Lady Bulldogs, Kings, And One are Basketball Federation National League 2016 champs

August 15, 2016 by

By VINO

Newly crowned champions of the BVIBF National League, Kings receive their trophy from Minister for Education and Culture, Hon Myron V. Walwyn. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

Newly crowned champions of the BVIBF National League, Kings receive their trophy from Minister for Education and Culture, Hon Myron V. Walwyn. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

In an unprecedented night of excitement and action on Saturday August 13, 2016, the British Virgin Islands Basketball Federation’s National League drew to a close with clean sweeps across all three Divisions in the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town.

First up, the Lady Bulldogs cruised past the Rams to secure the Women’s Championship and then And One

Lady Bulldogs take the 2016 BVIBA National League trophy. Photo: Charlie Jackson/VINO

Lady Bulldogs take the 2016 BVIBA National League trophy. Photo: Charlie Jackson/VINO

made it a 3-0 clean sweep of the Stingers, winning game three, 79-70, to secure the Championship in the Junior Division.

In the Senior Division, the Legs, looking for a fourth consecutive title, were cut down to size by the Kings, who made it a 3-0 clean sweep series, taking game three, 80-73.

And One made it a 3-0 clean sweep of the Stingers, winning game three, 79-70, to secure the Championship in the Junior Division.

 

And One secure the BVIBA National Leage Championship in the Junior Division. Photo: Charlie Jackson/VINO

And One secure the BVIBA National Leage Championship in the Junior Division. Photo: Charlie Jackson/VINO

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National Basketball League playoffs tip off on August 5

July 28, 2016 by

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Mad Mix and Stingers do battle during the early rounds of the National Basketball League in Road Town. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

Mad Mix and Stingers do battle during the early rounds of the National Basketball League in Road Town. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO

The playoffs in the National Basketball League are all set to begin on Friday August 5, 2016 in the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, following the conclusion of the regular season last week.

In the playoffs, action starts in the Junior division with Mad Mix against And One and then the Stingers take on Another Level. Game 2 and Game 3 are scheduled for Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6, 2016.

In the Senior Division, the Kings face All Ah Wee in game 1 on Friday and game 2 takes place on Saturday before Legs play the Skulls, with game 2 scheduled for Sunday August 7, 2016.
If necessary, all playoffs will have deciding games on Wednesday August 10, 2016.

Results from last round of Regular Season games
Law and Order beat Krown Heights 65-64, with Al Leonard scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds. Dreston Ciaton added 12 and Timron Mickie 11, whilst for the Heights, Tyreses Maduro had 20 points, William Bridgewater 19 with 13 rebounds and Kahleel Anthony picked off 17 rebounds.

The Legs beat the Spartans 119-58, with 28 points from Ryan Alfred, 25 from Kennedy H. Bass, 22 from Dione M. Blyden and 21 from Franklyn L. Penn, who also picked up 9 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Spartans beat Law and Order 80-44, with Rakeem Turnbull notching 19 points, Ronald Antoine 17 and Jamal Turnbull 15.
All Ah Wee beat the Skulls 78-72, with Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Malone notching 22 points, Steve E. Parillon 12 and Author Titley 11. The Skulls were led by 21 points from Glenal Layne, who also picked off 11 rebounds and 20 points from Bodean Samuel.

Zero Tolerance beat Law and Order 91-71, the Rams knocked off the Eagles 63-50, with Mahkayla Pickering scoring 21 points, Claury Scatliffe 18 and Keithreece Smith 16. For the Eagles, Gertrude Thomas top scoring with 21 points and Briana Brewley added 12.

In the final game before heading into the Post Season, the Legs had a forfeit win over the Skulls.

The Championship series will begin August 12, 2016 and will be completed by August 19, 2016 at the latest, which is the day before the scheduled start of the Hon Julian Fraser/Save the Seed League.

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VI Take Bronze at Female CBC Championship

July 19, 2016 by
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, VI – The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) held off Antigua and Barbuda for a 44-38 win in the third place playoff of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) female under-16 championship on Saturday July 16, 2016.

Putting the disappointment of a semi final loss to Suriname behind them, the VI girls, playing in their first ever regional tournament, grabbed the 3rd place spot and a place at the Centro Baskets Tournament next year with a comfortable win over the Antiguans, who had already beaten the VI in the earlier group play, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana.

VI’s defense was impeccable and held the Antiguan offence to single-digit scores in the first three-quarters of the game.

Antigua outscored the VI in the final period 16-14 and in the second half 24-18 but were too far down to pull off the win.

Shauliqua Fahie scored more than half of the VI’s points with 25 to lead her squad to the win. She also had nine rebounds and five steals to help VI maintain their advantage throughout the course of the game.

Timna Philip had a double-double for Antigua with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the loss while Britnay Gore had nine points and 16 rebounds.

