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Air Force soars to victory in
Armed Forces
Men’s and Women’s
Basketball Championship |
Cpl. Damien Gutierrez
April 19, 2011 |
CAMP PENDLETON, CA - Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”
Those words proved to be true as both the Air Force’s men’s and women’s basketball teams demonstrated elite teamwork and cohesion to capture the 2011 Armed Forces Basketball Championship.
In the men’s championship game, Air Force defeated Army 71-65 in a nail-biter. The boys in blue had to come back from a 34-24 halftime deficite. With their backs against the wall, Air Force quickly gained momentum in the second half on the shooting of 1st Lt Onyenma Nwaelele (Keesler AFB, MC) who pumped in a team high 15 points and SrA Jammar Major (Hurlbert Field, FL) who added 14. Sgt. Jacob Culver from (Ft. Bragg, NC) led the Army team with 13 points. This was the sixth consecutive Armed Forces Basketball Championship for the Air Force men. It was also the second straight year the team defeated Army for the gold.
“To be a part of this is something special,” said Nwaelele. “I like interacting with people from all over the world one week a year. I’m just proud to be a part of something big…something special.”
The Air Force men posted a perfect championship record – winning all six of their games. The Army finished second and was followed the Marine Corps and Navy who took third and fourth places respectively.
"We have a very talented team with several players who have returned for their fourth and fifth championships," said Air Force men's coach Tyrone Wright during an interview with Patrick Cubel. "Their leadership against all these teams in the tournament was vital to our success, especially in the championship game."
On the women’s side, the Air Force built a 22 point lead against defending champion Army and never looked back. SSgt Tiffanie Guthrie poured in a game high 26 point and led the Air Force to a 67-51 championship victory. The Army, who finished with second place silver was paced by Spc. Nikkisha Pritchett who poured in 13 points. They were followed by third place Navy and fourth place Marine Corps.
Although the Air Force took home the gold this year, the stage was still set for other outstanding athletes of the championship to stand out.
The 2011 Armed Forces Men’s Basketball All Tournament Team included: SrA Jammar Major (Air Force), Hurlbert Field, FL; 2LT Cleveland Richard (Army) Fort Lee, VA; LTJG Greg Sprinks (Navy), duty station not known; SPC Montavious Water (Army), Schofield Barracks, HI; and Cpl Chris Harris (Marine Corps), MCB 8th & I Washington, D.C.
The five women selected to the 2011 Armed Forces Women’s Basketball All Tournament Team include: Cpl Johna Goff (Marine Corps), MCB Camp Lejeune, NC; SSgt Tiffanie Guthrie (Air Force), Elmedorf-Richardson AFB, AR, PFC Kimberly Smith (Army), Fort Lee, VA; SPC Jerri Taylor (Army, Camp Humphreys, Korea; and LTJG Jen Schumacher (Navy), Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Goose Creek, SC.
“It’s been a great tournament; every team is very well-matched and well-coached,” said Thomas Fisher, athletic director of the Semper Fit Division, Marine Corps Community Services. “Throughout the whole world, all the services have intramural teams or varsity teams, and from there they select their best players to go to a camp. From there they select who will move up to higher levels like this and compete against the other services.”
