To spice up the inaugural Garapan Basketball League IT&E Cup, organizers will be holding side events during the competition at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n
There will be half court shootouts for spectators, exhibition games for U16 players, and an All-Star game for selected cagers. Gift certificates and other prizes await winners of these side events.<\/p>\n
However, the biggest winner in the GBL IT&E Cup will be the champion team of the inaugural competition, as $1,000 is at stake in the finals. The champion squad will also take home a trophy, while individual top performers will receive awards, too.<\/p>\n
So far, the first GBL IT&E Cup has attracted 12 teams, buts only the first nine to settle the $500 entrance fee will be allowed to play. Payment should be made by Oct. 7 and the team to complete the entrance fee on or before Sept. 30 will get a $50 discount for the league\u2019s second season that will run from May to July.<\/p>\n
The inaugural GBL IT&E Cup will kick off on Oct. 16 and will run until December.<\/p>\n
Teams are allowed to have a maximum of 14 players on their roster and they should be at least 18 years old.<\/p>\n
[B]Friday meeting[\/B]<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, representatives of interested squad are requested to attend a meeting this Friday at 7pm at Hard Rock Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Competition rules and other important matters will be discussed at the meeting.<\/p>\n
Games in the GBL will be officiated by referees from the Basketball Association of Northern Mariana Islands.<\/p>\n
GBL is organized by league director Rey Perez, committee members Rolly Paraiso and Kermit Concepcion, BANMI officials Gabe White and Abner Venus and logistics officer Joshua Jomar.<\/p>\n
For more information about the GBL IT&E Cup, email gbl670@yahoo.com or visit the group\u2019s Facebook page listed under Garapan Basketball League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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