AND1 Streetball challenge 2009 @ Times Square 25th Oct 2009

Thrilling end to AND1 tourney
Tuesday October 27, 2009 By NG WEI LOONPhotos by AZMAN GHANI
FOREIGN students from Africa provided a pulsating finish in the opening final at the sixth edition of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at Berjaya Times Square on Sunday.
Although it was a slow start in the match that saw MTV and LA Heat battling for supremacy in the open non-Chinese section, it went down to the wire before MTV prevailed in the sudden-death free throw shootout.
LA Heat took more than three minutes in the six-minute encounter to break the deadlock and went ahead through Edet Ebime.

Top three: The winners of the beatbox contest (from second left) Koit, Liow and Lee with Yeoh (right) and Vibe Tha Rapper (left) after the prize presentation ceremony.
Ebine also slotted all the three points for the 3-3 draw after the regulatory period.
However, Victor Nwosu was the toast of the MTV side contributing all five points for the 5-4 win in the closely contested match. Even the first round of free throws saw all three players from each side taking the shots failed to produce the winners as the score was tied at 1-1.
And Nwosu stepped up to the challenge when the heat was on and earned the crucial point. The 19-year-old Nigerian rose to the occasion to chalk up the winning point in his first attempt during the sudden death decider.
MTV captain Michael D. Mtali admitted that it was a tough physical match with both teams engaging in robust confrontation to stamp their mark.
“It was a hard match and both teams were very cautious at the early stages of the match. We applied tight marking in our defensive strategy.

Reaching for the ball: Water Fish defeating DNA Black (in blue bibs) 4-1 in the men’s Under-23.
“But, we were confident of delivering as we had a solid team gelling well together throughout the challenge,” the 27-year-old from Tanzania said.
Meanwhile, former Nigerian junior cager Micheal Ogheneme thrilled the spectators with a series of slam dunk manoeuvres as the curtain raiser to the Milo In Search of Freestylists competition with 10 of the 12 qualifiers from the four legs held earlier turning up to vie for the top three positions.
The trio of Tan Soon Chern, Yap Tee Shen and Victor Zeidler Lim were the best three performers and secured the RM3,000 worth of AND1 products sponsorship each.
Tan, an 18-year-old pre-university student, said he had to juggle his training to prepare for the competition in between his studies.
“I am not very sharp today. As a result, I committed several errors in both the introduction round and the one-on-one challenge. I have been taking part in the freestyle competition over the past three seasons and I am delighted that I went all the way to accomplish a decent finish this year,” he added.
Having a ball: The young streetball followers in action.
It was also a nostalgic moment for the four previous winners in the freestyle competition as they walked down memory lane recalling fond memories of previous challenges.
The quartet were Nabil Ra’uf Harun, Mohd Ismadi Hamidi, Choong Wai Kit and Lam Wei Ken.
In addition, the spectators were treated to high quality In Search of Talent competitions comprising the MC and Beatbox competitions hosted by Vibe Tha Rapper.
For the head-on battle in the MC section, Nigerian Iliya Ibrahim edged local hopeful Ahmad Zaki Nawawi and walked away with the iPod shuffle 4G.
Despite not having the best preparation for the duel, the 21-year-old Iliya said he was in very relaxed mood to score a 2-1 win against a younger 17-year-old challenger.
“It was fun joining the event. It was a chance to display flair for music at a basketball competition. I had an excellent opening round. I was all pumped up when the crowd responded positively.
“I was surprised when they understood the lyrics and threw their support behind me,” he said.
Good turnout: More than 350 teams in action in six categories at the grand finals.
In the beatbox competition, national champion Shawn Lee took the top position ahead of Liow Yin Chen and Koit Ken Jee in second and third respectively.
The pint-sized Lee, who finished ninth at the world championship at Berlin in Germany in May, produced an impressive and powerful club-styled tempo.
The 18-year-old School of Audio Engineering student admitted that it was a competitive field with other worthy contenders in the fray.
“I have also been performing quite regularly. And it was a chance to gauge my strength against my peers,” Lee added.
Lee took home the iPod shuffle 4G while Liow settled for an iPod shuffle 2G. Koit received the Sony MP3 player.
The Star managing editor David Yeoh gave away the prizes to the winners in both of the side events hosted in conjunction with the challenge.
Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong was also present to witness the competitors in action.
More than 350 sides featured in six categories — boys’ Under-14, boys’ Under-16, boys’ Under-18, men’s Under-23, girls’ Under-18 and open (non-Chinese) — as the came down for the highly rated three-on-three basketball meet.
Three of the partners for the tournament sanctioned by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) were Milo (official beverage), StarMetro (official media) and Fly Fm (official radio).
RESULTS

> BOYS’
- Under-14 Final: Survival C bt DNA 5-1Third-Fourth: YN1 bt TCK 4-2
- Under-16Final: CSF bt DNA1 7-2Third-Fourth: Only Two bt KEM 4-2
- Under-18Final: Yoke Nam bt Skins 7-5Third-Fourth: Make Some Nois bt Fury T (B) 4-2
> GIRLS’
- Under-18 Final: Dynamic bt Potato 4-3Third-Fourth: Lucky EME Girls bt Limited 20-0
> MEN’S
- Under-23Final: Water Fish bt DNA Black 4-1Third-Fourth: Secret A bt Sky High 9-8
> OPEN
- Non-ChineseFinal: MTV bt LA Heat 5-4Third-Fourth: Highlander bt Lim Kok Wing 1-0

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Scorching streetball

Scorching streetball

Tuesday August 11, 2009 By TAN SIN CHOW and WINNIE YEOH
THE Esplanade seafront in George Town formed an impressive backdrop for some 650 streetballers who slogged it out under the scorching sun during the fourth leg of the AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge on Sunday.
The blaring beat of funky music further pumped the adrenaline of each participant who dazzled the crowd with their excellent skills during the one-day event.
Even before the start of the competition, the crowd was already cheering as five top freestylists in the country displayed superb basketball handling skills with a fresh style of choreography and fancy moves.
They took on five participants for an exhibition match during the carnival-like event. Parents and friends also turned up to show support for the streetballers who wowed the crowd throughout the day.

A player from team 123 (in red vest) sandwiched by Scorpion players in the Under-18 final. Team 123 won 2-1. Competition organiser Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the response was overwhelming this year with the registration of 215 teams.
“We targeted only 200 teams. Last year, 163 teams took part in the competition,” he said.
Saw said the seafront also provided a magnificent backdrop to the site. Top basketball freestylist Mike Ovoke executing a slam dunk before the state of the 'in serach of freestyle competition'.
“The view of the sea was breathtaking and offered a different feel to the players. The competition was previously held in Komtar for three years,” he said.
The streetball challenge, which was held for the fourth consecutive year in Penang, was open to teams of three in five categories – Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Men’s Under-23 and Girls’ Under-18.
Among the highlights was the Men’s Under-23 final. It was nerve-racking to watch the match between Washi(Noob)Ka and Kosova which the former won 7-5.
Washi(Noob)Ka initially started as the losing side but the team picked up steam in the final minute.
TSY and 3K finished third and fourth respectively in the category.
The Girls’ Under-18 final match left onlookers squeezing their fingers in anxiety as 123 edged out Scorpion 3-2 in the tight match.
SLX and Explorer finished third and fourth in the category.
The Boys’ Under-18 final match was one-sided as Baby Team outplayed Simple 1 with a score of 9-4.
A player taking a long-range shot while his opponent jumps high to block it during the 3-on3 Streetball Challenge.
ENE Sports Marketing came out third with Baby Team 1 in the fourth place.
Prizes were awarded up to fourth placing for each category. First-place winners walked away with AND1 basketball shoes worth RM399, second-place winners AND1 shoes worth RM289 and third-place winners AND1 shoes worth RM239.
The top three winners also received other sponsor goodies while the fourth place winners walked away with AND1 products.
Another focus of the event was the search for the StarMetro Most Promising Player.
Sim Zi Xuan, 13, from SMJK Chung Hwa Confucion said he did not expect to win the title.
The Form One student, whose team CJ7 also won first place in the Under-13 category, said he only started playing basketball two years ago after watching his friends on the court.
“I can play table tennis better. I only took part in the competition with friends to have some fun.A player reaching out for the ball as his opponent team moves into attack.
“From now on, I will focus more on basketball as the title has given me a confidence boost,” he said.
Sim will have the opportunity to join a training stint at the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) academy.
Several events on the sidelines also kept the crowd occupied throughout the challenge, among them were the in search of free-stylist competition, in search of EMCEE competition, Beat Box competition, free throw competition and shooting competition.
In the Beat Box competition, participants were required to produce beats through the microphone using only their voices, with no accompanying music.
State Youth, Sports, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Lydia Ong Kok Fooi also turned up show her support for the event. CHAMPS: The champion teams from all categories showing off their prizes.
The Milo booth also saw a flurry of activities with participants taking turn to try out the motion-sensing Nintendo Wii video games.
There was also a lucky draw offering AND1 Limited Edition NBA & Mixtape Signature shoes.
Prior to the competition, each team received an AND1 basketball along with a free AND1 jersey for each player. AND1 basketball shoes and other goodies were also be given away to the winners of each cate-gory.Winner of the insearch of freestylist in penang leg,sponcor by milo ( a part of mile site evnt)

The Penang leg was the fourth after earlier legs held in Subang, Johor Baru and Klang. The final leg will be held at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 4.
The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia and supported by Milo as the official beverage.
StarMetro is the official media for the event, Fly FM the official radio station and WCT the official venue sponsor.

Thriller at the Esplanade

Thriller at the Esplanade By JEREMY TAN

In Search of Freestylist 2008 winner Lam Wei Ken (2nd right) showcasing his ball spinning skills as Ossia World of Golf divisional manager Ong Sai Ping (right), 2005 winner Choong Wai Kit (middle) and early bird registrants Tan Jue Hang (left) and Tan Soon Chern (2nd left) look on.

SPECTATORS of the AND1 Streetball Challenge’s fourth leg at the Esplanade on Aug 9 will have more than scintillating hoop-shooting to look forward to as the event will also feature many interesting side events, among them the ‘In Search of Freestylist’ competition.
Freestyling is a creative and artistic form of basketball, where players show off their talents and stunts, and requires excellent ball-handling skills.
Among the few early birds who turned up to register for the competition at the Han Chiang High School over the weekend were close pals Tan Soon Chern and Tan Jue Hang, who both picked up freestyling on their own through Internet sites like Youtube.
“Although I do play normal basketball, it can be quite boring at times so I started freestyling, which is more flexible in terms of steps. It has since become my passion over the past four years,” Soon Chern said.
“At first I thought it was cool, so I started training myself at home,” Jue Hang added.
Soon Chern and Jue Hang were joined by Choong Wai Kit (2005 winner) and Lam Wei Ken (2008 winner) in displaying their unique skills in a special 10-minute cameo during the half time interval of the National Basketball League 2009 game between Segamat Basketball Association and Bintulu Rainbow, held at the school’s indoor stadium.
Due to work commitments, Choong won’t be joining this year’s freestylist search, while Lam will be among the judging panel. But they both had three solid words of advice: practice makes perfect.
Competition organiser Ossia World of Golf divisional manager Ong Sai Ping said that freestyling is rapidly gaining popularity mainly due to its creative and showmanship elements, and as a result, is an ever-present side event for the AND1 Streetball Challenge.
Held for the sixth consecutive year, the streetball challenge is open to teams of three in five categories - Boys’ Under-13 (born in or after 1996), Under-15 (born in or after 1994) and Under-18, Girls’ Under-18 (born in or after 1991) and Men’s Under-23 (born in or after 1986).
The registration fee for each team is RM90. Entry forms must be submitted by Aug 6 and is limited to the first 200 teams on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each team will receive an AND1 basketball on the event day along with a free AND1 jersey for each player. AND1 basketball shoes and other goodies will also be given away to the winners of each category.
There will also be a lucky draw where the winner will walk away with a AND1 Limited Edition NBA & MIXTAPE Signature shoe.
The Penang leg, to be played out in front of in front of the historic City Hall and Town Hall buildings in George Town, follows earlier legs held in Subang, Johor Baru and Klang. The final leg will be held at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 4.
Entry forms can be submitted to any of the following locations – Penang Basketball Association (04-3700813), World of Sports (2nd floor Gurney Plaza, 04-2279672), Echo Park (7th floor Gurney Plaza, 04-2297422), Syarikat Lee Hoe (ground floor Komtar, 04-2614273), Studio Life Habitat (ground floor Megamall Pinang, 04-3905711), E & E Marketing (Quah, 019-4474863) and Loh Choon Lim (012-4216219).
For details, news and entry forms download, click: www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com.
The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and supported by Milo as the official beverage. StarMetro is the official media for the event, Fly FM the official radio station while WCT is the official venue sponsor.
MABA has sanctioned the challenge. For details, call Ong at 012-2392171 or Loh at 012-9779147.

