Fixtures for the BOV Basketball 1st Division Knockout competition were drawn during a press conference addressed by Paul Sultana, President of the Malta Basketball Association and Ernest Agius, Chief Operations Officer at Bank of Valletta.
This year’s edition will be held over 3 consecutive weekends between the 25 February and the 10 March 2024 with 7 teams competing for this prestigious award.
‘The BOV Basketball 1st Division Knockout will this year be a very intensive competition in a season that has already shown balance between the top teams promising close games with unpredictable results,’ said the MBA President. ‘The unforgiving format of the Knockout competition leaves no room for error and the teams must approach each match as if it were a final adding to the spectacle at the Ta’ Qali Basketball pavilion.’
‘Bank of Valletta is this year celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its operations and we are proud to trace our collaboration with the Malta Basketball Association back to the 1980s’ said Ernest Agius. ‘Bank of Valletta is Malta’s premiere supporter of sporting initiatives stemming from our beliefs of the physical and mental benefits of sports on the Maltese community.’
The fixtures of the BOV Basketball 1st Division Knockout as drawn:
25 February 2024 – Quarter Finals Quarter Final 1 – Hibernians vs Valletta Fighters Quarter Final 2 – Depiro vs Athleta Quarter Final 3 - Luxol vs Mellieha
3 March 2024 Semi Finals Semi Final 1 - Starlites vs Winner Quarter Final 1 Semi Final 2 – Winner Quarter Final 2 vs Winner Quarter Final 3
