Gateway wins three Basketball Championships in a row

Standing (L-R): Kevin Bennet (Coordinator), Tharindu Fernando (Head Coach), Sashein Perera, Seth Abeysekara, Yoosuf Nazih, Abhee Witharana, Samuel Tsung, Mathisha Udumalgala, JulanS envitha, Mikyle Reza, Giyan Fernando, Fawzan Thariq (Coordinator)   
Seated (L-R): Usman Shafraz (Vice-Captain), Abdullah Jazeel, Aadhil Ammar, Taresh Samarasinghe, Ashain Thevarapperuma (Captain)   

Gateway College Juniors stood high in International Basketball as they bagged three trophies in the Inter-International Schools’ Basketball tournaments.  

Gateway College Juniors comfortably beat Elizabeth Moir School 31-8 at the Semi-Final and Colombo International School 19-10 to win the Under 13 Inter-International Schools’ Basketball Championship hosted by the Colombo International School Colombo. Earlier in the year, Gateway College secured the Under 17 and Under 19 Championships.   

During group stages, Gateway College Colombo had little resistance as they beat Wycherley International School 40-2, Lyceum International School Nugegoda 35-0, Gateway College Kandy 48-7 and the British School in Colombo 40-11.  Usman Shafrazwas named as The Best Defensive Player and Ashain Thevarapperuma as The Most Valuable Player.   

Gateway’s outstanding performances during the recent years where they have won several National and International School tournaments has set the stage for a few of its players to represent the country in Basketball.