Bahamas 0-4 through first World Cup qualifying window

Bahamas 0-4 through first World Cup qualifying window
Team Bahamas suffered its latest loss at home on Sunday afternoon against Canada, falling, 113-67, at the Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium. (PHOTO: FIBA.COM)

The Bahamas men’s national basketball team is now 0-4 through the first round of the 2019 International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) Americas World Cup Qualifying process.

Team Bahamas suffered its latest loss at home on Sunday afternoon against Canada, falling, 113-67, at the Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium.

Brady Heslip had a team-high 19 points for Canada and Anthony Bennet, Adika Peter-McNeill and Thomas Scrubb had 10 points each.

Jaraun “Kino” Burrows led the Bahamas with 17 points. Michael Carey had 15 points and Eugene Bain added 11.

Canada used an 11-0 run in the second quarter to grow its lead to 36-23 and entered the half with a 21-point advantage.

The Bahamas suffered a 96-63 loss to the Dominican Republic on Friday, and also suffered two losses in November to Canada and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Team Bahamas plays its final two games on the road on Friday, June 29 in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Monday, July 2 in the Dominican Republic.

The Bahamas is in Group D along with Canada, Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each team faces the other three teams on a home and away basis with the top three teams from each group advancing to the second round.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.