Basketball

Teacher in charge:

Mr Siya Denga

History

Grey basketball started in 1995 when seven students wanted to play in the Murray Gymnasium. These students were J Seock, N Owalsky, G Rowles, F Frank, B Niederhauser, Y Allie and M Songongo. Their enthusiasm would give the sport its prominent status which began as a club in 1996, with one teacher in charge (Mrs C Mallon) and two teams, the 1st team and the U16A. Since then Grey basketball has grown to have five teams, and each year having Eastern Province representations. In 2007 there were three representatives in the E.P. U18 squad, S Potgieter, J Wright, and R Prinsloo.

SA Players

1998 – U16A S Ngwekazi
In 1999, the Grey 1st team were crowned the Baskteball South African School Champions, with four members of the team making the SA team and also the captain winning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award
1999 – U18A  B Niederhauser, A Trow, S Tyali, M January
BSA MVP B Niederhauser
2001 – U16A  S Mafu
U18A  A Fox
2021 – U17A  C Price

Facilities

1 x indoor court (Murray Gymnasium)
1 x outside court

Teams

U19’s

1st, 2nd, 3rd

U16’s

U16A, U16B, U16C

U15’s

U15A, U15B, U15C

U14’s

U14A, U14B, U14C

Basketball Officials

Grey plays according to FIBA rules where there two Referee’s and two Table officials. The Referee controls the game and calls the fouls players commit. The Table officials record the point scored and the fouls called by the Referee. A game is four quarters of 10 minutes of stop and start, and in each quarter the Coach is allowed two time outs of 2 minutes. The way players score a basket or a point is by getting the basketball through the hoop attached to a backboard at the end of the court. The players are allowed to dribble and pass the ball on the court until they are close enough to the hoop to score. The points work as such that a basket shot inside the three point line is worth 2 points, while a basket shot outside the three point line is worth 3 points.

Rules for players

• when on the Grey basketball court a player must always wear basketball shoes
• no jewellery allowed on the court
• only regulation Grey attire to practice in and play in
• always notify your coach of injuries and exeats

Coaching Staff

Coaches:

Mr Alfonzo Colleen – EP Men’s Player
Mr Eugene Botha – Spartan’s Mens Coach

Fixtures 2022

21 – 23 January: Basketball Training Camp @Grey

29 January: St Andrew’s College @ Grey

5 February: Kingswood College @ Grey

P E Comets Basketball Tournament U16’s @ Motherwell

12 February: Queens College @ Grey (Hosting will be required)

P E Comets Basketball Tournament U19’s @ Motherwell

16 February: B-Blessed Basketball Club (B-Teams) @ Home

19 February: Eastern Cape Boys Basketball Festival (All A teams) @ Grahamstown

23 February: Khwezi-Lomso High School (Away)

25 – 26 February: Border Leave Out – Dale College (Away)

5 March: Michaelhouse @ Grey 1^st, 2^nd, U16A, U15A (Hosting will be required)

Old Boys Playing Professionally

Old Grey Reece Wade Prinsloo (2009) plays for the Soweto Panthers in the National Basketball League (NBL) since 2013 till present.
Reece was selected for the All Star Team for The BNL league in 2015. Reece was also selected in 2015 for the South African Men’s Basketball side.