GREAT BAY – A new board has been appointed by the St. Maarten National Basketball Association (SXMNBA).
The new board consists of: President Alex Ferdinand, Vice President Shawn Green, Secretary Duncan Van Heyningen, Treasurer Everonique Levenstone, Public Relations Officer Herbert Martina and Tournament Coordinator Alphonso Missoudan.
With this new board, the SSMNBA continues to realize their vision, which is to provide an environment for the development of young athletes into elite performers. This can be done via accomplishment of the SXMNBA goals, which are:
- To promote and manage the sport of basketball on St. Maarten;
- Supervise, improve and expand on basketball in accordance with all FIBA rules and regulations;
- To participate in the Dutch Caribbean Games, Kingdom Games
- CBC Games with further aims to the World Championship Games.
The SXMNBA will be hosting a single elimination knockout tournament May 15-26. This knockout will be in preparation for the SXMNBA Mini Season, which will run from July 4 to October 30.
The SXMNBA believes that basketball on St. Maarten contributes greatly to the wellbeing of the youths, and thus is a responsibility of all. Therefore, the SXMNBA is asking the general public to support their efforts in keeping basketball alive.
The board is counting on businesses and parents to be involved. To assist on any level, contact the board via email: sxmnba@gmail.com or call +1(721)520-2151 or +1(721)520-4664.
New board for Basketball Association