Against Suriname in the semi-finals, Shauliqua Fahie, who is the VI’s best player for the tournament, produced her lowest point’s total of the tournament with 14 points but had 18 rebounds for a double-double effort. Keithrece Smith also had 14 points in the loss.

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19 teams to do battle in 4th Hon Julian Fraser STS League

July 14, 2016 by
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Some 19 teams will clash in the 4th edition of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League, which tips off on August 20, 2016 at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom.

According to League Organisors, registration closed last week with some 19 teams registering to participate. There are 14 senior teams and 5 junior teams.

League Commissioner Mrs Kharid T. Fraser also disclosed to Virgin Islands News Online that the 19 teams registered marks the highest number of teams ever registered for the league. “That is quite a bit,” Mrs Fraser noted, in expressing her satisfaction with the number of teams registered.

All games will be played on the weekends only – Friday to Sunday – and if necessary on Wednesdays.

Draft is back

Meanwhile, the popular Draft Exercise has been retained by the League Committee as all ‘draft players’ who participated last year were returned to the pool except the draft pick of 2015 Championship Team West Gunners.

This means that the inspirational Ray D. Victor will once again be spearheading the attack of West Gunners.

West Gunners were crowned Champions of the 3rd edition of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League on Saturday November 7, 2015 after completing a sweep of the Splash Brothers, 80-69, in game two at the Save the Seed Energy Centre.

Victor had 19 points and 7 rebounds in that game even though he had to sit out for a long period following a clash of heads.

One of the Directors of the League, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) had expressed surprise that Victor was being retained as West Gunners’ draft player, saying he wasn’t aware of that rule.

“I don’t want anyone winning the league twice,” Hon Fraser had joked at the launch of the 2016 League at the Save the Seed Energy Centre Conference Room in Duff’s Bottom on June 24, 2016.

The League Committee said the purpose of the draft system is to allow for balanced competition among teams.

“This allows all senior teams to pick a local elite player (A League) in order to remain competitive so the competition will be more balanced and exciting. Elite players who are 23 years old and under do not have to participate in the draft, but can join any team,” a press release from the League on July 12, 2016 stated.

2016 Draft Players

The Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League 2016 Elite or ‘A’ players in the draft are Cedric King, David ‘Bolo’ Lettsome, Steve E. Parillon, Travis A. Isaac, Killven M. Samuel, Phillip Glasgow, Javaghn Cameron, Juan R. Hatchet, Dwayne ‘Kobo’ Penn, Nathaniel ‘Nat’ Malone, Kameron G. Young, and Sean ‘Chino’ Woods.

Rules of Draft

A raffle pick will determine which team gets which number picked in the draft. Only drafted players can be traded; however, trading of players is up to the League Committee.

Teams with the lowest record/score in the 2015 Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed League will get numbers 1, 2, & 3 in order to have first preference to pick in the Draft System to display fairness.

Participating in the Draft system is not compulsory; however, it is highly recommended so that each team is allowed a fair and equal opportunity in the League.

Elite players for the Draft System should be well-disciplined, and cannot be suspended from any other local Basketball League.

Important meeting

Meanwhile, the League has announced there will be an important meeting for all Team Owners, Managers, Coaches or Team Representatives on Tuesday July 12, 2016 at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre, in Sea Cows Bay.

The meeting will commence at 6:00 P.M. The League organisors will be explaining the rules and expectations of each team.

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VI beat Aruba to finish 7th out of 10th at CBC U16 Championships

July 10, 2016 by
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With a final flourish and a resounding sendoff, the Virgin Islands (VI) youngsters placed 7th of 10th in the 2016 edition of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship after defeating Aruba 69-57 on Saturday July 9, 2016.

The game, played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana, was punctuated with careless turnovers by Aruba as they fell by 12 points to end their campaign in the championship in eighth place.

For the VI, rebounding was their biggest friend in the win, out-rebounding the lengthier Arubans 66-58; especially on the offensive glass where the margin was much wider, 26-16.

K’Moi Walters dropped a team-high 18 points while Renrick Masaac and Nixon Hamilton contributed 13 and 12 points respectively. Hamilton also had 16 rebounds.

Quentan Milton was Aruba’s lead scorer with 18 points to go along with 11 rebounds while Leonardo Winterdal and Jevahno Maduro had 11 points apiece.

Meanwhile, Bahamas defeated hosts Guyana 84-57 in the final on Saturday July 9, 2016.

Ten teams participated in the CBC U16 Championships in Georgetown, Guyana.

 

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VI crush Dominica at CBC U16 Championships

July 8, 2016 by
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By VINO

The Virgin Islands U16 Basketball team thoroughly outclassed Dominica to record their first victory at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships on Thursday July 7, 2016 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana.

