BASKETBALL
Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) Games 07-08
IVP Basketball Championship
The rivalry between the ITEs, Universities and Polytechnics will spill out onto the courts once again this year with the start of IVP 07-08. If you want to see games where played at a furious, physical pace, the IVP Games is it.
I will cover the games as best as I can and I welcome anyone who would like to share a tale or two of their games. Pictures are welcomed too.
Jayne (#7, NUS) on a free throw. How will NUS fare in the IVP Games? We’ll find out soon. © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
I find it odd that all the fixtures are crammed together in a space of two weeks when the academic year is much longer. Is it a logistical impossibility for the fixtures to be played out over a few months? The games would then fit into the rhythm and cadence of school life in a much more natural way. Friends, families and alumni can then set aside time once a week to go and support their team.
Joshua Koh (#13, NUS) on a layup. How will the NUS team react to their loss to NTU in the Singapore University Games? © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
The games are now squeezed into a breathless two weeks like an afterthought and to top it all off, the semifinals and finals for both the women’s and men’s are played on the same day at the exact same time. It’s just a shame that I will have to pick one over the other.
Lim Bing Hui drives (#9, NTU) drives to the basket while Darrel Chua (#12, NUS) chases him down. Will NTU sweep all before them in the IVP Games? © Leslie Tan/Red Sports
I had the same challenge with the ‘A’ Division games as well. Three finals in one day for a few days in a row. Now, how do you choose?
Anyway, here are the groups and game schedules for basketball:
MEN
Group A
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Republic Polytechnic (RP)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Group B
Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
WOMEN
Group A
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore Polytechnic (SP)
Institute of Technical Education (ITE)
Republic Polytechnic (RP)
Temasek Polytechnic (TP)
Group B
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP)
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Monday, 8 October 2007, 7:30 pm at NTU-NIE
SMU vs RP (Men)
NUS vs NP (M)
SMU vs NP (Women)
TP vs SP (W)
SP vs NYP (M)
NTU vs ITE (W)
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 7:30 pm at NTU-NIE
NTU vs SMU (M)
TP vs SIM (M)
RP vs SP (W)
NYP vs NUS (W)
ITE vs TP (W)
RP vs NUS (M)
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 7:30 pm at NTU-NIE
TP vs NTU (W)
RP vs ITE (W)
NYP vs TP (M)
RP vs NP (M)
NTU vs NUS (M)
SP vs SIM (M)
NUS vs SMU (W) (timing and location for just this game: 7pm, NTU Sports Hall)
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 7:30 pm at NTU-NIE
NTU vs RP (M)
NP vs SMU (M)
NYP vs NP (W)
NTU vs RP (W)
SP vs ITE (W)
SIM vs NYP (M)
Friday, 12 October 2007, 7:30 pm at NTU-NIE
NP vs NUS (W)
NTU vs SP (W)
TP vs SP (M)
NP vs NTU (M)
SMU vs NYP (W)
SMU vs NUS (M)
RP vs TP (W) (timing and location for just this game: 7:00 pm at RP)
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 7:00 pm
Women’s semifinals at SP
Men’s semifinals at NUS
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 7:00 pm
5th/6th placing games for both men and women at SP
Friday, 19 October 2007, 7:00 pm
Women’s 3rd/4th placing and final games at NUS
Men’s 3rd/4th placing and final games at TP
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