The Tribune

THE Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) and the local basketball community had an exciting summer with a series of Sprite-sponsored events.

They included the Sprite Summer of Basketball, the Buddy Hield Hope Elite 24 Clinic and Summer Camp, the Sprite Basketball Tournament in partnership with the Royal Bahamas Police Force, Peace On Da Streets, the Kevin Johnson Basketball Summer Camp, and will culminate with the Hooping By The Park Tournament.

The Hooping By The Park tournament, which is set for August 1-5, will feature a number of divisions, including under-16, u-19, a men’s league and a church league.

In addition to the tournament, there will be a Slam Dunk competition, and the Sprite sampling team will be on hand with complementary samples and giveaways during the event’s closing ceremony on August 5.

Hooping By The Park coordinator Jabari Wilmott noted that as a descendant of the Fox Hill community, he wanted to engage the younger generation of the neighbour via positive activities.

He added that the tournament was created “with the idea to build a culture of togetherness within Fox Hill.”

The Caribbean Bottling Company Limited has graciously decided to sponsor this year’s tournament.

“It is always exciting to see passionate, young Bahamians giving back to their communities, and we were happy to come on board as a beverage sponsor,” noted Nikia Wells, CBC communications marketing manager. “

Jabari, who is one of the organisers of Hooping By The Park, also noted that he was an alumnus of the Sprite Basketball Tournament several years ago. “It is amazing to see all of these events come full circle, and a new generation also becoming mentors.”

Hooping By The Park is scheduled to take place in the Fox Hill Park starting at 7pm today.

This is set to be followed by the first day of competition. Games will continue on Friday at 7pm and 10am on Saturday.

The semi-finals in all of the divisions, as well as the slam dunk and three-point shooting contest, are set for Sunday.

Then on August Monday, the tournament will wrap up when the championship games will be played in all of the divisions.