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Boy it has been a very long time since I’ve updated. Caught up with work and with barely anytime to blog nowadays. So here’s a recap of the previous happenings & the current one

What has Happenned?

Swoosh beats Pegasus to retain the NCBL crown

Swoosh continues their mastery over Pegasus, beating Pegasus in the Non Chinese Basketball League 2009 Finals. With the win, Swoosh is now the NCBL champions for twice in a row.

While Swoosh did win, Pegasus kept the pressure for the first 3 quarters, with multiple lead changes and showing why they were a two time NCBL champion. However, they lost steam in the fourth, coupled with biased refereeing, Pegasus were drowned with fouls and couldn’t finish the way they wanted to.

So Swoosh is Champions of the NCBL, Pegasus the runner up, and Phantoms & Cocoro took the 3rd and 4th spot respectively.

Division 1 Big Boys – watchout!

Division 1 teams, you have been warned. Division 2 finalists – Phoenix & Army, will be making their way to NCBL Division 1 next season. While they may have been “Division 2 team”, these 2 teams showed that they belong with the big boys in their Final game matchup.

In a game with excellent execution and “never say never” attitude, Phoenix & Army battled it out like there was no tomorrow. In the end, Phoenix outlasted the Army, and took Division 2 Champion honors.

Personally, I don’t think these 2 teams will have any problem fitting into Division 1, and I can already imagine them “tapau-ing” a few Division 1 teams.

Welcome to the Big Leagues Phoenix & Army!

What’s Happening?

Enough of what has happenned. What’s happening now?

KL Dragons is Malaysia’s new franchise competing against the GIANTS of Southeast Asia in ASEAN Basketball League, and the NC Community is ecstatic!

In the Dragons first home game on October 14th 2009, the NC Community showed love, turning up the heat in MABA Stadium with red attires. KL Dragons lost that game, but what I liked the most was that the Dragons now have a good fan base. Here’s a pregame video of what happenned in MABA Stadium that nite

Say goodbye to the meek audiences & supporters. The Basketball scene in Malaysia has never witnessed anything of this magnitude. At least in terms of home court advantage.

Get involved with the KL Dragons! Checkout their website at www.kldragons.com, and also Mislan RPK’s blog for the latest happening around the KL Dragons and the ASEAN Basketball League.

KL Dragons will have their next home game on October 31st, so join the fun & excitement!

*video is courtesy of sayerazifohnas

Not sure whether it’s my PC or the internet line, but the NCBasketball community circles at circles99.com can’t be accessed since Monday. Not only that, even circles99.com can’t be accessed.

No more gossips & news regarding the NCBasketball Community…

Will try to contact Abang Kerol regarding this issue, and see whether we will need to open up a new circle, on a different site.

Can you guys access the site? Let me know.

Welcome to the 2009 Season for the Non-Chinese Basketball Community.

Before I go further with what this year has to offer, I guess I will have to explain my long absence from blogging on this blog (huh? lol). To be honest with you, I don’t have a concrete explanation. Could it be that I was so ‘devastated’ by Pegasus losing to Swoosh in the 2008 NCBL Finals? Or was it because of my growing passion for another American sports? Or is it that I’m just plain lazy?

Well, It could be all of the above, or none of the above. Whatever it may be, I’ here to stay, and I will update this page more often.

Now, down to business. 2009 season will kickoff with the annual Non-Chinese Basketball League (NCBL), slated to begin in April. In between now & then, there are a few 3on3 tourneys around theKlang Valley, and I shall update this blog with any upcoming 3on3 tournaments.

Apart from that, the tournament to look out for Petronas Cup, which saw an exciting tourney & fresh faces, will be on towards the years’ end.

One major difference this year though – The Selangor Menteri Besar Cup (MB Cup)/Pertandingan Bola Keranjang Bukan Cina Selangor, will no longer take place, and it will be merged with the Selangor Sultan Cup Div. 2, thus ending the annual tournament’s run.

One positive out of this, the Non-Chinese Basketball Community has shown their growth and is a step further to making Basketball in Malaysia a game for everyone.

Well, that’s it for now. Wil keep you guys updated!