Hillside Elite, TVCC win Webber’s 3×3 basketball championship

Hillside Elite and NBT Academy battling for honours in the final game of the Webber 3×3 basketball championship in Abuja…on New Year day.

The Webber 3×3 basketball tournament in Abuja climaxed during the New Year celebration with Hillside Elite and TVCC respectively emerging the men’s and ladies’ winners of the event.

Hillside Elite, which had earlier beaten Warriors 7-3 in the semifinals, defeated NBT Academy 14-4 in the final match played at Jabi Shopping Mall on New Year eve to win the cash prize of N250,000.

Also, TVCC, which eliminated Connect 7-5 in the semifinal, bagged the cash prize of N250,000 after it narrowly edged Titans Academy 6-5 in the final.

It was no surprise that Mantis emerged the most Entertaining Team, while Chukwuebuka Henry Nzekwe of the Cliff Ballers added to the entertainment that characterized the event by winning the Slam Dunk contest.

This inaugural Abuja tournament featured 80 teams; 60 male 20 female basketball clubs, drawn from across the FCT. It was a continuation of the spectacular event that began at the 1004 Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos, in December.

The large entries in the men’s category meant all participating teams were classified into six groups, while the women were split into two groups.

The tournament sponsor, Opeyemi Babalola, who is the MD /CEO of Webber Engineering Nigeria Ltd., said the tournament was to engage basketball players within and around Abuja in the 3x 3 tournament and to end the year in a good mood with fun-filled activities.

“I am impressed with the skills of the players here and they have all come out with full force to play and I believe that the best team emerged the winner in both the female and male categories,” Babalola said.

While also applauding the large