Basketball in Ghana

It all been set up for Hoops Care International 3-on-3 'Night4Nets' Basketball Tournament gear at education on malaria prevention in Cape Coast, Ghana.

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Right now in the HCI children library

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Right now in the HCI children library

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Anthony doing his thing

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#CentralPark

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#CentralPark

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Posted by Jack Whitehead on August 25, 2010

For immediate release:
August 17th, 2010, Sarasota, Fl

The Runhouse-Hoops team is pleased to announce that 6′ 8″ star forward Odi Onyeka has arrived in Sarasota, Florida and will be a member of Coach Reginald Bellamy’s State College of Florida’s junior college team this upcoming season. “Air Oidi” was one of the best players on Coach Claude Thompson’s Cape Coast Hoops team this past season averaging 25ppg and 14 rpg. Having a wide range of skills enabled the very mobile player to play multiple positions (3/4/5).

Everyone involved is excited about seeing Oneyka play this season and he is already gaining interest from mid-majors.

A quick video of Oneyka in action from Ghana, West Africa

HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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Garrison, finalist of Milo Junior Ball 2010

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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HCI win Milo Junior Basketball Tournament

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Action from legon nets and hoopers

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Jumpball hoopers vs tema youth

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Line up of Hoopers

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Junior basketball gala

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Group of players from warriors, hoopers, legon nets, dc dynamics, galaxy and tema youth for the u20 junior basketball gala won by warriors

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Children receiving assistance from Hoops players

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Children receiving assistance from Hoops players

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Lions warning up to face Panthers

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In action against Magic

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In action against Magic

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In action against Magic

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In action against Magic

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In action against Magic

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In action against Magic

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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In action against Lions

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Players resting before next match

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Players resting before next match

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Hoops line up for todays tournament

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"Return of the Shepherds" Basketball Tournament

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Hoops players after tournament

Hoops new recrut

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Power forward Lawrence is happy to be a part of the Hoops Fam. He stands 6'9" and weighing 200 pounds. He is gentle outside the court but a beast when he need the rock. We hope he gets to the top of his game and go places.

Welcome Lawrence!!!!

HCI holds mini basket clinic

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Jan. 23 '10: Hoops Care Internatonal was this weekend at the Buduburam Settlement upon a special request by the Buduburam Basketball Association(BBA). The mini basket clinic started at 7AM local time. There were over 50 children in attendance at the clinic. The children were taken through several drills starting with defensive stance. They were than taken through ball handling, passing, rebound, shooting layups etc. Coaches of the BBA was in attendance to witness so that in the absence of the HCI team they can follow similar format in their training section. Some members of the junior BBA team also joined the drills and were thought some new skills. At the end of the basketball section, the children were talked to on the importance of education health and life skills. It was a totally successful section. HCI team took seven Spalding training balls for the clinic and donated it to the BBA after the clinic so that it may be use for the children basketball development. BBA coaches were glad for the donation stating that the lack of balls is slowing the children basketball skills. HCI s hoping to work closely with the BBA in establishing various project at the settlement. The Buduburam Settlement was open to host Liberians fleeing the civil war in the 90's. Presently the settlement is home to many nationals as well as locals.

Hoops Care International children after morning training

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Morning clinic

Jake Sullivan - President of Kingdom Hoops visit HCI

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Jan. 1, '10: Jake Sullivan - President of Kingdom Hoops, visionary for Project: Ghana visited Cape Coast along with his wife to meet the children of Hoops Care International program. The visit which was highly anticipated by the children, saw a large crowd of them in attendance awaiting Jake and Janel. Upon their arrival, Jake and Janel met with Directors of HCI to learn more about the ngo and its projects. They than left for the Cape Coast Castle briefly while things were put in motion for Jake to take the kids through some fundamental basketball drills. Upon their return 15 minutes later, the children and some junior players were taken through ball handling and foot work section. Although it was plan for an initial 30-40 mins, the mini clinic took a little over an hour as both Jake and the children were all enjoying the process. At the close of the day Jake talked to the kids about the importance of bettering their skills and informing them that they are the future of Ghana Basketball. He also told the junior players to help the children grow in the game by assisting them with the basic skills. Jake and Janel promised to work closely with HCI and the children of Ghana. At the end of the clinic a group photo was taken and thee children bid farewell to Jake and Janel. Long after they had left, the children were still on the court practicing the drills and playing pickup games among themselves. We strongly believe that the visit of Jake and Janel has greatly inspire the children and will go a long way in their life. Jake and Janel were accompany to Cape Coast by Mark Agbo of Vikings Basketball Academy in Accra.

Basketball Coaching Clinic held in Takoradi

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During the weekend, a two day coaching/basketball clinic was held at the Air Force Base in Takoradi. Coaches Brad and Bill from Los Angeles in the United States conducted the clinics with 10 coaches from the Western and Central Region. There were also males and female players from both regions in attendance. Cape Coast Hoops Coach and Hoops Care International had three of their kids and directors also in attendance. The clinic focused on defensive and offensive drills. At the end, both coaches were highly impress with the level of maturity the players and coached showed proving that basketball is far ahead fundamentally in these two regions.

Runhouse-Hoops Project lands two big prospects

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Excitement was in the air this weekend at our camp in Cape Coast, Ghana when our latest two prospects arrived for play. Both are 15 years old and are 6′ 7′ and 6′ 10″. Both players are very excited to play against top level competition which can only be achieved in the USA or in Europe.
The staff at Runhouse is currently looking for the best possible situation for them. For more details contact Jack Whitehead, Director of International Recruiting, at jwhitehead@runhouse.net
(Pictured also is Coach Claude Thompson.)

