The results were not so good when I googled the Premier Basketball League in South Africa. In order to know more about the existence of the league, an interested person can log on to http://www.basketball.co.za/ .
I was actually looking for the history of the Premier Basketball League. I can only remember Craig Gilcrhist, my favorite player in that league. There is also Thierry Kita, who is now doing well in the United States of America. He did a lot of work for the Slam Dunk Programme on the public broadcaster. And the Slam Dunk magazine was great. It was published every other month. The Hoops magazine was published at a bad time, when the PBL started to experience problems.
The PBL had a lot going for them. Allied bank which was to form ABSA with Volkskas, Trust Bank and United Bank. Telkom was one of the sponsors. And a few other sponsors.
When you go to pages 22 to 26 at www.sacsa.za.org/documents/BasketballOfficiatingNotes.pdf
you will learn a few things about the dark side of the history of basketball. It is critical that you read the article and make conclusions for yourself. Briefly the story of PBL brought hope to many people. The story of basketball nearly destroyed the love people have for the game, but the passion of the sport has carried many through the disaster.
It is critical to understand the infighting among the people who led the sport in the country. As they sabotaged each other, the sport suffered the most. It has been some three years since the end of a bitter court case and basketball has never really got a sponsor. Netball is much better than basketball, so does hockey. Are the people who are leading basketball still sabotaging each other? Or is there secrecy to the way forward both parties (BasketballSA and PBL Trust) implemented? Have our leaders integrated the sport?
There are many questions I would like ask. As I receive some answers through the documents I find on the Internet, I become stronger. My hope for the future becomes high. I am only scared at the notion that history tends to repeat itself. Does it also scare the Corporate World?
About Me
- Setlogelo
- Basketball is my sport. I live for it. So does the many men and women who were ever involved in the sport, as athletes,officials, owners of teams, and supporters. So does everyone who is involved with the sport, one way or another at this moment. I have aspired to become a player, I have aspired to become a manager in basketball. At the moment I do as much as I can to ensure that there are competitive games for those who aspired the way I used to. However it is practically impossible to reach your dreams when there is a ceiling above you. The unavailability of a proffessional league in South Africa is that ceiling. I do not have to ask what happens to the athletes in the high school basketball leagues, or students at Universities who look forward to the SASSU Games for good competition. There are some good athletes who have given their lives to basketball. But in life, one has to make money, a lot of money to live and establish a good legacy. I have started my company Candor cc with a view to find ways of assisting Premier Basketball league to reclaim its position in the South African Sport. Last but not least, I love basketball! Don't we all?
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