As of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#CHAVEZ Young continues to work his way back from an early season injury in his second stint with the Dunedin Blue Jay of the Single-A Florida State League.

#Young had a perfect day at the plate (3-3) and hit his first home run of the season in Blue Jays’ 4-0 win over the Daytona Tortugas on May 20 at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona, Florida.

#The 24-year-old Toronto Blue Jays prospect initially intended to begin the season at the Triple A level with the Buffalo Bison of the International League (April 5), but was placed on rehab assignment with Dunedin on May 14.

#Through five games he is hitting .278 and slugging .444 with one stolen base.

#Young spent the 2019 season in Dunedin and 111 games he hit .247 with 99 hits and 43 RBI. He also had an .669 OPS, slugged .354 with 24 stolen bases, 53 runs scored, 17 doubles, four triples, and six home runs.

#Following the pandemic-cancelled 2020 season, he progressed to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the AA Eastern League. He appeared in 78 games with the Fisher Cats and hit .265 with 74 hits and 52 RBI. He also had an .758 OPS, slugged .409 with 20 stolen bases, 41 runs scored, 15 doubles, two triples, and seven home runs.

As of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#THROUGH a special donation from World Athletics, the governing body for track and field around the world, Pauline Davis made a presentation of 450 copies of her book, Running Sideways, to the Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training.

#The presentation was made yesterday in the foyer of the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sports and Culture. Accepting on behalf of Minister Glenys Hanna- Martin was Minister of State Zane Lightbourne.

#Also present was Mario Bowleg, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture. Various dignitaries from both ministries were also on hand to share in the ceremony.

#Although they are not her biological parents, Mistress of Ceremony Dianne Phillips was referred to by Davis as her “mom” and Livingston Marshall, whom she called her “father” for their support of her and her efforts over the years, not just as the most decorated Bahamian track and field athlete, but in becoming a member of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Council, now known as World Athletics, in 2007.

#“I am delighted to be here and to make this presentation from World Athletics,” Davis said. “World Athletics is an organisation that is bigger than the United Nations. There are 214 countries that makes up World Athletics, of which the Bahamas is one of them.”

#The 285-page memoir was written by Jeff Todd, a former Nassau Guardian business editor and the author of five books. He writes under the name of TR Todd.

#While she would have served as a Councilmember for two four-year terms after she officially retired as an athlete, Davis is still active as a local coach in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations and is a consultant at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.

#She said she’s pleased to have received the donation from World Athletics and president Lord Sebastian Coe to pass on to the Bahamian people, who she dedicated the book in their memory.

#In accepting the books, Lightbourne thanked Davis for her contribution to the nation-building of the Bahamas, citing her as a household name that carries a lot of weight.

#He thanked Davis for providing the story of her tribulations and trials and success and failures to the students as an incentive for them to have a role model to follow and to emulate.

#Bowleg, in his comments, noted how proud he and his ministry are of Davis’ accomplishment and while he didn’t get to read the book in its entirity, he said it’s a must-read for those young people in the school system to learn about the achievement of one of the greatest Bahamian athletes ever. In the book, Bowleg said the readers will get a chance to learn about the exploits of Davis, who would have won the Olympic gold in the women’s 200m in Sydney, Australia in 2000 along with the other members of the Golden Girls on the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay.

#Davis, along with Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Eldece Clarke, also teamed up to win the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain.

#In 1995, Davis also captured a silver in the 400m at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She also secured silver and bronze in the 200m at the World Indoor Championships in 1995 in Barcelona, Spain and 1999 in Maebashi, Japan respectively. She was also a bronze medallist in the 100m and 200m in Auckland, New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games and was double gold medallist at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1986 in Santiago, Chile in the 100 and 200m.

#The 55-year-old Davis is a former LW Young and Government High School star, who went on to become one of the Austin Sealy most outstanding athletes at the 1984 CARIFTA Games here in the Bahamas. She was a graduate of the University of Alabama.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS: Six of the seven division champions were crowned and four of those series came down to a decisive final game on Sunday.

As of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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#THE Freedom Farm Baseball League concluded its 2022 season with “Championship Sunday” at the league’s complex in Yamacraw.

#Six of the seven division champions were crowned and four of those series came down to a decisive final game on Sunday. The Advanced T-Ball division title was decided yesterday afternoon.

