National Basketball League (2005)
2004
2006


Slayers are NBL Champions
2005 (Photo: Jamaica Observer)
NBL Standings
1. Tivoli All-Stars 18-4
2. Slayers 16-6
3. Urban K. 15-7
4. Harbour V.L. 14-8
5. Portmore F. 13-9
6. Denham T. W. 12-10
7. Runnin R. 11-11
8. Blazing P. 10-12
9. Arnett G. 9-13
10. L. All-Stars 8-14
11. Braves C. 4-18
12. Rae Town R. 2-20

  Slayers won NBL Championship
St. George's Slayers are the 2005 National Basketball League (NBL) champions. After winning the mid-season finals, Slayers came back to take the double, sweeping Tivoli All-Stars to win their best-of-three finals 2-0. Slayers won game one on Saturday 94-88 in triple overtime.

   NBL All-Star Weekend
The National Basketball League (NBL) hosted their annual all-star celebration last Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Centre in front of a semi-packed house.

All-Star game

First up was the East vs. West all-star game in which the West led wire-to-wire and posted an easy 104-96 victory. The East never mounted a serious challenge and played catch-up throughout. Coached by Pete Matthews of Running Rebels, the West led 28-18 after the first period, 58-51 at halftime, and 85-75 at the end of the third quarter. Anthony Farquharson 23, Owain Hall 17, and Kali McCarthy 14 led the scoring for the West. Michael Jackson 21 points, Roger Johnson 16, and Damion Young 14 led the East who was coached by Dennis Hutchinson of Tivoli All-Stars.
Three-point contest

In the three-point shootout, contestants found baskets hard to come by, but Dale Lindo (Braves Chiefs) and David Stratchan (Running Rebels) advanced to the final where Lindo easily won the title.

Slam Dunk

The Slam Dunk competition produced less than stellar dunks. It was not until Leon Chung (St. George's Slayers) - the Jamaican Spud Webb - took the floor and produced an array of high-flying dunks that the fans got excited. Chung advanced to the finals along with Odile Richards (Tivoli All-Stars), but was unable to reproduce his heroics in the finals enabling Richards claim the title.

Before the festivities got on the way, the fans were treated to a soul-stirring rendition of the National Anthem by Fernando Young (Urban Knights).

Teams

West All-Stars: Owain Hall, Kali Carthy, Andree Wilson, Rohan Robinson (St. George's Slayers); Fernando Young, Linton Murray, Andrew Wilby (Urban Knights); Dushane White, Desmond Harriott (Blazing Panthers); Carlos Malcolm (Link Up All-Stars), Anthony Farquharson (Denham Town Wizards) and Rodney Wiggan (Running Rebels).

East All-Stars: Paul Oliphant, Orville Perkins, Damion Young, Shawn Murray (Tivoli All-Stars); Michael Jackson, Christopher Walker, Gary Reid (Harbour View Lakers); Kevin Currie, Morais Reddie (Braves Chiefs); Adrian Coote, Kereem McFarlane (West Cumberland Flames); Kemar Cohen (Rae Town Raptors).