FIBA commends BBF’s efforts

FIBA commends BBF’s efforts
FIBA officials recently commended the Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) for making “great” strides in its development over the past few years.
Members of the BBF’s executive team were in Florida over the weekend for a FIBA executive meeting and leadership clinic.
“Despite it’s small size, we feel like The Bahamas can be a major player on the world stage,” said FIBA Americas executive director Florian Pasquet. “We have to help the federation to get a little more organized to help with the development of the sport, but it is my belief that The Bahamas can compete with some of those major teams.
“There are a number of other teams on the way to becoming major players, so, it is somewhat of a difficult task to go up in the ranking, but The Bahamas has the talent to cross the threshold and take the next step.”
The Bahamas has quickly become one of the premier teams in the region, producing scores of collegiate and professional players and coaches over the past decade, including NBA standouts Buddy Hield and Deandre Ayton and Ole Miss women’s head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
Also, both The Bahamas’ men and women’s teams have won several editions of the Caribbean Basketball Championships (CBC) within the last five years.

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.