For more information regarding information on the Armed Forces Sports Program and CISM, log onto www.armedforcessports.com |
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2011 ARMED FORCES BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
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10-27 April
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA |
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“AIR FORCE MEN MAKES IT
SIX TITLES IN A ROW” |
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| 17 APRIL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES |
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(Game 1) (W) Air Forces def Army 56-47
(Game 2) (W) Air Force def Army 67-51
(M) Air Force def Army 71-65 |
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| ROUND ROBIN PLAY RECAP |
11 April Games
(M) Air Force def Marine Corps 83-77
(W) Air Forces def Marine Corps 65-58
(M) Army def Navy 97-83
(W) Navy def Army 64-52
12 April GAMES
(W) Army def Marine Corps 87-48
(M) Army def Marine Corps 66-61
(W) Navy def Air Force 53-47
(M) Air Forces def Navy 74-75
13 April GAMES
(M) Air Force def Army 75-64
(W) Army def Air Force 66-62
(M) Marine Corps def Navy 105-104 OT
(W) Navy def Marine Corps 68-52 |
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| FINAL MEN’S ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS |
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4 |
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ARMY |
2 |
2 |
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MARINE CORPS |
2 |
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NAVY |
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4 |
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1 |
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ARMY |
3 |
1 |
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3 |
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3 |
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| 14 April ELIMINATION PLAY |
(W4) Marine Corps def (W1) Navy 62-61 OT
(M1) Air Forces def (M4) Navy 100-83
(W2) Army def (W3) Air Force 44-36
(M3) Marine Corps def (M2) Army 80-74 |
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| 15 April ELIMINATION PLAY |
(Losers’ Bracket) (W) Air Force def Navy 55-51
(Losers’ Bracket) (M) Army def Navy 96-68
(Winners’ Bracket) (W) Army def Marine Corps 79-51
Note: Army Women advance to Championship Game
(Winner’s Bracket) (M) Air Force def Marine Corps 82-79
Note: Air Force Men advance to Championship Game |
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| 16 April ELIMINATION PLAY |
(Losers’ Bracket Final) (W) Air Force def Marine Corps 64-48
Note: Air Force Women advance to Championship Game
(Losers’ Bracket Final) (M) Army def Marine Corps 90-79
Note: Army Men advance to Championship Game |
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| WOMEN’S ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM |
CPL Johna Goff (Marine Corps), Camp Lejeune, NC
SSGT Tiffanie Guthrie (Air Force), JB Elmedorf- Richardson AFB, AK
PFC Kimberly Smith (Army), Fort Lee, VA
SPC/ E4 Jerri Taylor (Army), Camp Humphreys, Korea
LTJB Jen Schumacher (Navy), NNPTC Goose Creek, SC |
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| MEN’S ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM |
SAR Jammer Major (Air Force), Hurlbert Field
2LT Cleveland Richard (Army), Fort Lee,VA
LTJG Greg Sprinks (Navy) Duty Station Not Available
SPC Montavious Waters (Army), Schofield Barracks, HI
CPL Chris Harris (Marine Corps), 8th & I Washington, D.C |
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| WOMEN’S ALL ARMED FORCES TEAM |
Note: Selection to team is based on performance and availability to advance.
(F) SPC/E-4 Jerri Taylor (Army), Camp Humphreys, Korea
(G) LTJG Jen Schumacher (Navy), NNPTC Goose Creek, SC
(F) PFC Kim Smith (Army), Fort Lee, VA
(G) CPL Johna Goff (USMC) Camp Lejeune, NC
(F) SRA Williamina Folks (Air Force), MacDill AFB, FL
(G)A1C Denasha Mondy (Air Force), JB Elmendorf- Richardson AFB, AK
(G) HTFN Morgan Petite (Navy) USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75
(C) Capt Christine Houser (Marine Corps), Camp Pendleton
(G) SPC/E-4 Lauren Herrera (Army) Fort Shafter, HI
(F) SPC/E-4 Takisha Watkins (Army) Heidelberg, Germany
(G) 2ndLT Katherine Gordon (Marine Corps), Quantico, VA
(G) SRA Javita Cotton (Air Force), Spangdahlem AFB Germany |
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| MEN’S ALL ARMED FORCES TEAM |
Note: Selection to team is based on performance and availability to advance.
(G/F) LTJG Greg Sprink (Navy), Duty Station Not Available
(F) 2LT Cleveland Richard (Army), Fort Lee, VA
(G) 2LT Marcus Nelson (Army), Fort Lee, VA
(C) SPC Will Lewis (Army), Fort Myer, VA
(F) SPC Kevin Clark (Army), Fort Bliss, TX
(F) SRA Jammer Major (Air Force), Hurlbert Field
(G) 1LT Onyenma Nwaelele (Air Force) Keesler AFB
(G) CPL Llewellyn Smalley (Army) Fort Meade, MD
(C) LTJG Ben Biles (Navy) USS Nimitz (CG 68)
(C) 1LT John Frye (Air Force), Shriever AFB
(G) 1LT Matt McCraw (Air Force), Malmstron AFB
(G/F) 2LT Andrew Henke (Air Force), Scott AFB |
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Note: The Women’s All Armed Forces Team will compete in Nationals held in
Coca Beach, FL 29 Apr- 1 May. The Men’s All Armed Forces Team will
compete in the World Games held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 12-25 July. |
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2010 SHAPE INTERNATIONAL
MEN’S
BASKETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
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28
Nov – 5 Dec
MONS, BELGIUM
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"U.S.
