NYSI IHL Basketball League 2019
NUS won the final against SIM and successfully defended their men’s title.
National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) successfully defended their titles in the National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI) Basketball League.
This is the third year that NYSI has organised the league which has been played over two months every June and August. The objective of the league is to extend the playing season and provide more competitive opportunities for student-athletes and enrich the youth sports ecosystem.
Cheong Wei Liang, captain of the Singapore University of Social Sciences, said that the NYSI League helped the teams to better prepare for the upcoming SUniG (Singapore University Games) and IVP (Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic Games).
“By playing against opponents of similar or higher standards, our team is able to identify our weaknesses and it provides a perfect platform for teams to prepare and get ready for our upcoming season,” said Wei Liang.
His sentiments were echoed by Chen Jingyi, captain of the Nanyang Technological University women’s team.
“The NYSI League was a good opportunity for us to work on our chemistry, especially with the freshmen coming in. Through this competition, we gained more exposure and also allowed us to learn from our mistakes and to better prepare us for future competitions,” said Jingyi.
Richard Neo, head coach of the Singapore Institute of Management men’s team, felt that the NYSI League’s higher team registration limit of 20 athletes instead of the usual 15 was beneficial for his team.
“As you know, they only get to play two competitions
in a year. With the NYSI League, I’m
allowed to play those players who did not make the IVP or SUniG team,” said
Richard.
Han Jun Seo, captain of the National University of Singapore (NUS) men’s team, said that the NYSI League has slowly become a key fixture of the tertiary basketball season.
“When the NYSI League first started two years ago, it
was just a trial league. We didn’t know if we would continue to participate in
the league the following year. Now the
league has become a necessity for the team, where we are able to check where the team stands before SUniG,”
he said.
This year, NYSI sport scientists conducted a series of pre-league testing. These tests included a 20-metre sprint test, a vertical jump test and the yo-yo intermittent recovery test. A post-league testing will also be conducted to gauge their physical and physiological progress through the course of the NYSI League.
Bernice Yeo, NUS women’s captain, said, “I think such tests are beneficial to individuals and teams to take note of their own personal abilities and to know where they have to improve on.”
NYSI Basketball League Final Standings
|
Men’s |
|
|
1st |
NUS |
|
2nd |
SIM |
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3rd |
NTU |
|
4th |
SP |
|
5th |
RP |
|
6th |
TP |
|
7th |
NYP |
|
8th |
SMU |
|
9th |
NP |
|
10th |
SIT |
|
11th |
SUSS |
|
12th |
SUTD |
|
13th |
ACS Oldham |
|
Women’s |
|
|
1st |
NTU |
|
2nd |
TP |
|
3rd |
NUS |
|
4th |
RP |
|
5th |
SP |
|
6th |
SIT |
|
7th |
SMU |
|
NP |
|
|
9th |
SIM |
|
10th |
ACS Oldham |
|
11th |
NYP |
SIM emerged as 1st runners-up in the men's category.
NTU successfully defended their women's title.
TP finished as 1st runners-up in the women's category.