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AND1 3ON3 Streetball Challenge PENANG @ Esplanade AUGUST 09 2009

NEW SIDE EVENT OPEN RUN 5 on 5 IN PENANG LEG,
* Challenge With Our Freestylist on 5 on 5 full court.

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AND1 3on streetball challenge AEON jusco Bukit Tinggi 28 june 09

Foreigners turn up the heat By NG WEI LOON *star metro.

FOREIGN students pursuing their tertiary education in Malaysia turned up to add excitement to the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi in Klang on Sunday.
The HELP University College trio of Micheal Ogheneme, Temitope Ahmed and Belmar Mabhena teamed up with Meka Samuel from Nigeria to feature in the open run at the tournament’s centre court.
Besides the foreigners, the three previous winners of the In Search of the Freestylists — Nabil Ra’uf Harun, Anirudh Aravind and Mohd Ismadi Hamidi - also joined the occasion on the bigger playing area set up with gravity-defying slam dunk stand at each end.
The 22-year-old Mabhena from Zimbabwe, who has been residing here for more than a year, said it was a great experience to be part of an established three-on-three outdoor basketball event.
“We have been playing together for our college team. It was fun entertaining the youngsters and inspire them to emulate our moves,” he added.

Elevation: Nigerian Meka Samuel leaping up to sink a basket.
Local rapper Dareyno from Rough Sound Entertainment also thrilled the spectators with his entertaining tunes and antics for the event that drew a full house turnout of 300 teams in six categories - boys’ Under-13, boys’ Under-15, boys’ Under-18, boys’ Under-21, girls’ Under-15 and girls’ Under-18.
The organisers also gave away several prizes to the lucky draw winners before the proper tournament commenced.
And team TC in the boys’ Under-15 contest were the biggest winners as they took home the half pair of shoe signed by AND1 MixTape icon Jerry Dupree, who is fondly referred to as the Assassin.
The visitors also took the opportunity to pick up a bargain purchasing the previous editions of the challenge’s jerseys priced between RM10 and RM30 each.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they would be conducting sales for the remaining two legs scheduled at Esplanade, Penang (Aug 9) and Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 25).
“We will be channelling part of the proceeds from the initiative to a deserving charity organisation,” he added.
The Milo booth geared up with the Nintendo Wii video games requiring the participants to simulate actual physical actions was also a hit with the visitors.
Meanwhile, last year’s grand final qualifier Yap Tee Shen provided a minor sparkle with a brief flash of ball handling brilliance in the Milo In Search of Freestylists contest.
It was the 17-year-old SMK Dato Hamzah, Klang student’s second attempt to have another crack at the grand final in Berjaya Times Square. Uplifting experience: Temitope Ahmed from Nigeria hoisting 10-yearold Yap Chun Ann to execute a slam dunk.
“Today, I am delighted that I managed to pull off the slow motion moves. I will be perfecting my skills to deliver a more polished routine for the upcoming competition,” said Yap.
Even the event’s long-serving deejay, DJ Shai (N. Saravanan) also could not resist giving seasoned campaigner Hassan Marialis a hard time and reiterated the 20-year-old contender’s persistence in trying to have a crack to be among the top three winners at the grand final.
However, SMJK Kwang Hua student Koh Zheng Zhe said he was surprised to pick up the final slot for a showdown at the season’s grand finale.
The 14-year-old admitted he had a tough encounter against Hassan in the one-on-one duel.
“I found it hard to deceive him because he shut me down with his better reach,” said Koh, adding that he has been keen following freestyle since he was in Year Six because of the freedom to express himself on the court.
A total of 12 competitors from the first four legs will be vying to finish as the top three freestylists of the season and are in the running for with AND1 equipment sponsorship worth RM3,000 each.
Among the partners for the sixth edition of the challenge sanctioned by Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) are Milo (official beverage), StarMetro (official media) and Fly Fm (official radio).
> BOYS’
- Under-13
Final: DNA Fire bt DNA Ice 9-3
Third-Fourth: First Blood bt Dear Boys 5-0
- Under-15:
Final: DNA Blue bt DKJ 6-2
Third-Fourth: Jen Yu 1 bt KX1 9-2
- Under-18:
Final: Joanne bt 1st Come 1st Serve 6-4
Third-Fourth: PD4 bt Super Mouse 2-1
- Under-21:
Final: Survival bt Low Kian Hoew 5-0
Third-Fourth: Water Fish 21 bt Magic 4-2
> GIRLS’
- Under-15:
Final: Hin Hua bt The Scorpion 6-2
Third-Fourth: Jen Yu B bt Y Salg 8-2
- Under-18:
Final: Super Star bt Survival A 7-2
Third-Fourth: Lucky 7 bt PD5 4-1

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Five-a-side open run the highlight of third leg in Klang
By NG WEI LOON
THERE will be plenty of chances for the young participants to shine at the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi in Klang tomorrow.
This time, the organisers are creating another platform to give them a push to discover their hidden potential and move up to another level.
Besides the eight courts for the three-on-three basketball tournament, they will be setting up the centre court with the gravity-defying slam dunk stand at each end.
Four notable names, along with an invited player, will be representing the AND1 side and they will be fending off the challenge from potential contenders in the five-a-side open run at the main arena.
Ready for potential opponents: Former In Search of Freestylists winners (from left) Ismadi, Anirudh and Nabil will be representing the AND1 side in a five-a-side open run at the main arena at AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi in Klang tomorrow. The 15-minute sneak preview will include Ogheneme and foreign student Tope Ahmed.
Lanky former Nigerian junior cager Micheal Ogheneme, who stands at 1.98m, will be joining three previous In Search of Freestylists winners – Nabil Ra’uf Harun, Anirudh Aravind and Mohd Ismadi Hamidi – to stand up against their potential opponents.
The other member in the team is the unknown foreign student Tope Ahmed.
In the 15-minute sneak preview before the matches in the actual tournament commence in the morning, they will be thrilling the participants and spectators by combining slick freestyle moves in their bid to sink the baskets.
And, local rapper Dareyno from Rough Sound Entertainment, who is the mediator in the In Search of Talent event comprising MC and beatbox competitions, will be flaunting his flair for the genre in delivering the running commentary and stirring up interest for the brief entertaining encounter. Talent on show: Dareyno (right) demonstrating the technique of Beat Box to a participant at a previous AND1 event
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they would be gauging the response and intensity of the open run to inject additional excitement.
“We have lined up another two sessions for the open run in the afternoon. It will be an opportunity for the young participants to test their skills against the stiffer and more competent players in the AND1 line-up,” he added.
Other side events, including the Milo In Search of Freestylists and In Search of Talent, will also be hosted on the centre court.
A total of 300 teams are expected to be in the fray in the six categories – boys’ Under-13, boys’ Under-15, boys’ Under-18, boys’ Under-21, girls’ Under-15 and girls’ Under-18.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE – THIRD LEG
Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: June 28
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Programme
7.30am: Registration
8.45am: Open Run
9.00am: Briefing
9.15am: Matches begin
10.30am: Free Throw Competition
11.00am: AND1 Streetball Video Game Zone
12.00noon: In Search of Talent MC and Beatbox Competitions
12.45pm: Open Run
1.00pm: In Search of Freestylists and Dareyno’s performance
2.00pm: Matches resume
3.00pm: AND1 Streetball Video Game Zone
3.30pm: Open Run
4.00pm: Shooting competition
5.00pm: Finals
6.00pm: Prize presentation
Partners
- Official beverage: Milo
- Official media: StarMetro
- Official radio: Fly Fm
- Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-977 9147 (Loh)
Website: http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
Remaining legs: Esplanade, Penang (Aug 9); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 25)

Former international Tan Kee Hian offers to line up additional coaching sessions By NG WEI LOON
THE attentive and eager learners at the Kwang Hua Private High School in Klang caught the attention of the AND1 Streetball Challenge coaching crew and made a lasting first impression.
In a bid to drum up support for the third leg of the three-on-three basketball meet scheduled to take place at AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi in Klang on June 28, former international Tan Kee Hian and national men’s cager Wee Chuan Chin conducted a two-hour session for about 30 trainees at the school’s newly built covered court on Friday.
Based on the youngsters’ positive attitude and outstanding commitment during the coaching programme, Tan has offered to line up additional coaching sessions for the budding cagers at the school in the future.
“To be honest, we have not seen such well-behaved children for a long time. It was certainly a joy to guide them. Over to you: Soon (right) presenting the contribution to Teung.
“We knew that they had a burning desire to learn. They did not only follow our instructions to perform the exercises; they were also inquisitive and did not hesitate to ask us questions related to the game,” he added.
As an indication of their seriousness in going through the paces, the participants even performed warm-up and stretching exercises in a group before the two trainers started the ball rolling with the proper ball-handling skills comprising positioning, dribbling, shooting and passing.
Ng Shu Yhang, a player in the boys’ Under-18 side, said he wanted to learn the finer points so that he could be more consistent in scoring points.
“We were fortunate that the trainers shared their knowledge with us and helped us in acquiring the correct technique to shoot well,” added the 17-year-old, who has been taking part in the streetball challenge since he was in Form One.
The school’s basketball teacher, Teung Pee Hoi, however, admitted that her charges had not achieved anything exceptional in tournaments thus far.
“We are strengthening our school teams. Currently, we have three teams (boys’ Under-15, boys’ Under-18 and girls’ Under-16).
“Most of the beginners have been showing good progress with regular training twice a week. It was a good exposure for them to pick up the right techniques from the experts,” she added.
Besides instilling in the students the importance of attaining sound fundamental skills, Tan and Wee also included interactive shooting sessions to inject the additional excitement. Accuracy: Wee (left) inspiring the trainees with his sound shooting technique.
The girls displayed their courage in taking on the boys, but went down fighting.
The boys were rewarded with a ball each for their feat while the girls went home with a wristband each.
Sixteen-year-old Eng Yuan Ying said they knew that they did not stand a chance at upstaging the boys.
“They were definitely more accurate than we were. But, we wanted to put up a brave fight and have fun competing against them,” she added.
WCT Land Sdn Bhd sales and marketing executive Adrian Soon also handed over six balls to the school as part of their community programme to inspire the students to scale greater heights in basketball.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE THIRD LEG
Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: June 28
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball.
Closing Date: June 24
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
- One Sports Trading
Klang (03-3342 9955)
- WCT Land Klang
Bandar Bukit Tinggi (03-3324 3255)
- Keysports Marketing
MABA Building, Kuala Lumpur (03-2078 897)
- Echo Park
Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungei Wang Plaza (03-2141 7127)
- World of Sports
Tropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
- Hoops Station
Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
Partners
- Official beverage: Milo
- Official media: StarMetro
- Official radio: Fly Fm
- Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-977 9147 (Loh)
Website: http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
Remaining legs: Penang (Aug); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct)