ARMED FORCES DEFEATS
LITHUAINA 78-71 IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME"
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POOL PLAY STANDING
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Pool
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Pool
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Lithuania
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USA
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Belgium
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Latvia
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France
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Latvia def Italy 65-62
Lithuania def Belgium 97-62 |
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Tuesday 30 November
USA def Italy 95-59
France def Netherlands 64-56
Latvia def GBR 81-78 |
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Wednesday 01 December
Belgium def Netherlands 68-67
USA def GBR 103-62 |
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Thursday 02 December
Italy def GBR 64-46
Lithuania def France 99-57 |
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Friday 03 December
Belgium def France 75-48
Lithuania def Netherlands 97-44
USA def Latvia 83-70 |
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Saturday 04 December
(7th – 8th place) GBR def Netherlands 57-52
(5th – 6th place) Italy def France 71-64
(3rd – 4th place) Latvia def Belgium 76-74
(1st – 2nd place) USA def Lithuania 78-71 |
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2010 U.S. ARMED FORCES MEN’S SHAPE
BASKETBALL DELEGATION
HEAD COACH: CPT David W. Smith, Los Alamitos, CA
ASST COACH: 1SGT Marcus Hall, Fort Myer, VA
OIC Carl Edward Goad, Robins Air Force Base, GA
INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS:
Mr. Patrick Rosenow, Mandeville, LA
Mr. Wayne Otto, Boone, NC
CHIEF OF MISSION: Mr. Stephen Brown, Director, Air Force
Sports, Lackland
AFB, TX
*ATHLETES*
PO2 Jason Jefferson, Navy Recruiting District Atlanta, GA
(NAVY)
SGT Ronald Bartley, Jr., Fort Lee, VA (ARMY)
PO3 Brandon Newman, FRC MA Site New Orleans, LA (NAVY)
PO3 Antonio Robinson, U.S. Coast Guard Personnel
Support Service Unit, Alameda, CA (COAST GUARD)
2LT Cleveland Richard, USMA West Point, NY (ARMY)
LTJG Craig Johnson, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin (COAST
GUARD)
2d Lt Matthew Holland, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (AIR FORCE)
–TOURNAMENT MVP
2LT Marcus Nelson, USMA West Point, NY (ARMY)
2d Lt Andrew Henke, Scott Air Force Base, IL (AIR FORCE)
2LT Kenneth Brewer, Ft Bliss, TX (ARMY)
SSgt Kirk Sheppard, Tinker Air Force Base, OK (AIR FORCE) |
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1st CISM
WORLD MILITARY
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
8-18 SEP 2010
Korea Armed Forces
Athletic Corps, Seoul, Korea
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U.S. Armed Forces Women’s
Delegation Members
LTC James Mock (USA), Fort
Myer, VA (Chief of Mission)
Ms. Claudia Berwager (USA) Fort Indiantown Gap, PA (Team Captain)
MAJ Tony Reed (USA) Yongsan, Korea (Head Coach)
MSgt (Ret) Eric Williams
(USAF) Robins AFB, GA (Assistant Coach)
PO Dontae
Wheeler, Naval Station Portsmouth, VA (Trainer)
1LT Monica Mason (USAF) Tyndall AFB, FL (Athlete)
SSgt Nina Hawkins (USAF) Beale AFB, CA (Athlete)
SSgt Muneerah
Williams (USAF) Kunsan AFB, Korea (Athlete)
A1C Talia Johnson (USAF)
Eglin AFB, FL (Athlete)
A1C Denasha Mondy (USAF) Shaw AFB, SC (Athlete)
CPL Johna
Goff (USMC) Camp LeJeune, NC (Athlete)
ENS Kristin Bowen (NAVY) Annapolis, MD (Athlete)
