blowout against C.Y.O move them on top of the  GAABL standing with three straight wins. The boys from Cape Coast were too strong for their opponents and could had easily taken the points to more than one hundred but decided to slow their attack as they are anticipating their toughest challenge come May 16 against defending champion CEPS Braves. The match against C.Y.O. saw the team using most of its second string that had not yet played or had enough minutes in the past two games. Top scorers like I. Mbah, K. Dewee, J. Amu were rested for the next big game. The match which was a one sided affair saw hoops leading the first quarter 3-20. At the half time the score read 8-35. Strong defense and swift attacks saw CYO struggling to meet up in the third quarter which ended 17-54. At the final whistle it was a complete annihilation of CYO who went down 22-78. C. Mammie had 27pts, 7rbds; 2assts. E. Malouta had 17pts, 3stls, 1asst, 1rbd. Young and sensational Reginald  Agbeko had 12pts and 8rbds. Leading in rebounds was also another youngster, M. Mensah with 9rbds three of which were offensive rebounds. He also had a monster dunk in the game and two blocks. S. Oladipo had 7pts, 6rbds, 3assts and 1stl. M. Dadson contributed 2pts, 5rbds and 2blks. See video

Match Roster: H. Mensah (G-6'0"), K. Baffoe (G-6'4"), E. Malouta (G-6'1"), S. Oladipo (G/F-6'5), J. Coleman (G-6'1), R. Agbeko (F-6'6"), MJ. Mensah (G/F-6'6"), E. Turkson (G-6'4"), C. Mammie (F-6'7"), P. Ashong (F-6'6"), M. Dadson (F-6'8") and E. Alexander (F-6'8").

2009 GAABL: Hoops win against Holy Family in Over Time 78-85

Hoops win over Tema Youths

 

March 8, '09: Cape Coast Hoops is back to its winning form once again. Beating Tema Youths in a decisive match played  Sunday at the Chinese Court, Kaiza Flats, Tema Community 4. The match was the final game in the first round. The second round starts this Sunday with both team meeting again. The game which was played in a fast paced form from the beginning was very exciting and entertaining. The lads from Tema were determine to win the game to have better standing in the league as they earlier lost a match as well. But the strong defense and swift attacking offence of the boys from the coast held them at bay majority of the game. Both team played man to man defense from the start of the game to the end, reducing many chances for both sides. Arriving back in the team line up after a long break in Nigeria were Alinko and Saheed who had just returned the day before from Nigeria after traveling for eighteen hours to get to Ghana. Though a little fatigue they were still instrumental in Hoops 35-32 win. Man of the match once again was O. Azuazu scoring ten points,  four assist, three rebounds and a block. Alinko had seven points, three rebounds and two blocks. Other in the line up includes J. Amu, K. Baffoe, P. Ashong, B. Debrah, S. Oladipo, H. Mensah, J. Akpabio, K. Dewee, A. Anas and E. Maluta. See video

Hoops loose to Shepherds in Tema League
 

March 1, '09: Cape Coast Hoops played one of their best game ever in the Tema League but yet went down to the Shepherds. The game which was full of fireworks from the beginning saw both sides playing excellent basketball. Spectators rooted for both sides as the pendulum changed from time to time. The first quarter ended 22-21 in favor of the boys from Cape Coast while the second quarter ended 35-39 in favor of Shepherds. The third quarter saw most of the Hoops top players in foul trouble and had to sit out. Two of the best offensive players foul out slowing down the attacking power the squad.  Nonetheless, the other boys stood their grounds until the final whistle. The team which played man to man defense from the beginning where still confident that their game plans were working as most of the Shepherds players were held under four points. majority of their points came from veteran player Meme who visited the foul line more than ten times shooting a high percentage. At the end of the game some spectators claimed bad officiating but we think that we also should had taken every chance we had. Morale is still high among the boys as they know in the end they will be the ultimate winners of the league. Next Sunday is against Tema Youth which will bring the first round to an end. Expected to return in action is Alinko and Saheed who has return from their break in Nigeria. Hoops man of the match was K. Dewee who had a good game scoring ten points two boards and a steal follow by O. Azuazu who had eight points and eight rebounds three assists. Others in the line up included, J. Amu, P. Ashong, E. Maluta, D. Benjamin, H. Mensah, A. Ben Anas, K. Baffoe, J. Akpabio and returning to the team, Sunday Mahaja. Making his debut was Kelvin Yeboah. See video