Basketball tips from Aussie pro By Y.P. SIVAMPhotos by SIA HONG KIAU

AUSTRALIAN basketball professional Benjamin Knight was enthusiastic about sharing his experience with a group of youngsters at a coaching clinic at Butterfly Park in Klang.
The towering Knight, who had played professional basketball in Italy and Singapore, showed the participants several tricks involved in the game.
The participants, mostly teenagers, were game for the challenge by the 2.03m tall Knight. They were put through a series of drills as well as tactics. Listen up, boys: Knight (right) sharing his experience with players at the coaching clinic.
Knight said he was impressed with the participants.
“I am happy to be here tonight. Being a basketball player, I am keen to see more youngsters actively involved in the game. The youngsters showed their commitment in training. There should be more similar clinics for the players to improve their skills,’’ he said.
Knight and international Ooi Ban Sin spent almost two hours with the youngsters.
The coaching clinic was part of the promotional efforts for the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge to be held at the AEON Bukit Tinggi, Klang on June 28.
The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and supported by Milo as the official beverage. StarMetro is the official media, Fly FM the official radio station while WCT is the official venue sponsor. This is how you do it: Towering Knight landing the ball in the basket with ease.
The Malaysian Basketball Asso-ciation (MABA) has sanctioned the challenge.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they had been flooded with enquiries since the leg was launched two weeks ago.
“We will be organising more clinics at public courts. Our aim is to encourage more youngsters to be part of the challenge,’’ said Saw.
Besides the challenge, participants will also get the chance to be involved in other activities like In search of Freetsylist competition, In search of MC competition, Beat box competition and AND1 Streetball video game challenge as well as lucky draw offering AND1 limited edition NBA & Mixtape signature shoes.
Today, the AND1 basketball coaching panel will be at the SJK(C) Khai Tee in Pasir Penambang, Kuala Selangor for a two-hour clinic.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE (Third Leg)
Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Date: June 28
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball.
Closing date: June 24
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
One Sports Trading (03-3342 9955)
WCT Land Klang (03-3324 3255)
Echo Park
Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungai Wang (03-2141 7127)
World of Sports
Tropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
Hoops Station
Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
Partners
Official beverage: Milo
Official media: StarMetro
Official radio: Fly Fm
Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-9779147( Loh)
Website: http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
Remaining legs: Penang (August); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 4).

Nigerian touch to streetball challenge

Nigerian touch to streetball challenge
Wednesday June 3, 2009 By NG WEI LOON

FORMER Nigerian junior cager Micheal Ogheneme will be joining the top local freestylists to drum up support for the remaining three legs of AND1 Streetball Challenge three-on-three basketball event.
The 25-year-old, who featured as a point guard for his national side at the World Junior Under-21 meet in Argentina in 2005, is on basketball scholarship to pursue his undergraduate studies in business at HELP University College.
“I am also playing and coaching the university team. I expect to finish my studies in three years and hope to continue with the Masters degree,” said Ogheneme, who also emerged as the top 15 promising players in the African continent for the Basketball Without Borders campaign hosted by North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2004.
The lanky figure, who stands at 1.98m, was also part of the victorious Islanders Basketball Club lifting the Nigerian national league title for four consecutive years (2003-2006) and had the privilege to captain the side in 2005 and 2006.
After going through a dry spell without high level competition since residing here in September, Oghe-neme is itching to get back into top flight action.

Raising the bar: (From left) Ng clowning around with Ogheneme, Nabil, Ismadi and Anirudh.

“I have been playing basketball for a long time. I also started with streetball when I was growing up at the age of 16. It is nice that streetball also has a strong following here,” he said.
The four other former In Search of Freestylists winners from the previous three editions in team are Nabil Ra’uf Harun, Anirudh Aravind, Mohd Ismadi Hamidi and Lam Wei Ken.
Recently, Ogheneme joined the trio of Nabil, Anirudh and Ismadi to share their thoughts on the progress of the Milo In Search of Freestylists with Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong.
Ng acknowledged that the youngsters brought up constructive suggestions to inject more excitement into the freestyle contest.
“They are role models inspiring the budding competitors to keep on striving for improvement. They have great ideas to raise the bar and increase the degree of difficulty. But, they have not forgotten about the fun element to encourage others to take up the challenge,” he added.

Streetball Challenge in Klang

Streetball Challenge in Klang
Monday June 1, 2009 By Y.P. SIVAM
WCT, the venue sponsors for the third leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge, will set up a special counter to accept registration forms.
The third leg of the challenge will be held at the AEON Bukit Tinggi, Klang, on June 28.

A team: Tew (centre) with members of the organising committee for the AND1 Streetball Challenge.

WCT sales and marketing general manager Stewart Tew said they were pleased to be part of the challenge for the fifth consecutive season.“We will be distributing forms at our headquarters. And we will also accept the forms.“We want to play a role in making the event a big success. The AEON has become a strategic location for Klang folks. It will be interesting to see youngsters from the Klang Valley gather at the AEON for an exciting basketball event,’’ said Tew.The challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and supported by Milo as the official beverage, StarMetro is the official media, Fly FM, the official radio station while WCT is the official venue sponsor. The Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) have sanctioned the challenge.Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said Klang was an important venue for the challenge.“We have always had encouraging participation in Klang. Like in the previous seasons, we are expecting a maximum of 350 teams. Last year, we had to turn away about 50 teams as we could not accept them for logistics reasons.“We hope teams will register early to avoid disappointment,’’ said Saw.WCT, on their part, will also promote the challenge with activities at AEON. Ossia World of Golf will also conduct a series of coaching clinics as part of their promotional activities.Saw said they would like to see more youngsters getting involved in the challenge to improve their skills.“Eventually we hope to see some of them graduating to play for their schools and districts. That’s the reason we have created the StarMetro Promising Player award.“The winner, in each leg, will get the chance to train with the National Juniors. If they are impressive, they will be roped into the programme,’’ said Saw.Besides the challenge, participants will also get the chance to be involved in other activities like In search of Freetsylist competition, In search of MC competition, Beat box competition and AND1 Streetball video game challenge as well as lucky draw offering AND1 limited edition NBA & Mixtape signature shoes.

Venue: AEON Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang Date: June 28

Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18

Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball. Closing Date: June 24

Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.

Registration Centres :One Sports Trading (03-3342 9955)WCT Land Klang (03-3324 3255)Echo ParkSunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungai Wang (03-2141 7127)World of SportsTropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)Hoops Station Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)

PartnersOfficial beverage: Milo

Official media: StarMetro

Official radio: Fly Fm

Sanctioned by: Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA)

Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-9779147( Loh)

Website: www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com

Remaining legs: Penang (August); Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur (Oct 4).

AND1 3on3 streetball challenge The Zon Johor 24 May 2009

Teen bags Most Promising Player award
Thursday May 28, 2009By FARIK ZOLKEPLIPhotos by ABDUL RAHMAN EMBONG
GAN KHIM TENG had mixed fortunes in the second leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at The Zon in Johor Baru recently.She was voted as the StarMetro Most Promising Player in the Challenge. However her team- Bukit Gambir - did not fare well in the girls’ Under-18 category of the challenge. The 13-year-old Gan, third in a family of seven, was easily the most outstanding player in the competition. She was in the thick of action and scored all her team’s seven points in the challenge.
In the heat of battle: Participants giving their all during the And1 Streetball Challenge at the Zon in Johor Baru on May 24.
Gan was shocked when her name was announced as the winner of the award.
“I just played my best and tried my hardest,” said Gan, who will get the privilege to train at the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) academy.
However Gan said she would have to seek her parents’ permission before accepting the offer to train at the academy.
“I started playing basketball as a form of exercise but I grew to love the game since two years ago. Taking part in the AND1 Streetball Challenge was a chance I simply could not miss,” she said. You can’t touch this: Participants showing his skills during the freestylists competition.
Former international Tan Kee Hian, who was a member of the organising team, said Gan was chosen because she had the skills. “She has a natural skill and has a lot of potential,” he said.
The challenge was organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, and sanctioned by the MABA.
Milo is the official beverage, StarMetro is the official media, FlyFM official radio while the ZON Johor Baru is the venue sponsor.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they were satisfied with the response for the challenge.
“The youngsters had a wonderful time and we were happy with the enthusiasm shown by the participants,’’ said Saw.Most outstanding: Gan Khim Teng, 13, who was named the the Star Metro Most Promising Player, with her trophy and basketball shoe.
Sky Two, with the Song twins - Guan Lin and Chie Lin, were the champions in the boys’ Under-16 age group. The other member of the team was Wong Yok Zhi.
In the boys’ Under-18 category, Bukit Gambir 2 emerged champions. Miracle B were champions in the boys’ Under-14 age group.
Lau Chin Hui emerged as the winner in the Freestylist competition. He was among the three finalists. The other two were Tan Qi Han and Teng Seng Fu.
The next leg of the challenge will be held at the AEON Jaya Jusco in Klang on June 28.

AND1 3on3 streetball challenge SUMMIT USJ 26 APRIL

Let’s play basketball - Team grabs the champion’s crown with a 11-6 win in streetball challenge

Let’s play basketball
By Y.P. SIVAM Friday May 1, 2009
Local councils have been urged to build basketball courts for the Under-12 age group.
Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah made the call at the first leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at the Summit USJ recently.
“Basketball is an interesting sport. I am very happy to be among the youngsters, who have gathered for the Challenge. Unfortunately, there is only one court for the Under-12 age group in the country. Unless and until we have basketball courts for this age group, it will not be possible for Malaysians to excel in the game.
“So we request local councils to build one basketball court, catering for the Under-12 age group, in each district. Then we will have a bigger group of young boys and girls active in the game. I was also informed that 369 teams had signed up for the event. It is a good day for basketball,’’ said Saifuddin.
He also commended the organisers — Ossia World of Golf — for initiating the Challenge, which brought together youngsters for a an exciting time.

Yes it is in: Saifuddin gets it right.

The Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) secretary Tan See Wah, Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong and Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong were also present at the opening ceremony.
Saifuddin took the opportunity to get more information on the age group competitions organised by MABA.
Tan, who is also the chief coach of the national women’s squad, informed Saifuddin that they have three age groups — Under-12, Under-16 and Under-18 — for both boys and girls.
Saifuddin said MABA should also look at the Under-14 age group for a more comprehensive training and development programme.
“There is also an avenue for a competition for those in college and higher learning institutions. We are working with MABA in organising a University College Basketball League,’’ said Saifuddin.
The next leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge will be held in Johor Baru on May 24.Team grabs the champion’s crown with a 11-6 win in streetball challenge
Friday May 1, 2009 By CHARLES FERNANDEZ
TELEPHATIC understanding and good height to boot earned “You Like Lah’’ the Under-21 champion’s crown in the first-leg of the AND1 3x3 Streetball Challenge held at the USJ Summit in Subang Jaya.
Both the teams played a very tight game to ensure they made less mistakes but in the end the champions went on to win 11-6 in the final against team “Rex”.
And the champion’s crown was sweet victory as they had to come to the final stage by defeating 21 teams in the preliminary rounds.
In the semi-finals, “You Like Lah” beat ACE Education 10-5 while Rex outplayed SST Team 4-2
Theteam won RM499 and goodies from the sponsors

A good player: Star Publications (M) Berhad deputy executive editor Wong Sai Wan and Marketing Services general manager Iris Tan presenting the Most Promising Player award to Brenn Do Kho during the AND1 3x3 Streeball Challenge.
In the Under-13 boys’ competition, “DNA White Boys” emerged champion when they trashed “The Earth” 5-2. In the semi-finals they beat “Lie Learn” while “The Earth” put aside “KNS Pro” by a solitary point.
Although The “DNA White Boys” were more superior in their movements and tactics, the losers were, however, able to keep the score low and were lucky not to lose by a bigger margin.
In the girls’ competition, Tunku Kurshiah College (TKC) Seremban was well represented with eight teams in both the Under-15 and Under-18 categories.
Although it was the first time the TKC was taking part in competitive basketball, it was a fruitful outing for them as one team - TKC 5 made it to the quarter-finals stage of the Under-15 category.
The TKC outfits were only put together after a recent AND1 coaching clinic held at their venue in Sikamat, Seremban.
The boys’ Under-15 category attracted the most number of teams at 138 followed by the Under-21 boys category with 106 teams.
In other final matches - The Scorpion beat Lucky EME A (4-3) in the Under-15 girls’ category, Lucky 7 put aside Benana (7-6) in the Under-18 category, Survival 1 beat Transcendent Escapee (1-0) in the Under-15 boys’ category while Prosport brushed aside Kenneth Sure Win Again (3-2) in the Under-18 boys’ competition. A total of 369 teams vied for honours in six categories - Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18.
In this year’s competition the organisers have added the “StarMetro Most Promising Player” award which went to Brenn Do Kho, a Under-15 player.
Brenn would join the Most Promising Player nominees from the other remaining legs for a basketball stint with the national players at the Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)
The AND1 Streetball Challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia. StarMetro is the official media; Fly FM, the official radio station. USJ Summit is the venue sponsor for the first leg. Results :
Boys’ Under-13
Champion - DNA White Boys
1st Runner-up - The Earth
2nd Runner-up - Lie Learn
3rd Runner-up - KNS Pro

Boys’ Under-15:
Champion - Survival 1
1st Runner-up - Transcendent Escapee
2nd Runner-up - Underdogs
3rd Runner-up - YKM Team

Boys’ under-18:
Champion - Prosport
1st Runner-up - Kenneth Sure Win Again
2nd Runner-up - Chargers
3rd Runner-up - Non-Stop

Boys’ Under-21:
Champion - You Like Lah
1st Runner-up - Rex
2nd Runner-up - SST Team
3rd Runner-up - ACE Education

Girls’ Under-15:
Champion - The Scorpion
1st Runner-up - Lucky EME A
2nd Runner-up -
3rd Runner-up -

Girls’ Under-18:
Champion - Lucky 7
1st Runner-up - Benana
2nd Runner-up - X-Files
3rd Runner-up - Banana C

AND1 Coaching Clinic "Getting ready for streetball action"

Getting ready for streetball action
Saturday April 18, 2009 By Y.P. SIVAM
PROSPORTS, a basketball club based in Kepong Baru, is grateful to AND1 for initiating a coaching clinic for their trainees.
AND1 coaching crew comprising national women’s assistant coach Yoong Sze Yuin and internationals Thoh Chai Ling and Choo Shwok Ping spent almost two hours at Prosports’ centre of excellence.
Prosports coach Chow Chee Woo said the coaching sessions were interesting and their trainees had a good time.
“We have about 50 juniors in our training programme. Most of whom are also active in streetball. Both the internationals shared good rapport with the trainees. They interacted with the participants.

Leading the way: Thoh (right) interacting with the trainees.

“It is not often that our trainees get the opportunity to meet the national players,’’ Chow said.
Thoh, who has been with the national squad for almost six years, said she was happy to share her skills with the young trainees.
The jovial Thoh, to the surprise of the trainees, displayed excellent skills in streetball.
The 26-year old said it was the third coaching clinic.
“We have been getting good response and we hope to see the young players improve their skills,’’ said Thoh.
The coaching clinic was organised by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, in conjunction with the AND1 Streetball Challenge. The first leg of the Challenge will be at the Summit USJ on April 26.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they were on target of getting 350 teams for the first leg.
“We are going to public courts to conduct the clinics. Despite the late evening rainy season, we have been getting encouraging response from the children. We are optimistic of a good turn out for the first leg,’’ said Saw.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE
Venue: Summit USJ
Date: April 26
Categories (six): Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-21, Girls’ Under-15 and Girls’ Under-18
Entry Fee: RM90 per team. Each player will receive a jersey and each team will be given a ball.
Closing Date: April 22
Prizes: Basketball shoes and goodies for the top three teams in each category.
Registration Centres
- Hoops Station
Summit USJ (03-8023 1229), The Mines (03-8944 1428)
- Echo Park
Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121), Mid Valley (03-2282 0127), Times Square (03-2144 0211), Sungai Wang (03-2141 7127)
- World of Sports
Tropicana City Mall (03-7728 0620), Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
- One Sports Trading
Klang (03-3342 9955)
Partners
- Official beverage: Milo
- Official media: StarMetro
- Official radio: Fly Fm
- Sanctioned by: Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association (MABA)
Enquiries: 012-239 2171 (Ong), 012-288 5573 (Eric), 012-204 3771 (Fox)
Website: www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com

AND1 Coaching Clinic "TKC girls enjoy gruelling sessions with national cagers"

TKC girls enjoy gruelling sessions with national cagers
Saturday April 11, 2009 Story and photos by CHARLES FERNANDEZ
THE enthusiasm shown by the 30 students of the Tunku Kurshiah Girl’s College (TKC) in Seremban during the AND1 basketball clinic revealed one positive sign - that the sport is well received by the fairer sex.
Even national women team’s head coach Tan See Wah and his assistant Yong Sye Yuin were full of praise for the students who adapted to the game after just two hours of warm-up session.
The students from Form One to Form Five, had volunteered for the basketball clinic, initiated by Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia.

That’s it: Tan watching Thoh (right) and Choo demonstrate ball skills.

Though several of them were first timers, they were quick to grasp the intricacies of the sport.
Tan and Yong, who had the services of 2007 SEA Games gold medallist Thoh Chai Ling; national players Choo Sook Pin and Nur Izzati and Elite Squad member R. Kalaimathi, put the students through a three-hour warm-up session and drills before conducting a two hour intensive training at the college.
The participants were taught the basic skills of basketball including ball handling, dribbling, passing, shooting, fitness and footwork.
Tan, who is also MABA secretary-general, had a good collection of medals and accolades while assistant coach Yong was in Leipzig, Germany, for six years under a training programme, so the girls were under professional guidance and learnt only the best.
Despite the sweltering heat, the girls showed no sign of slowing down and the way they moved on the court showed they were enjoying every minute of it and did not want to stop.
“I am amazed with their commitment although for some of them, it is the first time that they had ever held a basketball.
“They can be good if they work hard and follow the techniques of the game strictly,’’ said Tan.
Fifth Former Ameenah Azman, 17, said she enjoyed the game thoroughly and had been playing the game since she started schooling in TKC while colleague Nathrah Zawawi, 14, said she first took to basketball last year.
“We have learnt why it is important to follow a strict regiment which can also be applied in our daily school life,’’ said the girls.
Like Ameenah and Natrah, all the other girls are hoping to participate in the first leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at the Summit USJ Subang on April 26.
“I think we have done quite well at the basketball clinic. We learnt a couple of new tricks and with a bit more training, we should be ready for the challenge,’’ said Ameenah, who is also TKC headgirl.
If the girls put up a good showing at the streetball challenge, they should thank the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development deputy minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah and former old girls Zefi Efiliya Mohd Taib and Ida Borhan.
“Those were the days when TKC were one of the teams to watch out for.
“We just wanted to bring back the glory days and are glad the girls have responded positively to the programme,’’ said Zefi, a former Negri Sembilan state player.
Saifuddin whose daughter Madihah, 16, is also attending the clinic said more girls should be encouraged to take up basketball as the school has three courts to cater for their needs.

AND1 Coaching Clinic "Rain proves no barrier to cagers"

Rain proves no barrier to cagers
Saturday April 4, 2009 By NG WEI LOON

DESPITE the unpredictable weather, the turnout for the sixth edition of the AND1 Streetball Challenge first coaching clinic was exceptional.
However, the session held at the USJ6/2B outdoor basketball court and scheduled for 90 minutes, did not go the full distance due to the evening drizzle.

Exceptional turnout: More than 50 budding cagers joined the coaching clinic.

About 50 budding cagers aged between 11 and 21 years showed up to go through the drills under the tutelage of national women’s basketball assistant coach Yoong Sze Yuin.
Yoong said it was a refreshing change for the coaching crew to reach out to the basketball followers from the neighbourhood.
“We were excited about the opportunity to help them to build strong fundamental skills and pursue the game to a higher level. Our aim is also to encourage them to enjoy the game and have fun when they step on the court. Although it was wet day, it did not deter them from coming out in full force,” she added.
The fairer sex took charge of the session as the former national captain Yoong also came with two national women’s cagers — Thoh Chai Ling and Choo Shwok Ping — in tow to demonstrate the moves as they guided the youngsters through the pace.
The 26-year-old Thoh said it was a good experience to share their knowledge with the participants.
“We did not expect them to master the moves in such a short period. But, they definitely gave their best and followed our instructions in executing the drills,” added Thoh.
After executing several ball handling exercises for about 30 minutes, the participants were given the opportunity to have a shot at winning wristbands and balls in the shooting contest before heading for an early shower.
One of the top three performers of the inaugural StarMetro In Search of Freestylists Anirudh Aravind was also present to inspire the participants.
As the buildup to the opening leg at the Summit USJ on April 26, the organisers also took the opportunity to distribute the entry forms to the youngsters.
They can accommodate up to a maximum of 350 teams in six categories — boys’ Under-13, boys’ Under-15, boys’ Under-18, boys’ Under-21, girls’ Under-15 and girls’ Under-18 — to be part of the occasion.
Newcomer Calvin Lim, who took up basketball at the beginning of the year, said he was hoping to feature in the upcoming 3-on-3 basketball meet.
The 11-year-old from SRJK (C) Chee Wen in Subang Jaya also scored a memorable outing and went home with a ball from the three-point shooting contest.

AND1 STREETBALL LAUNCH 21.03.09 SUMMIT USJ

Streetball challenge returns next month
Tuesday March 24, 2009 By STUART MICHAEL

THE popular AND1 Three on Three Streetball Challenge is back! The first leg will be held at the Summit USJ in Subang Jaya on April 26.

To make the challenge a success, the organisers — Ossia World of Golf — will be initiating a series of coaching clinics in the Klang Valley, like it has done in previous years.

Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they were keen to promote the challenge in the outskirts.

Freestyle moves: Ismadi using one finger to place the basketball behind him.

“We want to reach out to the youngsters outside Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Klang. We are looking at public courts in Kepong and Rawang.

