SPORTS SECTION E
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018
Wildcats top Bahamas 85-61 in Big Blue debut By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
layup. The Wildcats responded with a 12-2 run to take the lead for good and regained a 10-point lead on a Johnson free throw (59-49) with 10:24 left to play. A Brad Calipari three followed by a Herro dunk gave Kentucky a 77-55 lead with 4:57 left. The four-game, eightday trip for Kentucky continues tonight against San Lorenzo de Almagro (Argentina) at 7pm. They follow with games against Mega Bemax (Serbia) at 7pm on August 11 and Team Toronto at 4pm on August 12. Team Toronto will feature a group of top select Canadian players put together by head coach Roy Rana, who led the 2019 Under-19 Canadian team to the gold medal at the FIBA World Championships. All games will be broadcasted live on ESPN’s SEC Network. The ESPN college basketball crew of Tom Hart, Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich will be on the call. The Wildcats launched their Big Blue Bahamas Tour Tuesday with
EDUKARTING Bahamas is hosting the sixth edition of its summer camp programme, aimed at bringing greater awareness to motorsports through “stealth education.” The Edukarting Summer Kart Club will host two independent sessions at the BTVI campus. The first session began on Tuesday and concludes August 10 while the second session takes place August 13-16. The camp is limited to 30 students per week, between 10-16 years of age and in grades 10-12, at a cost of $25 per week. The Edukarting initiative was introduced as a summer camp into
HANGTIME: Michael Bain (top centre) and Sammy Hunter (below) in action during the Big Blue Bahamas Tour last night againt the Kentucky Wildcats, who won 85-61 in front of a crowd of 1,290 fans in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Photos: 10thYearSeniors a community outreach initiative in conjunction with Samaritan’s Feet International. They conducted a free shoe distribution to children in the Fox Hill area at the Faith Assemblies of God, Johnson Road and Scott Alley. Team members and head coach John Calipari washed the feet of over 150 children and supplied them with new pairs of socks and sneakers. Kentucky’s Big Blue Bahamas tour is a joint
public schools in 2013 and four of the schools with automotive programmes continued as an afterschool Kart Club. As it continues the task of developing motorsport in the Bahamas at the grassroots level, the Edukarting Summer Kart Club promises that every student will be able to drive a kart at the conclusion of the programme. Edukarting features one-week programmes taught by industry professionals to encourage a love of motorsport, team building and an introduction to associated disciplines with future marketable skills. Bahamas EduKarting founder and coordinator David McLaughlin previously stated that beyond
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By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
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venture between Complete Sports Management and the Bahamas Basketball Federation. The Wildcats have travelled to the Bahamas twice under Calipari. Prior to the 201415 season, Kentucky competed at the “Big Blue Bahamas Tour” with games against the Dominican Republic national team, Puerto Rican national team reserves and Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket (France) at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
Kentucky went on to 38-1 that season which included an undefeated regular season, SEC regular-season and tournament titles, and a trip to the Final Four. The ‘Cats returned in 2016 when they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 115-69 in the Imperial Arena during the Atlantis Showcase. In conjunction with the tour, the programme will host the seventh annual “John Calipari Basketball Fantasy Experience.”
Edukarting Bahamas hosting 6th summer camp at BTVI By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
NBA TIP-OFF: AYTON AND SUNS TO FACE MAVS DEANDRE Ayton will be showcased on national television to highlight the NBA’s opening week schedule for local fans eager to see this year’s top overall pick. The NBA announced its national television schedule for the opening week of the 2018-19 regular season yesterday and Ayton’s Phoenix Suns will tip off ESPN’s coverage with a matchup against the Dallas Mavericks at 10:30pm October 17. The game will feature Ayton against the No.3 overall pick in the draft, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, in their regular season debuts. The NBA regular season tips off on October 16 and the complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio will be announced on Friday, August 10. The first six days of the 2018-19 season (October 16-21) will feature 15 different teams playing 11 national television games across TNT, ESPN and NBA TV as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2018. TNT and ESPN will each present
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he Bahamas’ national select squad gave the Kentucky Wildcats all they could handle through 30 minutes, but the visitors separated themselves late in the second half to win their Big Blue Bahamas Tour debut. The Wildcats won 85-61 last night in front of a crowd of 1,290 fans in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort. Mark St Fort led the Bahamas with 14 points and was 3-6 from threepoint range. Michael Carey scored 11, Kino Burrows had nine points and eight rebounds, Livingston Munnings had six points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots and Michael Bain scored seven. Nick Richards led the Wildcats with 19 points, Tyler Herro had 16 off the bench, Keldon Johnson scored 11 and PJ Washington scored 10. The Wildcats won the rebounding battle by 12, scored 12 more secondchance points and 10 more points off the bench. Kentucky began the game on a 13-0 run before Burrows finally ended the drought for the Bahamas with a three. A Richards jump-hook in the lane gave Kentucky a 19-9 lead but the Bahamas went on a 10-2 run to trim the deficit to just five on a Carey jumper (21-16). St Fort scored on his second three and Trevonne Grant split a pair at the line to make the score 25-22 late in the second. Another St Fort mid-range jumper kept the Wildcats from pulling away and brought the Bahamas within two, just plays later. Kentucky made three of four free throws down the stretch to take a 42-35 at the half. St Fort started the second half with a successful drive to the basket and his third three-pointer tied the game at 42 at the 18:23 mark. The Bahamas took their first lead on a Burrows
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THE FIRST session of the Edukarting Summer Kart Club began on Tuesday and concludes on Friday while the second session takes place August 13-16 at the BTVI campus.
FRANCO MILLER AND REBELS ON TOUR IN CANADA By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net FRANCO Miller had his first opportunity to suit up as an official member of Ole Miss Rebels Basketball as the team continues its preseason foreign tour through Canada. The Rebels played the first two games of the tour in Montreal with wins over the McGill Redmen and Concordia Stingers before the tour shifted to Ottawa last night for a matchup against Carleton. Miller, the freshman guard, has played sparingly thus far with just five minutes and two points against McGill and did not see action against Concordia. Against the Stingers, Ole Miss trailed by 10 at the half before they implemented a 1-3-1 zone and outscored the home team 49-32 in the second half for an 84-77 win. In their first game under new head coach Kermit Davis, the Rebels scored a 102-61 win over McGill. The tour represents a return to Canada for Miller in the country where he spent a year on the prep basketball circuit to boost his recruitment stock. Last season, Miller travelled
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