Swanepoel banks on basketball to open new doors
FROM the moment Marloe Swanepoel picked up a basketball in 2020, it was love at first bounce, and when he started high school, he was already clear in his mind that whichever school he went to, it had to have his newfound love.
Kra reflects on marathon season with the Kings
JCA Kings are living up to the latter part of their name after yet another dominant season. The Kings retained two of their domestic crowns this season and added another (the Super Cup), reaffirming their basketball dominance in Côte d’Ivoire for another year.
Craig ready to spread his wings with Black Dragons
AFTER two seasons in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and a stint in Germany, Johannesburg centre David Craig has landed with the Vanta Black Dragons. The Big Tip Off takes a closer look at his journey and the expectations surrounding the 7-foot-3 South African ahead of the Asian Tournament.
Can Africa’s team’s rise in Czechia
In a couple of days, the African nations of Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire will head to Brno, Czechia, for the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup (July 11–19). While Egypt are familiar with the tournament and will look to make inroads, Côte d’Ivoire are making a first appearance and will arrive in Eastern Europe as an unknown quantity.
Masiyano: A rising star in Malawi’s basketball scene
VINCENT Masiyano has been a burgeoning talent in his country’s basketball scene, and when you follow his progress, he looks to be on a path to fulfilling the promise of his abilities.
Can Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon show out on world stage
THE FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup are fast approaching, with two African nations preparing to take on the world’s best young talent. Taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye (June 27–July 5), the tournament will allow Africa’s rising stars to test themselves against some of basketball’s most established nations.
ZBF Finals: A weekend of destiny waits
The wait is almost over. This weekend, the heartbeat of Zambian basketball will echo through the Castle Lite Arena in Lusaka as the country’s finest teams collide in the Zambia Basketball Federation (ZBF) National Championship Finals.
RSSB’s BAL title win masks Rwanda’s basketball reality
THE BAL celebration confetti that poured as the Rwandan club RSSB Tigers hoisted the trophy on Sunday has cleared. Fans will be back to their daily routines after the crazy Sunday night celebration. And the ending of this BAL 2026 season is the resumption of the next.
RSSB overcome adversity to be crowned BAL champs
The 2026 Basketball Africa League season ended the only way it could, with a moment no one fully saw coming when the season tipped off at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa: The RSSB Tigers of Rwanda are BAL champions.