“We have plans to conduct three coaching clinics as a run-up to the first leg. We will be announcing the dates soon,” Saw said after the launch of the five-leg AND1 Streetball Challenge at the Summit USJ recently.

Ossia World of Golf, in the presence co-sponsors and supporters Milo, FlyFM, Malaysia Basketball Association (Maba), Summit USJ and The Star, unveiled the new red Jersey and the new red ball for the 2009 edition of the AND1 Streetball Challenge.

The second leg will be held in Johor on May 24, the third in Klang on June 28, the fourth in Penang on July 26 and the grand finals at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 4.

New jersey and ball: (From left) The Summit USJ A&P manager Wivien San, The Star deputy executive editor Wong Sai Wan, Fly FM network marketing manager Elaine Lee, Saw, Tan and Ng unveiling the new ball and jersey.

Maba secretary-general Tan See Wah said they were pleased to be associated with the AND1 Streetball Challenge.

“The challenge has played a big part in the promotion and development of basketball at the grassroots level. Ossia World of Golf have been consistent in running this programme, and the Maba is grateful to the organisers for their efforts,” Tan said.

Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong said they had seen the challenge grow from strength to strength.

“We have been with the challenge since the first year. The challenge brings youngsters together for a healthy activity. The other side events — Beat Box and the In Search of MC Competitions — have also made the challenge an exciting and interesting affair,” said Ng.

The launch was made merrier by the presence of two freestylists, Nabil Ra’uf Harun and Ismadi Hamidi, who showed off their skills. The public also had the opportunity to take part in the shooting hoop competition, and Fly FM announcers Steve and Jules took to the stage and played a game against two youngsters.

The first leg will have six categories :

– boys’ Under-13,

- boys’ Under-15, girls’ Under-15

- boys’ Under-18, girls’ Under-18

- boys’ Under-21

- There will be side events like the

In Search of Freestylist competition,

In Search of MC Competition,

In Search of Beat Box Competition,

AND1 Streetball Video Game Zone and lucky draw.

StarMetro is the official media; Milo, the official beverage; and Fly FM, the official radio. The challenge is sanctioned by Maba.

The entry fee for each team is RM90. Each player will receive an AND1 jersey and each team will re­­ceive an AND1 basketball on the day of the event.

AND1 3on3 Klang Jusco Bukit Tinggi 29th june 2008

Primary pupils the target

Thursday August 28, 2008 By Y.P. SIVAM
OSSIA World of Golf, the organisers of the AND1 3 on 3 streetball challenge, will be going to primary schools to popularise the game.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the challenge, launched five years ago, has been successful and generated a lot of interest among youngsters. “Many of the participants who started when they were 13 are now 18 and are still actively taking part in the challenge. “Now we are keen to look at the younger age group and the primary school pupils are our target for the coming years,’’ said Saw. This year’s streetball challenge was held at five venues - Summit USJ, Subang (354 teams); Komtar, Penang (165); Aeon Jusco, Klang (310); Danga Bay, Johor (275) and Berjaya Times Square (420) - and the increased number of teams was an indication of the popularity of the event. Saw also attributed the success to the excellent support from sponsors Milo. “Milo have played a big role in organising side events which attracted the young participants. The participants found the side events interesting and exciting and encouraged them to stay all day,’’ said Saw. The 2009 season is expected to start in March and the grand final is scheduled for July. But Saw said their promotion would start soon.

It’s easy: A participant displaying his skills with two basketballs.

“We will be conducting coaching clinics at primary schools and public courts. There are a lot of public courts in the Klang Valley. We are looking at the possibility of working with the Residents Associations and Rukun Tetangga sectors towards conducting coaching clinics. “If our plans materialise, then we can expect the primary school pupils to play in the Under-13 age group next season,’’ said Saw.

Victorious: The winners celebrate with the organisers and sponsors.

AND1 Malaysia ( Show Me What U Got )

AND1 Malaysia ALL FREESTYLIST Video Clip

AND1 3on3 Berjaya Times Square 17 August 2008

Streetball finale draws the crowd








Tuesday August 19, 2008 By NG WEI LOON
THE brief appearance of visiting streetballers from the Ball Star Indonesia added extra excitement to the fifth and final leg of the AND1 Streetball Challenge at the Berjaya Times Square on Sunday.
From Left-Gobel a.k.a Trickz and Center-Okto a.k.a Total Package right Bayu Radityo a.k.a Lunatic,
Although the trio of Bayu Radityo a.k.a Lunatic, Gobel a.k.a Trickz and Okto a.k.a Total Package missed their opening match in the open (non-Chinese) category, they had the chance to thrill the crowd in an exhibition match against the previous winners of the In Search of Freestylists on the main court set up with a special surface for the occasion.
The 29-year-old Bayu said they failed to show up in time to feature in the main competition because they had too much fun at a show a day earlier.

Lucky draw: (From left) Newly-appointed Malaysia Amateur Basketball Association (MABA) secretary-general Tan See Wah and Saw presenting a collector’s shoe from an AND1 MixTape icon to the X-Flier trio of Yap Shee Khee, Chin Lin Ying and Cham Poo Wee.
“We came to attend a show. So, we thought it was a good idea to join the challenge. We heard so much about it and we wanted to have a feel of the event. The whole concept is something similar to the MixTape,” said Bayu, who has been an AND1 sponsored player for more than three years. During the lunch break, the Malaysian line up of Nabil Ra’uf Harun, Anirudh Aravind and Samuel Amoh Junior found more competent opponents and were pushed to step up their tempo as both sides attempted to outdo each other in the healthy exchange.
“They definitely tried to match us and gave us a good fight. We had fun playing against them,”said Okto, 24.
Before the organisers started with the Milo In Search of Freestylists and the In Search of Talent contests, last season’s National Basketball League (NBL) Most Valuable Player Chris Kuete from Cameroon also showed up to thrill the crowd with his finesse in executing the slam dunk.
It was also a tight contest in the introduction round of the freestyle competition with 11 of the 12 finalists vying for the six spots to advance to the final one-on-one round.

All smiles: Aeria (standing, fourth from right) with winners of the AND1 Beat box, MC rapper,Break Dance.Champion & runner-up.

Among the five eliminated from the preliminary stage were Tan Jue Hang, Tan Soon Chern, Yap Zi Chian, Law Chin Hui and Ong Wei Liang.
Gobel, who was one of the three judges, said most of the finalists had a good understanding of the freestyle concept.
“Juggling is a basic skill in freestyle and most of them could do it quite well,” added Gobel, 24.
In the final round, three seasoned campaigners — Lam Wei Ken, Sheikh Muhammad Afnan and Mohd Ismadi Hamadi — were judged as the top three performers of the season and earned the AND1 products sponsorship worth RM3,000 each.
After failing to clear the final hurdle for the past two years, the 22-year-old Sheikh had a memorable outing.
“Initially, I was quite nervous because it was my last shot to prove myself in the competition.
“After the bitter disappointment of missing out on a top three finish for two consecutive years, I felt very satisfied because I have gone all the way this time,” Sheikh said.

Full house: The event drew hordes of participants and spectators.
Multimedia and graphic design student Lam, 22, and SM Pandan Jaya student Ismadi, 16, were also among the finalists last year.
“I trained regularly to prepare for the final showdown. Today, the best move was spinning the ball with the chopstick. I tried the same move last year. But, I perfected my ball-handling skills,” said Lam.
In addition, the finalists of the In Search of Talent side event that included rapping, beat boxing and break dancing also drew the spectators’ attention with their showmanship.
Penangites Ma Chun Hoey and Leroy Lee edged two other contenders in their sections to emerge champions in break dancing and beat boxing respectively.
Meanwhile, Nigerian Abdus Salam Muyibi subdued the challenge from Ghanaian Joshua Samuel in a head-on battle for the top spot in the rapping competition.
The champion and runner-up of each segment in the In Search of Talent were rewarded with a Sony PSP and an i-Pod respectively.

Easy does it: A participant having some fun with a basketball on court.
Star Publications (M) Bhd chief operating officer (multimedia) Michael Aeria and Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong gave away the prizes to the winners of the side events conducted in conjunction with the challenge.
The grand finale to the fifth season drew 420 teams in six categories — boys’ under-14, boys’ under-16, boys’ under-18, boys’ under-21, girls’ under-18 and open (non-Chinese).
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the staunch support from the streetball followers and partners gave them the extra strength to push forward to host the three-on-three basketball event.
“We have dedicated a lot of effort to organise the event for the youngsters to nurture their interest in the game. But, it has always been a joy to see them having so much fun at the challenge,” he added.

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Forging ties via streetball
Saturday August 9, 2008 By MEERA VIJAYAN
JOHOR BARU: When 18-year-old Chong Liuyi Heng saw the size of his opponents during the AND1 Streetball Challenge, he shivered with apprehension as they towered over him and his team mates.
This is why he could not believe his luck when he and his friends from the Doramon team emerged champion in the finals of the Under-18 category.
“When I saw them, I thought we would be at a disadvantage and was nervous about playing against them.

The champion: Team Doramon posing after winning the competition’s Under-18 title at Danga Bay in Johor Baru recently.

“They were so tall, definitely above 1.9m compared to our 1.7m,” he said
Despite their nervousness, Chong and his friends gave the game their best shot in the allocated seven minutes.
Doramon emerged 1-0 winners at the end.
“We scored the only goal in a penalty.
“It was scary,” he said of the event at Danga Bay here recently.

Battling it out: The competition was fierce during the challenge.

Runners up and third place winners in the category were Trump Card and Milo respectively while the winners in the Under-16 category were Ice Kacang, The Rotten Lot and Sun respectively.
In the Under-14 category, Miracle, Elusive Dream and Tri O emerged winners respectively.
Present to start the competition was state MCA secretary Hoo Seong Chang who said the such games were a wonderful way for youths to forge closer ties with their peers.
“They can have fun and improve their game in this healthy activity,” he said.
Hoo noted that players of other races participated in the game known to be popular with the Chinese.

Keen fight: Participants in the thick of the game.
Johor Basketball Association president Tan Wee Sin was also present.
Organiser Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the number of participating teams had increased over the years.
“We had 275 teams in Johor Baru this year compared to about 200 last year,” he said.
StarMetro was the official media and the other sponsors were Milo and Danga Bay.

Try me: Participants in the thick of the game during the And 1 Street Ball challenge held at Danga Bay in Johor Baru recently.

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Streetball champs share tips & More clinics on streetball

"Streetball champs share tips & More clinics on streetball "

Wednesday June 11, 2008 & Friday June 13, 2008 By JADE CHAN.

SAMUEL Omoh Junior, 21, is not a fan of rigid rules on traditional basketball courts, which is why he is drawn to the freestyle elements of streetball (street basketball).
“I didn’t enjoy basketball until I saw the seniors in my high school in Ghana playing streetball.
“Streetball is more interesting and less restrictive,” said the University College Sedaya International management student, who picked up streetball when he was 17.

Shoe-flying action: Omoh Jr (left) concentrating intensely on his moves during the pick-up game in Bandar Botanic, Klang.
Omoh Jr has been playing with his college friends and guys from his neighbourhood in Taman Connaught for the past year, and was crowned the AND1 In Search of Freestylist champion last year.
“Basketball is a great way for me to make new friends and serves as an ice-breaker,” he said, admitting that he has become more recognisable and made more friends and fans after his win.
Omoh Jr and Billy Chen, a 20-year-old HELP University College student, were two AND1 Streetball players who were making their rounds during several pick-up games in Klang.
Ossia World of Golf (M) Sdn Bhd will be having a series of pick-up games and coaching clinics that will lead up to the AND1 Streetball Challenge on June 29 at AEON (Jusco) Shopping Mall in Bukit Tinggi, Klang.
“The pick-up game’s concept is similar to the AND1 Mix Tape Tour in the United States, where we have two-on-two or three-on-three on-the-spot games at ball parks in residential areas,” said Ossia World of Golf sales executive Moo Kok Hsiung.

