Basketball shoots off in the Grenadines
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May 20, 2005

Basketball shoots off in the Grenadines

For the next three weekends, basketballers from five Grenadine islands will compete for supremacy in the third annual Sprite Basketball Grenadines tournament.

The tournament bounces off tonight at the Ashton Hard Court in Union Island .The official opening is planned for this Sunday from 5 p.m.{{more}}

The following weekend May 27 to 29,the tournament moves to the Clive Tannis Hard Court in Bequia.

It culminates on the weekend of June 3 to 5 in Bequia,with the semi-final and final and presentation ceremony.

The four teams that will try to dethrone Union Island are, Bequia All Stars,Mustique Icon,Canouan Islanders,and Carriacou.

Trophies for this year’s tournament will be provided by Adonal Foyle .

Foyle originally from Canouan, became the first Vincentian to play in the NBA in the USA.He currently plays for the Golden State Warriors.