Global Sports Projects (GSP) Basketball League new season is set to take place in October after plans for an early September tipoff date was scarpered. The 2016 season started earlier this year but had to be halted to enable management deal with unsolved issues chief among them financial challenges.
Per the official list of fixtures acquired exclusively by Basketballghana.com, the first week will have defending champions Suncity Braves take on University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) as Catholic University College of Ghana faces up against Sunyani Polytechnic.
All games will be played in Ghana’s Brong-Ahafo regional capital, Sunyani specifically at the UENR and Sunyani Polytechnic Basketball Courts.
Speaking to Basketballghana.com, Public Relations Officer of GSP Daniel Addo was delighted with the upcoming season and the prospect of growing the league to match up to bigger leagues in the West African country like the Accra Basketball League and Tema Community Basketball League.
Seven teams including Desert Rabbits, Barracks Scorpions and LIR will battle for the chance to upstage defending champions Suncity Braves in 14 weeks with the season expected to end on December 24, just in time for the Christmas festivities.
A tour of the region will feature some top stars from the league and other cities including Kumasi in action later this month. Below is detailed view on the itinerary for the season:
GSP BASKETBALL LEAGUE 2016 FIXTURES
WEEK 1 DAY/DATE TIME
West Siders v Barracks Scorpions 1st October, 2016 9:00 am
Suncity Braves v Uenr Basketball team 1st October, 2016 11:00 am
Desert Rabbits v L I R 1st October, 2016 1:00 pm
Cucg Saints v S Poly Basketball Team 1st October, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 2
Suncity Braves v West Siders 8th October, 2016 9:00 am
LIR v Barracks Scorpions 8th October, 2016 11:00 am
Uenr Basketball team v Cucg Saints 8th October, 2016 1:00 pm
S Poly Basketball Team v Desert Rabbits 8th October, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 3
Desert Rabbits v Uenr Basketball team 15th October, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v S Poly Basketball Team 15th October, 2016 11:00 am
West Siders v L I R 15th October, 2016 1:00 pm
Cucg Saints v Suncity Braves 15th October, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 4
S Poly Basketball Team v L I R 22nd October, 2016 9:00 am
Cucg Saints v West Siders 22nd October, 2016 11:00 am
Uenr Basketball team v Barracks Scorpions 22nd October, 2016 1:00 pm
Suncity Braves v Desert Rabbits 22nd October, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 5
Desert Rabbits v Cucg Saints 29th October, 2016 9:00 am
West Siders v S Poly Basketball Team 29th October, 2016 11:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v Suncity Braves 29th October, 2016 1:00 pm
L I R v Uenr Basketball team 29th October, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 6
Suncity Braves v L I R 5th November, 2016 9:00 am
Desert Rabbits v West Siders 5th November, 2016 11:00 am
Cucg Saints v Barracks Scorpions 5th November, 2016 1:00 pm
Uenr Basketball team v S Poly Basketball Team 5th November, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 7
West Siders v Uenr Basketball team 12th November, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v Desert Rabbits 12th November, 2016 11:00 am
S Poly Basketball Team v Suncity Braves 12th November, 2016 1:00 pm
L I R v Cucg Saints 12th November, 2016 3:00 pm
Mid-Season 19th November, 2016
WEEK 8
Cucg Saints v L I R 26th November, 2016 9:00 am
Suncity Braves v S Poly Basketball Team 26th November, 2016 11:00 am
Desert Rabbits v Barracks Scorpions 26th November, 2016 1:00 pm
Uenr Basketball team v West Siders 26th November, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 9
L I R v Suncity Braves 27th November, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v Cucg Saints 27th November, 2016 11:00 am
S Poly Basketball Team v Uenr Basketball team 27th November, 2016 1:00 pm
West Siders v Desert Rabbits 27th November, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 10
Uenr Basketball team v L I R 3rd December, 2016 9:00 am
Suncity Braves v Barracks Scorpions 3rd December, 2016 11:00 am
S Poly Basketball Team v West Siders 3rd December, 2016 1:00 pm
Cucg Saints v Desert Rabbits 3rd December, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 11
Desert Rabbits v Suncity Braves 4th December, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v Uenr Basketball team 4th December, 2016 11:00 am
West Siders v Cucg Saints 4th December, 2016 1:00 pm
L I R v S Poly Basketball Team 4th December, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 12
Uenr Basketball team v Desert Rabbits 10th December, 2016 9:00 am
S Poly Basketball team v Barracks Scorpions 10th December, 2016 11:00 am
L I R v West Siders 10th December, 2016 1:00 pm
Suncity Braves v Cucg Saints 10th December, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 13
West Siders v Suncity Braves 17th December, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v L I R 17th December, 2016 11:00 am
Cucg Saints v Uenr Basketball team 17th December, 2016 1:00 pm
Desert Rabbits v S Poly Basketball team 17th December, 2016 3:00 pm
WEEK 14
S Poly Basketball Team v Cucg Saints 23rd/24th December, 2016 9:00 am
Barracks Scorpions v West Siders 23rd/24th December, 2016 11:00 am
L I R v Desert Rabbits 23rd/24th December, 2016 1:00 pm
Uenr Basketball team v Suncity Braves 23rd/24th December, 2016 3:00 pm
