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) won

JBC	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

!Year!Champions!Score!Runners-up!Host city

2012	Cameo	48-47	Mercenaries	Richwood Park
2013	Cameo			Bulawayo
2014				Gweru
2015	JBC	49-39	Cameo	Mutare (Mutare Boys High)
2016	JBC
2019	Mercenaries	75-60	Foxes
2022	Foxes	67-52	Mercenaries	Harare (Khanysile Sports Centre)
2023	JBC	68-66		Harare

Women's champions

• 2008: JBC^[7]
• 2016: Mavericks
• 2019: Harare City Hornets
• 2022: Vixens

References

1. Web site: 2011-07-01 . Zimbabwe: JBC Want to Keep Their Titles - Ghanamma.com . 2023-07-26 . en-US.
2. Web site: All set for national basketball championships . 2023-07-26 . The Standard . en.
3. Web site: JBC, Vixens crowned . 2023-07-26 . The Herald . en.
4. Web site: 2016-05-04 . JBC, Mavericks BUZ champs . 2023-07-26 . H-Metro . en-GB.
5. 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.
6. Web site: 2022-05-03 . Foxes, Vixens win National Club Champs . 2023-07-26 . The Chronicle . en-GB.
7. Web site: National basketball championships set for May . 2023-07-29 . www.thezimbabwean.co.