 Mel Chantelope received an award for the most improved player of the tournament from Eula Cameron.
Saturday, 28 June saw the third annual Dale Gordon memorial basketball presentation at Cayman Brac High School. The event was co-hosted by Sports Association of the Sister Islands (SASI) and Creek Seventh Day Adventist Church. Paramount Carpets Cayman Brac assisted by sponsoring water to all the athletes and officials for each night of the tournament. The tournament ran the entire month of May, every Monday and Thursday night on CBHS grounds.
This year saw a lot fresh talent emerging, as well as players improving on their game from previous tournaments. With high velocity games, the court was buzzing every Tuesday and Thursday night. Most improved player for the youth division went to Mel Chantelope while in the men’s division, Greg Ebanks walked away with the honours.
The winner of the Dale Gordon memorial competition went to the Heat Team in the youth division, while Antique Warriors took top prize in the men’s division.
Sports Instructor Mitchum Sanford would like to thank Creek Seventh Day Adventist Church, SASI, CBHS, Paramount Carpets Cayman Brac, Jun Gazzingan, Flynn Bush, Amadello Mena, Manix Scott, Ralston & Tammy Dilbert, Popo Jeb’s Pizza, Tricia Scott, Fern Scott, athletes, parents, guardians, and supporters for their support throughout the tournament.
Dale Gordon Memorial Basketball Tournament
(Youth Division) • 4th Place – Pistons • 3rd Place – Rockets • 2nd Place – Celtics • 1st Place – Heat
(Men’s Division) • 3rd Place – Brac Stunners • 2nd Place – Popo Jeb’s Pizza • 1st Place – Antique Warriors
Taron Scott 3 – Point Shootout Competition (Youth Division) • Brandon Myrie
(Men’s Division) • Jelani Grady
Taron Scott Lay-up Competition (Youth Division) • 3rd Place – Joshua Smith • 2nd Place – John Pier • 1st Place – Nicholas Scott
(Men’s Division) • 3rd Place – Anthony Terry • 2nd Place – Michael Sanford • 1st Place – Aldo Ramacula
Individual Awards • Most Improved (Youth) – Mel Chantelope • Most Improved (Men’s) – Greg Ebanks • Fair Play ( Youth) – Zachary Jones • Fair Play ( Men’s) – Eric Antolijao • Top Point Scorer (Youth) – Brandon Myrie • Top Point Scorer (Men’s) – Andre Scott • MVP (Youth) – Brandon Myrie • MVP (Men’s) – Andre Scott |