Open A Basketball are Back-to-Back SAAS A1 Champions

The Trinity Open A Basketball Team are back-to-back SAAS champions after a dominant 62-48 win against St Peter’s on Saturday.

Right from the start, Trinity’s defence was locked in, with pressure and quick rotations limiting St Peter’s options. At the offensive end, patience and teamwork were a feature, as Trinity exploited the gaps in the St Peter’s zone defence for easy baskets.

Grand Final MVP Mack Schaftenaar (Year 11) was a force at the offensive end all game, but it was really about the relentless pressure on defence by the entire team.

Despite being without Deng Manyang (Year 12) for the final, Trinity controlled the rebounds and consistently found ways to score through fast breaks and patient teamwork.

The win marks the sixth title in nine years for the Trinity Open A Basketball team.

With the SAAS title now in the cabinet, the team re-focuses on the state Knockout Competition when they will play Concordia College in the quarter final at STARplex on Monday 25 August.

Source: Rupert Sapwell, Director of Sport