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Cayman Competes in its First ever FIBA 3×3 Competition

Basketball continues to grow by leaps and bounds! One of CIBA’s goals is to increase its competition presence both locally and internationally. There has been a focus over the past 12 months on 3×3 which is now an Olympic Sport. Cayman Qualified for its first ever FIBA World Cup qualifier tournament late last year and now a Men and Women’s team will take part in the AMERICUP 3×3 Tournament which takes place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from Nov 29-Dec 3rd.

Cayman’s Men’s team consists of Samuel and Shaad O’Garro, Davion Cotterell and Kwei General. Cayman’s Women’s team consists of Chloe Powery-Doxey, Lyandrea Watson, Vania Cornwall and Khailan O’Connor.

To visit the official page of the Americup click here.

View the Men’s Schedule here. View the Women’s Schedule here.

National U17 Boys Head to Bulldog Classic

CIBA National U-17 Boys team will get their first dose of US competition this year as the face off against 10 teams in the Nederland Bulldog Classic being held in Port Arthur Texas. This is fruit from CIBA’s partnership with Bringing Back the Glory Tournaments Founder Wanda Bodden, in an effort to give our athletes more exposure and competition as they prepare for FIBA tournaments. Playing at such tournaments also gives them the opportunity to be seen/scouted by US coaches.

The Bulldog Classic has been running for over 50 years and is sure to showcase fierce competition! Our boys look forward to the challenge!

In the photo from Left to Right are:
Assistant Coach Mark Dino, Top Row – Jaylan Lopez, Jason Ricketts, Daniel Stone, Jamie Stewart, Jordan Bodden, Head Coach Jonathan Powery. Bottom Row – Mikhai Clarke, Seth Clarke, Leon Turner, Osmond Anderson. Missing from the photo are Daric Ebanks and Xzavier Miller who will meet the team in Port arthur.

CIBA Programs Benefit from Cayman Classic

The Cayman Islands Classic is an annual NCAA Division 1 Tournament that takes place at the John Gray Gymnasium the week of thanksgiving. The tournament is growing from strength to strength but so are the opportunities for the children in CIBA’s programs to benefit.

National Athletes were able to experience a clinic hosted by some of Utah State’s Athletes. The clinic not only involved drills and skill development, but also included a meaningful Question and Answer session with the Athletes as they discussed the their journey, the level of dedication and commitment required to make it to the college level as well as the ups and downs of being a student athlete. “The athletes immediately formed a bond with our kids and their advice pierced the consciousness of our players because it makes a difference when you hear it from someone who’s actually where you want to get to” – said CIBA president, Collin Anglin.

The Aggies went on to Win the 2023 Cayman Islands Classic Title! Perhaps it was a bit of good Karma for giving back!

CIBA Selects Youth Ambassador for Americas Leadership Program

CIBA continues to fulfil its mission of maximising opportunities for its members by selecting Vivian Worrell to attend a Youth Leadership Workshop hosted by the FIBA Americas. More than 20 Youth representatives from the Caribbean and Central America will attend a workshop in Puerto Rico from November 28 – December 3rd.

Vivian was chosen to represent CIBA because of her great interpersonal and leadership skills. She has been involved in basketball for over 5 years as a player, table official and a coach. She is eager to learn new things, has shown a desire to improve the lives of those around her through basketball and consistently gives back to the sport. CIBA is proud to have Worrell represent the Cayman Islands.

While in Puerto Rico, she will attend workshops, assist with various projects, learn about FIBA’s “Basketball For Good” initiative and then will be responsible for implementing a program within the next 12 months of returning to Cayman.

CIBA President, Collin Anglin, states that “Vivian is very excited about the program and is already sharing great ideas that CIBA looks forward to supporting!”

Cayman’s National EFiba Team Take on the Americas and the Caribbean

The Cayman Islands Basketball Association continues to make new strides and voyage into new frontiers! This time, its E-sports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Due to the popularity of gaming, FIBA decided to tap into this market segment and grow the basketball family by establishing national competition leagues via online gaming. This requires every bit as much skill and IQ as does the real game:

  1. There are five players that will play together simultaneously to represent their country.
  2. All players must meet qualifying criteria to represent thier country.
  3. Teams must practice together because each player can only control one character on the court.
  4. Players have had to practice individually to build up their character’s skill level, just like in real life.
  5. Teams must strategise by learning set offenses and defenses for best performance.
  6. Team mates have to communicate with each other for the duration of play, figure our their opponents and make adjustments on the fly.

The competition will first feature a qualifying round in which Cayman will compete against:

  1. USA
  2. Puerto Rico
  3. Barbados
  4. Guatemala
  5. Dominican Republic

This is historic because the Cayman Islands has never gotten to compete against the like of the USA, Puerto Rico or Dominican Republic before!

Everyone is invited to tune in to watch and support Cayman as they take on the best in the Caribbean and the Americas! Follow the games via youtube at the following link: (930) QUALIFIERS SOUTH & NORTH AMERICA BEGINS 🌍 GAMEDAY 1 🏀 – YouTube

See our National Team & schedule below:

U-19 Leagues Coming Up

Download the Registration Form Here

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345 Ballers Capture 3×3 Title

U17 boys division
345 ballers (Daric Ebanks, Leon Turner and Daniel Stone) defeated Sav Man 18-15 in the championship match to claim the Redemption 3×3 Championship Title.

Daric Ebanks finished as the MVP of the tournament with 59 total points, scoring 23 3-pointers throughout his 5 games
Joshua Barrett was the 2nd ranked player of the tournament and Xzavier Miller was the 3rd highest ranked player. Ebanks also set a record 8 3-pointers in a single game. In 3×3, 3-pointers are worth 2 points and 2 pout field goals are worth 1 point.

Esports National Team Tryouts

Register Here

MUST BE 16 OR OLDER – BORN SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 OR AFTER. View Registration Form For Details.

Eligible Players must have a Cayman Passport.

18 Year Streak Broken

the 2023 Natwest Island Games experience provided some great news for basketball. It is the first time in 18 years that both Men’s and Women’s teams have brought home medals for basketball in the Natwest Island Games.

Our men’s team didn’t get to 3-peat, but still were able to appear on the podium with a bronze medal while our women have had their best performance in over a decade, placing 2nd overall and bringing home a silver medal.

We are proud of our Men and Women!

661 Shine Bright

On July 10th, Cayman’s top Under 23 players took to the John Gray Gymnasium for the Shooting Stars 3×3 Basketball Tournament. In the previous showdown, Team Wakanda emerged victorious; but on this night there would be new kids on the block by the name of “661” who would steal the show. After 21 round robin games of play, the top two that emerged would be Team 1 – comprised of Lance Welcome, Alwin Buttrum and Revaughn Johnson, and 661 – made up of Nathaniel Anderson, Mark Mclean and Jahron Barnes.

Team 661 got of to a blistering start; hot shooting, strong dribble penetration and a team chemistry that looked like they’ve been playing together for years. Each player seemed to know where his teammate would be and when. They also created a lot of defensive problems for Team 1. Lance Welcome, the tournament’s top scorer was getting stifling defense. But there was no answer for Alwin Buttrum, who was punishing the small 661 players in the paint. This appeared to be the strategy that Team 1 should have led with but they realized this a little too late. The damage had already been done and there would be no recovery for team 1.

In the end – 661 would emerge victorious in their tournament debut. The players can’t wait until the next one.

From L-R: Jahron Barnes, Mark Mclean and Nate Anderson