Bahamas Falls To Montenegro 93-80

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ATHENS, GREECE – It wasn’t the result Team Bahamas wanted, falling 93-80 to Montenegro but there were some good things the team saw out of the young players.

The youth movement led the way for Team Bahamas but they came up just short in their debut at the Acropolis Tournament here in Athens, Greece.

Franco Miller Jr. led four Bahamians in double figures with 20 points, AJ Storr scored 15, while DeAndre Ayton and VJ Edgecombe both finished with 11.

The Bahamas was in control for much of the first half and built a 13-point lead before they took a 43-35 lead at the break.

Montenegro opened the third on a 15-3 to take the lead for good and went on to outscore The Bahamas 58-37 in the second half.

It’s a quick turnaround for Team Bahamas as they take on number 14  Greece Thursday afternoon at 1pm Eastern.

Olympics

Legends Walk turned into a runway for the night as the Bahamas Olympic Committee officially opened the gateway to Paris.

The B.O.C. unveiled the gear Team Bahamas will be wearing when they compete at the Paris Olympics – July 26 to August 11.

Designed by Puma, the gear included everything from the on-track competition uniforms – modeled by Olympian Charisma Taylor – to lounge wear and travel bags.

A festive night hosted by the boc, also included surprises and giveaways as the excitement continues to mount for Team Bahamas and their run at the games of the 33rd Olympiad.

Meanwhile, the uniform reveal wasn’t the only reason to celebrate Tuesday night – corporate Bahamas stepped up in a big way to support the Olympic movement.

Kirkoswald Global Management Services made a donation of $250,000 to the Bahamas Olympic Committee in order to defray the costs associated with preparing Team Bahamas for the Paris Olympics

Volkswagon Bahamas  presented the BOC with a 2024 Volkswagon Atlas SUV outfitted with special Olympic vanity plates and a donation of $10,000.

Basketball

We started segment with the team of the present, let’s take a look at who was named to Bahamas Basketball’s team of the future.

The Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the players’ names included on its preliminary roster for the under -17 men.

The preliminary roster includes Michael Munnings, Joshua Williams, Nathan Rolle, Donovan Samuel, Javan Sweeting, Travone Beneby, Cladius Burrows, Isaiah Roker, Makai Nesbitt, Justiz Butler, Kareem Styles, Tayshaun Taylor, Darius Hanna, Quincy Rolle, Malaki Cadeau, Jayden Balfour, Chris Crown Jr and Jevon Walker.

Jay Philippe will serve as the head coach, assisted by Darieo Burrows and Marc Cooper.

The team is set to compete next month at the FIBA Americas Centrobasket u17 2025 qualifiers August 5-12.