U19 Basketball Team Finish 3rd

After finishing 3 rd in last term’s Under-17 tournament, our senior Boys’ Basketball team trained very hard for the Under-19 event and were among the tournament favourites. Despite a tough draw, they finished top of their group after impressive victories over Asian International School and Lyceum International School, Wattala. A comfortable win in their quarter-final over Wycherley set up a semi- final against CIS, who had narrowly beaten them in both the final of COMBOS and Under-17 semi- final and now included a 6’ 9’’ national player. As in the earlier games, we were ahead at Half-Time but were unable to close out the game. Victory over a good team from Horizon College in the Consolation Final sealed another 3 rd place finish. The team again stood out for their passing, teamwork, defence and 3-pointers, playing a more modern style of Basketball than other teams. After our best ever season, we look forward to further progress next year, with all but one squad member returning.

Our Girls’ team also reached the quarter-finals but lost against a Gateway team determined to avenge their defeat in the Under 17 tournament.

Boys’ Under 19 Inter-International Schools Basketball