The Hotsteppas have won the inaugural Dunk Invitational at the University of Sunshine Coast, following a 57-40 victory against Hustlas in the Championship Final on Sunday afternoon.

The group, comprised largely of former and current representative players from the Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Gladstone areas, led 35-22 at halftime where they maintained a double-digit margin until the final buzzer.

They had earlier in the day completed pool play undefeated 5-0, which included a 57-38 win on Saturday morning against their grand final opponents, despite beginning the game trailing 14-2.

Hotsteppas 57 (Kyle Kiernan 14, John Weiland 13, Kane Macready 10, Andrew Priest 7, Glen Jordan 7, Nick McKewen 4, Aaron Nagas 2) d. Hustlas 40 (Brennden Alder 11, Mick Cutcliffe 11, Wes Rand 7, Dan Munro 5, Cam Donaldson 4, Sean McLean 2)

Kyle Kiernan and Wes Rand were afterwards named to the All-Invitational team, along with Fraser Lowrie (Ghosties), Glen Sales and Dennis Thornton (Rusty Trombones).

The 2013 Invitational will return to the University of Sunshine Coast for the long weekend of 26-28 January, again catering to teams of a social A/B grade standard.

All systems are go for the DUNK team as final touches are put to preparations for the inaugural 2012 Dunk Invitational.

Hosted by the University of Sunshine Coast, the tournament will take place over the weekend of January 21-22.

Six men’s teams are set to compete, comprising of entries from Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

The tournament is the brainchild of DUNK staff who wanted to give ballers the opportunity to play in a social setting whilst being able to enjoy the laidback atmosphere of the Sunshine Coast.

First games start at 10:00am each day, with the last tipping off at 4:30pm. Referees and scorebench are provided, meaning that teams only need to turn up and play. A social event has also been organised for all event participants at the Alex Bar & Grill on the Saturday night.

Regular updates will be posted on our Facebook page as tournament play progresses.

2013 promises to be bigger and better with the Australia Day public holiday forming a long weekend, allowing for three days of competition from January 26-28. The draw will be extended to twelve teams and demand for team spots is expected to be high. Interested? Contact DUNK and we’ll put you on our list for all future notifications.

The 2012 Dunk Invitational has been officially sanctioned by Basketball Queensland.

Is your team down for tournament play? Consider entering the 2012 Dunk Classic, to be held at the South Pine Sporting Complex Brendale over the weekend of June 9-10.

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