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25-and-under meeting tomorrow
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Posted on Jul 27 2004
The Basketball Association of the Northern Marianas Islands 25-and-under Basketball League will have an organizational meeting tomorrow at 5:30pm at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium conference room.
League coordinator Abner Venus said the agenda for the meeting would be league format, cost of entrance fee, and submission of team rosters.
Venus said last month that seven to eight teams have already expressed interest in signing up for the 2004 season.
Players eligible to see action in the league are those whose 26th birthday does not predate the opening of the season, according to Venus. Team rosters should be submitted as soon as possible and should include the participants’ proof of age.
The 25-and-under league was initiated years back after BANMI saw that the younger 22-and-under league does not attract that much interest.
BANMI officials note that for such a small place as Saipan, raising the age limit by three years would be the ideal since the 22-and-under format would lure basically players from the 18-and-under Rotary league.
For more information on the upcoming 25-and-under Basketball League, please call Venus at 287-5911.
Last year, Verizon Proa hoisted the championship of the 25-and-under tournament after it waylaid Ghasias Brothers, 106-91, in the title tiff.
Verizon also won that season’s pennant championship and was coached by then CNMI national basketball team coach Rufino Aguon. Its players included Jester Garcia, Dave Palacios, Boaz Etpison, Ambrose Ogumoro, Jeremy Sablan, Ponce Rasa, J.C. Kim, Oscar Ada, and Mel Manibusan.
