 S.K.Y. Streetball Syndicate IslandStats.com
The weekend’s festivities feature the top street basketball players from the United States, under the banner of S.K.Y. Streetball Syndicate, plus several NBA legends. The event also will showcase the Bermuda Basketball Association and will kick off with community appearances by players on Friday, May 7, 2010 at CedarBridge Academy and The Berkeley Institute.
Lee Greene, the Bermuda-based representative of S.K.Y., Limited, said: “This weekend has become a special event and something we want to continue to enhance each year. We are very thankful for the sponsors that have stepped forward to support this event, especially our presenting sponsor, Bermuda Gas. They are literally making this event possible. The whole weekend is about community and how basketball can bring us together. We are working hard to ensure that it is jam-packed with educational elements, excitement and, of course, great basketball.”
“Bermuda Gas is pleased to lend its support to this weekend of basketball action because it gives us an opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to our community. We believe in the power of teamwork, both in the workplace and on the court, and acknowledge the vital role that sports can play in the lives of our young men and women,” according to Damon Wade, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bermuda Gas.
The S.K.Y. Streetball Syndicate consists of some of the best streetball basketball players in the world. The S.K.Y. team will consist of hard-top legends Taurian "Mr. 720" Fontenette (Dallas Tex.); Dennis "Spyda” Chism (Atlanta, Ga.), John “Helicopter” Humphrey (Morehead City, N.C.); Patrick “Da Roc” Robinson (Baltimore, Md.); Antwan “8th Wonder” Scott (New Bern, N.C.); and player-coach Shane “Dribbling Machine” Woney (Bronx, N.Y.). One other player will be named to this high-flying acrobatic team. The team will again feature Chris "Rain Man" Crumpler (Hamilton, Bermuda), who toured throughout the world with the S.K.Y. team in 2009. Fontenette was the Sprite amateur NBA All-Star Weekend dunk winner at JAMfest in Dallas this past February.
NBA legends that have been invited include legendary NBA Hall of Famer Sam Jones of the Boston Celtics, and Wali Jones, an Olympian and four-time NBA All-Star. Last year Julius Irving and Bill Russell attended the event. Other guests invited for the weekend include ISL Commissioner David Bascome and former United States Olympic Committee Director of Marketing, Steve Brunner.
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