By Berisford Codd Jr © Maybe it was the desire to put on a show against the team that passed on signing him or simply the desire to maintain the seat atop the league rankings, but Tiger Sharks Jihad Wright played like a man possessed from the tip against the Dangriga Dream Ballers (3-1). Joining …
by: Charleston Gladden After coming off a well fought win last week on the road against DigiCell Belize City Defenders, Belmopan Bandits are looking to gather back their composer after losing their first two games at home and have themselves in the right position for the second half of the season. They’re matched up against …
Berisford Codd Jr. © Week 4 of the NEBL is now in the books and fans across Belize are left with more questions than answers! With a quarter of the season now complete, the San Pedro Tiger (3-0) sit atop the standings after dismantling the Belmopan Bandits (1-2), Verdes Basketball (0-3) and the Smart Belize …
Berisford Codd Jr. © American Luther Page of the Belmopan Bandits (1-2) bullied his way to securing the team’s first victory of the season against the highly touted Digicell Belize City Defenders (1-1). Page, a bruising 6-6 forward who played Division I college basketball at the Alabama State University, has quickly asserted himself as the …
by Charleston Gladden As the first half of the season is coming to an end teams are trying to win as much games as possible to solidify for spot for the playoffs. That is exactly what Smart Belize Hurricanes did last night as they visited their rivals up north, Orange Walk Running Rebels, in their …
by Berisford Codd Jr © American Luther Page dominated the Defenders inside the paint and local defensive ace Leroy Louriano stole everything in sight. Captain Stephen “Muerte” Williams controlled the pace throughout the game and the Bandits nearly doubled up on points off turnovers (33-17) to put Digicell Belize City Defenders to bed. Belmopan, coming …
by Joaquin David Magaña Last night, in front of a jam packed Russel “Chiste” Garcia Auditorium in Dangriga, the Dream Ballers (3-0) inflicted another devastating blow to Verdes (0-3). The Verdes squad entered the ball game confident of a win with their new foreign acquisitions: Isaiah Thomas, Belizean-American Gene Myvett and Richard Troyer. Verdes started …
Berisford Codd Jr © Week 4 in the NEBL is shaping up as the most important week in the young season, with the bottom three teams in the league (Verdes, Bandits and Running Rebels) all fighting to exit the winless cellar and begin their run to relevance up the standings. The Tiger Sharks have the …
Berisford Codd Jr. © With most teams having played multiple games to kick off the 2018 NEBL, it’s time to take an early look at the leaders in the clubhouse for NEBL MVP. Having played the most games thus far in the young season, the Tiger Sharks have given us the largest and most impressive …
by Joaquin David Magaña Last night at the St. Catherine’s Auditorium, the Belize City Defenders (1-0) gave a show to be remembered as they crushed the Orange Walk Running Rebels’ (0-2) as the attempted an invasion of the City! The night in the City started really hot, as both teams exchanged three point blows for …