It was a long road, with nine teams in this category. Athleta managed to hold on to the title they won last season, making it four times that they won this second-tier title, after previous victories in 1976 and 1984. ...

Hibs had won three league titles, way back in the late nineties, then they were disbanded. Years later they made a comeback, and it was in 2015 that they were promoted form the second division. ...

Hibs made a decisive step towards the league title, which they had last won in 1990. They were a confident lot for most of the time, as they opened up good advantages, which Athleta found hard to reduce. ...

The Paolites had to play second fiddle, in the opening final of the series, but this time around the tables were turned. It was Athleta chasing their opponents, except for a brief few seconds, midway through the second session, when Athleta were in front, in the only time in the match. ...

Hibs took the shortest path to win the league title, but, for the second time in three finals, Luxol were found wanting, and threw the match away. This time around they were in complete control till the interval. ...

The Play Off final went underway, with an Athleta victory, which matures after the interval, and which left the Hibernians players unable to make any significant impact when it mattered. ...

Luxol ran their opponents close, in the first semi-final, and this time they went better, obtaining a victory, which takes the series to the third, and deciding rubber. There was no question about Luxol's claim to this win, as they were the more enterprising side,...

Hibernians and Gzira Athleta will contest the best-of-5 BOV Basketball Playoff final commencing on the 6th May 2018. Gzira and Hibernians overcame Cynergi Depiro and BUPA Luxol respectively with a 2-0...

It didn't look that way, as Luxol twice held advantages, very late in the deciding sessions, but Sam Brincat came up every time, to take the Paolites from the brink of defeat, and into their eventual victory, as they drew first blood, in this best-of-five final. Luxol will rue this loss, when they were so close, and yet so far. ...

The Paolites had a comfortable first victory, and this second one, although not so pronounced, also resulted in a reassuring mode. Luxol again had Keith Dimech just a spectator, and also missed Dirk Schembri...