Celebrating excellence in basketball, the 2016 Ghana Basketball Awards has been officially launched. The annual award ceremony will take place at the Best Western Premier Hotel on August 12 in Ghana’s capital, Accra.
Chief Executive Officer of Rite Sports Limited-event organizers- Yaw Sakyi Afari who launched the must watch event with Pundits Patrick Akoto and Feranmi Olulonyo, expressed his utmost delight in this year’s ceremony where nominees will be voted by a combination of the public, select media personnel and electoral college.
The electoral college will have coaches and captains of institutions vote for shortlisted nominees who competed in top basketball events in the country including Sprite Ball, PUSAG (Private Universities Sports Association) and GHAPSA (Ghana Polytechnics Sports Association) Basketball Championships respectively.
Headlining a strong list of nominees in many categories is the Most Valuable Player-MVP- of the Year (Male) which fields a rich cast of Maxwell Mod, Hashim Brimah, 2015 winner Abdul Mutaleeb Alhassan and Suleman Abubakar.
The Female MVP category has Selina Quaye, Matilda Gordon, Berlinda Boateng and Carlyn Adjei.
Dennis Dugbennu of St. Augustine’s College, Kofi Aboagye Acheampong of Mfantsipim and Kofi Aboagye of Opoku Ware School have been shortlisted for High School Male Player of the Year.
Below is a complete list of nominees:
High School Female Player of the Year
Joana Danso Aggrey Memorial Mount Zion School
Juliana Cudjoe Aggrey Memorial Mount Zion School
Maamata Yusif Accra Wesley Girls High School
High School Male Player of the Year
Dennis Dugbenu St. Augustine’s College
Kofi Aboagye Acheampong Mfantsipim School
Emmanuel Agyapong Opoku Ware School
High School Coach of the Year
Lawrence Ampiah St. Augustine’s College
Prince Adarkwah Aggrey Memorial Mount Zion School
Isaac Kobina Mensah Mfantsipim School
Tertiary Male Player of the Year
Suleman Abubakar Accra Polytechnic
David Asingar Marshalls University College
Maxwell Mod University of Ghana
Tertiary Female Player of the Year
Matilda Gordon Accra Polytechnic
Osseni Mahmoudath Valley View University
Yayra Kluiboto University of Cape-Coast
Clean Team of the Year
Marshalls University College
Radford University College
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Referee of the Year
Eric Ankamah
Bamford Gasu Quarmyne
Samuel Badu
Coach of the Year
Meme Falconer University of Ghana, Adenta Leopards
Lawal Brimah Accra Polytechnic, Braves of Customs
James Okine Marshalls University College, Tudu Magic
Developmental Award
Galaxy Basketball
Chiefs Basketball
Dunks Basketball
MVP of the Year Female
Matilda Gordon Braves of CEPS, Accra Polytechnic
Carlyn Adjei Fire Service, Accra Polytechnic
Belinda Tawiah Braves of CEPS
Selina Quaye Galaxy, Accra Polytechnic
MVP of the Year Male
Suleman Abubakar Braves of CEPS, Accra Polytechnic
Abdul Mutaleeb Alhassan Braves of CEPS, Accra Polytechnic
Hashim Brimah Braves of Customs
Maxwell Mod Adenta Leopards, University of Ghana
