Rommel Beck scored 26 points and Noe Alonzo 21 as Mexico was able to withstand a 43 point outburst from Belize‘s Marlon Garnett to win the CoCaBa Championship (discuss the game). The match was tightly-contested with high drama and tensions surrounding the official status Belize’s players. After a high-scoring first quarter, Mexico extended to a [...]

FIBA announced today that Belize may be disqualified from the COCABA championships of basketball for supposedly violating FIBA’s player naturalization rules. (Discuss FIBA’s decision) As reported yesterday, Belize’s basketball team, or Belize Heritage, has been under review by FIBA for having unsanctioned players as Belize won their first two games by 30+ points against Nicaragua [...]

Fifteen minutes before Belize was to participate in their first CoCaBa tournament match vs. Nicaragua, FIBA officials questioned the eligibilities of several of their players. (Discuss Belize basketball and the 2009 CoCaBa Championships) Prior to the match, FIBA informed the squad from Central America that they could use Milt Palacio and Alex Cárcamo, two of the seven players whose [...]