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FIRST SUBANG JAYA INTER-COURT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
2003
THE DATO' LEE HWA BENG CHALLENGE CUP
No where else in Malaysia can you find so many
basketball courts concentrated in one area. When
the last court in USJ was completed in USJ 4 early this year, it
was the 19th court in the Subang Jaya
constituency. This is not counting at least 4
schools, some colleges and private premises who have built their own
courts. If there is none in that precinct, either there is no suitable
land to build one or they just missed the boat to utilise last year’s
budget. The idea to conduct an inter court basketball tournament based on
a home and away match was mooted by Dato' Lee
Hwa Beng, the ADUN for Subang Jaya who has became synonymous with
basketball in our community. He said this is the biggest way to get the
community involve in sporting activity where residents can interact
throughout the year. This year we have 16 teams participating and all the
teams are from the Subang Jaya constituency
unlike last year where there were "outsiders"
when 10 teams were fielded. Two of the 13 precincts fielded two teams to
cater for the abundance of good players in their precincts.
The tournament this year is very well organised and
managed due to better funding and thanks to Dato'
Lee who "roped in" a
generous sponsor. Beside the cost of hiring MABA referees, each
participating team was also given a RM 500 subsidy to manage the team.
Many find the amount insufficient as we have to take care of the jerseys,
provide the balls and the home team must provide food and drinks to their
opponents. Thus, all the teams somehow found their own sponsors to bridge
the gap. This also includes the generous local residents who actually
provided food and drinks not only to the players but also the supporters
as well. The participating team also benefited when they are given
training on how to keep score and time. It is a sight to see a small boy
hardly tall enough to write on the white board capable of keeping score!
As basketball is closely associated with the Chinese,
the organiser insisted that the team must also comprise of at least 30%
non-Chinese. In the case of USJ 1, more than half the team players are
non-Chinese. At venues where matches are being played, we can see the
community coming out in full force to cheer the players irrespective of
their races. Though the minimum age is 16 with no maximum, more than 80%
are either school or college students. Thus, it is very common to hear
these young boys playing along side their elders screaming “Uncle, uncle,
please pass the ball here.” I was stunned when I heard it for the first
time. At the rate we are progressing, it will be no wonder when the day
most of our great national players come from Subang Jaya.
Since Subang Jaya is very IT savvy, we even set up an
eGroup and a website as a communication channel to bring the score home
to the residents as they do not get to read the results in the regular
press. In this site, we would trade strategies and comments on the games
played. We even have regular monthly meeting well attended by team
managers and coaches to discuss how we can make the tournament better or
more exciting. We even iron out our differences at the table rather than
on the court bearing in mind that we are playing in the presence of our
community. "IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT WINNING, IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU PLAY
THE GAME"
You can check out details of the participating teams
and the players, the game schedule and location of where the matches are
being played, the score and some action photographs at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/subangjayabasketball/
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The 16 participating teams consist of:- |
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NO. |
TEAM |
COURT LOCATION |
| 1. |
The 14 Elements (SS14) |
JLN
SS 14/6N |
| 2. |
Evolution 18 (SS18) |
JLN
SS18/5A |
| 3. |
TP Team |
JLN
TP 1/5 |
| 4. |
Eagle (USJ1) |
JLN
USJ 1/1 |
| 5. |
Siew Tim Tim (USJ4) |
JLN
USJ 4/8 |
| 6. |
USJ 5 Wildcats |
JLN
USJ 5/1B |
| 7. |
Chameleon (USJ6) |
JLN
USJ 6/2B |
| 8. |
Foxtrot (USJ6) |
JLN
USJ 6/2B |
| 9. |
Magnificent 12 (USJ 12) |
JLN
USJ 12/2F |
| 10. |
Sixteen (USJ16) |
JLN
USJ 16/3B |
| 11. |
USJ 18 |
JLN
USJ 18/5 |
| 12. |
Damai (USJ 20) |
JLN
USJ 20/6 |
| 13. |
USJ 20 |
JLN
USJ 20/6 |
| 14. |
Carlsberg(A) Goodyear Court
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Goodyear Court 9 |
| 15. |
Carlsberg(B) Goodyear Court |
Goodyear Court 9 |
| 16. |
Bandar Sunway |
JLN
PJS 9/20 |
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