March 24, 2019
by Karim Juan
Commissioner
San Ignacio Town
The National Elite Basketball League (NEBL), in collaboration with the Belize City Defenders will be hosting its fifth annual All-Star Night at the Belize Civic Center. The All Star Night will be held on Saturday, March 30 starting at 7 p.m. The night’s events will include a Slam Dunk Contest, a Three Point Shoot-out Contest and an All Star Game. The All Star Game will feature the Imports going up against the local All Stars. For the past two years the imports have defeated the locals so the local squad will try to reverse that trend this Saturday in the Civic. The players on the Imports All Star Team are listed below.
Guards
Daniel Conorque – Griga Dream Ballers
Isaiah Thomas – Orange Walk Running Rebels
Jihad Wright – San Pedro Tiger Sharks
Marquies Williams – Orange Walk Running Rebels
Mykiel Tzul – Belize City Defenders
Tyrone Hall – Verdes
Forwards/Centers
Travis Julien – Orange Walk Running Rebels
Nigel Jones – DigiCell Belize City Defenders
Jevonte Hughes – Belmopan Bandits
Delvon Henderson – Griga Dream Ballers
Martevuius Adams – San Pedro Tiger Sharks
Tyrie Orosco – Smart Belize Hurricanes
Shannon Fowler – Smart Belize Hurricanes
Kris Frazier – Verdes
The starters for the local All Star team were selected by fans via Facebook likes while the remaining seven reserves were selected by team managers and the media. Below are the candidates for the local All Star team and the names in bold are the starting five.
Guards
Akeem Watters – Mirage/Smart Belize Hurricanes (Starter – 934 FB likes)
Clency Lopez – Mirage/Smart Belize Hurricanes (Starter – 853 FB likes)
Edgar Mitchell – Griga Dream Ballers
Jamal Kelly – Griga Dream Ballers
Roger Reneau – Orange Walk Running Rebels
Forwards/Center
Macario Augustine – Griga Dream Ballers (Starter – 403 FB likes)
Brian White – Mirage/Smart Belize Hurricanes (Starter – 365 FB likes)
Quinton Bowen – Griga Dream Ballers (Starter – 331 FB likes)
Darwin Leslie – Belize City Defenders
Farron Louriano – Belize City Defenders
Richard Troyer – Verdes
Elsworth Itza – Verdes
Bernie Tarr will be the coach of the local team while Kenrick Fernandez will be coaching the imports.