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Cockburn’s NBA Trajectory Looking Good

Basketball, News, Players OverseasJuly 6, 202229Views 0Likes 0Comments

Kofi Cockburn had his best game so far of NBA Summer League (SLC) on Thursday in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz center scored 12 points and nine rebounds, both Summer League highs for Cockburn, in the Jazz’s 95-84 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The positive: Cockburn shot 5-for-6 from the field, had five offensive rebounds and…

Cuba to host FIBA Caribbean Women’s Championship 2022

Basketball, NewsJuly 6, 202239Views 0Likes 0Comments

The FIBA Americas Regional Office announced that the Caribbean Women's Championship 2022 will be played at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum in Havana, Cuba, from July 13 to 17. The Cuban capital will host a women's event for the first time in more than 20 years when they held the 1999 Women's Americas Pre-Olympic. This served as…

Kofi Named to Utah Jazz Summer League Roster

Basketball, News, Players OverseasJuly 2, 202228Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Utah Jazz announced their Summer League roster as they prepare for the Salt Lake City Summer League. The Jazz will play three games at Vivint Arena beginning on Tuesday, July 5 before heading down to Las Vegas to wrap up Summer League action. They will have 16 players on their roster that has a mixture of…

Warren Williams Transfers to Hofstra

Basketball, News, Players OverseasJune 29, 202236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hofstra University strengthened their roster with addition of 24-year old Jamaican international 6-9 forward Warren Williams for upcoming season. Kingston native played for the last five years at Manhattan College. In 30 games he recorded 8.0ppg and 3.7rpg last season. Williams was also voted to All-MAAC Third Team in 2021. Skilled back-to-basket scorer with over 1,000…

Star Search 2022 – Registration Now Open

Basketball, News, ScholarshipJune 7, 202241Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaica Basketball Association announced dates for upcoming Star Search Basketball and Life Skills Camp. The dates are July 17-23, 2022 at the prestigious G.C. Foster College. Download 2022 STAR SEARCH Registration here. This year's camp will comprise of two segments, Phase 1 will run from Sunday July 17 through until Wednesday, July 20, with the full complement of…

Everything ready for the FIBA Americas 3×3 Caribbean Cup in Puerto Rico

Basketball, NewsJune 7, 202233Views 0Likes 0Comments

The T-Mobile District of the Convention Center, in San Juan, will host the 3×3 FIBA Americas Caribbean Cup from June 3 to 5. There, there will be participation in both male and female categories from Mexico, Aruba, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia and Puerto Rico. The winning teams will qualify for the Challenger tournament for…

Anthony White Shares his Passion and Hunger for Basketball

Basketball, NewsMay 30, 202242Views 0Likes 0Comments

He’s 37-years-old and has long let go of his dream of getting to the NBA or acquiring a university scholarship through basketball but Anthony White’s passion for the game has never diminished. This fire was birthed when he was 16-year-old, and a football player at the Penwood High School in Kingston Jamaica. A friend of White’s…

Kofi declares for the 2022 NBA Draft

News, Players OverseasApril 20, 202224Views 1Like 0Comments

Kofi Cockburn made the announcement on Tuesday that he plans to enter his name in the 2022 NBA Draft and sign with an agent. This is the third consecutive year that Cockburn has declared for the Draft which means that, now, according to NBA rules he is ineligible to return to college basketball and has…

Kofi Cockburn, Makes AP All-American Team

News, Players OverseasMarch 16, 202229Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaican-born basketball player Kofi Cockburn who plays for the University of Illinois has been named to the Associated Press (AP) All-America first team. He is the only player in the NCAA to average 20+ points and 10+ rebounds per game and is the first major conference player since 2018 to average at least 21 points…

Bryan named ACCAC DI Women’s Basketball Player of the Week

Basketball, News, Players OverseasFebruary 12, 202222Views 0Likes 0Comments

Arizona Western Lady Matadors' women's basketball player, Christeina Bryan was named the ACCAC DI Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 6. Bryan averaged 15.3 points per game in three games last week, helping the Lady Matadors to three wins. The sophomore from St. Thomas, Jamaica scored 19 points and grabbed…