The National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago started training towards participation in the 2011 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships which takes place in Nassau, Bahamas from August 3-7. The Federation held its first local screening session at the Jean Pierre Sports Complex, Mucurapo under newly appointed head coach Puerto Rican Ivan Flores. Flores, who topped the interview process, will lead the T&T team for the August championships which will feature US Virgin Islands, St Vincent and Grenadines, Cuba, Dominican Republic and host Bahamas. The session attracted 17 local-based players all of whom went through a two and half hour long session conducted by Flores and his staff, including former WNBA player Pietra Gay, who was an assistant last year and former national Trevor “Snail” McLeod, who was also a two-time assistant.
Also in attendance was the Federation’s President Courtney McNish and Obadiah Asher, the sport Technical Director. T&T will play tournament favourites Cuba in its opening match on August 3. The men’s matches will run from July 23 to 29. T&T will not be fielding a team. The Federation also conducted a weekend scouting stint in New York, USA two weeks ago and from all reports a number to very talented players were discovered by the coaching staff.
Teams
Men
1. Antigua & Barbuda
2. Bahamas
3. Bermuda
4. British Virgin Islands
5. Cayman Islands
6. Guyana
7. Jamaica
8. St Vincent and the Grenadines
9. Turks and Caicos
10. US Virgin Islands
Women
1. Bahamas
2. Cuba
3. Dominican Republic
4. St Vincent and the Grenadines
5. Trinidad and Tobago
6. US Virgin Islands