The VI boys grabbed their only win of the tournament with an 82-37 victory against Dominica, in what was a probably a bitter-sweet moment, having come close to victory on two occasions and falling twice, first to Barbados 64-61 in the first game and then to Antigua 73-71 in their third.

Their 101-40 loss to the Bahamas was more or less a testament to the strength of the Bahamians.

The win for the VI also gave Dominica their third loss by double digits with the team ending the championship on a win-less note.

Kiandre Clarke had a game-high 16 points to go along with nine rebounds while Jomoi Levons had 15 points. Elain O’Neal contributed 14 points and Renrick Masaac dropped 12 points for the VI.

No one for Dominica touched double digits in scoring, with Keniah Lloyd being the highest scorer with eight points.

Both teams will now play for a bottom place in the championship.

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Mad Mix stun Stingers in BVIBF National League

June 16, 2016 by
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By VINO

The Basketball Federation’s National League came alive last night, Wednesday June 15, 2016, when Mad Mix repelled the Stingers, 84-81, in front of a small crowd at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex.

The Stingers had routed all previous opponents with a star studded line up of young exciting talent, but found a determined, disciplined Mad Mix in no mood to put up with losing and showing they were not in awe of their illustrious opponents.

The Mix, who have Kevon S. Lettsome as their head coach and Vancito E. Pickering Jr as the assisant, also have some key players and on the night the likes of Kimron Telemaque, Jahkeele Stevens and Stephon Caul more than matched the likes of D’Moi M. Hodge, Noel Maxwell, Ajai Frett and Tyler Cameron.

The Stingers led by 2 at the end of the first quarter, 14-12, but down by 1 at the half, 38-39 and from there the game opened up into a fierce end to end battle.

Mad Mix opened up a 3 point lead at the end of the third quarter, 58-55 and led by as much as six points during a frenetic last 10 minutes. With just over 60 seconds remaining it was a 1 point game, 79-78 and Hodge put his team ahead by one following a block, a steal and a basket, all in one flowing move from paint to paint. However, Mad Mix were not to be denied and went ahead by one with 30 seconds remaining following a visit to the charity stripe by Caul.

With 4 seconds on the clock and just one chance left for the Stingers a quick inbound pass and move saw Maxwell’s attempted 3 pointer bounce back off the rim and Mad Mix had won.

Stevens top scored with 20 points for Mad Mix, Caul added 19 points with 11 rebounds, Telemaque 11 points, Hakeem Penn notched 10 with 8 rebounds and Jamoi Dore tallied 8 assists.

For the Stingers, Hodge picked up 22 points, 18 rebounds and 7 assists, Cameron 15 with 10 rebounds and Omar Walker 19 with 15 rebounds.

Other results

The BVI Basketball Federation League had a full slate of games over the last week, including the league’s first ever women’s contest on Saturday June 11, 2016.

And Oe topped Another Level 67-41 in the junior division, Krown Heights defeated the Spartans 67-61, and the Kings clobbered Law and Order 134-50.

On Saturday, the night kicked off with the junior division Stingers defeating Young Starz 93-60.

That was followed by the first ever ladies game, with the Lady Bull Dogs notching their first win in a 47-38 contest against the Rams. Alanah Chalwell, Joy Victor and Tamara Phillip all scored in the double digits for the Lady Bull Dogs, and Rams player Shauliqua Fahie led all scorers with 14 points.

The night was topped off All Ah Wee topping East 73-59. All Ah Wee player Aubrey Daniel led all scorers with 22 points.

Two games took place Sunday 12, 2016. In the junior division, Mad Mix beat down the Celtics 103-67, and Legs demolished Zero Tolerance 112-39.

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Momentum & excitement building for 2016 Hon Julian Fraser STS Basketball League

June 16, 2016 by
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Momentum and excitement are building for the 2016 Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League. The popular League, now in its fourth year, is to tip off on August 20, 2016 and end on October 30, 2016.

Currently, registration for teams, both male and female, is ongoing and inquiries have been at an all-time high for both senior and junior divisions.

According to Mrs Kharid T. Fraser, Chairwoman of the League, teams usually wait until the last week or so to complete their registration so at this stage she is unable to say how many teams will be involved.

“We usually have around 12 to 15 teams, and while we try to keep the league to around 15 teams we have never had cause to turn any teams away,” Mrs Fraser told Virgin Islands News Online.

Mrs Fraser also confirmed that teams have begun to make inquiries about registration.

When are the games?

One of the highlights of the August 20, 2016 start of the League is the handing over of the Digicel (BVI) sponsored rings to the 2015 champion team West Gunners, along with their banner to join the others in the Save the Seed Energy Centre, the home of the League.

Games will be played from Friday to Sunday (weekends only) and when necessary on a Wednesday night. This year the draft will take place again where each team can pick up a local elite player to help bring more talent, excitement and competitive spirit to their team.

