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Venezuela U18 gets the taste of victory in Argentina

Gregory Echenique

by Eurobasket News - Jul 17, 2008

Venezuela U18 - Bahamas U18 85:64 Venezuelan Junior National Team hammered Bahamas in the third game of the preliminary round of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. It was the first win for Venezuelan team, while Bahamas remained winless. Venezuela thus clinched the third spot in Pool B and would take on Mexico in the classification round. Bahamas will look for their initial win against Uruguay later today. Venezuela once again got a first-class performance from Gregory Echenique (208-C-90).

Venezuela U18 - Bahamas U18 85:64

Venezuelan Junior National Team hammered Bahamas in the third game of the preliminary round of the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. It was the first win for Venezuelan team, while Bahamas remained winless. Venezuela thus clinched the third spot in Pool B and would take on Mexico in the classification round. Bahamas will look for their initial win against Uruguay later today. Venezuela once again got a first-class performance from Gregory Echenique (208-C-90). He finished with 33 points and 15 boards to pace the team to the victory. Venezuela opened the game confidently and quickly built a 29:17 advantage. The teams slowed down in the second quarter and combined for 12 points apiece to remain separated by 12 points at halftime. Venezuela made the decisive push in the third stanza as they outgunned their opponents 27:14 to accumulate a crucial advantage. Bahamas managed to shoot down Venezuelan team in the final period but it hardly helped the team at the end. Yonaiker Ecker (179-G-90) came up with 11 points for the winning team. Leon Cooper (188-G-91) secured 18 points for Bahamas. Donathen Moss (201-C-90) chipped in 13 points in defeat. Venezuela shot solid 51% from the field, while limiting Bahamas to just 30% accuracy. Venezuela also reigned the boards outrebounding Bahamas 50:40.

Venezuela U18: Gregory Echenique 33+15 boards, Yonaiker Ecker 11, Miguel Rivas (182-G-90) 10
Bahamas U18: Leon Cooper 18, Donathen Moss 13

United States celebrate second win at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship

Travis Wear

by Eurobasket News - Jul 16, 2008

USA U18 - Bahamas U18 115:51 United States Junior National Team earned their second win in a row in Formosa. The success meant United States team advanced to the semifinal stage at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship and thus qualified for the U19 World Championship in New Zealand in 2009. Bahamas in the meantime suffered their second straight loss at the tournament. The USA dominated the game from the tip off.

USA U18 - Bahamas U18 115:51

United States Junior National Team earned their second win in a row in Formosa. The success meant United States team advanced to the semifinal stage at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship and thus qualified for the U19 World Championship in New Zealand in 2009. Bahamas in the meantime suffered their second straight loss at the tournament. The USA dominated the game from the tip off. They outgunned their opponents 29:5 in the first period and were well in control of the situation throughout the rest of the contest. They held Bahamas team to 6 points in the second stanza and built a 59:11 lead at halftime. Bahamas finally came back to life in the second half and notched 40 points but it was still not enough to outscore the North Americans. The USA secured a thumping victory and remained on top of Group B. Travis Wear (6'9''-F-90) tallied 15 points and 4 boards for the USA. Mason Plumlee (6'11''-F-90) had 14 points and 14 boards, while JaMychal Green (6'9''-F/C-90) added 13 points and 8 caroms for the winners. Donathen Moss (6'7''-C-90) answered with 10 points for Bahamas. Olen Smith (-90) posted 9 points in a losing case. The USA team outrebounded their opponents 58:28 and forced those to 29 turnovers. United States will face Puerto Rico tonight. Bahamas and Venezuela will fight for the initial win at the tournament.

USA U18: Travis Wear 15, Mason Plumlee 14+14 boards, JaMychal Green 13
Bahamas U18: Donathen Moss 10, Olen Smith 9

Puerto Rico prevails over Bahamas at the start of U18 FIBA Americas Championship

Carlos Lopez

by Eurobasket News - Jul 15, 2008

Puerto Rico U18 - Bahamas U18 97:65 Puerto Rican U18 National Team breezed past Bahamas in the Tournament of the Americas opener yesterday. Bahamas that were the last second invitee could not match Puerto Rican team. The Latin American team rushed ahead right from the start and soon accumulated a 26:16 advantage. Having an obvious advantage inside and outside the paint Puerto Rico easily stretched the margin to 25 points at the interval.

Puerto Rico U18 - Bahamas U18 97:65

Puerto Rican U18 National Team breezed past Bahamas in the Tournament of the Americas opener yesterday. Bahamas that were the last second invitee could not match Puerto Rican team. The Latin American team rushed ahead right from the start and soon accumulated a 26:16 advantage. Having an obvious advantage inside and outside the paint Puerto Rico easily stretched the margin to 25 points at the interval. The Caribbean side finally showed character as they outscored their opponents 26:23 in the third frame. But it was a short spark as Puerto Rico answered with a deadly 25:15 spurt in the fourth quarter to seal the winning outcome. Carlos Lopez (208-F-90) led all scorers with 24 points and 10 boards for Puerto Rico. Isaac Sosa (188-G-90) had 17 points, while Raymond Cintron (186-G-90) provided 13 points for the winners. Shavaro Bowleg (198-F-90) answered with 15 points for Bahamas. Jermine Storr (183-G-90) had 11 points and 11 boards in a losing effort. Puerto Rico outrebounded their opponents 52:42 and forced those to 18 turnovers. The winners also shot solid 49% from the field. Puerto Rico will face Venezuela, while Bahamas will take on the USA in todays action. Puerto Rico finished the tournament in the 5th spot in 2006. Four best teams will qualify to the U19 World Championship in New Zealand.

