{"id":269878,"date":"2018-02-12T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=269878"},"modified":"2018-02-12T06:00:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T20:00:48","slug":"rangamar-name-nmi-cage-teams-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/rangamar-name-nmi-cage-teams-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangamar to name NMI cage teams in March"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marianas Island Basketball Federation development officer Elias Rangamar gives instructions to players who attended the tryout for the CNMI men\u2019s national basketball team last Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marianas Island Basketball Federation development officer Elias Rangamar is expected to name the members of the CNMI men\u2019s and women\u2019s national basketball teams next month.<\/p>\n

Rangamar started conducting tryout sessions for both national squads, which would don the CNMI colors in this year\u2019s Micronesian Games in Yap, last week. Tryouts for the women\u2019s team were held on Feb. 5 and last Saturday. The men\u2019s division had its first tryout also last weekend and will have two more Saturday sessions, Feb. 17 and 24, as players from Rota and Tinian are expected to join the pool, which may also include those who are currently in the mainland.<\/p>\n

The MIBF official said that they are pressed for time since the ninth edition of the Micro Games is set from July 15 to 28. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe really need to get things going. After the two Saturdays, I will have a few days to go over the list of player before naming the final lineup. We will only have three months to train before the Micro Games. All off-island players that would be chosen must be here the entire three months to join the team\u2019s practice and preparations,\u201d Rangamar said.<\/p>\n

He added that he would review everyone\u2019s capabilities to make sure the CNMI will have a competitive team. <\/p>\n

\u201cI would need to go over the names before making a final selection. I would breakdown their strengths and weaknesses. In that way, they would understand why they did not make it to the team. Right now, I just looked at some of their basic skills, like their footwork,\u201d Rangamar said.<\/p>\n

Desrei Camacho, who attended the women\u2019s tryout last Saturday, is hoping to earn a spot on the team to get the chance to represent the CNMI.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just started playing basketball last year when I was still a freshman. I\u2019m keeping my fingers crossed that I will be picked,\u201d said the Marianas High School 10th grader.<\/p>\n

She said that Rangamar just let them do some light drills. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe just watched us do passing and layups. Basically, some of the fundamental basketball drills. He then told us to come back at 6pm on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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