MBA congratulates Paul Sultana – new MOC Vice-President By Bernard Vassallo The Malta Basketball Association congratulates its president Paul Sultana for his election as the new Maltese Olympic Committee (MOC) Vice-President. Sultana will be taking up this new role after serving as an Executive Director within the MOC for the last two terms. The MBA …
by Bernard Vassallo Ahead of the forthcoming 2021/2022 local basketball season, the MBA has applied for approval to allow spectators during the games. Approval was forthcoming subject to the adherement to the proposed MBA Protocol (attached). Clubs are advised to notify their supporters accordingly and all persons who will be attending to the games are …
by Bernard Vassallo Below are the season’s fixtures as at 28th September 2021 These fixtures may change after the above date. Kindly refer to the General Secretary’s office for the latest and updated fixtures. Day Date Time Category Home Team Away Team Sat 2021-10-02 09:00 SJH Under 16 Boys League Depiro Blue Starlites Mazars B …
By Bernard Vassallo The Malta men senior team was in Ireland in the past days to compete in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2021 which were held in Dublin. Malta started their commitments with a sound win over San Marino. Malta – San Marino 96-65 (31-14, 21-28, 33-16, 11-7) Another convincing win followed, …
By Bernard Vassallo The Malta under 16 women squad took part in the games from Group E of the 2021 FIBA Under 16 Women European Challengers. This group, composed of five teams was played in Tbilisi, Georgia. After an encouraging strong start against Georgia, Malta suffered a heartbreak in the final two games as two, …
by Bernard Vassallo Well done to the Malta under 18 girls national team for obtaining the silver medal in the FIBA Under 18 Group F Challenger held in Andorra. Congratulations also to Ylenia Bonett who was chosen as the Group F Challenger’s MVP after the tournament.
By Bernard Vassallo Paul Sultana and Joseph Muscat will retain their respective seats for the next term of four years as president and secretary of the Malta Basketball Association (MBA) following an annual general meeting held earlier this week. Both officials were both first elected to their posts ten years ago in June 2011 Melvin …
All senior leagues and cup finals cancelled. by Bernard Vassallo Following an urgent Council meeting held this evening, the local basketball clubs agreed, with great regret after that all the sacrifices they made along the season were seemingly totally disregarded, to cancel the senior leagues for this season, namely the BOV Men First Division, the …
Statement from the Malta Basketball Association: The Prolonged Ban on Sport The Malta Basketball Association is disappointed with the latest COVID19 measures which were put forth earlier today by the Government and Public Health Authorities. Just a few days ago, together with the Malta Football Association and the Aquatic Sports Association, the MBA, whilst reiterating …
Joint Statement by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, the Malta Basketball Association and the Malta Football Association Resume competitive sport responsibly The Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, the Malta Basketball Association, and the Malta Football Association have today jointly renewed their appeal to the Government and the local health authorities to allow the return …