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Some more basketball action in Antigua
by Eurobasket News - Oct 13, 2007
The Business Basketball League enjoyed a couple of fixtures during the week in Antigua. The Antigua Port Authority overwhelmed the Board of Education 83:64. Jules Bowen netted 25 points for the Port Authority at the YMCA Sports Complex. David Barton and Darius Richards provided 21 points apiece for the winners. Alfred Lee (-G) responded with 20 points for the Board of Education.
The Business Basketball League enjoyed a couple of fixtures during the week in Antigua. The Antigua Port Authority overwhelmed the Board of Education 83:64. Jules Bowen netted 25 points for the Port Authority at the YMCA Sports Complex. David Barton and Darius Richards provided 21 points apiece for the winners. Alfred Lee (-G) responded with 20 points for the Board of Education. Marvin Barthley had 19 points in a loss. APUA Head Office clinched a 71:61 win over Kennedy's. APUA's main star Marlon Charles (-G-76) chipped in 21 points, while Michael Jeffers scored 15 points. Kevin Francis (-F) notched game-high 36 points in a losing effort. Police handled ABI Financial Group 52:40 behind 15 points from Dwayne Samuel. Claire Walter sank 12 points in a win. Sean Williams answered with 20 points for ABI Financial Group. Sheldon Gomes delivered 10 points in defeat. The action will resume next week with a bunch of encounters at the YMCA Sports Complex.
Antigua - Barbados 77:73
Antiguan team secured the fifth spot in the final ladder of the CBC championship. They defeated Barbados in the clash for the 5th place. Barbadian team looked more confident at the start of the game and established an early 25:15 lead. However Antigua responded with a massive 20:8 blow to surge ahead at halftime.
Antigua - Barbados 77:73 Antiguan team secured the fifth spot in the final ladder of the CBC championship. They defeated Barbados in the clash for the 5th place. Barbadian team looked more confident at the start of the game and established an early 25:15 lead. However Antigua responded with a massive 20:8 blow to surge ahead at halftime. They continue to impress after the break and extended the lead to 53:45 at the end of the third quarter. Barbados tried hard to save the encounter but never succeeded and lost it finishing at the 6th spot. Wayne Walker (198-F-75, college: Wisc.-Green Bay) led Antigua with 19 points and 10 boards. Lennox McCoy (188-G-77, college: Cent.Oklahoma) added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Zahir Motara (180-G-81) paced Barbados with 24 points. Pearson Griffith (208-C-81, college: Murray St.) had 14 points and 13 boards in a loss.
Dominican Republic - Antigua 88:64
Dominican Republic secured the top spot in Group A ladder as they rolled past Antigua yesterday. Dominican Republic were dominant right from the start and piled up a 46:27 lead at halftime. Dominican Republic though never stopped and completed the task in the second half posting another comprehensive victory.
Dominican Republic - Antigua 88:64 Dominican Republic secured the top spot in Group A ladder as they rolled past Antigua yesterday. Dominican Republic were dominant right from the start and piled up a 46:27 lead at halftime. Dominican Republic though never stopped and completed the task in the second half posting another comprehensive victory. Five Dominican Republic players scored in double figures. Michael Martinez (186-G-88) led them with 15 points and 8 boards. Franklin Western (200-F-72, college: Providence) and Radhames Almonte provided 13 points apiece. Lennox McCoy (188-G-77, college: Cent.Oklahoma) replied with 19 points for Antigua. Wayne Walker (198-F-75, college: Wisc.-Green Bay) had 18 points in a loss. Dominican Republic will now play against Cuba in today's semifinal. Antigua faces British Virgin Islands for the 5th-8th places.
Guyana - Antigua 78:68
Guyana secured their first victory in the CBC championship in Puerto Rico. They edged Antigua 78:68 in Day 4 action. Forward Gordon Klaiber (206-F-83, college: Fairleigh Dickinson) chipped in 34 poitns for Guyana and ensured their 1-1 record. Guyana drove to a 39:33 advantage at halftime.
