FANS are expected to reach a fever pitch when the PE Comets’ 12th Annual Schools Basketball Tournament takes place at the Raymond Mhlaba Sport Centre in Motherwell from February 5 to 8.
According to PE Comets president, Sibongile Fondini, the motive behind running the tournament is to promote basketball at schools.
Fondini said, “This tournament is a platform to unearth talent. As the tournament enters its 12th year, we have managed to produce national players and the best coaches. Since we are a club with limited financial resources, we decided to sacrifice for the schools. We look forward to seeing school teams enjoying themselves on the basketball courts.”
The tournament will feature u/16 boys, u/18 boys, and u/18 girls. The schools participating in the tournament include Grey High, Khwezi Lomso Comprehensive School, Kingswood College, and Dale College, alongside local teams, Zwide Eagles, B-Blessed, and the hosts, PE Comets.
The full programme is as follows:
- Wednesday, 5 February 2025
15:00 Khwezi Lomso vs Grey High Boys U/16
15:50 PE Comets vs B-Blessed Boys U/18
- Thursday, 6 February 2025
15:50 Grey High vs PE Comets Boys U/18
- Friday, 7 February 2025
15:00 Kingswood College vs Grey High Boys U/16
15:50 Zwide Eagles vs Kingswood College Boys U/18
- Saturday, 8 February 2025
8:00 Grey High vs B-Blessed Boys U/18
8:50 Zwide Eagles vs Dale College Boys U/18
9:45 Dale College vs Khwezi Lomso Comprehensive Boys U/16
10:30 PE Comets vs Kingswood College Girls U/18
11:20 Boys U/16vs Dale College Boys U/18
12:15 Dale College vs Grey High Boys U/16
12:45 B-Blessed vs PE Comets Girls U/18
13:30 Kingswood College vs Zwide Eagles Boys U/18
14:20 Khwezi Lomso Comprehensive vs Kingswood College Boys U/16
15:15 Kingswood College vs B-Blessed Girls U/18
15:45 Dale College vs Kingswood College Boys U/16
16:30 Boys U/18 finals
17:50 Presentation of awards
