Spintex Knights

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Spintex Knights
Spintex Knights logo.png
NicknameThe Nobles
LeagueGreater Accra Basketball League
Established2018
HistorySpintex Knights
(2018–present)
Location Sakumono, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Team colorsBlack, Blue and Silver
   
PresidentEric Opoku-Antwi
Head coachSelorm Thomas
Team captainElvis Pobi Asiaw
OwnershipEric Opoku-Antwi
Championships1 (2023)

The Spintex Knights are a Ghanian basketball team based in Sakumono, a town in the Greater Accra Region. The team was established in 2018, [1] and plays in the Accra Basketball League (ABL) Division 1. [2] They are nicknamed "The Nobles".

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History

The Knights were founded by Eric Opoku-Antwi and Eli Tetteh Bedzrah in 2018. [3] [4] [1] The team was still a recreational team at the time, [3] however, after four years, the team trained weekly and was in the Accra Basketball League (ABL) Division 2. [1]

In 2020, Selorm Thomas Amediku took over as head coach of the Knights. [3]

The following seasons, they improved drastically, and won their first ABL Division 1 title in 2023, when they finished the season unbeaten with 22 wins in as many games. [5] James Amotoe was named the finals MVP. [5]

The Knights played in the 2025 BAL qualification, [3] and were the first Ghanian team to advance to the Elite 16. [6]

Team roster

0-Okumoh John Teye

1-James Kofi Amotoe

2-Henry Horlali

3-Godfred Bawa

4-Luak Ruai

5-Elvis Pobi Siaw

6-Treasure Botchway

7-Benjamin Ashtei

8-Samuel Appiah

9-Ollennu Shem

10-Omari Mensah Benjamin

11-Asante Frederick

12-Adom Yao Sedem

14-Oumar Abakar Outman

15-Ollennu Japhet

17-Yakubu Abdul Aziz

20-Baidoo Mensah Kuuku

21-Larbi Emmanuel

23-Habib Hassan

24-Addo Thomas Asare

30-Bassey Effiong

41-Konate Christophe

77-Cobblah Desmond [7]

Honours

Accra Basketball League Division 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Against All Odds: The Spintex Knights' Relentless Pursuit of Basketball Greatness". Happy Ghana. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Spintex Knights Accra Basketball Roster 2023". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the team: Spintex Knights". www.fiba.basketball. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Mintah, Yaw Loic (3 October 2024). "Basketball: Geared up to make B.A.L qualification aspirations work- Spintex Knights Co-Founder". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Spintex Knights are champions of Accra Basketball League". Ghanaweb.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/spintex-knights-make-history-as-first-ghanaian-team-to-reach-elite-16-of-basketball-africa-league.html
  7. ↑ https://spintexknights.com/team-roster/


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