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25-and-under caging reset, masters cagers told to prepare
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Posted on Feb 03 2005
The Basketball Association of the Northern Mariana Islands 25-and-under Basketball League will be postponed for at least a few days to allow the ongoing 2004 Government Basketball League to wrap up its season.
League coordinator Elias Rangamar yesterday informed BANMI president Michael Muna that he and Abner Venus, the other coordinator, would move the Feb. 11 opening date of the 25-and-under league to a more suitable date, citing a scheduling conflict with the government league.
As such, Rangamar is inviting managers, coaches, and representatives of participating teams to attend a mandatory league meeting on Thursday, Feb 10, at the conference room of the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
Rangamar said team rosters, waiver forms, any form of identification to verify ages, and membership and entry fees will be due during the meeting.
So far, six teams have reportedly confirmed participation to the BANMI 25-and-under Basketball League.
They are Toyota, Hoopaholics-Northern Marianas College, Ghasias Brothers, Cyclones, Ulloa, Garapan Rollers, and San Vicente Warriors. Three other teams are on the outside looking in, according to Rangamar and Venus, and they are Tanapag Warriors, 69ers, and a squad from Koblerville.
Players eligible to see action in the league are those whose 26th birthday does not predate the opening of the season.
For more information about the 25-and-under league, call league coordinators Venus at 287-5911 Elias Rangamar at 664-2503.
Even as the start of the BANMI 25-and-under Basketball League was moved, Muna is calling on all interested 35-and-over players to prepare for the upcoming 2005 season of the BANMI 35-and-over Masters Basketball League.
Muna said the masters caging league will kick off as soon as a schedule opens at the island’s premiere basketball venue, the Ada Gymnasium.
For more information on the 35-and-over MBL, call Muna at 664-3582 or league coordinator Tony Rogolifoi at 664-2503 or 664-2508.