YN3 Syreeta
Bromfield (USCG/NAVY) PSSU Miami, FL (Athlete)
PO3 Natassjia
Mitchell (NAVY) San Diego, CA (Athlete)
SGT April Golden (ARMY)
Fort Wainwright, AK (Athlete)
SGT Aquanita
Burras (ARMY) Yongsan,
Korea (Athlete)
SPC Dionne Brown (ARMY)
Schofield Barracks, HI (Athlete)
NUMER OF COUNTRIES
PARTICIPATING: Three (3)
WOMEN’S RESULTS:
CHN beat KAZ: 80-47
KAZ beat USA: 66-60
CHN beat USA: 68-57
CHN beat KAZ: 62-43
USA beat KAZ: 57-55
CHN beat USA: 64-55
STANDINGS:
CHINA: 4-0 Gold Medal
KAZAKHSTAN: 1-3 Silver Medal
UNITED STATES: 1-3 Bronze Medal
OTHER AWARDS:
All Tournament team included:
YN3 Syreeta
Bromfield (USCG/NAVY)
1LT Monica Mason (USAF)
Information
provided by Ms Claudia Berwager (USA), Women’s Team
Captain
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15-23 August
JOINT BASE FORT
MYER-HENDERSON HALL, VA
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“AIR
FORCE MEN MAKES IT FIVE TITLES
IN A ROW– ARMY WOMEN TAKES
WIND OUT OF NAVY’S SAIL”
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SPC Dionne Brown launches the game-winning shot in
All-Army's 56-53 victory over
All-Navy in the women's finale of the 2010 Armed
Forces Basketball Championships
Aug. 22 at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
Brown was 0-for-9 from the field
before hitting the jumper with 17.9 seconds
remaining. "I couldn't hit a shot," said
Brown, a 28-year-old medic at Tripler Army Medical
Center in Honolulu. "But you
know what me dad always
said: 'It's not how many you make, it's when you make it.'
That shot right there is worth every 20-point game
I've ever had in my life. "
U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps,
FMWRC Public Affairs
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22 AUGUST CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
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ARMY WOMEN def
NAVY WOMEN 56-53
AIR FORCE MEN
def ARMY MEN 81-75
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ROUND
ROBIN PLAY RECAP
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16 AUGUST GAMES
(M) Marine Corps
def Air Force 61-59
(W) Air forces
def Marine Corps 71-64
(M) Navy def
Army 96-73
(W) Navy def
Army 72-61
17 AUGUST
GAMES
(W) Army def
Marine Corps 61-39
(M) Marine Corps
def Army 84-82 (OT)
(W) Air Force
def Navy 94-74
(M) Air Forces
def Navy 89-83
18 AUGUST
GAMES
(M) Air Force
def Army 79-69
(W) Air Force
def Army 68-66
(M) Marine Corps
def Navy 81-75
(W) Navy def
Marine Corps 79-49
FINAL
MEN’S ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS
W
L
Marine Corps
3
0
Air
Force
2
1
Navy
1
2
Army
0
3
FINAL
WOMEN’S ROUND ROBIN STANDINGS
W
L
Air
Force
3
0
Navy
2
1
Army
1
2
Marine
Corps
0
3
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AUGUST ELIMINATION PLAY
(W1) Air Force
Women def (W4) Marine Corps Women 53-46
(M1) Marine
Corps Men def (M4) Army Men 80-49
(W3) Army Women vs (W2) Navy Women 66-61
(M2) Air Force
Men def (M3) Navy Men 69-67
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AUGUST ELIMINATION PLAY
(Losers’
Bracket) Navy Women def Marine Corps Women 83-45
(Losers’
Bracket) Army Men def Navy Men 85-77
(Winners’
Bracket) Army Women def Air Force Women 56-48
Note: Army Women advance to Championship Game
(Winner’s
Bracket) Air Force Men def Marine Corps Men 74-72
Note: Air Force Men advance to Championship Game
21
AUGUST ELIMINATION PLAY
(Losers’ Bracket
Final) Army Men def Marine Corps Men 79-66
Note: Army Men advance to Championship Game
(Losers’ Bracket
Final) Navy Women def Air Force Women 79-75
Note: Navy Women advance to Championship Game