All draft players will go back in the pool except the draft player for the championship team, who will be allowed to remain with his 2015 championship team West Gunners until a new championship team is named. A date will be announced, along with names of the players participating in the draft by next month.

Launching of League

According to Mrs Kharid T. Fraser, Chairwoman of the League, in the coming weeks the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed Basketball League will be launched via a Press Conference with the Founders/Directors, Leader of the Opposition and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA and Bishop John I. Cline, Senior Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church and Energy Centre founder, being the main speakers. Also expected to give brief remarks will be Guy L. Malone, the President of the BVI Basketball Federation.

Get your registration form

Meanwhile, the Senior Team Registration is $250.00 per team, ages 15 plus. The Junior League, which is 9 to 14, is $150.00. All Junior League players’ registration forms must be accompanied with copies of passport or other government issued identification to confirm ages, according to League Officials.

Registration forms can be collected from any of the League Committee Members; however, completed forms with payment must be turned into the Hon Julian Fraser’s Sea Cows Bay Office, which is opened Monday to Friday from 1 PM to 6 PM.

The office is located west of the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in the gray two-storey building. Registration deadline is June 30, 2016 by 6:00 PM.

Registration fees include uniform tops and insurance for those without NHI coverage. Persons needing more information on team registration and dropping off forms can call 1 284-546-2637 or 1-284-340-1550.

The League is governed by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rules, endorsed by the BVI Basketball Federation, and has its own by-laws and governing committee.

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Bulldogs hold off charging Rams as BVIBF Women’s League gets underway

June 14, 2016 by

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Joi Victor on the attack for Bulldogs. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson / VINO

Joi Victor on the attack for Bulldogs at BVIBF Women’s League opening game. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson / VINO

After 40 odd years the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) finally got a Women’s League underway as on Saturday June 11, 2016, the Bulldogs beat the Rams 47-38 at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex.

Whilst the first game of the night had featured another one sided win for the Stingers, the ladies game was an evenly matched seesaw affair between a bunch of talented female players.

On one side was the younger Rams, most of whom are part of the U16 squad in training for a tournament in Guyana, and on the other a more experienced cadre of girls, but it was the youngsters who stormed into an early lead, 17-7, to be up by ten at the end of the first quarter.

With bench rotations coming into effect and the likes of Joi Victor and Chelcey Hodge changing the dynamics for the Bulldogs, the deficit was almost wiped away by half time and the Rams led by just one , 22-21.

The game was still anyone’s and it was hard to tell who the quickly swelling crowd were backing, but at the end of a racous third quarter the Rams led by two at 30-28.

With Victor playing basketball like a high speed ballerina and Tamara Phillip solid under the rim at both ends of the court, the Bulldogs slowly began to overhaul the Rams and saw a 19 – 8 quarter see them over the line.

Phillip finished with 11 points and 18 rebounds, Victor 11 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Alana Chalwell 10 with 16 rebounds.

Shauliqua Fahie top scored for the Rams with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 5 assists and 4 steals, Claury Scatliffe notched 8 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Mahkalya Pickering also scored 8 points and added 3 steals, whilst Myka Walwyn grabbed 8 rebounds.

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BVI Basket Ball Federation League 2016

June 9, 2016 by
Ephraim Penn (center), President, BVIOC, at the opening of the BVI Basketball Federation League. Photo: BVIOC

Ephraim Penn (center), President, BVIOC, at the opening of the BVI Basketball Federation League. Photo: BVIOC

The BVI Basketball Federation League kicked off with two games on Saturday, Young Stars vs. Another Level and the defending league champions Young Legs vs. Kings.

In the opening junior league game, Another Level topped Young Stars 80-62. Deangelo Sampson led Another Level and all scorers with 21 points, and Tafari Winchester had 18 points for Young Stars.

In the headliner, Young Legs defeated the Kings 81-70. Young Legs’ Khaleed Gerad led all scorers with 28 points, and Killven Samuel had 22 points in a losing effort.

Action continued on Sunday, with the Stingers facing off against the Celtics in the junior division, and All Ah Wee taking on Zero Tolerance in the senior division.

In the first game, the Stingers ran away from the Celtics 109-68. D’Moi Hodge led the Stingers and all scorers with 28 points, and Tyrelle David had 15 points for the Celtics.

The second game was also a blowout, with All Ah Wee beating Zero Tolerance 101-55. Steve Parillon led All Ah Wee with 31 points, and Nigel Carey led Zero Tolerance with 21 points in Sunday’s loss against All Ah Wee.

Action continued on Wednesday with And One facing Mad Mix in the junior division, followed by East against Skulls in the senior division.

Click on the link for the 2016 BVIBF June Schedule (1)[9]

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