BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL | National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago

SPORT	BASKETBALL
AFFILIATE	National Basketball Federation of Trinidad and Tobago
PRESIDENT	Claire Mitchell
SECRETARY	Rachel Dick
CONTACT	(868) 679-0454
MAILING ADDRESS	Ato Boldon Stadium, Ground Floor, Couva
EMAIL	info@nbftt.org
WEBSITE	www.nbftt.org

TT 3x3 men’s basketballers (from left) Chike Augustine, brothers Ahkeel and Ahkeem Boyd, and Moriba de Freitas with their Pan Am Games bronze medals in Santiago, Chile. - (Image obtained at newsday.co.tt)

Trinidad and Tobago 3x3 ballers dream of Olympic qualification (Trinidad and Tobago Newsday)

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (right) receives the 2017 Ellis Island Family Heritage Award from host David Muir ( left), anchor and managing editor of ABC World News Tonight, and Stephen Briganti, president and CEO, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation. The occasion took place October 24, 2017 at Ellis Island in New York. Photo credit: Diane Bondareff/Invision for Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes back to his roots

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes back to his roots. by Howard Campbell

Chris Roberts of Bishops High Tobago left for Montreal, Canada on Wednesday (June 21) for the NBA/FIBA Basketball Without Borders Training Camp from June 22-25. Roberts is the lone T&T player attending the camp. (Image obtained at guardian.co.tt)

Roberts off to FIBA/NBA Basketball camp (Trinidad and Tobago Guardian)

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Business Leader recently caught up with former pro basketball player Ferran Martínez of GlobaTalent to discuss how you can build a business as a former elite sportsperson.Can you tell us about your pro basketball career?I started playing basketball at school when I was eight years old and, at just 12 years old, I was signed by FC Barcelona to play on the junior team.