Youth Alive Junior League Jumpoff This Weekend In Lagos

The 2015 season of the Lagos state Junior Basketball tagged “Youth Alive” Junior Basketball League will Jump ball on Friday 16th January, 2014.

The annual developmental league for Under 15 and 19’s which has been remodelled, will for the first time feature schools and Academies in seperate a category and 4 different traditional basketball venues across the Lagos metropolis will entertain the best amateaur basketballers in the state.

According to the Technical Director of the Lagos State Basketball Association who doubles as the Cordinator of the Youth Alive Junior League, Mr Gbade Latona said the idea is to avail all interested schools and basketball Academies an opportunity to participate and reduce travel time of teams to the playing arena during game days.

Lagos Youth Alive Basketball Holiday League resumes at Rowe Park

Traditional basketball courts Mobolaji Johnson Sports Center, Rowe Park, Yaba; Police College, Ikeja; Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island and the Ilupeju Basketball Court will all be utilised for the League. As matches will hold simultaneously at all venue on Fridays and Saturdays for the 6 month period the League will run.

Opening day fixtures set for this Friday, will see Dodan Warriors Academy A against Raptors Academy U19 s and Del Basketball Academy battles Raptors Academy in the Under 15 category at the Ilupeju center. At the Police College center, Police Rookies will battle Warlord Academy in the U19s, while Phidell play Police Rookies and Diamond Academy against Police Rookies on Saturday.

The Rowe Park Center will see the River Dragons U19s’ against Deepbond U19s’ while Strong Tower and River Dragons battle in the U15 category on Friday. The following day will feature Top Field against River Dragons while we will witness the first female match up of the season when Raptors faceoff against Hope 4 Girls at same venue.

Lagos Youth Alive Basketball Holiday League Resumes At Rowe Park

The organisers of the annual Lagos Youth Alive Community Under 18, 16 and under 12 Basketball Leagues, on wednesday The 1st Of October 2014 Flagged-off a 4day preseason tournament called the “Youth Alive Holiday Competition” at Rowe park Lagos as they wait for schools to resume.

According to the Lagos State Basketball Association Technical Director who doubles as coordinator of the Youth Alive community League, Mr Gbade Latona said “ Since schools are yet to resume, we thought it wise to engage the available young ones in a mini tournament before they get back to school and we resume the league proper”.

“We agreed at the pre-tournament meeting with stakeholders, coaches and basketball Academies owners that each team must be made up of core players aged between 16-18 years, at least 3 players between ages 13-15 while two Under 21 players will be allowed to dress up for each teams”.

Lagos Youth Alive Basketball Holiday League resumes at Rowe Park

Today’s Fixtures will see Strong Tower Academy square up against DEL Academy while Police Rookies will take on Raptors Academy. Other fixtures for the day will see Zion Academy versus Police Rookies, DEL versus Deepbond in the six team tournament.

The youth Alive community league will be entering its 3rd season in November. And has already produced two teenagers for the DSTV Premier Basketball League, Andrew Austin and Victory Mbagwu who both represented Raptors Basketball Academy and Zion Basketball Academy respectively in the YACL, before going to make their debuts for Lagos Islanders Basketball Club last season under the tutelage of coach Lateef Erinfolami.