Falcons, Bucks wind up in style

Dec 09, 2004

Henry Malinga inspired Falcons as they burned Charging Rhinos in four games of their 2004 playoff series to take the men’s honours, while Brenda Mbone picked the high ranking MVP title as Lady Bucks dethroned MUK-Sparks for the women crown, winning 3-2 in the five-game play-off series as the MTN b

By Gloria Kyomugisha

Play-off series
Men:

Falcons beat Rhinos 3-1

Women:
Bucks beat Sparks 3-2

Henry Malinga inspired Falcons as they burned Charging Rhinos in four games of their 2004 playoff series to take the men’s honours, while Brenda Mbone picked the high ranking MVP title as Lady Bucks dethroned MUK-Sparks for the women crown, winning 3-2 in the five-game play-off series as the MTN basketball season wound up.
Falcons entered the basketball books, becoming the second team after Lady Bucks, to successfully defend their title three consecutive times in a period of seven years.
The Falcons picked up their first back-to-back league title in 1998 and 1999 before bowing to Power and Sky Jammers in 2000 and 2001.
Rallying behind newly recruited brothers Henry and Eric Malinga, Falcons picked up a second back-to-back championship in 2002 and 2003 which they have also retained this season.
With the likes of 2003 MVP, Sam Obol and new guard Tony Oluka on their side, Falcons finished the regular season on top of the ten-team table after sailing through the first round unbeaten.
Henry Malinga, later branded ‘the workhorse,’ stepped up his performance in the second round averaging 15 points, 10 rebounds per game to strip team-mate Obol of the men’s MVP award last weekend.
Lady Bucks also picked up their seventh championship title in eight years after dethroning reigning champs MUK-Sparks.

2004 Individual Awards
Most Valuable Players (MVP)
Henry Malinga (Falcons)
Brenda Mbone (Bucks)
Top Scorers
Norman Blick (Marines)
Florence Akello (Sparks)
Most disciplined Players
Becky Akullo (Sparks)
Charles Ssuubi (Sharing)

Past League champion

Men Women

1997 Rhinos Amazon
1998 Falcon Bucks
1999 Falcons Bucks
2000 Power Bucks
2001 Jammers Bucks
2002 Falcons Bucks
2003 Falcons Sparks
2004 Falcons Bucks

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