Brazil cruised past Jamaica 73-50 for 3-0 record in Preliminary Group B. It means that Brazil already booked a ticket for the Semifinals of FIBA Americas Championship 2011. Jamaica faced with the first loss so they have 1-1 record now. Erika De Souza (197-C-82, agency: Josep and Nicolas) paced Brazil to victory with 19 points and 7 rebounds. Damiris Dantas (192-C-92) had 12 points and 5 boards, while Palmira Marcal (177-G-84) added 11 pts. Jamaica got double-double from Vanessa Gidden (193-C/F-85, college: Hofstra): 23 points and 10 rebounds. Nicole Louden (172-G-83, college: Auburn) and Simone Edwards (194-C-73, college: Iowa) (5 rebs) scored 10 and 9 points respectively. Quarters: 22-13, 16-12, 18-9, 17-16. Brazil will meet Mexico today. Jamaica will play against Paraguay.
Elitzur Netanya (D1) added to their roster 27-year old American (has also Jamaican passport) point guard Maurita Reid (173-85, college: Miami, FL). She just started the season at Besiktas in Turkish TKBL.
Reid was voted Eurobasket.com All-Croatian League Import Player of the Year in 2011.
She is quite experienced player [read more]
Elitzur Netanya (D1) added to their roster 27-year old American (has also Jamaican passport) point guard Maurita Reid (173-85, college: Miami, FL). She just started the season at Besiktas in Turkish TKBL. Reid was voted Eurobasket.com All-Croatian League Import Player of the Year in 2011. She is quite experienced player. Reid has played also professionally in Poland (MUKS Poznan), Sweden (Udominate), WNBA (Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm), Israel (Ramat Hasharon), Croatia (Gospic and Lupa Promotion) and Armenia (Hatis Yerevan). She attended University of Miami, Florida until 2008 and it will be her fifth season as a professional player.
Hap.Petah Tikva inks Vanessa Gidden - Oct 27, 2012
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Hapoel Petah Tikva (D1) agreed terms with 27-year old Jamaican ex-international power forward Vanessa Gidden (193-85, college: Hofstra). Gidden played last season at Gea Magazzini Alcamo in Italian B league. In 22 games last year she had 9.3ppg and 10.1rpg.
Her team made it to the Finnish Cup Final Four in 2009.
Gidden was also selected to Eurobasket.com Italian A1 All-Defensive Team in 2011 [read more]
Hapoel Petah Tikva (D1) agreed terms with 27-year old Jamaican ex-international power forward Vanessa Gidden (193-85, college: Hofstra). Gidden played last season at Gea Magazzini Alcamo in Italian B league. In 22 games last year she had 9.3ppg and 10.1rpg. Her team made it to the Finnish Cup Final Four in 2009. Gidden was also selected to Eurobasket.com Italian A1 All-Defensive Team in 2011. She represented Jamaican at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) two years ago. Giddens team won Bronze. She is quite experienced player. Gidden has played also professionally in Romania (Sf.Gheorghe), Turkey (Tarsus Bld), WNBA (Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx) and Finland (HoNsU). She attended Hofstra University until 2007 and it will be her sixth season as a professional player.
Riva Basket keeps 'LNA Forward of the Year' Rhona McKenzie - Jul 20, 2012
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Riva Basket announced very important news. The team managed to keep 'LNA Forward of the Year' Rhona McKenzie (183-F-76, agency: LBM Management) for 2012/13 season. The Jamaican National Team member had 10.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 3.8 spg for 26 games with Riva. She joined them a year ago and helped to reach LNA and Swiss Cup Finals. McKenzie played for Belgian DBC Houthalen in 2010/11 and before that she spent three years with Sdent Sierre Basket. They were LNA champions together in 2009 and 2010 [read more]
Riva Basket announced very important news. The team managed to keep 'LNA Forward of the Year' Rhona McKenzie (183-F-76, agency: LBM Management) for 2012/13 season. The Jamaican National Team member had 10.7 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 3.8 spg for 26 games with Riva. She joined them a year ago and helped to reach LNA and Swiss Cup Finals. McKenzie played for Belgian DBC Houthalen in 2010/11 and before that she spent three years with Sdent Sierre Basket. They were LNA champions together in 2009 and 2010. McKenzie also led the club to Swiss Cup trophy in their last season together. At that time she had 11.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg for 9 games in the league. In the past, Rhona McKenzie played in Holland and Luxembourg. She played for Jamaica at 2011 FIBA Americas in Neiva Huila and Centrobasket in Morovis this year.
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