Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Saturday | November 21, 2009
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Four stars of the league

Name: Michael Jackson

Team: St George's Slayers

Age: 27

Position: Point guard

Height: 5'11"

High School: Camperdown

Highest score: 37 points last season versus Link Up All Stars.

Achievements: Two-time three-point champion; two-time free throw champion; 2006 NBL title.

Name: Oneil Mundle

Team: Urban Knights

Age: 26

Height: 6'9''

Positions: Centre and power forward

School: Denbigh High

Highest score: 27 points, 22 rebounds and seven blocks

Achievements: NBL title 2007;

NBL title 2008; two-time block shot and and dunk-off champion.


McLeish

Name: Kemar McLeish

Team: Majesty Gardens

Age: 22

Height: 6'3"

Position: Power forward

School: Calabar

Highest score: 41 pts vs Urban Knights (NBL 2009 record)

Achievements: 2008 National Basketball League (NBL) - Jamaica Basketball Association; Member of the All Stars Team.

2007: National Basketball League's Most Valuable Player; member of the All Stars Team.

2006: Southern Basketball Conference League's best free-throw shooter.

2005: Jamaica's representative to the 'NBA Basketball Without Borders' Summer Camp (Argentina).

2004: JBA captain, Jamaica Under-17 tour of Canada

2001-2004: ISSA/KFC Schoolboy Basketball Competitions (U-16 and U19) Most Valuable Player Awards.

2002-2008: Majesty Gardens basketball team's co-captain.


Andrew Whilby (Wizards)

Name: Andrew Whilby

Team: Tivoli Wizards

Age: 25

Height: 6'9"

Position: Power forward

School: Jamaica College

Achievement: ISSA U-14 champion (98 and 99) and U-16 champion (2000).

Highest score: 26 points vs Slayers

Highest rebound: 22 rebounds vs Slayers

Highest this season: 18 points and 20 rebounds

Aim: To help Tivoli reclaim the title.

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