High-flyer: A student attempting to block Chen (left) during a pick-up game.
“We’re also distributing entry forms for the challenge and encouraging students to get their schools to sign up for the coaching clinics.
“The coaching clinics are targeted at secondary and primary schools in the Klang Valley. We’ll have coaches, comprising former and current national players, to teach students the fundamental skills of basketball like dribbling, shooting and defence,” he said.
Eddie Lee, 17, was one of the students who planned to get his school to have the coaching clinic soon.
“I took part in the AND1 Streetball Challenge last year, and I hope to sign up for it again this year, depending on time constraints,” said the SMK La Salle, Klang Form Five student.
The Bandar Botanic resident plays basketball with his neighbourhood friends once a week and enjoyed his pick-up game with Omoh Jr.
Lee said he had represented his school at inter-school basketball games and named Boston Celtics' Ray Allen and LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant as his favourite players.
The streetball challenge is divided into six age categories – four for boys and two for girls.
The age groups for boys are Under-13, Under-15, Under-18 and Under -21, while those for girls are the Under-15 and Under-18.
Other activities lined up include competitions for freestyle, emcee, beatbox, breakdance, creative innovation drawing and graffiti, slam dunk demonstrations, interactive games, as well as lucky draws with AND1 products up for grabs.
The entry fee for each team is RM90.
Each participant will receive an AND1 jersey and each team will get an AND1 basketball.
For details on the challenge or to make arrangements for the coaching clinic, call 012-601 6869 (Moo) or 012-204 3771 (Fox).

More clinics on streetball

MORE coaching clinics will be held to encourage students to take part in the AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge at the AEON (Jusco) Shopping Mall in Bukit Tinggi, Klang, on June 29.
Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, had organised three clinics last week in Klang last week. The overwhelming response has prompted the company to initiate another six clinics before the big event.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they wanted to have a maximum participation of 350 teams for the third leg of the Streetball Challenge.

Streetball action: AND1 Streetball player Samuel Omoh Junior (right) aiming for the hoop while blocking his opponent during a pick-up game.
“Our vision is to encourage more youngsters to be involved in the game. It is with this aim that we are initiating the coaching clinics,'' said Saw.
The streetball challenge has six age groups – four for boys and two for girls,
The age groups for boys are Under-13, Under-15, Under-18 and Under -21 while those for girls are the Under-15 and Under-18.
Bandar Bukit Tinggi Residents Association has also initiated programmes to get the residents to be involved in the streetball challenge.
Its chairman, Gan Ee Chai, said they would be going all out to get the youngsters in Bukit Tinggi to be part of the streetball challenge.
“Streetball is an interesting event and had the ingredients to excite the younger generation.
“We hope to see more youngsters in the area sign up for the challenge,'' said Gan.
Besides the 3-on-3 Challenge, participants will have a chance to be involved in other activities including freestyle competition, emcee, beatbox, breakdance competitions, creative innovation drawing and graffiti competition and slam dunk demonstration and competition.
Hip Hop recording artist Dareyno will put up a show while there will also be interactive games. Attractive products from AND1 will be offered as lucky draw prizes.
Milo is the official beverage of the challenge while Star Metro is the official media.
WCT Land are the venue sponsors for the third leg.
The entry fee for each team is RM90. Each participant will receive an AND1 jersey and each team will get an AND1 basketball. The top eight teams in each category will get prizes from AND1.
In conjunction with the 3-on-3 Challenge, AND1 will also be initiating a series of coaching clinics in Klang.
About 10 coaching clinics are being lined up in Klang and Kuala Langat.
Schools can contact 012-6016869 or 012-2043771 for more information on the clinics.
AND1 STREETBALL CHALLENGE FACT FILE
Date: June 29, 2008Venue: AEON (Jusco) shopping mall, Bukit Tinggi, KlangTime: 8am-6pm
Entry forms available at:
1. One Sports Trading, Klang (03-3342 9955)
2. Hoops Station, Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
3. Echo Park, Times Square (03-2144 0211)
4. Echo Park, Mid Valley (03-2282 0127)
5. World of Sports, Subang Parade (03- 5631 9578)
6. WCT Land, Klang (03-3324 3255)
7. Hoops Station, China Town (03-2031 4948)
8. Echo Park, Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121)
9. Echo Park, Sungei Wang (03-2141 7127)
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AEON mall to host streetball challenge

Friday June 6, 2008 AEON mall to host streetball challenge
THE third leg of the popular AND1 three-on- three Streetball Challenge will be held at the AEON (Jusco) in Bukit Tinggi, Klang on June 29.
As in past years, WCT Land is the venue sponsor for the challenge which is organised by Ossia World of Golf.

Successful partnership: Tew (second from left) and Saw (third from right) with members of the organising committee at the launch of the third leg of the AND1 three-on-three Streetball Challenge.
WCT Land sales and marketing manager Stewart Tew said they felt privileged to be part of the three-on-three challenge, which was an exciting and interesting event for youngsters.
“This season, the event will be held at the more spacious AEON (Jusco) shopping mall.
“Our support for the challenge is part of WCT Land's CSR programme.
“We want to play an active role in encouraging youngsters to be involved in healthy sporting activities.
“We also urge the public to come in full force to be part of the event. The organisers have lined up a series of events for spectators as well,” said Tew.
The streetball challenge has six age groups – four for boys and two for girls – and the organisers are expecting a maximum of 350 teams. The age groups for boys are Under-13, Under-15, Under-18 and Under -21 while those for girls are the Under-15 and Under-18.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they were grateful to WCT Land for being the venue sponsor.
“WCT Land have been our partners for almost five years. The partnership has proven to be a success in creating opportunities for youngsters to be involved in a healthy activity,” said Saw.
Participants will also have a chance to be involved in other activities, including freestyle competition, emcee, beatbox, breakdance competitions, creative innovation drawing and graffiti competition and slam dunk demonstration and competition.
Hip-hop recording artiste Dareyno will put up a show and there will also be interactive games. Attractive products from AND1 will be offered as lucky draw prizes.
Milo is the official beverage of the challenge while StarMetro is the official media.
The entry fee for each team is RM90. Each participant will receive an AND1 jersey and each team will get an AND1 basketball.
The top eight teams in each category will get prizes from AND1.
In conjunction with the challenge, AND1 will also be initiating a series of coaching clinics in Klang.
About 10 coaching clinics are being lined up in Klang and Kuala Langat. Schools can call 012-601 6869 or 012-204 3771 for more information on the clinics.
Fact File
AND1 Streetball Challenge
Date: June 29, 2008
Venue: AEON (Jusco) shopping mall, Bukit Tinggi, Klang
Time: 8am-6pm
Entry forms available at:
1. One Sports Trading, Klang (03-3342 9955)
2. Hoops Station, Summit USJ (03-8023 1229)
3. Echo Park, Times Square (03-2144 0211)
4. Echo Park, Mid Valley (03-2282 0127)
5. World of Sports, Subang Parade (03-5631 9578)
6. WCT Land, Klang (03-3324 3255)
7. Hoops Station, China Town (03-2031 4948)
8. Echo Park, Sunway Pyramid (03-5638 1121)
9. Echo Park, Sungei Wang (03-2141 7127)
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Thrilling time at streetball kick-off ( AND1 Malaysia Summit 08 )

Wednesday April 30, 2008 By NG WEI LOON

IN CONTRAST to the calm on the streets as Subang Jaya’s residents opted to enjoy a typically laidback weekend at home, staunch three-on-three basketball followers generated a lively atmosphere to celebrate a good start to the fifth AND1 Streetball Challenge at the USJ Summit on Sunday.
Even before the official opening ceremony attended by the challenge’s patron Datuk Lee Hwa Beng and Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) deputy secretary-general Tan See Wah, the youngsters were already in an upbeat mood to get the ball rolling for the new season.
Besides praising the organisers for their efforts to allow the budding cagers to compete regularly, Tan also gave credit to Lee who has contributed immensely to build basketball courts in Subang Jaya during his tenure as assemblyman.

Winners three: (From left) Ahmad, Ismadi and Sheikh made it to the finals.
For the opening leg curtain raiser, previous winners from the In Search of Freestylists competitions got the participants all fired up with their appearances on court.
Joining Nabil Ra’uf Harun and Choong Wai Kit from the first edition of StarMetro In Search of Freestylists in 2006 were last season’s Milo In Search of Freestylists winners Nabil Hariz Mohd Ariff and Samuel Amoh Junior from Ghana.
The quartet entertained the crowd with their moves and also accepted challenges from the rookies.
Participants were rewarded before the competition started when the organisers continued their generosity by giving away several prizes including a half pair AND1 signature shoe through lucky draws.
In between the competition, the organisers also provided an area for the participants to embrace the trendy streetball culture.
As they caught a breather from the action on the court, they were given the opportunity to engage in the PS2 MixTape simulation game as well as to catch the action of AND1 MixTape visuals on the two plasma screens and DVD players supplied by LG Electronics.
Head-to-head: Sheikh (left) fending off a challenge from Ooi Shih Jin during the one-on-one round.
Rapper Dareyno from Rough Sound Entertainment also conducted three side contests – MC, beat box and break dance – to inject some hip-hop excitement.
Debutant Mamou Kouyate from Modern Arabic School gave a brave display in the first session of the In Search of MC competition.
“I took part in the challenge at the grand finals last year. But, it was my first time joining the In Search of MC contest. I am having fun because the challenge has always been an event for us to get together and enjoy the occasion,” Mamou, 14, said.
Last season’s In Search of MC finalist Ahmad Zaki Nawawi Azharuddin from Victoria Institution was also in the fray to earn a slot for the final showdown.
The 16-year-old student said he had been practising his rhyme and flow to make up for his disappointing outing last year.
“I had a good start today. But, I am not very happy with my performance because I choked towards the end of my routine,” he said.
Although the beat box was an introduction section, several participants rendered respectable performances.
The top three performers in each of the side contests from each leg will advance to the grand finals. Shooting for prizes: Participants enjoying the Milo sports booth during the event.
The champion and runner-up of each contest will receive a Sony PSP and an i-Pod, respectively.
In addition, the Milo In Search of Freestylists also saw many familiar contenders showing great camaraderie as they tantalised the crowd with their ball handling flair.
In the end, the trio of Ahmad Akmal, 16, Mohd Ismadi Hamidi, 16 and Sheikh Muhammad Afnan, 20, secured their berths for the grand finals.
Business administration student Sheikh is hoping to be third time lucky in clearing the final hurdle at the season’s grand finale.
“I was a finalist for the last two seasons. I want to have another crack at being among the top three this year,” Sheikh said.
The finalists will be vying for AND1 products sponsorships worth RM3,000 as the top three freestylists of the season.
The recent challenge drew 354 teams in six categories – boys’ Under-13, girls’ Under-15, boys’ Under-15, girls’ Under-18, boys’ Under-18 and boys’ Under-21.
The next meet is scheduled at Komtar, Penang on May 18.
Before the grand finals at Berjaya Times Square on Aug 17, the two subsequent legs are at Jusco, Klang (June 29), and Danga Bay, Johor (July 27).
RESULTS :

BOYS:
- Under-13-: 1. YNI, 2. TCL, 3. The One Youth

- Under-15: 1. The One, 2. Pro Sport, 3. Yuk Chai

- Under-18: 1. Kassendra, 2. Pro Sport, 3. Kenneth Sure Win

- Under-21: 1. YBS, 2. Cincai Play Boy, 3. Team Cincai

GIRLS:

- Under-15: 1. Yuk Chai Gin, 2. Chocolate Milk, 3. DNA
- Under-18: 1. YEB, 2. J3 Syabuya, 3. Blue Sky (Devil)

AND1 3on3 Summit Usj 27th April 2008

Budding cagers brave rain to participate in coaching clinic

Monday April 7, 2008 By NG WEI LOON

DESPITE the wet weather threatening to ruin the prelude to the fifth AND1 Streetball Challenge at the USJ6 Basketball Centre (U6BC) outdoor court in Subang Jaya recently, the modest crowd of budding cagers who had turned up for the launch braved the unrelenting drizzle to join in the action.
Former Philippines national basketball team head coach David Zamar, who led the coaching clinic, said he had initially thought the session would be called off because of the rain.
“The participants, though, were eager to carry on with the programme,” he added.
Zamar, who was guiding the Malaysian NBL side at the South-East Asia Basketball Championships that was held in Indonesia from April 4 to 6, came with four assistants in tow.
They were Benjamin Knight from Australia, Chris Kuete from Cameroon, Anish Balla from Canada and local Lau Er Kheng.

