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Cape Coast Hoops' Chris Angsomwine arrives at Harcum College
6'9" Chris Angsomwine has arrived at Harcum College. Chris has promised to have a very productive year for Harcum and wants his countrymen back in Ghana to follow along online. He stated that one of his goals is to make Hoops proud of his achievements both on and off the court.
Chris spent the weekend with his new teammates and coach and has adjusted well to life in the USA. He is especially fond of the food at the school and said he can’t wait to try an authentic Philadelphia cheese steak.
Cape Coast Hoops Site
6'9" Chris Angsomwine has arrived at Harcum College. Chris has promised to have a very productive year for Harcum and wants his countrymen back in Ghana to follow along online. He stated that one of his goals is to make Hoops proud of his achievements both on and off the court.
Chris spent the weekend with his new teammates and coach and has adjusted well to life in the USA. He is especially fond of the food at the school and said he can’t wait to try an authentic Philadelphia cheese steak.
Cape Coast Hoops Site
May1, 09: Two days after spoiling the debut of T'Youth in Ghana's top league, Hoops was up against Holy Family. Another new team in the league who defeated DC Dynamics in their opener. Both teams meeting for the first time and undefeated in the opening stages of the league. One side will have to leave defeated. The first quarter started on a slow note which Hoops took 9-12. At the break, Coach Thompson was angry that his boys were not as aggressive and wanted them to step on it in the next quarter. At half time the score was 25-31 with Hoops still leading. Third quarter the lead not changing as it ended 38-47. With victory looking certain, the players not been as aggressive as the last two quarters, saw Holy Family closing up and Hoops in foul trouble with I. Mbah and S. Oladipo fouling out through controversial circumstances with seven minutes left. Holy Family briefly took the lead and was up 66-65 with ten seconds remaining. A three pointer from K. Dewee of Cape Coast Hoops saw the team take a two points lead with only five seconds left. This made the bench to rejoice which led to another controversial technical foul call by the referee against Hoops giving two free throws and possession to Holy Family which they made tieing the score 68pts apiece. This sent the game into overtime with Hoops outscoring Holy Family 7-17. Final score 78-85. H. Mensah who came in in the third quarter had 23pts, 7 asts and 2 stls while I. Mbah had 15pts, 8rbds, 2blks. K. Dewee and E. Malouta each had 8pts while S. Oladipo had 7pts, 3rbds, 2asts. Match Roster: H. Mensah (G-6'0"), K. Baffoe (G-6'4"), E. Malouta (G-6'1"), S. Oladipo (G/F-6'5), J. Amu (F-6'5), R. Agbeko (F-6'6"), MJ. Mensah (G/F-6'6"), K. Dewee (G/F-6'5"), C. Mammie (F-6'7"), P. Ashong (F-6'6"), I. Mbah (F-6'8") and E. Alexander (F-6'8"). 
April 29, '09: Yes, the premium basketball league in Ghana has started. This year is expected to be full of fireworks as all teams vow to show up and play their best. This showed clearly when the boys from Tema making their debut in the league met Hoops. The match was a cracker from jump ball to the blast of the final whistle. Fans at the Lebanon House all agree that this was one of the classic basketball matches they have ever watched in Accra. First quarter ended 20-15 in favor of Hoops. At half time, T'Youth led 33-38. The third quarter showed both sides playing exceptional basketball as both sides wanting to send the signal to upcoming opponents they were a team to be reckon with. T'Youth won that quarter 49-52. The final quarter was the hottest which saw S. Oladipo of Hoops making two crucial three pointers which saw the scores tie at 62 and 67 respectively. Tema Youth lead with 7pts with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter but the hard fighting spirit of the Hoops players did not die as they fought on scoring an 8-0 run in the final minutes. At the final whistle Hoops won 73-72. This brought tears into the eyes of the lads from Tema as the victory was whisked from under their noses. Ifeanyi Mbah of Cape Coast Hoops scored 25pts, 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 2blocks, while C. Mammie had 16pts, 5rbds, 2stls, 2 blks follow by K. Dewee with 8pts, 7rbds, 2blks, and 1ast. Young sixteen year old, Reginald Agbeko, making his debut had 7pts, 4rbds and 2blks. Hoops roster for the match included: H. Mensah (G-6'0"), K. Baffoe (G-6'4"), N. Tandoh (G-6'3), E. Malouta (G-6'1"), S. Oladipo (G/F-6'5), J. Amu (F-6'5), R. Agbeko (F-6'6"), MJ. Mensah (G/F-6'6"), K. Dewee (G/F-6'5"), C. Mammie (F-6'7"), P. Ashong (F-6'6") and I. Mbah (F-6'8"). 
May 8, '09: Cape Coast Hoops blowout against C.Y.O move them on top of the GAABL standing with three straight wins. The boys from Cape Coast were too strong for their opponents and could had easily taken the points to more than one hundred but decided to slow their attack as they are anticipating their toughest challenge come May 16 against defending champion CEPS Braves. The match against C.Y.O. saw the team using most of its second string that had not yet played or had enough minutes in the past two games. Top scorers like I. Mbah, K. Dewee, J. Amu were rested for the next big game. The match which was a one sided affair saw hoops leading the first quarter 3-20. At the half time the score read 8-35. Strong defense and swift attacks saw CYO struggling to meet up in the third quarter which ended 17-54. At the final whistle it was a complete annihilation of CYO who went down 22-78. C. Mammie had 27pts, 7rbds; 2assts. E. Malouta had 17pts, 3stls, 1asst, 1rbd. Young and sensational Reginald Agbeko had 12pts and 8rbds. Leading in rebounds was also another youngster, M. Mensah with 9rbds three of which were offensive rebounds. He also had a monster dunk in the game and two blocks. S. Oladipo had 7pts, 6rbds, 3assts and 1stl. M. Dadson contributed 2pts, 5rbds and 2blks. 
Dec. 19 '09: The Grand Finale of the D'Elite Stomp the Yard Hoops was held at the Legon Campus in Accra. The ten males champions and ten female champions teams from the ten communities were all in attendance. It was the battle of the titans and basketball fans from all over Accra and also outside of Accra were in attendance. The three courts on the campus ground were all used for the games which started at 10am and finished at 10pm. It was a whole day of class basketball at its best. Hoops was in Group B along with Magic, Atoms, Humble Rastas and De Wolves. Group B were Tema Youth, Legon Lions, Yotive, Panthers and Dream Team. Hoops won three and lost one in the group stages to advance to the knockout round on top of their group, defeating Yotive in the knockout round to set for a final showdown. Humble Rastas who came second in Group A defeated the Tema Youth boys to meet Hoops who earlier beat them in the group stage. In the final they were no match to the attack and defense as the boys who were smelling gold did not let their foot of the peddle beating them for the championship. It was total celebration in the Hoops Camp. If one can right recall, Hoops won the first tournament of the year in Tema and has now won the last tournament of the year in Accra. The other event of the day which many were waiting for was the slam dunk competition. Saykan Bestman of Cape Coast Hoops won the event after jumping over a car in his final dunk. That sent the crowd into a frenzy. 
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