Puerto Rico U18: Carlos Lopez 24+10 boards, Isaac Sosa 17, Raymond Cintron 13
Bahamas U18: Shavaro Bowleg 15, Jermine Storr 11+11 boards

Bahamas U18 National Team 2008

Quentin Hall

by Eurobasket - Jul 15, 2008

4 Jermine Storr (183-G-90) 5 Olen Smith (-90) 6 Cyle Hepburn (188-G-90) 7 Leon Cooper (188-G-91) 8 Edrico McGregor (201-C-90) 9 Lynden David (198-F-91) 10 Kristian Rolle (201-C-92) 11 Donathen Moss (201-C-90) 12 Dario Cox (191-G-91) 13 Manjaro Lundy (180-G-90) 14 David Nesbitt (198-F-91) 15 Shavaro Bowleg (198-F-90) Head Coach: Quentin Hall Coach Assistants: Chevy Simmons , Darrell Sears

4 Jermine Storr (183-G-90)
5 Olen Smith (-90)
6 Cyle Hepburn (188-G-90)
7 Leon Cooper (188-G-91)
8 Edrico McGregor (201-C-90)
9 Lynden David (198-F-91)
10 Kristian Rolle (201-C-92)
11 Donathen Moss (201-C-90)
12 Dario Cox (191-G-91)
13 Manjaro Lundy (180-G-90)
14 David Nesbitt (198-F-91)
15 Shavaro Bowleg (198-F-90)
Head Coach: Quentin Hall
Coach Assistants: Chevy Simmons , Darrell Sears

Bennet conquers Las Vegas

Bennet Davis

by Eurobasket News - Jul 12, 2008

Bahamian Bennet Davis (206-F-84, agency: KMG Sports Management, college: Northeastern) participated in Eurobasket Summer League in Las Vegas. Bennet Davis was outstanding as he was very smooth and athletic and caught the eye of several big name teams at the ESL. The ESL in Las Vegas featured the most seven footers and players over 6'9' than any other summer exposure event for the international market. The variety of scouts that attended on Tuesday night were very impressed by the talent level assembled by the ESL. In the first game Venice stormed back against Brussels after being down by nine points at half time to earn an 86:76 victory. During the first half Venice controlled the game and seem destined to play in the Championship game on Thursday but Brussels had a different plan. However the outstanding defense, shooting and guard play from the Brussels team controlled the second half as they outscored Venice 54:35 in the period. Brussels had a balance attack as all ten players scored between a minimum of 6 points with Temi Soyebo leading the way with 15 points. They shot and amazing 65% from the field and well over 50% from the 3pt line in the second period. The pro experience of Whit Holcomb-Faye and Temi Soyebo was the difference in the game as they made better decisions than the talented young guards from Venice. Philip Scott also shot well all night for Brussels and ended with 10 points and at one point they hit six straight 3 pointers in the second period. Bennet Davis also had an outstanding all around game with 9 points and 10 rebounds.
In the ESL Championship Monaco erased a twenty point deficit to storm back and crush the Brussels team 97:75. The game started out with Brussels storming out of the gate as Tim Morris and Bennet Davis were just destroying Monaco and most scouts thought the game was probably a mismatch. Bennet Davis nailed 15 points and played extremely well for Brussels along with Tim Morris, Reggie Huffman and Dan Fitzgerald.

U18 National team to play at the Tournament of Americas

by Eurobasket News - Jun 5, 2008

The Bahamas U18 National team was invited to take part in the Tournament of Americas to be held in Argentina on July 14-20. The winner of the tournament will earn a ticket to the World Junior Championships. Bahamas were at the fourth spot at the Centro Basket tournament last season with three teams qualifying for the Americas event. However the Dominican Republic refused to participate and the Bahamas were officially given the available spot. The team's head coach Mario Bowleg announced the tryouts for the talented players all around the country. Some of the players will play at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championship from June 23 through June 29 in the Dominican Republic. There the Bahamas will be represented by U16 team.

Commonwealth Bank Giants clinch the NPBA title

by Eurobasket News - Mar 26, 2008

Commonwealth Bank Giants edged the Electro Telecom Cybots in the fourth game of their final best-of-five series to claim the New Providence Basketball Association title. The Giants overcame the Cybots 90:87 to complete their nearly perfect season in style. The Giants got to a flying start of the title series. They stretched their season winning run to 18 games and looked very confident against the Cybots. But the perfect rally was snapped by the Cybots in Game 3 as they trimmed the series deficit and revived the intrigue. Brian Bain (190-G) exploded with game-high 36 points for the Cybots to keep them alive in the series. He also accounted for go-ahead free throws with the time ticking out to bring the Cybots to an overall success. Mark Hanna responded with 33 points for the Giants. The Cybots were missing Delvonne Duncombe and Tyrone Sands due to injuries. Another blow for the Giants was the injury of one of their leaders Jeremy Hutchinson (-C-80).
However Hutchinson recovered partially and entered the court for Game 4. He nailed 19 points in a winning effort and propelled his team to another NPBA title. Michael Bain fired 35 points for the Giants in the Game 4 and was later named the series MVP. Brian Bain answered with 24 points for the Cybots. Delvonne Duncombe had 19 points in a loss. The Giants will now represent New Providence at the BBF National Round Robin Championships.