New season: Ng (third from left) and Saw (fourth from left) unveiling the stripes and ball for this year's challenge.

Knight and Kuete were the two imports for the Malaysian NBL side for the regional meet that had four countries – Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia – taking part.
The coaching crew went through the basic ball handling skills, such as dribbling, passing and shooting, with the participants.
The 32-year-old Knight, who plays for the Singapore Slingers in the Australian NBL League, had fun helping the youngsters in performing the drills.
“It is great seeing the children putting in some hard work on the court,” said Knight.
SK Dato Onn Jaafar Year Five pupil Jason Gan went through the paces with the senior players in the group.
Currently, the 11-year-old is training with the U6BC boys' Under-14 squad regularly every Monday and Friday evening.
Jason's mother Carole Gan said her son had shown good progress since taking up basketball last year.
At the launch, Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong and Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong also unveiled the new stripes and ball for the challenge this season.
Also present was U6BC chairman Loo Chin Oon.
Entertaining the spectators was rapper Dareyno from Rough Sound Entertainment, who rendered his hip tunes.
In addition, last season's In Search of MC champion Jeremy Yap also showed up to engage in freestyle rapping.

Emphasis on fundamentals: Knight (centre) guiding the participants at the coaching clinic.

This year, the challenge will begin at USJ Summit on April 27.
Before the grand finals at Berjaya Times Square on Aug 17, three legs have been scheduled at Komtar, Penang (May 18), Jusco, Klang (June 29) and Danga Bay, Johor (July 27).
The Red Fighters, comprising Nicholas Choo, 10, Shaqeel Eiman, 11, and Kesavendra Naidu, 12, were among the early birds to sign up for the first leg.
“We are excited about competing in the boys' Under-13 category for the first time,” said Shaqeel, who trains with the U6BC beginners' programme conducted every Sunday morning.
For the opening leg of the three-on-three basketball event, the organisers are expecting a total of 350 teams to compete in six categories – boys' Under-13, girls' Under-15, boys' Under-15, girls' Under-18, boys' Under-18 and boys' Under-21.
The entry fee is RM90 for each team. Each player will receive a jersey and the team will be given a basketball.
Entries close on April 23.
For details, call 012-601 6869 (Moo) or 012-204 3771 (Fox).

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First leg of AND1 Streetball Challenge 2008 to be held on April 27

By Y.P SIVAM Form Star Metro. Friday March 28, 2008

Go in: A boy tries to throw the ball into the basket in a shooting competition.
THE AND1 Streetball Challenge is back and is set to be more exciting and interesting.
Ossia World of Golf, the distributors of AND1 brand in Malaysia, have lined up four legs culminating with the grand finals in Berjaya Times Square on Aug 17.
The first leg will be at the USJ Summit on April 27. The challenge will then move to Penang at the Komtar on May 18.
The third leg is at Jusco in Klang on June 29 followed by the fourth leg in Danga Bay,Johor Baru on July 27.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said they have been flooded with enquiries on the AND1 Streetball Challenge.
“Youngsters wanted to know the schedule so that they could plan their programmes while parents wanted their children to be involved in healthy activities.

Eye-catching moves: Fourteen-year-old Derick Liew showing off his skills at the In Search of Freestylist Competition last year.
“Last year, a total of 1,460 teams were involved in the challenge. The Streetball Challenge for 2008 will be launched soon,” said Saw.
Just like the previous years, the AND1 Streetball Challenge will cater for six age groups – Under-13, Under-15, Under-18 and Under-21 for boys and Under-15 and Under-18 for girls.
Besides the 3-on-3 action, participants will have the chance to be involved in other activities including freestyle competition, emcee, beatbox, breakdance competitions, creative innovation drawing and graffiti competition and slam dunk demonstration and competition.
Hip Hop recording artist Dareyno will put up a show while there will also be interactive games. Attractive products from AND1 will be offered as lucky draw prizes.
Each participant will receive an AND1 jersey and each team will get an AND1 basketball. The top eight teams in each category will get prizes from AND1.
Milo sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong said they have been associated with the AND1 Streetball Challenge for the past three years.
“The event is moving in the right direction. From a simple streetball event it has progressed to the event that all basketball enthusiasts look forward to each year. The growth has been gradual and consistent. From a Chinese-dominated game, we now see more non-Chinese playing it.
“The involvement of foreign students from private colleges has also added excitement to the event as these students are highly skilful.
“We look forward to the new season. The event, we hope, will complement the activities by the Malaysian Basketball Association in promoting the sports,’’ added Ng.

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Budding talent steals the show

Saturday October 6, 2007 By NG WEI LOON From Stra Metro

Impressive: Jeremy Yap (centre) was energetic and full of confidence.

BEFORE the final contestant surfaced, it was only an average show at the grand final of Nokia In Search of MC held as part of the finale to the fourth edition of the AND1 Streetball Challenge that concluded with the fifth and final leg at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur recently.
But, the organisers of the prominent three-on-three basketball event had unintentionally saved the best act for the last.
After a mundane series of entertainment with a few hilarious amusement in between, budding talent Jeremy Yap of SMK Bukit Kemuning had the final say of the day when he exploded into action with commanding flair when he uttered his rhythmic rap lyrics.
“He (Jeremy) flaunted an astounding performance to claim the top prize. We are impressed with his self-initiative to develop his potential. He displayed confidence when he delivered his tune in a very composed fashion. As a re- ward, he will also feature in our Malaysian version of the AND1 theme song,” said rapper Dareyno from Junio Hustle, who served as the mediator for the first edition of the talent quest.
Yap edged seven other finalists and braved the nerve wrecking occasion to claim the top spot.
The 14-years-old SMK Bukit Ke-muning student walked away with RM1,000 and a Nokia Xpress-Music phone for his undisputable feat.
Meanwhile, V. Mogandas, 24 from Johor finished second and collected RM500 followed by Penangite Teh Chong Wei, 18 in third who pocketed RM300. Both also took home a mobile phone each.
Besides cash money, the top three winners also received AND1 products and Junio Hustle CD.
The challenge's organisers are planning to include more ap-pealing side events to get the budding cagers and streetball followers excited about the event next year.
For the past three years, the challenge was hosted with the staunch support from Nokia, Milo and StarMetro.
“We have a few more tricks up our sleeves to elevate the event to another level and share it with the youngsters who are passionate about streetball,” said Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong.
Besides the In Search of MC competition, the organisers are contemplating on conducting the beat box and break dance competitions to provide the avenue for budding performers to discover and showcase their hidden talent.
“Streetball is about hip-hop culture. We want to educate the youngsters with better understanding and awareness on the trendy image. That is the reason we are trying to incorporate each of the hip-hop element step by step as part of the challenge,” added Dareyno.

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AND1 3on3 Gran Final (Berjaya Times Square) 9 september

Roaring time at the grand finals

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By STUART MICHAELPhotos by CHUA KOK HWA and GLENN GUAN

SINCE the inception of three-on-three basketball events in Malaysia in 1993, basketball players have picked up more skills and the game has become increasingly popular.
This was seen at the AND1 Streetball Challenge Grand Final at Berjaya Times Square yesterday that drew 410 teams from as far away as Penang, Pahang and Johor.
Malaysia Basketball Association deputy secretary-general and national women’s team coach Tan See Wah said the AND1 Streetball Challenge was a great platform for basketball players to develop individual skills.

In action: Players battling it out on court during the event.

“I believe that competitions like this have a great impact on players and make them more skilful.
“We encouraged state and national players to take part in three-on-three basketball to gain exposure. It makes players think out for the box,” said Tan, adding that three-on-three competitions are organised abroad on a large scale.
Nestle Products sports marketing manager Ng Ping Loong admitted that he has seen the skill level of the freestylists and players at the AND1 Streetball Challenge grow tremendously.

Fighting for the ball... A participant (third right) tries to pull the ball away while others surround him.

“The boys and girls here do not need to see the ball when they bounce it. They can feel it and are one with the ball.
“This is why this event is so unique and we are glad to be associated with this challenge,” he said.
Tunku Abdul Rahman College student Ng Wei Ching, 18, said he loved hip-hop but was not good enough for any dance groups so he learnt freestyling for about six months.
“I decided to use my dance moves in basketball and I feel it looks good,” said the Penang-ite.
Lam Wei Ken, 18, a form five student from Chung Hwa Confucian in Penang, said that taking up streetball has made him a better basketball player.
“I have been playing since I was 12-years-old and only learnt about streetball last year. Previously, I was not confident to dribble players. Now, I am not afraid of dribbling any player not matter how tall they are.

Here you go: Tan launched the event and presented a lucky draw winner with a pair of shoes.

“I also joined a school group for freestylists in Penang called Mystical,” said Lam.
Besides the main event which had six categories – girls’ Under-15, boys’ Under-14, boys’ Under-16, boys’ Under-18, boys’ Under-21 and Open (non-Chinese) - there were also Nokia’s In Search of MC competition where four units of the Nokia 5700 and eight units of the Nokia 5300 were given to winners. Cash prizes totalling RM1,800 was also given away.
Milo also had an artificial wall for wall-climbing activities.
StarMetro also had the StarMetro In Search of Freestylists competition with journalist Ng Wei Loon as one of the judges.
StarMetro is the official media, while Nokia is the official mobile phone and Milo the official beverage of the 2007 AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge.