Hoops Remain Undefeated in Tema

Feb. 21 '09: Cape Coast Hoops  won against their opponents 26-39 in Tema. This time Vikings were the victims. The game which was played at the Chinese Court in Tema saw the team playing an average game. Despite the victory, team members knew they could play better than what they did. Coach Claudius was not happy with the boys at the end of the game as the team recorded it lowest winning points since playing in Accra or Tema. Although morale is still high in the team, the players pledge to not be lenient against any team in the future. Some of the players did confess that in their first meeting against Vikings, they (Vikings) lost miserably to Hoops. This Sunday Hoops is expected to lock horns with Shepherds, another team which is undefeated in the Tema League. The Shepherds offence is lead by Ghana most celebrated player known as 'Meme'. It is believe that the players are reserving their strength and strategies for this meeting which is dubbed 'clash of the Titans.' It will be the first time both sides are meeting each other. Player of the day once again was Okirie Azuazu(F-6'5") who scored 12 points, 2 boards, an assist and a steal. Most improve was John Amu (F-6'5") who had a big game scoring 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block and 1 assist. Two of the team's U16, Martin Holdbrooke (G-6'3") and B. Debrah(G-6'3") were also in action. Other players included H. Mensah (G-6'0"), M. Jacobs(G-6'0"), J. Akpabio(G-5'11"), E. Maluta(SG-6'1"), S. Teah(G-6'4"), K. Dewee(G-6'3"), P. Awuley(F-6'6").  See video.

Hoops winning Streak continues in Tema

Feb. 15 '09: Hoops is becoming the nemesis of Teams in Tema. The team dominance continued this past Sunday with victory over Rakers. This was the team's first match in the Tema Basketball League which started two weeks ago. Those in attendance saw an all new revamped team from the last one which took part in a one day basketball gala at the same venue in January wherein Hoops emerged victorious by beating all and taking home the trophy. From jump ball the pace of the game was set as Rakers started with a three pointer shot which woke up the boys from the coast and they took up the game right away. Once in the lead there was no looking back and Hoops won the first quarter 7-17. Rakers not wanting to suffer another defeat from Hoops came back stronger in the second quarter which ended 24-27 with Hoops still in the lead. The third quarter was yet an exciting one and Hoops maintain the lead winning the quarter 28-38. There was no answer to the offensive plays of Hoops in the final quarter and they went on to win 32-46. Other teams in the Tema League include Tema Youth, Vikers and Shepherds. Hoops next match is this coming Sunday. Man of the match was O. Azuazu who lead the team with 16pts, 11rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Most improve is young Ricky Ansong who came off the bench in the fourth quarter and in three minutes scored four points. Other scoring leader was E. Maluta with 13pts, 1assist and a steal. Point guard J. Akpabio was excellent with 4 pts, 7 assist and 2 steals. The contribution of the rest of the players all lead to the victory over Rakers. Players lineup for Hoops: M. Jacobs (G-6'0"), R. Ansong(G-6'1"), S. Teah(G-6'4"), E-Maluta(SG-6'1"), O. Azuazu(F-6'5"), A. Anas(F-6'5"), J. Akpabio(G-5'11"), J. Amu(F-6'5"), P. Awuley(F-6'6"), K. Dewee(G-6'3"), E. Alexander(F-6'7") and M. Bawuma(F-6'8"). See Video

IBRAHIM HAS ANOTHER HUGE GAME

February 4, 2009: Ibrahim "Anyars" Salih had another big time performance for the Glenelg Dragons as
he scored 14 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in a heartbreaking 67-62 loss to Baltimore's 10th
ranked team, St. Marys. With the loss Glenelg falls to 11-10 on the season.
 

