BUZ National Championship explained
BUZ National Championship |
Organiser: | Basketball Union of Zimbabwe |
Teams: | 8 (men's) 8 (women's) |
Champions: | Men's: JBC (6th title) (2023) Women's: Vixens (2022) |
Most Champs: | Men's: JBC (6 titles) |
The BUZ National Championship is the national championship for men's and women's basketball teams in Zimbabwe. It is organised by the Basketball Union of Zimbabwe (BUZ), and is typically held in May or June. In the current format, both tournaments exists of eight teams each. The current record-holders for men's team is JBC, who have won six championships.
The winners are eligible to play in the Road to BAL, the qualification rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current teams
Men's teams
- JBC
- Arcadia Bucs
- Legends
- Warriors
- Foxes
- Southern Mavericks
- Leopards Academy
- Harare City Hornets
Women's teams
- UZ Sparks
- Harare City Hornets
- MSU Hawks
- JBC
- Vixens
- Lakers Mzansi
- Bunnies
- NUST Phoenix
Men's champions
- 2004: Highdon Raiders
- 2005:
- 2006:
- 2007:
- 2008: JBC[1]
- 2009: JBC
- 2010: JBC
- 2011:
- 2012: Cameo
- 2013: Cameo[2]
- 2014:
- 2015: JBC[3]
- 2016: JBC[4]
- 2017:
- 2018: Harare City Hornets
- 2019: Mercenaries[5]
- 2020: Cancelled
- 2021: Cancelled
- 2022: Foxes[6]
- 2023: JBC
Titles by team
!Team!Titles!Year(s) wonJBC | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
Cameo | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
Highdon Raiders | 1 | 2004 |
Harare City Hornets | 1 | 2018 |
Mercenaries | 1 | 2019 |
Foxes | 1 | 2022 | |
Men's finals
Women's champions
- 2008: JBC[7]
- 2016: Mavericks
- 2019: Harare City Hornets
- 2022: Vixens
References
- Web site: 2011-07-01 . Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com . 2023-07-26 . en-US.
- Web site: All set for national basketball championships . 2023-07-26 . The Standard . en.
- Web site: JBC, Vixens crowned . 2023-07-26 . The Herald . en.
- Web site: 2016-05-04 . JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs . 2023-07-26 . H-Metro . en-GB.
- Web site: 2019-05-05 . Harare City Hornets men dethroned whilst their female counterpart shine in the Zimbabwe Basketball National Championship . 2023-07-26 . Sports Rifle 7/24 . en.
- Web site: 2022-05-03 . Foxes, Vixens win National Club Champs . 2023-07-26 . The Chronicle . en-GB.
- Web site: National basketball championships set for May . 2023-07-29 . www.thezimbabwean.co.