Khurt – Page 8 – Jamaica Basketball Association

Jamaica ready for Centrobasket challenge

Basketball, NewsDecember 8, 202123Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaica's team for the Centrobasket U17 Championship in Mexico, starting today, has been looking good in training, leaving head coach Trevor Poyser in an optimistic mood. With conditioning stress in training to overcome a long lay-off for the locally based players, Poyser says speed will be the key. “They’re coming together very well,” Poyser said on Monday…

Jamaica intensifies preparations for Centrobasket U17 Championship

Basketball, NewsNovember 29, 202128Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaica has been drawn alongside host nation Mexico, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic in Group "B" of the Centrobasket Under 17 Boys Championship from December 8-12. The Jamaicans will open their campaign against Mexico on December 8 before facing El Salvador on the 9th and the Dominican Republic on December 10. Simone Edwards, National Youth Basketball…

JaBA boss pleased with men’s FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup performance

Basketball, NewsNovember 15, 202129Views 0Likes 0Comments

Paulton Gordon, president of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA), said they were happy with the men's team that made it to the quarter-finals of the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup tournament in Miami, Florida, where they lost 22-17 to the top-ranked United States on yesterday's third and final day of the tournament. The Jamaican men's team, which was…

Jamaica’s hot runnings at FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup 2021

Basketball, NewsNovember 15, 202152Views 0Likes 0Comments

Odds are you are familiar with the four Jamaicans who made it from the streets of Kingston to the 1988 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh. Thirty-three years later, another group of four is working on a 'Hot runnings' version of 'Cool runnings' under the sun of Miami at the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup, with the Paris 2024…

Jamaica’s men advance in FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup, Women ousted

NewsNovember 12, 202134Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaica's men's team are through to the main draw of the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup tournament in Miami, Florida, after winning their two qualifying round games against Caribbean neighbours Aruba and Haiti this morning. Jamaica easily won both games and joined Chile and Brazil in Pool C of the main draw but the women were not so…

Jamaica’s 3×3 basketball gets JOA backing in bid for Paris 2024

Basketball, National Teams, NewsNovember 12, 202151Views 0Likes 0Comments

As Jamaica prepares to bow into competition at the FIBA AmeriCup 3×3 competition that begins Friday (November 12), the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has pledged to continue its support to the Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA) as it pursues its goals of qualifying teams to the next Olympic Games. The JABA senior men and women’s national teams…

Mexico to host the Centrobasket U17 Championship

NewsNovember 8, 202150Views 0Likes 0Comments

The FIBA Regional Office in the Americas has selected Mexicali, Mexico as the host city for the Centrobasket U17 Championship that will be played in December 8-12. The Centrobasket U17 Championship will feature the participation of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico. The top three teams from the Centrobasket U17 Championship…

JABA readies two teams for 3×3 AmeriCup

NewsOctober 30, 202144Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jamaica will be sending two teams, a male and a female, to the 3x3 AmeriCup tournament to be played in Miami, Florida, November 12-14, it was announced earlier this week by the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA). The coaches based on scouting and training sessions have narrowed down the respective squads which are comprised on both local…

3×3 Americup debut is the focus now

NewsOctober 11, 202128Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Jamaica Basketball Association is gearing up for a 3x3 tournament in Miami next month. Association president Paulton Gordon is anticipating that a good performance for both national teams will pave the way for Jamaica to big competitions in the future. “Coming up next, we have the 3x3 Americup in Miami, Florida, November 12-14,” he said. Seen first…

Samardo ends ZZ Leiden contract, Joins Mexican league

News, Players OverseasSeptember 1, 202123Views 0Likes 0Comments

Both Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden Basketball (ZZ Leiden) and Samardo Samuels have decided to terminate the contract with immediate effect. The expected duration of the procedure to qualify for a work permit in the Netherlands is so long that it is better for both Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden and Samuels not to let the contract go…