Guyana - Antigua 78:68 Guyana secured their first victory in the CBC championship in Puerto Rico. They edged Antigua 78:68 in Day 4 action. Forward Gordon Klaiber (206-F-83, college: Fairleigh Dickinson) chipped in 34 poitns for Guyana and ensured their 1-1 record. Guyana drove to a 39:33 advantage at halftime. However Antigua was not about to let it go slip away so easily and tied the scoreline at 54 entering the final stanza. But a strong final run lifted Guyana to an overall victory. Carl Benn and Lorenzo Withrite (204-F/C-81, college: Lee) scored 10 points apiece for the winners. Joshua Clinton (201-F/C, college: Spoon River JC) answered with 21 points and 15 boards for Antigua. Lennox McCoy (188-G-77, college: Cent.Oklahoma) added 16 points and 11 boards in a loss. Antigua will next face Dominican Republic, while Guyana takes on Bahamas.
4 Jason London (-G-81) of Lester's Hawks
5 Wayne Walker (198-F-75) of Ulriken Eagles (NOR)
6 Patrick Samuel (191-G) of Savannah Ragin' Rebels (USA)
7 Andy Williams (193-F-79) of Lester's Hawks
8 Teon Joseph (-G) of Freetown Travellers
9 Marlon Charles (-G-76) of Defence Force Warriors
10 Lennox McCoy (188-G-77) of Olympique Antibes (FRA)
11 Neville Mar
Antigua rallies over Bahamas for the first win at CBC championship
by Eurobasket News - Aug 7, 2007
Antigua - Bahamas 78:70
Antigua celebrated a confident victory over Bahamas at the start of the CBC championship in Puerto Rico. Antiguan side used a strong third quarter to ensure the winning outcome in a close fought battle in Caguas.
Antigua got off to a better start as they led 20:15 after the starting frame.
Antigua - Bahamas 78:70 Antigua celebrated a confident victory over Bahamas at the start of the CBC championship in Puerto Rico. Antiguan side used a strong third quarter to ensure the winning outcome in a close fought battle in Caguas. Antigua got off to a better start as they led 20:15 after the starting frame. However Bahamas bounced back in the second quarter as they outscored Antigua 20:11 and established a 35:31 advantage at halftime. Antigua emerged impressive in the third quarter when they simply overwhelmed Bahamas and capitalizing on each and every mistake piled up an 11-point lead 58:47. Bahamas tried to comeback into this one in the final stanza but struggled to maintain needed tempo and suffered their first loss at the tournament. Lennox McCoy (188-G-77, college: Cent.Oklahoma) topscored for Antigua with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Joshua Clinton (201-F/C, college: Spoon River JC) contributed 15 points for the winners. Antigua will next take on Guyana on July 9. Bahamas will try to improve on their record against Dominican Republic tomorrow.
ABBA VP offers congrats to champs
by Eurobasket News - Jun 9, 2007
Vice President of the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association, Jerry “Energy” Williams, has offered congratulations to the national champions, the Big Banana Express, who captured the top flight in the Digicel/Coca Cola/ Royal Bank of Canada National Basketball League last Saturday.
Vice President of the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association, Jerry “Energy” Williams, has offered congratulations to the national champions, the Big Banana Express, who captured the top flight in the Digicel/Coca Cola/ Royal Bank of Canada National Basketball League last Saturday. According to Williams, Express, who came from 2-1 down to capture the five-game series by a 3-2 margin, is a symbol that the quality of basketball in Antigua is constantly improving. “Based on the youthfulness of the team and persons not expecting a newly promoted team to come out and top I would say the level has improved because I don't think that the other teams played bad but it's that this team stepped up their game a notch and now the other teams will have to do the same. Even looking at the Second Division, you could see that it was of a high standard and that any teams from down there could hold their own in the First Division,” Williams said. “I think that it's good for basketball because when you look at the team it's a very young one and even one of the leading players just finished playing with Pitt Bulls (national team) a couple of years ago, so there you can see the fruits of the national programme,” The former Express player added that the Association's President, Senator Chester Hughes, offered his congratulations to the winners on their championship night. “On the night of the final match the president presented the champions with their trophy and also took the time to offer his congratulations to the winners. St. Kitts will be having their opening on 17 June where Express, as champions, will be representing Antigua,” he said. After levelling the series at 2-2 with a 94-85 victory last Thursday, Express came back on Saturday night to take the series with an 84-74 victory over the favoured Warriors team. Speaking to the SUN about his team's triumph in an earlier edition of the SUN, head coach of the Express team, Bobby Joseph, said that it a pretty good feeling emerging victorious - especially since they were the “underdogs” of the entire competition. “I feel pretty good because it's a lot of youngsters we have now who are between 19 and 23 years. We were the underdogs in this playoffs - I didn't even know that there was to be a tournament in St. Kitts this Sunday - it's only when we won on Saturday that the president came and told us that we have to go to St. Kitts on Sunday and other teams already knew about it because they didn't expect Express to win the playoff,” Joseph said. “The guys came out to practise regular - they were focussed and gave me their attention and they worked very hard on defence. The guys feel really good about the championship because for many of them it's the first time they are winning anything - for most of them it's the first time the playing in the First Division,” he added. Courtesy of: www.antiguasun.com
Charles: Express played well
by Eurobasket News - Jun 7, 2007
When he last spoke with the Antigua Sun, national and ABDF Warriors guard, Marlon Charles (-G-76) was confident that his team had the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Play-off finals all wrapped up. As a matter of a fact, he had predicted that Warriors would have taken the five-game series over the Big Banana Express team by a 3-1 margin - but that was a week ago.