Organisers want youths to come back for more streetball challenge

THE organisers are going all out to improve the side activities and make the AND1 Streetball Challenge a lifestyle for youth.
And, it was no exception at the AND1 Streetball Challenge Grand Finals held at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Organisers Ossia World of Golf, together with sponsors Milo and Nokia, created side activities that thrilled participants and supporters alike.

ubilant trio: Nabil Hariz Mohd Ariff (second from left), Samuel Amoh Junior (third from left) and Tan Wei Keong (third from right) with Nestle Products Malaysia Berhad's Julia Teo (second from right) after the Star Metro In Search of Freestylist competition

Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said cagers could expect more side activities and something exciting in the line-up next year.
“Since the beginning of the AND1 Streetball Challenge held at The Summit three years ago, the side activities have improved with Nokia's In Search of Emcee, StarMetro's In Search of Freestylist, Milo Wall Climbing activities, Slam Dunk Competition and lucky draws.
“We want to make the AND1 Streetball Challenge a lifestyle for youth and keep them coming back for more,” said Saw, said.
The AND1 Streetball Challenge grand final was a roaring success with 410 teams taking part in six categories – girls' Under-15, boys' Under-14, boys' Under-16, boys' Under-18, boys' Under-21 and Open (non-Chinese) in this tournament.
In the StarMetro In Search of Freestylist, Nabil Hariz Mohd Ariff, Tan Wei Keong and Samuel Amoh Junior emerged the winners from the 14 boys who took part.

Top girls: (From left) Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong, Star Publications (M) Bhd marketing services department senior manager Iris Tan, Lim Teh Wun, Shirley Ng Mei Yan and Law Phooi Teng.

Each of them received RM3,000 worth of AND1 basketball products sponsorship, a Nokia mobile phone and a Milo hamper.
Meanwhile, eight hopefuls took part in the Nokia In Search of the Emcee competition. They were Teh Chong Kai, Dzikhry Dzulkarnain, V. Moganadas, Jeremy Yap Chong Kian, Ahmad Zaki Nawawi, Samuel Saw, Anirudh Aravind and Neoh Ming Chew.
Jeremy Yap emerged tops, while Moganadas grabbed second spot and Chong Kai finished third. Each participant received a Nokia 5300 handphone, hampers and notebook backpack.
In the girls' Under-15 final, EMEO outclassed EPL 8-4 to emerge winner.
The trio of Shirley Ng Mei Yan (13), Lim Teh Wun (15) and Law Phooi Teng (15) from SMK Raja Abdullah had teamed up for the first time for a shot at the title.

Awesome: Former Cameroon player Chris Knefe, who was invited to do a slam dunk, executing it perfectly.

Lim said she found the side events, like the StarMetro In Search of Freestylist, very exciting as the players were very skilful.
“I envy the players who make such skilful moves. I want to learn how to do those tricks but no one wants to teach me!
“My hope is that the organisers will hold an In Search of Freestylists competition for girls next year. I would definitely take part,'' she added.
StarMetro is the official media, while Nokia is the official mobile phone and Milo, the official beverage of the 2007 AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge.

August 24 Freestylist Photo shooting By Milo

The United Street Of Malaysia..

Clinic for freestylists

Thanks for star metro
By STUART MICHAEL
Photos by T.K LIM

FREESTYLIST Anirudh Aravind conducted a clinic to give an insight to budding freestylists on how to impress the judges during the Milo In Search of Freestylist challenge at the AND1 Streetball Challenge Grand Final to be held at Berjaya Times Square on Sept 9.

Anirudh, who was one of the three winners last year, told these freestylists that judges are looking for something different.

“They should learn new moves to impress the judges and there are only two weeks before the final. When they do their moves, the crowd should be thrilled.

“During the clinic, I also told the freestylists they have to know the moves of their opponent if they compete one-on-one.

“They have to study their opponent's moves and take away the ball when the opponents does any tricks,” he said.

How it’s done: Anirudh (left) showing off some moves to the participants.

Anirudh conducted the clinic at the PJ Arena open-air basketball court, opposite Assunta Hospital last Friday (Aug 24).
Nestle Products sport marketing manager Ng Ping Loong said Milo is glad to be associated with In Search of Freestylist event this year.
“We could see these boys are very close-knit. They are not stingy in sharing their skills and tricks with fellow freestylists.
“Although these freestylist dress in hip-hop style, they are very disciplined when it comes to basketball. I have seen these freestylists polishing their skills each time they come for the competition and get even better,” said Ng.
A concurrent event, the In Search of M.C Challenge is supported by Nokia.
The event is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the Malaysian distributor of the AND1 brand.
StarMetro is the official media, while Nokia is the official mobile phone and Milo the official beverage of the 2007 AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge.

The Rhyme and Rhythm for Rapping

Rap it right: Dayreno explaining the methods of freestyle rapping to the 10 finalists.

The rhyme and rhythm for rapping

By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJPhoto by NORAFIFI EHSAN

MC Challenge finalists get coaching on how to rap spontaneously.
TEMPO, beat, rhythm and rhyming with the right flow are the basic ingredients for freestyle rapping.

That was the gist of the workshop conducted by local rapper Dayreno for 10 finalists of the AND1 Streetball in Search of M.C challenge, supported by Nokia.
The Search of MC Challenge is part of the AND1Streetball Challenge. The 10 finalists will get the chance to show off their skills at the Grand Finals at the Berjaya Times Square on Sept 9
The workshop was to prepare the young finalists between the ages of 13 and 24 on the methods of freestyle rapping which refers to spontaneous rapping without having to write out the lyrics.
During the two-hour session, Dayreno evaluated each contestant based on their sample rapping.
The assessment was to help them to identify their personal styles and to further improve on their shortcomings.
He stressed that pronunciation was important during rapping as it must be understood by people.
At the same time, it was also crucial for a rapper to have rhyming skills with punch lines, as without those, a rap can be flat.
“Rap means rhythm and poetry. So you’ve got to know rhyming. It’s about delivering messages and not reading,” said Dayreno.
Settling on a beat was also a topic during the workshop.
“In freestyle, you can’t go with a heavy tempo because you need to buy time to think.
“Learn how to chill out with the beat and follow the beat. That’s why there are ‘aha’ and ‘yo’ in rapping,” he said as he provided them with his own music material.
On the slang, Dayreno said it was all right to sound Malaysian.
“We are Malaysians. We don’t have to sell very black. We are Malaysians - it’s okay to sound like that,” he said.
The interactive session served as a motivational gathering for the contestants as Dayreno also pointed out their individual capabilities.
Nokia customer and market operations marketing manager Geraldine Wong said the M.C challenge was an exciting new addition to AND1 and it was one way of getting youths to express their enthusiasm.
“The challenge is non-device related, nothing to do with selling hand phones.
“Who knows, some of these boys might become somebody someday,” she said.
Nokia has been supporting AND1 for three years now.
Prizes for the M.C challenge include total cash of RM1,800, Nokia mobile handphones and AND1 products.
Meanwhile the entry forms can be down loaded from http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/
The AND1 Streetball Challenge is organised by Ossia World of Golf while Milo are the official beverage, Nokia the official mobile phone and StarMetro the official media.

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More youngsters going in for streetball action
Thanks For Star Metro : Story By STUART MICHAELPhotos by SAMUEL ONG

The first leg was held at the Summit USJ on March 26 followed by the second leg at Giant Tampoi in Larkin, Johor on May 26 and Komtar, Penang on June 24. The fourth leg was held at WCT Land office car park in Bandar Bukit Tinggi yesterday.
A total of 300 teams competed in six categories – Girls’ Under-15, Girls’ Under-18, Boys’ Under-13, Boys’ Under-15, Boys’ Under-18 and Boys’ Under-21.

Got it: A player (left) jumping up to shoot during the preliminary round of the AND1 Streetball Challenge.

Nigerians Masi Godswill, 18, and Omoare Gilbert Taiwo, 21, from University College Sedaya International (UCSI) joined their friend from Ghana, Samuel Amoh Junior, 21, from Rima College to form a team called Honey Dip to compete in the Boys' Under-21 category here.
Godswill said this was the first time they were taking part in the AND1 Streetball Challenge and were excited over the event.
“Many of the participants here are friendly and look upon our team as a favourite. There is great hip-hop music and the rain in the morning made it cooler for us to play, unlike the usual humid weather.

We left our houses at 5am by cab to be here as early as possible so as not to miss out on the action. We are really looking forward to playing with teams here and gain some experience,'' said Godswill, whose team took part in the University College Basketball League four months ago.
Amoh Junior, joined the Search of Freestylists competition.

All red: The players clad in their red jerseys at the AND1 Streetball Challenge in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, yesterday.

Matthew Lin Deren, 13, who celebrated his birthday on July 29, received a AND1 Shoe and a AND1 Mixed Tape as birthday presents from the organisers during the briefing of players in the morning.
“This is the best birthday present I have received and what better way can there be to celebrate my birthday than with my basketball buddies here,'' said Matthew, a Form One student from Klang High School.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said the AND1 Streetball Challenge was still going strong with youngsters still wanting to take part in the competition despite an absence of four months.

Warning up: Amoh Junior practicing his moves as Godswill (left) and Taiwo look on

“We also received overwhelming response at http://www.and1malaysia.blogspot.com/ on the Internet with about 200 members and 10,000 hits.
“From the blog, there are freestylists from Indonesia and the Philippines who will come to Berjaya Times Square next month to challenge some of the Malaysian freestylists. We are looking forward to this,'' said Saw.
Milo conducted the Milo Obstacle Challenge where participants had to control the basketball with a hockey stick while going around 10 cones in the fastest time possible. The winners and losers both received prizes.
At the Nokia booth, there was shooting hoop competition with prizes given away to participants.
The next leg of the streetball challenge will be at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 9.
The event is organised by Ossia World of Golf, the Malaysian distributor of the AND1 brand.
StarMetro is the official media, while Nokia is the official mobile phone and Milo, the official
beverage of the 2007 AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge.

Games and fun at competition
STORY BY STUART MICHAEL Photos by SAMUEL ONG

THE rain that started at 5am on last Sunday morning did not dampen the spirits of the freestylists and basketball enthusiasts who came for AND1 Streetball Challenge held in Bandar Bukit Tinggi.
As the rain stopped at about 9am, the cool weather created a perfect venue for the people to chill out listening to hip hop music, doing tricks, and take part in the competition that was organised by Ossia World of Golf.

The organiser also invited Cameroon national player Chris Kuevte and national trainee Wee Chuan Chin to show some of their moves while the participants watched in awe. Last year’s freestyle winners – Choong Wai Kit, 19; Nabil Ra’uf Harun, 18, and Anirudh Aravind, 17 – were present to show newcomers that basketball was “more than just shooting hoops” and to wow them with their skills and fancy footwork. This year, the category had four new faces – Ismail Hamidi, Wayne Ooi, Khairul Anwar and Samuel Amoh Junior – who were picked as winners. Together with the four, a total of 16 players will compete in the AND1 Streetball Challenge Grand finals to be held in Berjaya Times Square on Sept 9.

Up, up and away: Chris Kuevte doing a slam dunk for the benefit of the participants.

This season, the top three freestylists of the year will receive RM3,000 worth of AND1basketball product sponsorship, a Nokia mobile phone and a Milo hamper each.
One of the highlights of the competition was the In Search of M.C. Challenge, which offered participants the chance to show off their talents in rapping and hip-hop.
Ossia World of Golf executive director Saw Swee Leong said that the competition gave the participants opportunities to play, meet new people, demonstrate their skills, express themselves, and have fun.
“In fact, the winners of last year are now like celebrities as I saw them signing autographs earlier. Most of the youth here want to be in their shoes.
“We want to be different from other organisers. We are looking at roping in freestylists from Indonesia and Philippines to make this an international event for the grand finals in Berjaya Times Square.
“Currently, we are looking at ways to make this event bigger, better and more challenging next year,” he said

StarMetro is the official media, while Nokia is the official mobile phone and Milo, the official beverage of the 2007 AND1 3-on-3 Streetball Challenge.

Rising stars: The winners in their respective categories posing after the competition.

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