The brooms came out before the buzzer even sounded. SCVU the Sociaal Culturele Vereniging Uitvlugt are Surinamese basketball champions for the first time in 10 years, completing a dominant 3-0 sweep of defending champions Koi Carper with an 80-74 victory on Tuesday night at the Ismay van Wilgen Sporthal as ecstatic fans stormed the court in celebration.
Cheerleaders brandishing brooms paraded across the floor to symbolize the clean sweep of a Koi Carper side that had denied SCVU the title in both 2023 (3-1) and 2025 (3-2) including last year's agonizing five-game defeat that featured Darryl Tolud's series-clinching four-point play. This time, coach Lesly Dhanradj's squad left nothing to chance.
The clincher was the tightest game of the series. Unlike the 79-58 rout in Game 1 and the 82-60 demolition in Game 2, Koi Carper came out fighting in an elimination match. They led 21-20 after the first quarter and the game seesawed through the second period before SCVU edged ahead. The contest remained competitive deep into the second half, with the lead changing hands multiple times, but SCVU's composure in the clutch the quality that had eluded them in previous finals carried them home at 80-74.
Captain Kofi Vreden, who had three-pointers at critical junctures throughout the game, symbolically cut down the net after the final buzzer. Esajas Ronaldinho) who had returned to Suriname just five weeks earlier after winning a championship with Leads Lead Maloney Pacers in Trinidad and Tobago was one of several SCVU players who shone across the series. Jahmit Jambo, who won the title with Koi Carper last season before switching sides, tormented his former club throughout. Joshua Soesman (F), Byorn Ewyk, Jeremy Hek (C), and Xavier Elburg (196-PF-1996) all played vital roles across the three games.
SCVU had dominated the regular season with a perfect record, earning a direct bye to the finals while Koi Carper battled through the semifinals. That three-week rest which Koi Carper coach Ludwig Belgrave cited as a key factor in his side's fatigue allowed Dhanradj to prepare meticulously for the matchup. The preparation showed: SCVU won all seven meetings against Koi Carper this season, including four in the regular season.
"This championship is a boost for SCVU on the way to more," captain Vreden said. "Next year we're coming to defend our title. We're going for back-to-back."