Shavonder Clarke was a trendsetter…her basketball career and exploits when compiled is a list of hard to match feats and first…most of all it was done with finesse.
Clarke, a 5′11 post/guard hybrid started out in relatively under-developed Exuma island in the Bahamas. Despite the limitations to the islands’ overall infrastructure, Clarke still earned a full basketball scholarship to then nationally ranked Miami Dade juco from tiny L.N.Coakley Hs (Exuma island’s only high school).

Experiencing limited minutes her freshman year because of a stress fracture in her foot and having to adjust to the drastic changes of home and the United States (she still managed to average 4 points and 5 rebounds per game). As the season came to a close, Clarke seriously considered coming home and calling it quits. That summer Clarke was revived and stepped up her discipline and training; so much so that the next three years of basketball was “cake”. (more…)

South Andros Invitational®
South Andros High School
South Andros, Bahamas
October 4th-1oth, 2oo7

Grand Bahamas Catholic Hs Classic®
Sir Jack Hayward Gymnasium
Grand Bahamas, Bahamas
October 15th-2oth, 2oo7

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Over the last ten years, based on every category that any coach worth his salt is measured by, the absolute best coach that the bahamian landscape has to offer presently manifest itself in the person of kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson. The homegrown, american infused coach has muscled out every inch of win and talent that he can get out of his program and done so with such consistency that his reputation is regionally acclaimed and internationally accepted. Coach KJ is a rare trifold coach. In addition, to having won every title that there is to win at the bahamian high school level, he annually develops and produces college ready players every season and most importantly his players graduate.

Coach johnson has coached and won at every level here in the Bahamas in his short thirteen year tenure. Coach johnson is tied for winning the most high school national titles with five and currently holds all the Gsssa record as the only coach to coach two teams to titles in both boys and girls basketball in the same year. As a matter of fact, he in the span of one (more…)

Whether he admits it or not…and he probably won’t….Anthony Swaby is a Caribbean Basketball coaching legend. Coach Swaby is an alumni of the school on the hill, St. Augustine’s College, and despite never playing at any level of basketball besides recreational, it has never stopped him from leading his team to victory.

Swaby is the premier womens coach in the country and quite possibly the region, having accomplished a rare feat to go along with his myriad of other basketball accomplishments.

Coach Swaby is the only coach in the history of Caricom competition to have led two different countries to gold medals (The Bahamas and Jamaica). And just to let you know, Four gold, three silver and four bronze medals can and will complete anybodies collection…in anything. (more…)