The 2018 National Men’s League Wraps Up In Exciting Fashion
Another season has wrapped up for both the Division 1 and Division 2 National Men’s Basketball leagues. Both series ended with sweeps, in the best of 2 out of 3 games. These final games were played on May 22, 2018 at the Cayman International School’s Arts & Recreation Centre in front of a rather rambunctious well attended crowd.
Coach Victor O’Garro (“Coach Voot”), the Technical Director of the Cayman Islands Basketball Association (“CIBA”), had the following statement:
“An exciting evening of play-off basketball saw a new champion Fix It Celltronics in Division 2 and a repeat performance by the defending champion Sol Blazers (in Division 1). Looking towards another exciting year in 2019.”
The action packed evening began with the second game in the best of three series between Division 2 finalists Fix It Celltronics vs. Charterland. Despite a valiant effort by Charterland, the Fix It Celltronics hung on to win 68 – 63.
(Jeremy Varlow of Charterland finishing at the rim)
Top performers for Fix It Celltronics:
- Conroy Campbell – 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block
- Kael Leslie – 11 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals
- Davion Foster – 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
Top performer for Charterland:
- Curtis Wilson – 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks
(The Fix It Celltronics, with the Division 2 championship trophy)
The excitement continued in the second game of the evening, featuring Division 1 finalists Burger King Warriors vs. the Sol Blazers. This heated rivalry did not disappoint, but in the end the Sol Blazers pulled away to claim the championship 66 – 59.
(Shaad O’Garro making his defensive presence felt near the rim all evening)
Top performers for Sol Blazers
- Samuel O’Garro – 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1 block
- Shaad O’Garro – 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks
- Joshua Dikua – 11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
- Kevin Maxwell – 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Top performers for the Burger King Warriors’:
- Deandre Simpson – 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks
- Tikko Moore – 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals
- Omari Corbin – 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
(The Sol Blazers, with the Division 1 championship trophy)
Stay tuned for more CIBA related updates, including other ongoing leagues – both the National Women’s League and The PwC Basketball Under 16 Boys and Girls Leagues
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