Pumpers win BBF national title Robins returned BBF President

Mon, Apr 20th 2015, 12:04 AM

The B&B Galaxy Pumpers out of Grand Bahama have earned the right to be called the best basketball team in the country.
After trailing for a significant portion of the game, the Pumpers came all the way back on Saturday night to knock off the PJ's Stingers, 85-84, in the championship game of the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF)/BTC Bernard "Bunny" Levarity National Tournament, which was held in Bimini.

Grand Bahamian Tamasio Dames was named as the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP). He finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and five assists on 7-for-12 shooting from the field. Amado Hepburn scored 26 for the Pumpers, Luciano Bartlett chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds, and Jabar Lightbourne finished with 11 points and 17 rebounds.

In the game, the Stingers jumped out to an early 25-22 lead at the end of the first quarter, and extended it to 47-36 at the half. In the third quarter, the Stingers built the lead to almost 20 points. They appeared to have the game under control, but things unraveled for them in the fourth. The Pumpers turned up the dial on both ends of the floor and managed to outscore the Stingers, 29-12, in the final frame to steal the victory.

Able Joseph led the way with 26 for the Stingers in the loss. Both Daniel Bullard and Kendrick Curry finished with 14 points, and Vernon Stubbs chipped in with nine points and four rebounds.

The Pumpers managed to win the game despite shooting just 37 percent from the field, compared to 41 by the Stingers. The Stingers also finished with more assists, bench points, blocks and fast break points. However, it wasn't enough as the Pumpers prevailed.

It was the second time that the two teams played each other in the tournament. The Pumpers won the first game as well, 75-70. Amado Hepburn finished that game with 34 points and four rebounds for the Pumpers.

In division two action, the Coca-Cola Saints out of Grand Bahama crushed Bimini, 80-35, to capture that title. Keno Russell finished with a game-high 18 points for the Saints. Denero Seide added 14 and Petro Williams finished with 12. Kaane Pritchard led Bimini with nine.

The BBF also held its election of officers over the weekend in Bimini. Charles "Softly" Robins was returned as president, and Mario Bowleg was returned as 1st vice president. Also elected were Freddie Brown (2nd vice president), Keith Smith (3rd vice president), Simone Beneby (treasurer), Clifford Rahming (secretary general), Anastacia Sands-Moultrie (assistant secretary general), Eugene Horton (public relations officer), and Steven Brown, Alsworth "Whitey" Pickstock and Rodney Wilson as league officers.

The elected persons will serve for the next four years.

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