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BVI to field women’s team in 2015 CBC C/Ships

- Territory to host tournament for second consecutive year
The BVI Basketball Federation has announced it will be hosting the 2015 Senior Men’s and Women’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships for the second consecutive year. The BVI will also be fielding a women's team for the first time. Photo: www.fibaamericas.com
The draw for the 2015 CBC Championships for Men and Women. Photo: Provided
The draw for the 2015 CBC Championships for Men and Women. Photo: Provided
The BVI Men's team will be hoping for success this time around as the home team at the 2015 CBC Championships. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO/File
The BVI Men's team will be hoping for success this time around as the home team at the 2015 CBC Championships. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO/File
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Basketball Federation has announced it will be hosting the 2015 Senior Men’s and Women’s Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships for the second consecutive year.

The BVI will be entering a Women’s team in the CBC tournament for the first time, as according to Keith “88” Malone, “the time is right”.

Malone also noted that “the coaching staff is being assembled and the squad will include a lot of the girls who recently played in the St Thomas- St John’s Inter Scholastic Tournaments as well as Tamara and Tafar Phillips. Other more experienced players are being encouraged to participate in what is expected to be a very tough baptism for the senior women’s team.”

The 2015 CBC Championships for women will run from June 8 - 13, 2015 in Tortola, Virgin Islands and will have the participation of the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Virgin Islands.

In addition, the Men’s Championships will run from June 15 – 21, 2015 and will have the participation of the national teams of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and the Virgin Islands.

Results of the Draw for the Women:

Group A: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Virgin Islands.

Group B: Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Jamaica.

Results of the Draw for the Men:

Group A: Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Virgin Islands.

Group B: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda, Guyana, Suriname.

In the draw, the teams were divided into two groups that will play round-robin within the group. The top two teams from each group will qualify for a semi-final where the 1st place of Group A will play the second place of Group B and vice versa. The winners of the Semi-Finals will advance to the Finals. 

At the last CBC Championship held in Tortola, VI in 2014, the Bahamas won the Championship for Men and Jamaica won the Championship for Women. Both teams qualified for the 2014 Centrobasket Championship held in Mexico.

5 Responses to “BVI to field women’s team in 2015 CBC C/Ships”

  • one eye (27/03/2015, 17:38) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Did not know we had a women's team
  • Two is needed in our game (27/03/2015, 18:11) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    @ one eye if we're following spotless local you would know last tournament our high school girls best at least two in exhibition games we got talent
  • bills paid? (27/03/2015, 19:00) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Will the outstanding bills be paid before this tournament? We still waiting for our money from the boss.....
  • Observer (27/03/2015, 20:23) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    the BVI can only rise and shine globally with a VIP government BAM
    • key (28/03/2015, 07:42) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
      I must agree with you as the ndp have killed sports and has refused to support the travelling softball tearm because of a vitimising head


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