Youth basketball gets a boost from the US

A total of 1,000 boys and girls ages 7 to 13 will benefit from the ambitious mini National Programme launched by the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) on January 5, with grant support from the US Embassy in Kingston valued at US$15,000 (J$1.3 million). The programme is being rolled out in two phases, starting with a [...]

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Samuels stars in starting line-up for Cavs

The mix of plaudits and apologies are coming fast and thick for Jamaican NBA player Samardo Samuels. The basketball pundits who initially described the Cleveland Cavaliers’ three-year, US$2.3 million signing of the undrafted power forward as a “headscratcher” are now retracting their statements after witnessing his recent performances as a member of the team’s starting [...]

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Samardo Samuels shoots for success

He was supposed to be the among the group of formidable players at the core of Rick Pitino’s Louisville Cardinals for the next two years, and also a part of the Jamaican national basketball team embarking on an ambitious bid to gain a berth in the London Olympics in 2012. However, the path that was seemingly [...]

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