ORU basketball signs Ghana native

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Ghana native Chris Angsomwine has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Oral Roberts next season, coach Scott Sutton announced Wednesday.A 6-9, 215-pound forward at Kilgore (Texas) College, Angsomwine is ORU’s first 2010 signee. He will have two years of eligibility when he enrolls next fall.“Chris fills a significant need for us for the future,” Sutton said in a statement. “With (current senior) Kevin Ford graduating at the end of the year, we wanted to try and get the best athletic big man we could find and Chris certainly fits the bill.”Angsomwine is in his first year with the Rangers after spending last season at Harcum College in suburban Philadelphia. Kilgore is 2-0 with Angsomwine averaging 6.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.“He’s a shot blocker who can rebound,” Sutton said. “Chris is not a great scorer yet, but his offensive game is improving. He’ll get better this year while playing at a top quality program and be ready to contribute next year.”As a freshman at Harcum, Angsomwine averaged 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 15 games.

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Kilgore College’s Chris Angsomwine, a 6-foot-9 sophomore forward from Ghana (played for Cape Coast Hooops), leaps for the ball in the Rangers’ season opener against Cedar Valley.

Chris Angsomwine commits to Oral Roberts

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Chris Angsomwine, 6′ 9″ Forward, verbally commits to Oral Roberts University.Kilgore, Texas - 6 October 2009 - Angsomwine has made the verbal commitment to become a student athlete at Oral Roberts University next season after completion of his Associates Degree at Kilgore Junior College. Angsomwine was one of the first players to come through our Runhouse-Hoops Project that we run in conjuction with Claudius Thompson of Cape Coast Hoops.Sources close to the ORU staff think Chris Angsomwine has a chance to be a outstanding player in their system. He’s an athletic big guy that can run, has a good skill level and a strong body to defend and block shots. Chris has a tremendous upside. He is a great student and will be a great fit for the ORU campus & the Tulsa community

6′ 8″ Atsu Atakpa signs with Paul Quinn

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6′ 8″ Atsu Atakpa has decided to leave Casper College and play for Coach Marco Borne at Paul Quinn. Atakpa is the second Runhouse-Hoops player to transfer from Casper College joining Daniel Armah out.Coach Borne is counting on “Big Jake” to bring some inside scoring punch to his revamped team. Paul Quinn plays in the very tough Red River Conference of NAIA Div 1

Armah dazzles at Juco Showcase

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Daniel Armah, aka “The Accra Assassin”, got a chance to show Lakeland’s coach Cedric Brown his skills recently at Rick Ball’s Juco Showcase in Chicago.
Armah not only was the leading rebounder but also finished as the 3rd leading scorer. Coach Brown was very pleased with his newest recruit and has alot of confidence in his ability.
Speaking with Coach Brown last week also revealed that Armah has had a growth spurt and is now a legitimate 6′ 7″. When asked about the growth Armah simply replied “I hope I grow to 6′ 8″. We hope you grow as well Dan and feel confident you will have a breakout season with Lakeland

Jumpball

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Regional Boys

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Hoops Boys

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Jumpball

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Regional Girls

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Hoops Girls

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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Obama visit to Cape Coast

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HCI

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Kids balling in all weather

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Kids balling in all weather

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Kids balling in all weather

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Kids balling in all weather

iStand Above donates to Cape Coast Hoops

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The “iStand Above” campaign is a nonprofit organization that believes in providing opportunities and knowledge to determined young individuals striving to climb the ladder of success.

As part of its objectives a donation was made to the Hoops Basketball CLub after its match against Ghana Fire Service which Hoops won 90-57 retaining its status at the top of the league table.

Tesa Asloso and Halim Musah did the donation on behalf of their organization. Items donated were Interactive Drills Workout Book and Videos CD's which will go a long way in the developments of the club players and those in the extramural basketball program including children in the Hoops Care International program as well.

We hope and pray other esteem entities out there can emit such kind gesture in helping to improve the game we so love here in Ghana.

Thanks iStand Above and surely you stand above.

Cape Coast Hoops in Weekend Actions

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Yes, this past Saturday saw the U18 boys and girls and the senior team all three in action at the Lebanon House, Tudu Accra. In the first game, Jr Hoops lost to Tudu Magic 38-40 after blowing a 15pts lead. The second game saw the power of the Hoops Queens as they defeated the female side of Tudu Magic 31-24. The game which saw the Queens playing outside Cape Coast for the first time attracted many admirers that females where also playing well on this side of the country. The main event was the league match between Cape Coast Hoops and Ghana Fire Service. Hoops outclass their opponents in one of their near perfect game since the league started. Final results saw hoops winning an awesome 90-57. The victory jump the team to five victories and one loss(5-1) and still sitting at the top of the league table. Videos to these games coming soon.

High flyer, Saykan Bestman

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Reverse slam

Hoops in practice

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Hoops players practicing options 4 tomorrow's game

Hoops Care International

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Ingmar giving instructions to children http://www.hoopscare.org

HCI CHILDREN BASKETBALL PROGRAM

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Children after playing in Cape Coast, Ghana www.hoopscare.org

Basketball post erected

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One of two basketball posts erected at the Victoria's Park court. Project by HCI www.hoopscare.org

Hoops vs Tema Youths video

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Hoops vs Tema Youths
Video sent by capecoasthoops

Hoops highlight against Tema Youths in the Tema Basketball league. Hoops won this match. More info about game at http://www.capecoasthoops.net

Hoops vs Shepherds

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Hoops vs Shepherds
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Game between Hoops and Shepherds, Tema Basketball League. Final Score, Hoops 51 Shepherds 59

Basketball court

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Painting of lines on the newly renovated Victoria Park Basketball Court. Project undertaken by Hoops Care International www.hoopscare.org

Basketball Court

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Painting of lines on the newly renovated Victoria Park Basketball Court. Project undertaken by Hoops Care International www.hoopscare.org