SPORTS SECTION E
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Giants suffer 36-29 loss to Timberwolves
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Hugh Campbell Day 2 ends DAY two of the historic Hugh Campbell Basketball with statement Tournament concluded last night at the A.F. Adder- win by Anatol ley Gymnasium with four games on the schedule, Rodgers including a statement win By JONATHAN BURROWS Tribune Sports Reporter jburrows@tribunemedia.net
by Anatol Rodgers over St. John’s College. C.I. Gibson 74, Patrick J. Bethel 34 C.I. Gibson controlled this matchup from the opening quarter and rolled to a 74-34 win over Marsh Harbour’s Patrick J. Bethel. C.I. led 13-3 after the first and 33-16 at halftime before breaking the game open with a 25-point third quarter. Darius Hanna led C.I. Gibson with 19 points, hitting five three-pointers. Melvens Simeon added 12 points, while Joeward Wright finished with eight. Chancly Baptiste led Patrick J. Bethel with 16 points. Tysen Stuart added nine in the loss. C.I. Gibson forced 31 turnovers and outscored Bethel 44-14 in the paint. ISBET 47, Jordan Prince Williams 46 ISBET edged out Jordan Prince Williams 47-46 in the tightest game of the night. The game featured 14 lead changes and seven ties. ISBET led 25-22 at the half before Jordan Prince Williams took a 38-36 edge into the fourth quarter. ISBET closed late to secure the one-point win. Jahred Coakley and Joshua Burrows both led ISBET with 14 points. Alijah Pierre led Jordan Prince Williams with 11 points. Antoinne Stubbs and Ephrime Hepburn each added eight. Westminster 33, R.M. Bailey 31 Westminster held off R.M. Bailey 33-31 in a defensive battle. The teams were tied 11-11 after the
first quarter, and Westminster carried a 19-16 lead into halftime. Rasheed Brennen and Jaheim Armbrister scored 10 points each for Westminster. William Ingraham-Ward led R.M. Bailey with 12 points. Westminster won the rebounding battle 30-20 and outscored Bailey 14-2 in fast break points. Anatol Rodgers 36, St. John’s College 29 In the final game of the night, Anatol Rodgers defeated St. John’s College 36-29. Anatol led 12-4 after the first quarter and 21-7 at halftime, setting the tone early. St. John’s made a push in the third quarter, cutting the deficit to 29-17 entering the fourth, but could not close the gap. Idnacio Fowler led Anatol Rodgers with 12 points, shooting 6-of-11 from the field. Israel White added eight points, while Jathyn Jones finished with six. Timothy Ferguson led St. John’s with 11 points. Anatol outscored St. John’s 30-16 in the paint and held the Giants to 29 per cent shooting from the field. “It was a scrappy win but you know, every game, we’re gonna execute, as we plan to. Want to thank God for getting our first victory, it feels really really good,” said Anatol Rodgers head coach Denykco Bowles. “We’re gonna go back to the drawing board and continue the momentum,” said Bowles.
FAST BREAK: The Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves defeated the St. John’s College Giants 36-29 last night on day two of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium. Photo: Chappell Whyms Jr/Tribune Staff
Coach likes The Bahamas’ chances in FIBA World Cup qualifier against JA By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
KAI Jones is expected to lead Team Bahamas heading into next week’s window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifier against Jamaica.
COACH Moses Johnson likes the chances of Team Bahamas heading into next week's window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifier against Jamaica. After losing its first two games in Group B last year, The Bahamas will head to Kingston, Jamaica, to face the undefeated 2-0 host country on Thursday, February 26, at the National Indoor Sports Centre. The Bahamas Basketball Federation released the list of players expected to participate in the game. They are a group of professional players, led by former National Basketball Association centre Kai Jones, who is currently playing in Europe. Jones will be joined by Franco Miller Jr, Garvin
Clarke Jr, Jacob Hanna, Godfrey Rolle III, Radshad Davis, Travis Munnings, Kentwan Smith, Sammy Hunter, Isaiah Mobley, Tavario Miller, David Nesbitt and Kadeem Coleby. Johnson, the first vice president of the federation, will be assisted by Mitch Thompson, Addison Walters and Alex Stephenson. The management team consists of Henry Park, Rodney Wilson and John Nutt. Going into next week's match against Jamaica, Johnson said he's confident that Team Bahamas will do very well. "The federation is excited about the opportunity to compete to try to bring things even," said Johnson about the team's win-loss record. "We faced a tough ranked team in Canada in the first two games. "But we're looking to evening the tide in this
series of games against Jamaica and Puerto Rico. That would bode well for us as Jamaica will play Canada and The Bahamas. So we look forward to giving them two losses." Next week's double header is pivotal for Team Bahamas as they must split or win both in order to stand a chance of advancing to the second round to go to the World Cup. "So we're excited about this opportunity and we're so appreciative of our partners and supporters as well as our national team players from the NBA, who would have assisted in making this possible. "So we’re looking forward to an exciting time and we look to bring back two Ws in this window," Johnson summed up. Team Bahamas opened the window with a pair of losses to Canada (111-75)
on November 28 and 94-88 on December 1. Following Thursday's game against Jamaica, Team Bahamas will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to play Puerto Rico on Sunday, March 1. Team Bahamas will then host Jamaica at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday, July 3 and Puerto Rico on Monday, July 6, to conclude the first round. The team is playing without its top players, including Deandre Ayton, Chavano 'Buddy' Hield, Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe and Eric Gordon, who are all committed to playing for their NBA teams as the league returns to competition following the All-Star Classic over the weekend. Edgecombe, the third pick in the 2025 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, emerged as the most valuable player of the Rising Stars game.