Spintex Knights
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{{Infobox basketball club|location=Sakumono, Greater Accra Region, Ghana|nickname=The Nobles|league=Greater Accra Basketball League|established=2018|history=Spintex Knights
(2018–present)|president=Eric Opoku-Antwi|owner=Eric Opoku-Antwi|coach=Selorm Thomas|captain=Elvis Pobi Asiaw|championships=1 (2023)|colors=Black, Blue and Silver
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The Spintex Knights are a Ghanian basketball team based in Sakumono, a town in the Greater Accra Region. The team was established in 2018,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=Against All Odds: The Spintex Knights' Relentless Pursuit of Basketball Greatness |url=https://www.happyghana.com/against-all-odds-the-spintex-knights-relentless-pursuit-of-basketball-greatness/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Happy Ghana |language=en-US}} and plays in the Accra Basketball League (ABL) Division 1.{{Cite web |last= |title=Spintex Knights Accra Basketball Roster 2023 |url=https://basketball.afrobasket.com/team/Spintex-Knights-Accra/55575?Page=1&Year=2023&donot=1#:~:text=SPINTEX%20KNIGHTS%20ACCRA%20is%20a,head%20coach%20is%20Thomas%20Selorm. |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Eurobasket LLC}} They are nicknamed "The Nobles".
History
The Knights were founded by Eric Opoku-Antwi and Eli Tetteh Bedzrah in 2018.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Meet the team: Spintex Knights |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-africa-champions-clubs-road-to-bal-2025/news/meet-the-team-spintex-knights |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mintah |first=Yaw Loic |date=2024-10-03 |title=Basketball: Geared up to make B.A.L qualification aspirations work- Spintex Knights Co-Founder |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2024/10/basketball-geared-up-to-make-b-a-l-qualification-aspirations-work-spintex-knights-co-founder/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Citi Sports Online |language=en-US}} The team was still a recreational team at the time, however, after four years, the team trained weekly and was in the Accra Basketball League (ABL) Division 2.
In 2020, Selorm Thomas Amediku took over as head coach of the Knights.
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.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-15 |title=Spintex Knights are champions of Accra Basketball League |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Spintex-Knights-are-champions-of-Accra-Basketball-League-1899320 |access-date=2024-10-04 |work=Ghanaweb.com}} James Amotoe was named the finals MVP.
The Knights played in the 2025 BAL qualification, and were the first Ghanian team to advance to the Elite 16.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
Honours
Accra Basketball League Division 1
- Champions (1): 2023
References
Category:Basketball teams in Ghana
Category:Basketball teams established in 2018
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