{"id":268605,"date":"2018-01-24T06:02:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=268605"},"modified":"2018-01-24T06:02:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T20:02:51","slug":"mibf-eyes-athletic-versatile-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mibf-eyes-athletic-versatile-players\/","title":{"rendered":"MIBF eyes athletic, versatile players"},"content":{"rendered":"
Almost\u2019s Carl Aldan, third left, drives against three Paki 3\u2019s defenders during the Mariana Islands Basketball Federation-organized tournament late last year. MIBF will hold tryouts for the CNMI national teams that will compete in the 2018 Micronesian Games in Yap. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mariana Islands Basketball Federation development officer Elias Rangamar is looking to form national men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams built around athleticism and versatility.<\/p>\n

Rangamar will be starting the tryouts for Saipan next month with the women\u2019s side taking the court first on Feb. 5 from 6pm to 8pm and on Feb. 10 from 1pm to 3pm at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. Men\u2019s tryouts will be held from 3:30pm to 5:30pm on Feb.10 and from 3pm to 5pm on Feb. 17. Tinian and Rota will have their own tryouts with the chosen players joining the pool on Saipan.<\/p>\n

Players selected for the national teams will represent the CNMI in the 2018 Micronesia Games that will run from July 15 to 28 in Yap. <\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers on Rota and Tinian will come here and still have to go through the process. They still have to work their way to be selected on the team,\u201d Rangamar told Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting selected as representatives of Rota and Tinian is not a guarantee that you are already a member of the national team. Even the players here on Saipan will go through the tryout,\u201d added Rangamar, who will coach both squads and also the Commonwealth\u2019s athletics team.<\/p>\n

Before setting the dates for the tryouts, MIBF initially planned to come up with a selection for both national teams. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut we decided to change it, since it\u2019s much better to hold tryouts so we can see the different skill levels of the players,\u201d the MIBF official said.<\/p>\n

The many-time national coach said that aside from getting several tall players, he is also looking for versatile members of both national squads. <\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to form teams sthat have all-around players. They handle the ball, get rebounds, and shoot. They must know the little things. I don\u2019t want one-dimensional players. I\u2019m going to look at players with more athleticism and have good outside shooting. These are my criteria and I\u2019m going to look for them during the tryouts.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, call Rangamar at 2346672 or at email eli_rang@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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