| James Kon |
LOCAL basketball fans are in for a special treat this month as the Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) basketball team, one of the top South Korean sides, will play two friendly matches in Brunei Darussalam to raise funds for SMARTER (Society for Management of Autism Related Issues in Training, Education and Resources) Brunei and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Alumni Endowment Fund.
Placed fifth in the South Korean university basketball league last year, the SKKU basketball team will take on the UBD cagers on January 10 at 7pm at the Brunei Basketball Association Court, Batu Bersurat.
The SKKU basketball team will see a tip-off against Beruang Blazer team on January 12 at 7pm at the Brunei Basketball Association Court.
Tickets for both friendly matches can be obtained from PMUBD and OARA. For tickets collection, contact 7285184 or 7290190. The early bird ticket – bought before January 7 – is priced at $3 while the walk-in ticket is $5.
In addition to the friendly matches, the SKKU basketball team will host a youth academy on January 10 from 2pm – 4pm at the Brunei Basketball Association Court. Young basketball players aged 11 years and above are welcome to participate.
During the practice yesterday, Professor Yun Bae Kim, Director of SKKU Athletics and Vice President of the Academic and General Affairs of SKKU said, “Last year, UBS hosted the Future Forum 2017 where President of SKKU, Professor Chung-Kyu Sang attended the event. During coffee at the event, UBD invited us to bring our team for friendly games in Brunei. Today, we are here to participate in the friendly games to build our presence in Brunei and boost collaboration between both universities.”
He also hoped that through the basketball game, more Bruneians will get to know about SKKU and consider to further study in the university. Currently, there are Malaysians, Indonesians as well as Pakistani students enrolled in SKKU.
Regarding his team, he said, “There are freshmen, two sophomores and five junior players. One of the players to look out for is centre Choi Joo Young whose height is 207cm.”
The UBD basketball team comprise university students and alumni. The players are Ammar, Jerickson, Kelvin, Hawaii, Eugene, Siang, Esmond Tan, Yap Chun Ping, Joey, Zainul, SKL and Lit.
According to Coach Lim Kok Shien of UBD, “We have a good mix of players in the team. We will do our best to put up a good game for the local basketball fans.”
Through the friendly game, he added, “We also want to engage our UBD alumni and work together to raise funds for SMARTER Brunei as well as UBD Alumni Endowment Fund.”
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