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VI's 3x3 Basketball Team put up strong fight against Venezuela in Cali

- but lost 22-11 in final game @ Jr PanAm Games
The 3x3 basketball team comprising Shakeem Tyson, Michael Richardson, D’Andre Mitchum and Stephano Paul played their final group game against Venezuela on December 3, 2021, at the Cali 2021 Junior PanAm Games. Photo: BVIOC
CALI, Colombia, SA- The 3x3 basketball team comprising Shakeem Tyson, Michael Richardson, D’Andre Mitchum and Stephano Paul played their final group game against Venezuela on December 3, 2021, at the Cali 2021 Junior PanAm Games.

According to the BVI Olympic Association (BVIOC), the team gave everything they had and put up a much improved performance with contributions from all of them.

The BVIOC said while they ultimately lost 22-11, they remained very much in touch with their strong opposition until the halfway point when Venezuela showed their class and pulled away. Since that match, Venezuela went on to beat Puerto Rico (in their final group game) and then beat Brazil in the quarter finals.

“After initially losing out 21-5 to Puerto Rico in their first match to only a day later be pushing Venezuela in a much closer affair shows how far the team has come in such a short amount of time,” said Chef de Mission Adam Murrills.

'Strong mentality'

“It also shows a strong mentality in their ability to problem-solve, adapt, work together and improve throughout what has been the BVI’s first International Competition for Basketball since 2010!" Murrills said.

The BVIOC said it is proud as is the BVI Basketball Federation, the team and Coach Trevor Stephens aka 'West' of how they performed and how they improved throughout the tournament.

It said the team is keen to push on after this and aim to experience more International Competition in the future.

7 Responses to “VI's 3x3 Basketball Team put up strong fight against Venezuela in Cali”

  • Hmmmm (04/12/2021, 22:26) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Hmmmmm
    • Goalie (05/12/2021, 16:02) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Net score over two games 43-16, and in their ‘competitive’ game the opposition scored twice as many points!
  • ABC (05/12/2021, 04:41) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    They try
  • Laura (05/12/2021, 06:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    While it's great these teams travel internationally, they need to rally ball locally in order to be most effective and prepared for international competition. I'm tired of seeing BVI losing, but great effort nevertheless.
  • Fam (05/12/2021, 12:11) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    At least they were there and gain the experience
  • ?? (05/12/2021, 21:58) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    That Uniform needs a make over. British Islands is all I can see. Virgin is in white, much smaller and barely visible. Stupid uniform. Virgin Islands should be much bigger than the word British.
  • hmm (06/12/2021, 14:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    “It also shows a strong mentality in their ability to problem-solve, adapt, work together and improve throughout what has been the BVI’s first International Competition for Basketball since 2010!" Murrills said.


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