Hoops defeat Buduburam Camp All-Stars 68-57

Jan. 31 '09: This has been the fourth time the two team has met and Hoops has been victorius on all occasion. This shows that perhaps there is no answer from the Camp team. The camp team which is comprising mainly of Liberians basketball
players at the beginning showed no match to the formations of the Hoops squad. At a time they were even down by twenty points. The match was mainly organize to test some new players who had joined the team recently as the team prepares
for up coming tournaments and Leagues both in Accra and Tema. Hoops is the defending champion of the Team basketball tournament and not letting her guide down the team is recruiting top players to defend its position in the Tema metropolis.
Players feature for this friendly were: P. Awuley(F-6'6"), O. Azuazu(F-6'5"), M. Jacob(G-6'0"), J. Francis(G-6'0"), K. Dewee(F-6'5"), J. Corneh(F-6'5"), A. Tetteh(G-6'4"), S. Boison(F-6'5") and S. Teah(G-6'4").

Daniel Armah sets school record

Jan. 28 '09: Daniel Armah set a modern day Casper College school record by collecting 20 rebounds in a game vs Little Big Horn College. Armah also had 16 points en route to the teams 5th win in the last 6 games. Armah is the first Runhouse-Hoops recruit out of Ghana and is doing well in his first season at Casper College.  We are working on getting some of his game highlights for you his fans to see him in action. Armah is committed to his game. In a telephone conversation, he urge all players back home in Ghana to be the same as it is commitment, dedication and hard work which took him to where he is presently. He is also planning to see if it will be possible to visit his team mates at the Hoops camp this summer. We all here wish you well and pray that you continue to dominate in the land of basketball. Hoops on Fire!
 

Jan. 10, 2009: Cape Coast Hoops conquers Tema Basketball

Ask any basketball player and those with knowledge of basketball in Ghana and they will tell you the best players are from Tema. It's no lie as the likes of Daniel Armah, Emmanuel Quaye aka. Rubberman and a host of others hail from that end. They have a good basketball program going there as well boasting of a few teams and the most dreaded of all, the Tema Youth Basketball Team. So hearing of a team coming from outside, not mentioning as far as from Cape Coast, to rule is unheard of. But its history in the making and the so needed change Ghanaians wanted is also moving in the basketball world as well. Yes, Hoops went and conquer. Beating the top three teams, namely, Vikers, Rakers and Tema Youth. It was a one day basketball gala, all play all. Hoops won their three matches against stiff opponents and spectators. Each match was a hard fought one as we were threading on hostile ground. But at the end of each game the lads, who run the coast, always came out victorious. The last game between Hoops and Rakers went into overtime. Upon the team return to Cape Coast with the trophy, the place was on fire as fans congratulated the boys for their achievement. many were pride that Cape Coast still is on top in basketball. Players representing Hoops in the tournament were, Henry Mensah(G-6'1"), Dominic Mensah(G-6'0"), Kojo Bafoe(G-6'4"), John Amoo(F-6'5"), Patrick Ashong(F-6'6"), Mensah Jones(F-6'5"), Alvin Owusu(G-6'1"), Winfred Kauam(F-6'7"), Anas Ben Anas(F-6'5"), Christopher Okpe(F-6'8"), Emeric Malouta(G-6'1") and John Corneh(F-6'5")


 

Hoops receives jersey donation from Edinburgh Kings

Kevin Anderson, a Scottish player, who is a part of the Scottish team that came third place in the Eu championship and and is also the Captain of Edinburgh Kings, is presently volunteering in Ghana for a group call OSC Sports, came to Cape Coast for a sight seeing when he saw ballers at the Victoria's park doing their thing. And as a natural baller as he, he decided to sweat it out with them. At the end of the practice he was very impress with the level of skills of the players and finally introduced himself as being in Ghana volunteering in teaching basketball in remote villages and that presently he was in the Eastern region in a village call Konko. A lot of the Hoops guys took liking of his free way he moved with them and in no time they all were like as if they had known each other for years. A clinic (see video) was organize by the team and Kevin was given the honor to show the kids basic fundamental skills which he gladly accepted and it was a success. It was also during this clinic that Kobby Acquah came in and met the Hoops team.  Before leaving Cape Coast, he asked that a member of the team meet him in Koforidua, Eastern Region capital to receive the set of donated jerseys. Thanks Kevin and the Edinburgh Kings Basketball Team

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