#Freedom Farm Baseball League 2022 Champions include:

#3-4 Rookie T-Ball

#Owlz defeated Woodstars (2-0)

#*red jerseys

#5-6 Advanced T-Ball

#Seagrapes defeated Cocoplums (3-1)

#*maroon jerseys

#7-8 Coach Pitch

#Boas defeated Termites (3-2)

#*light blue jerseys

#9-10

#Lionfish defeated Blue Marlins (3-1)

#*white jerseys

#11-12

#White Crowns defeated Stingrays (3-2)

#*maroon jerseys

#13-14

#Potcakes defeated Silverjacks (2-1)

#*navy jerseys

#15-20

#Tainos defeated Caribs (2-1)

#*yellow jerseys

Ramon Miller

As of Monday, May 23, 2022

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#By PAVEL BAILEY

#MORE than two months after a $1.2m contract was signed for the placement of infrastructure and development at Olympia Heights, Olympian Ramon Miller said there is still much more work to be done as construction has slowed down in the area.

#The first excavators began work sometime in February.

#In an interview with The Tribune yesterday Mr Miller said he was happy to see excavators finally begin work on the property the Christie Administration gave him in 2014, but he was still surprised by how long and difficult making progress has been.

#Mr Miller and his family live on 20,000 sq ft of land at Olympia Heights, which is in Tropical Gardens. He had previously exclusively told this newspaper of his struggles with having no electricity for years and having to use a generator so that they could live comfortably.

#“They have started, February 17, to be exact,” he said yesterday when contacted by this newspaper. “That date is when I saw those big excavators and stuff come in around the area that I live and they start(ed) to excavate the land. So far, it’s been three months later, I guess it’s about 90 days, they did start some roadwork and the roughing work. And roughing work meaning knowing the bit of the road, knowing where the poles will be, knowing where persons’ lands are, all of those, etc.

#“I thought it would’ve been an easy one, two, three punch, but it’s much more difficult than what I expected. Because so far, they’ve only did the roughing work meaning cutting the road, the width it should be and clearing down some of the portions, a lot of fill, a lot of high elevations so they had to cut down this and cut down that. So, it’s going but it ain’t as fast as I thought it would’ve been, but just going on.”

#In describing what work is left to be done, Miller said that they still haven’t fit power poles into the area and also mentioned that work had slowed down significantly since the project started in February.

#“Ain’t no poles up, ain’t no water running yet. I haven’t seen BPL around or the Water & Sewage Corporation to run like water and stuff. I’m assuming I guess that they only doing the road so far that’s all I see and the work isn’t constant. So, they’d work for a day then take off five days or six days and so on and so forth. At the beginning they did work consistently, but now it’s a day here a day there.”

#Mr Miller said he still has to use a generator to get running water and electricity into his home so his family can go about their daily lives.

#But despite these setbacks, Mr Miller said he is still thankful to the government for their help in the matter.

#The Olympic gold medalist also expressed his hope that his struggles will inspire better collaboration between the government and future generations of athletes so they can aspire for greatness on the world stage.

#“I want to thank them for really acknowledging my request and getting the work started that’s a must. And I just hope that the process don’t be as tedious for up-and-coming athletes that’s my goal. We go out there on the limb and we represent our country and you know they give us land and whatnot but we don’t know the backside of that. I know if somebody gives you a gift you’d hope the gift provides the necessary infrastructure or needs to go along with it. Not knowing that you’d have to go through all of this to get yourself established in your hometown after all you’ve done.

#“But other than that, once this stage is over hopefully athletes see that someone (is) out there fighting for their cause and I just don’t want it to happen to no other athletes that’s what I want. Because I’m pretty sure more athletes will go out there represent the Bahamas and bring home gold if they don’t have to worry about this. Getting the land and say ‘Boy you see what Olympian Miller gone through? He had that land and ain’t had all of these stuff.’

#“I’m just trying to avoid that from happening and it shows once you be persistent you get stuff done despite the length of it,” he said yesterday.

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The Nassau GuardianSend an emailMay 24, 2022 90 1 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

As the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) region prepares for the start of the second edition of the Nations League competition, and as national teams from the participating member associations prepare by hosting training matches, here in The Bahamas, preparation is ongoing on two fronts.

In addition to the national team preparing for the matches, Evens Julmis, a 22-year-old trained referee, has received his first Nations League appointment, and will officiate at that level. Bahamian Julmis has been appointed by CONCACAF to the fourth referee position for the League B, Group B match between Haiti and Bermuda in Devonshire, Bermuda on June 4, 2022.

Having come up through the Bahamas Referee Academy and having attended the CONCACAF Referee Academy, Julmis most recently traveled to the prestigious Dallas Cup Tournament where he gained additional experiences which led to this appointment. Julmis, a graduate of C.R. Walker High School where he played soccer for the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Champions C.R. Walker Knights, as well as being a member of the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) Champions Dynamos Football Club, also played for The Bahamas’ Men’s National Team as well as the national beach soccer squad.

