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Former President, Marland Nattie has Died

Basketball, NewsOctober 8, 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Marland Nattie, a longserving aficionado of basketball in Jamaica, is dead. Nattie, who is in his 60s, passed away early this morning in the United States of America (USA). It is further understood that Nattie, a servant of the sport locally for more than three decades, suffered a stroke a few months ago…

Slayers and Knights continue winning run

Basketball, NBL, NewsSeptember 30, 202319Views 0Likes 0Comments

In the latest round of matches in the National Basketball League (NBL) perennial winners St Georges Slayers and Urban Knights registered victories at the National Stadium Courts on Thursday night. The Slayers led by 29 points from Richmoor Mooris and 12 points from Dimario Jackson, ran out 69-58 winners over the Portmore Flames. Meanwhile, Urban Knights brushed…

Runnin’ Rebels and Knights maintain win-streak

Basketball, NBL, NewsSeptember 24, 202318Views 0Likes 0Comments

UWI Runnin Rebels and Urban Knights continued their winning ways in the National Basketball League (NBL) after convincing victories in the latest action on Tuesday. The Knights had a blowout 75-32 win over the Rae Town Raptors thanks to a game-high 15 points from Ramone Spence. Tyrese Spence scored 14 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while juvane…

Jamaica finishes sixth at U17 Centrobasket

Basketball, National Teams, NewsAugust 2, 202318Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Dominican Republic, who had four straight convincing victories, fizzled out Sunday night and Puerto Rico blew them away by 49 points, 106-57, in the final of the U17 Boys Centrobasket Championship at the Belize Civic Center to claim the regional championship. Both qualified along with Belize, who beat Mexico to the bronze medal 87-72, for…

JaBA President Appointed Chef de Mission for CAC Games

National Teams, NewsJune 27, 202323Views 0Likes 0Comments

With just over a week to go before the start of this year’s Caribbean and Central American Games (CAC) in El Salvador and Dominican Republic, Jamaica’s Chef de Mission Paulton Gordon says matters of logistics are being finalised ahead of the team’s departure for the championships next week. The championships, which will see Jamaicans competing in…

Wave of new Sponsorship ignites NBL

Basketball, NBL, NewsJune 2, 202321Views 0Likes 0Comments

The National Basketball League (NBL) is set to restart with a bang, thanks to a wave of new sponsorships. Jamaica Basketball Association's president, Paulton Gordon, announced the return of top-flight basketball to Jamaica on June 17, after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the launch of the 2023 NBL season, held last Wednesday,…

National Basketball League tips off on June 17

Basketball, NBL, NewsJune 1, 202314Views 0Likes 0Comments

The long-awaited start of the National Basketball League (NBL) is over, as the competition missing over the last three years is set to tip off on June 17 at the National Stadium Courts with significant sponsorship support. At yesterday’s official launch the Jamaica Basketball Association received a cash injection worth 6.2 million dollars to restart the…

Star Search Basketball Camp set for July 16-22, 2023

Basketball, News, ScholarshipMay 31, 202335Views 0Likes 0Comments

The KFC Star Search 2023 Basketball Development and Life Skills Camp is scheduled to run from July 16 to July 22, 2023. The camp will be hosted at the G.C. Foster College, in Spanish Town, Jamaica. Open to a maximum of 120 campers, including All-Star and Regular campers. The long-running camp is a well-known platform for…

New NBL season to showcase 10 Club teams

Basketball, NBL, NewsMay 29, 202339Views 0Likes 0Comments

The 2023 National Basketball League (NBL) season will be launched on Wednesday May 31, at the offices of the SDF starting at 2.00pm. This will mark the return of the top club basketball league following a 2 year cessation after the last season was terminated because of the COVID outbreak. Players and coaches are eagerly…

Wayne Dawkins appointed Technical Director of U17 National Team

Basketball, Coaches, National Teams, News, Players OverseasMay 25, 202327Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) has announced the appointment of Wayne Dawkins, noted basketball coach with over 36 years’ experience and founder of P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy, as the Technical Director for the Under-17 National Team program. With this new role, Dawkins will be instrumental in shaping the future of Jamaican basketball and nurturing young talents on…