The basketball competition finished on Thursday night with our team being handed a resounding 50-30 loss by Hall 2 (called HSBC Prosperity Hall, in case you wanted to know haha). In our defense, they had 2 players on the varsity team at the university; the game boiled down to a match of talent, and... well... the game was already out of hand by the end of the 1st quarter. The bench was cleared during the fourth quarter as the game proved to be out of reach. I delivered an 8-point performance highlighted by the other team's center blocking me multiple times on drives and jumpshots (did manage to make 2 3-pointers). He was 7 feet tall, I swear! (Well, more like 6-9 but still)
Nonetheless, the boys' team finished in 3rd place among 9 residence halls - more than a respectable result. The girls' team got 3rd as well, capping a well-rounded performance by Jockey Club Academy Hall. For me, I finished the season averaging 9 points per game at the shooting guard spot. Members of both boys' and girls' teams - whoever could make it that night - and friends went out to dinner; at this point I'd like to give a shout-out to the people that contributed to a solid season:
Team managers: Gabriel (to my left, front), Kitty (front, pink jacket), and Jeff (not pictured)
Shout-out to the girls' team, I should have learned their names...
People whose names I know:
Wai (far right w/ glasses, #15-PF), Gio (black hat, #12-PG), Jacky (gray hoodie, #5-SF), Michael (to the immediate left of Jacky, #6-backup SF), and me (#11-SG).
I didn't know the names of the guy standing up (#13-backup PG), and the guy in the green jacket (#18-backup PF); they joined the team late. Really sorry guys, but I still have the most sincere shout-out to you! The guy in the collared shirt and the guy smiling broadly in the back middle are their friends, I believe.
My teammates that didn't make it to the dinner:
Xavier (#7-backup SG), Jeffrey (#8-backup SF), James (#9-backup SF), Ming (#10-PG), Matthew (#14-backup SG), and Tim (#17-backup SF)
This experience meant a lot to me, gelling as a team during practices and games. My teammates communicated plays and defenses in English, which I much appreciated. Our hall's fans deserve a shout-out too, they cheered as loudly whether we were up 10 points or down 20 points. Yeah, this is just another great memory I'll have of studying abroad in Hong Kong.
P.S. This picture showed up on the Residence Hall website, so I nabbed it :P
Next Episode: "April"
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