Felix Tobias
The Dalat men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to Taiwan and Chiang Mai, respectively, for the ASCS tournaments, which were held during the week of February 19th.
The men’s team faced tough competition the first two days and lost all their matches. They went against the top four teams and came close against Faith and Morrison, but was blown out by Grace and St Paul. The other two games lost came as a surprise. Though expected to win these games, Dalat fell short in both games. Against YISS, they were down by 15 and during the 4th quarter; they were able to bring the game to overtime in a thrilling fashion. Despite their late rally, they fell short in overtime due to fatigue. The last game of the group stages was against ICS. The team lost Jeremy Worton (11), as he was diagnosed with a severe ankle sprain in the dying seconds of the game, with the team only being down by 5.
After the losses, the team could never find the right footing in the competition. For a few minutes in different games, there was a blink of brilliance, but for most of it, there was just chaos. Despite all of these circumstances, one of their players, Linus Lim (11), said, “We still had fun, even though we took loses. We grew as a team, and in a sense, we won. We won because we have grown as a team.”
Another player, Tommy Han (12), said, “I have learned so much during this trip—not just about basketball, but the impact it has on people, especially how we can use our bodies that God made to glorify Him. It’s neat to see how God is using us as an example for His greatness.”
This latter quote clearly shows that basketball is important but not the most important thing. The most important thing is the people around you who fight by your side. For the Dalat basketball team, these teammates were God’s gift.
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