When he last spoke with the Antigua Sun, national and ABDF Warriors guard, Marlon Charles (-G-76) was confident that his team had the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Play-off finals all wrapped up. As a matter of a fact, he had predicted that Warriors would have taken the five-game series over the Big Banana Express team by a 3-1 margin - but that was a week ago. Now, Charles is giving much credit to the young Grays Green squad stating that they played extremely well to come from 2-1 down to take the series 3-2 against his more experienced squad. In a more recent talk with the SUN, Charles said that his team diverted from their original game plan a bit but was taking nothing away from the Express squad whom he said played like they wanted it more than his Warriors team. “I believe that we shifted away from our game plan but I must give credit to the Big Banana Express team - they really played hard and they wanted it more than us. We made a lot of mistakes and they forced the ball in the weak hand which caused turnovers and I must say that their coach, Bobby Joseph, had a plan and were well prepared,” Charles said. “I must also say that I we did underestimate Express because when I looked at their line-up compared to ours but they came and played their game - they are a much younger team than we are so they overpowered us in the end. I wish them all the best but we will be back next year to take that title,” he added. The dynamic player went on to also give kudos to his own team for working hard to get into the finals but, in the same breath, voiced his disappointment in them not being able to complete the job. “I still must also say big respect to my team for the hard work even though we did not win the Play-offs - we did manage to win the league. I am a bit disappointed in my entire team, including myself, because winning would have capped off a good season for us and this defeat will definitely put us in the line of fire next season,” he told the SUN. After levelling the series at 2-2 with a 94-85 victory on Thursday, Express came back on Saturday night to take the series with an 84-74 victory over the favoured Warriors team. Courtesy of: www.antiguasun.com
Big Banana Express celebrates over the favorites
by Eurobasket News - Jun 6, 2007
Big Banana Express denied a lot of forecasts as they came from behind to snatch a 3-2 victory over ABDF Warriors in the final series of the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association playoffs. The league champions Warriors were up 2-1 before Game 4 and were looking to complete the series. However Big Banana Express tied the series with a 94:85 win over the Warriors.
Big Banana Express denied a lot of forecasts as they came from behind to snatch a 3-2 victory over ABDF Warriors in the final series of the Antigua & Barbuda Basketball Association playoffs. The league champions Warriors were up 2-1 before Game 4 and were looking to complete the series. However Big Banana Express tied the series with a 94:85 win over the Warriors. The decisive Game 5 once again went in favor of the Big Banana Express as they outscored the Warriors 84:74 to grab the title. Big Banana Express are now expected to travel to St. Kitts on June 17. They will take part in the opening ceremony of the new basketball season there. In the Third Division basketball JSC Outlaws and Island Original clashed in the Final series. The first game was won by Island Original. However in Game 2 the Outlaws bounced back with a 58:57 win. Lance Brown led his team with 16 points. Franklyn Roberts contributed 14 points in a win. Kevin Roberts replied with 17 points for the Island Original, while Cyril Charles chipped in 13.
