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February 8th, 2020
BVI Basketball Federation stages local referee clinic

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Today Saturday, February 8, 2020, the BVI Basketball Federation conducted a training clinic for potential referees in the local basketball sphere as part of the Federation’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the referee pool in the Virgin Islands (VI).

December 15th, 2019
BVIBF leads initiative to spruce up Nurse Iris Penn-Smith Clinic in EE

EAST END, Tortola, VI- Under the slogan ‘It only takes one to make a difference’, the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) started an initiative yesterday, December 14, 2019 to repaint the Nurse Iris Penn-Smith Clinic in Parham Town on the eastern end of Tortola and clean up its surroundings in time for Christmas.

November 3rd, 2019
BVIBF moving to revive ‘Town League’

TORTOLA, BVI – The BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) is making moves to deliver on its earlier promise to revitalise the Road Town Basketball League, referred to as the ‘Town League’, which has been dormant for some years.

June 25th, 2019
Derrick R. Varlack is new BVIBF President

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Derrick R. Varlack and Jason A. Edwin have been elected President and Vice-President, respectively, of the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF), which held its elections at the Youth Affairs and Sports Conference Room, Ward’s Building, in Road Town this afternoon, June 25, 2019.

August 26th, 2017
And One Repeat as ‘B’ Division Champs; Nationals win Women’s League

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Basketball Federation’s (BVIBF) National Summer League concluded on Wednesday August 23, 2017 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex with wins for And One and the Nationals.

July 28th, 2017
Wins for And One & Mystics as Summer League Playoffs underway

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Playoffs in the BVI Basketball Federation’s summer league got underway on Wednesday July 26 2017, with the referee pay dispute resolved and wins for And One and Mystics.

July 9th, 2017
Continued referee standoff forces cancellation of Federation game

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since the 2017 BVI Basketball Federation League (BVIBF) started on June 10, 2017 there has been a standoff between the referees headed by Mr Norval A. Young and his crew and the local basketball federation.

June 11th, 2017
Nasty physical fight erupts @ opening night of ‘Town League’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A mass physical fight erupted in the second game of a double header at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town on Saturday June 10, 2017.

July 29th, 2015
Basketball not 'dead' in the VI- Keith ‘88’ Malone

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Amid criticisms that basketball in the Virgin Islands seems to be on the decline with the cancellations of various tournaments last year, as well as the cancellation of the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) 2015 League in April, Vice-President of the BVIBF Keith ‘88’ Malone is adamant that the sport is far from dying.

May 1st, 2015
BVI Basketball Federation makes ‘U Turn’ on 2015 League

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Basketball Federation has made a U-turn on its original decision to cancel the 2015 Summer League and has now announced it will hold a League at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex after all.

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