Julmis has been a referee for five years and finds it a challenge to juggle his schedule but thanks his bosses at Fourth Terrace Diagnostic Center for allowing him the opportunity to pursue his dream of working up the ranks to one day be a FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) referee at the highest level of international soccer.

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Bahamian infielder for the Marlins suffers left hamstring tightness

Sheldon LongleySend an emailMay 24, 2022 53 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

In the midst of a breakout season, Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr. – the starting second baseman of the Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball (MLB) – was pulled from Sunday’s game with tightness in his left hamstring, the club announced.

The Marlins won the finale of a three-game set with the World Series Champions Atlanta Braves, 4-3, at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, on Sunday, after dropping the first two games of the series on Friday and Saturday. They will travel to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, for two games against in-state team the Tampa Bay Rays starting this evening before having Thursday off and facing the Braves in three more games on the weekend – this time at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Marlins are fourth in the National League East Division with an 18-22 win/loss record – eight and a half games behind the front-running New York Mets (28-15). The Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are tied for second at 19-22 – just a half-game ahead of the Marlins. The Washington Nationals bring up the rear in that division with a 14-28 record.

As for Chisholm, he is having a strong second full season in the majors, but he may be headed for his injured list for the first time this season depending on the severity of the injury. He was removed from Sunday’s game after just two innings and replaced by hometown native, and 24-year-old rookie, Joe Dunand, who was just recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville earlier in the day. 

Chisholm, 24, is having a phenomenal season for the Marlins – among the best second basemen and players in the league in a number of offensive categories. Chisholm has a .290/.341/.581 slash line with seven home runs and six stolen bases – possibly on his way to a 30-30 season. Chisholm has driven in 27 and scored 21 runs.

The Bahamian speedster leads the league in triples at four; he’s tied for 15th in steals with six, tied for seventh in slugging percentage (SLG) at .581, 11th in on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) at .922, in a three-way tie for 14th in runs batted in (RBIs) at 27, and he’s tied for 22nd in batting average at .290.

In his last seven games, Chisholm is batting .320 (8-for-25) with a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored.

Defensively, Chisholm has 58 putouts and 77 assists in 138 total chances this season. He has helped turn 17 double plays and has a fielding percentage of .978. The Marlins’ lead-off hitter was well on his way to his first career MLB All-Star selection. The 2022 MLB All-Star Game, the 92nd edition of the classic, is set for Tuesday, July 19 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

On Saturday, Braves’ baserunner Ozzie Albies made contact with Chisholm’s left knee while attempting to steal second base. Chisholm stayed in the game, but appeared to be in discomfort in batting and running the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Be that as it may, he started at second on Sunday. In the lead-off spot, he drew a first-inning walk and came around to score following a double by Jesús Aguilar and a sacrifice fly by Garrett Cooper. Chisholm appeared to be moving gingerly and, after fielding a couple grounders in the top of the second, Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly decided to remove him from the game.

Chisholm spent time on the injury list three times in his first full season in the majors in 2021 – his longest due to a left hamstring strain at the beginning of May 2021, missing 16 games.

Chisholm’s unique combination of power, speed, hand-eye coordination, athleticism and overall game awareness has him recognized as one of the more impactful players in Major League Baseball. He was also recently recognized as the most electrifying player in the majors by Ben Verlander of FOX Sports and as the best second baseman in the game by National MLB Columnist Joel Reuter.

As of Monday, May 23, 2022

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#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#BY the time they leave the Bahamas this week, members of the faculty staff of Central State University are hoping that they can add some more Bahamian students and athletes to their programme in the state of Ohio.

#Members of staff, accompanied by Bahamian Kim Hanna and Rupert Gardiner, were in town from Thursday and will be leaving on where they are trying to increase their enrolment to more than 100 Bahamians either on campus or now through their online programme.

#They have been conducting recruiting sessions in the foyer of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium for those interested.

#Jahan Culbreath, leading the delegation from Central State University, headed by Dr Jack Thomas said when he first came here as the Athletic Director with their Marauder football team in 2015, he said met then Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe and the Minister of Education to form a Memorandum of Understanding that started off with a Public Schools Scholar Program combined scholarship between the ministry and the school.

#“We started with ten Bahamian students. It grew the next year to 20, then 30 and it kept growing,” said Culbreath, of the PSSA program, which was originally focused on just the public schools. “We also recruit private school students. But what makes this a great programme from a financial standpoint, we are very affordable.

