VI team defeats home team St Maarten in basketball showdown
The VI outfit played in the Last Man Standing Basketball Tournament at LB Scott Auditorium from August 6-8, 2021.
The Virgin Islands were unable to adequately prepare or get their usual stars to attend the tournament; however, in the spirit of sportsmanship a team was put together to take on the might of St Maarten and a team from the USA.
The VI boys were still able to beat St Maarten 78-69 on Saturday, August 7, 2021.
The 3-team tournament, which boiled down to accumulated points, was won by USA Showtime with 184 points.
St Maarten was the number 2 team, with 148 points.
The VI boys amassed 132 points.
“With a pickup team and 7 players and no practice, we started bad but finished strong,” a positive Ronald Simmons aka ‘Gola’, the VI team coach, told our newsroom today, August 9, 2021.
The tournament was organised by Dreams to Reality Foundation of St Maarten.
The champions of the 2021 Last Man Standing Basketball Tournament in St Maarten, USA Showtime.
