University of Ghana retains UPAC Basketball crown

By Edward Gyasi, GNA
Accra, April 9, GNA - University of Ghana emerged as winners of the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges (UPAC) 2017 Basketball Championship after an emphatic 43-21 victory over Marshalls University on Saturday.

The Champions retained their crown to equal Accra Technical University's record of winning the competition on two consecutive occasions.

The Marshalls University College cruised to their first UPAC final after a remarkable comeback against tournament favourites, Accra Technical University in the semi-finals.

Notwithstanding a series of mouth-watering performances in the tournament, Marshalls could not live up to the billing as University of Ghana comfortably dictated the pace of the game.

Meanwhile, the record winners of the UPAC championship, Accra Technical University picked the bronze medal to appease their disappointed followers after a 22 margin victory over the University Of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR).

The experienced ATU side made its quality come to bear as their award winning duo Suleman Abubakar and Abdul Mutaleeb Alhassan exhibited an impressive performance to overcome UENR.

The Brong Ahafo based University of Energy and Natural Resources would consider their fourth place position as a step up from last year's performance where they were eliminated in the quarter final stage.

University of Ghana's young prodigy, Joel Tham was adjudged the most valuable player of the 2017 UPAC Basketball championship.

GNA