#“Central State is one of the most affordable schools in the United States and the most affordable in the state of Ohio. So it makes it relatively easy when you combine the two scholarships. It almost puts a student on full scholarship. There are some minimum fees attached to it.”

#The program has also been extended to student of BAMSA, which makes The Bahamas the second home for Central State. Hopefully, the Marauder Athletic Department will be back to conduct some training camps for athletes in the future.

#While they host to booster their compliment of Bahamians on their marching band, Central State is also looking at increasing the participation of student/athletes on their flourishing Marauder athletic teams, including track and field, volleyball.

#Currently on the women’s track team, coached by Elliot Lightfoot, are senior Danielle Rodgers from St Anne’s; junior Tyler Lightbourne from Queen’s College and sophomore Glennae Forbes from Grand Bahama. On the men’s team are seniors Emmit Higgins and Ishmael Williamson, both from Bishop Michael Eldon; freshman Juwan Rigby from Tabernacle Baptist; junior Lavano Sands and freshman Jaheim Wilson, both from CV Bethel.

#On the men’s volleyball team, coached by Ray Lewis, is freshman Tyrone Sands from CC Sweeting High.

#Athletic Director Tara Owens said they have been extremely pleased with the talent they acquired from The Bahamas and are always looking to recruit those who are willing to make Central State University their choice.

#“I think the Bahamian population is so essential. I think they bring so much to our campus,” Evans said. “The student-athletes come prepared. They are ready to work academically. They work hard on and off the field.

#“They bring so much of their culture to the campus and they get to share their stories, hence we like coming to The Bahamas and do our recruiting. We want to get as many Bahamians on our roster as possible.”

#Owens said they love their Bahamian population that they want to see it double and triple the size that is presently there.

#Dr Ariethia McSwain, the chief online officer at Central State University, said her legacy is to be in a position to assist as many persons to get a college education and with the introduction of their online programme, she can help so many who won’t have the financial means to do it in person as a student.

#“I’ve always had an interest in Bahamian students, having been here for five years, coming back and forth,” McSwain said. “I knew the commitment that Bahamian students had and their parents had in valuing their educational pursuits.

#“So this is a great way to get them to become of our institution, even if they can’t afford the means to be a part of our campus. We are so proud that so many people have been here inquiring about how they can be a part of our programme.”

#Hanna, the Bahamian representative, encouraged Bahamians interested in learning more about their enrolment at Central State University, to contact her kimamahanna@gmail.com. She noted that they were able to recruit at least two students from Cat Island to be a part of the PSSA programme.

#“It’s a pleasure to have them here, especially with virtual zone calls so that we can not only meet with persons in New Providence, but also from Grand Bahama and the Family Islands,” Hanna said. “We want to ensure that we can reach as many persons as possible to get them enrolled in the programme

As of Monday, May 23, 2022

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LUCIUS FOX

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#A PAIR of Bahamian minor league baseball prospects hit their first home runs of the season in productive weekends at the plate for their respective clubs.

#Washington Nationals prospect Lucius Fox (Rochester Red Wings – Triple A) is enjoying his best hitting stretch since his new assignment and Los Angeles Angels prospect (Inland Empire 66ers – Single A) D’Shawn Knowles extended his hit streak to six games.

#Fox had his most successful game since he was optioned to the Red Wings earlier this month when he finished 3-4 with a home run and two RBI against the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs on May 20.

#After going hitless in his first four games with the Red Wings, Fox went 11-25 in his next five games, including three multi hit games and a perfect 3-3 night with a stolen base against the Iron Pigs.

#Since he joined the Red Wings, the versatile infielder is hitting .303 with five RBI, three stolen bases, slugging .515 with a .940 OPS.

#Knowles hit his home run shot Saturday night against the San Jose Giants. His solo shot in the seventh broke a scoreless tie en route to a 3-0 win.

#The Angels’ no.30 prospect in its pipeline, has had a series of late game heroics this season which included a pair of walk-off hits.

#For the second time in the series against the Stockton Ports, D’Shawn Knowles delivered late game heroics and another walk-off win for the Inland Empire 66ers.

#Knowles currently leads the 66ers with a .331 batting average, 23 RBI, an .889 OPS and nine stolen bases in his second season assigned to the club.

#In 84 games last season, he hit .227 with a .280 OBP, a .635 OBP, five home-runs, 48 RBI, and a team leading 31 stolen bases.

As of Monday, May 23, 2022

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LATHANIEL Bastian

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#LATHANIEL Bastian’s academic and athletic journey will continue at the Division I level.

#The junior forward ended his time in the transfer portal when he took to social media to announce his commitment to the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

#The 6’8” forward and transfer from Angelo State chose the Titans over the University of Charleston, Minnesota State Moorhead, Grenville State, Fort Lewis, Benedict College and Texas at Tyler.

#Cal State Fullerton was the champion of the Big West Conference last year and earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

#Titans head coach Dedrique Taylor will be in his ninth year at the helm of the programme.

#In his lone season with the Rams in NCAA Division II, Bastian was a Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention selection last year.

#He led the Rams in rebounding and blocked shots, averaging 7.8 boards and 1.4 blocks per game. He pulled down 219 rebounds, 90 on the offensive glass. He averaged 11.3 points per game on 61 percent shooting from the field.

#Bastian recorded nine double doubles on the year. He scored season high 23 points against Western New Mexico on February 3, was also his best shooting night at 8-12 from the field.

#His other season highs included 16 rebounds against West Texas A&M on March 3, four blocks against Northwest Nazarene on November 19, and four steals against Fort Lewis on November 14.

#Bastian spent the previous two seasons with the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals at the Junior College level.

#As a sophomore with the Cardinals he averaged 5.9 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He also finished with 19 blocks, 11 steals, and 14 assists on 53 percent shooting from the field.

#Bastian is a product of the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins programme at the high-school level before continuing collegiately in the United States.

As of Monday, May 23, 2022

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#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

#rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

#BUDDY Hield is spending a part of his off-season at home on a talent search for his youth basketball programme but also announced his intention to return to international competition for team Bahamas.

#While overseeing approximately 80 players for his “Buddy Buckets” AAU team tryouts, Hield committed to suit up for Team Bahamas this summer in the third and final window of FIBA Americas World Cup 2023 qualifiers.

#“Oh yeah, I’m playing this summer,” Hield replied when asked The Bahamas’ next step in the qualification process.

#In the upcoming window, The Bahamas will have its second matchup against The USVI on July 1, 2022, and will conclude with their second matchup against The Dominican Republic on July 4, 2022.

#The Indiana Pacers guard made his last Bahamian National Team appearance in 2018 at the third qualifying window for the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019.

#On its current path toward World Cup 2023 qualification, The Bahamas is currently 1-4 through the first two windows which featured a win over the US Virgin Islands, a pair of losses to Canada and a loss to The Dominican Republic.

#As for the “Buddy Buckets” talent search, Hield hosted scores of aspiring boys basketball players between the ages of 15-18 over the weekend at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

#“The talent was good, we all started off from the bottom, a lot of guys that were here, we have a lot of work to do with them but I found a lot of talent here. They just have to keep working in the summer, sharpen those skills and I’ll take them over in the summer with me to work get them situated as best we can and play some AAU basketball,” Hield said, “The main goal is to get 16-18 guys and work with them. You want them to get playing time, you want them to be seen you don’t want them to just be there on the bench and I don’t want to do that to kids.”

#For the players that are not selected, Hield said they will have other opportunities in the future but to use that disappointment as a catalyst for improvement.

#“Don’t let that discourage you. I’ve been cut many times but I never let that break me,” he said, “Just get back to the drawing board and keep working. I tell them there’s always a next opportunity next year but you have to really put the work in, put the time and effort in. Keep on working, stay humble and strive to be better.”

#In 2020, Hield expanded his Buddy Buckets Programme to the Bahamas aimed at giving players more opportunities for exposure and to advance their skillset on the AAU circuit.

#According to its website, Team Buddy Buckets, is a Public Charity Non-Profit Foundation “organized for the purpose of investing in the dynamic leadership potential of student-athletes with intentional considerations for the disadvantaged and underserved. We TeamUp with Caring Influencers in our communities to serve and provide Leadership, Life Skills and Talent Development programs to educate, equip, and enhance student-athletes performance in the classrooms of education, on the court of competition, and in OUR respective communities.”

#Hield said his desire to extend the programme to The Bahamas was to provide support to the underserved student athletes of this generation based on his own experiences growing up in Grand Bahama.

#The sixth year sharpshooter had a strong conclusion to the 2021-22 season for the Indiana Pacers and looked forward to his future with the third franchise of his NBA career thus far.

#Hield was traded to the Pacers in February and in 25 games with the club, he averaged 18.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game. He shot 45 percent from the field and 36 percent from three point range in just over 35 minutes per game.

#Prior to the trade, Hield averaged 14.4 points per game, made 182 three pointers, and was shooting a career-low 37 percent in 28 minutes per game with the Sacramento Kings.

#“Sometimes all you need is a change of scenery, he said, The time in Sacramento was done but I’m grateful for the opportunity in Indiana, getting better each and everyday, learning and trying to take that next step.”