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All-Army forward SPC Will Lewis of Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo., rips the ball
away from All-Air Force center 2nd Lt. Grant Parker of the U.S. Air Force
Academy during the men's championship game of the 2010 Armed Forces
Basketball Championships Aug. 22 at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson
Hall, Va. U.S. Army photo by Tim Hipps, FMWRC
Public Affairs
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WOMEN’S ALL
TOURNAMENT TEAM
Cpl Johnna Goff (Marine Corps), Camp Lejeune,
NC
1stLt Monica
Mason (Air Force), Tyndall AFB, IL
SGT April Cromartie-Golden (Army), Ft. Wainwright, AK
PO3 Syreeta Bromfield (Coast Guard), Training Center,
Cape May
SPC Dionne Brown
(Army), Schofield Barracks, HI
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MEN’S ALL TOURNAMENT
TEAM
Cpl Llewellyn
Smalley (Army), Ft Meade, MD
SSgt Floyd
Spears (Marine Corps), USMC JRB Ft. Worth, TX
SSgt Marico Gray
(Air Force), Nellis AFB, NV
LT Kwame Ofori (Navy), U.S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
2dLt Matt
Holland (Air Force), Vandenberg AFB, CA
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WOMEN’S ALL ARMED
FORCES TEAM
Note: Selection to team is based on
performance and availability to advance.
(G) Cpl Johnna Goff (Marine Corps), Camp Lejeune, NC
(G) 1stLt Monica Mason (Air Force), Tyndall AFB, IL
(F) SGT April Cromartie-Golden (Army), Ft.
Wainwright, AK
(F) PO3 Syreeta Bromfield (Coast Guard),
Training Center, Cape May
(F) SPC Dionne Brown (Army), Schofield Barracks, HI
(F) SSgt Muneerah Williams (Air Force), Duty
Station Not Available
(F) ENS Christen Bowen (Navy), U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
(G) SSgt Nina Hawkins (Air Force), Beale, AFB, CA
(G) SGT Aguanita Burras
(Army), Yonsan, Korea
(G) A1C Denasha Monday (Air Force), Shaw AFB,
SC
(G) P03 Natassjia Mitchell (Navy), Southwest
Regional Maintenance Center
F/C SRA Talia Johnson (Air Force), Eglin AFB, FL
Head Coach: MAJ Tony Reed (Army), Yonsan, Korea
Asst Coach: MSgt (Ret) Eric Williams (Air Force), Travis AFB, CA
Trainer: PO2 Deontanellie Wheeler (Navy), Naval
Base Portsmouth, VA
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MEN’S ALL ARMED
FORCES TEAM
Note: Selection to team is based on
performance and availability to advance.
(F) SSgt Sedric Whitaker (Air Force), Edwards
AFB, LA
(G) SGT Ron Bartley (Army), Ft. Lee, VA
(F) SrA Jammar Major
(Air Force), Hurlburt Field, FL
(G/F) PFC Roy Binion (Army), Schofield
Barracks, HI
(G) PO3 Brandon Newman (Navy) Fleet Reserve Center, New Orleans, LA
(F) SPC Will Lewis (Army), Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
(C) 1stLt John Frye (Air Force), Schriver AFB,
CO
(F) PO2 Jason Jefferson (Navy), Navy Recruiting District Atlanta
(G) SSgt Ricardo Bachelor (Air Force), Hurlburt
Field, FL
(C) PO3 Antonio Robinson (Coast Guard), Personnel Service Center Alameda
(G/F) Cpl Chris Harris (Marine Corps), MCAS Yuma, AZ
(C) CW2 Aaron Stuart (Army), Ft. Polk, LA
Head Coach: CPT David Smith (Army), Los Alamitos, CA
Asst Coach: 1SG Marcus Hall (Army), Ft. Myer, VA
Trainer: SSG Michael Douglas (Army) Robbins AFB, GA
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Note: Both All Armed Forces teams will participate in the
50th CISM World
Military Basketball Championship, 8-18 September 2010 in Seoul, South
Korea
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YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT! If you saw live coverage of
the 2010
Armed Forces
Basketball Championship on the Pentagon Channel tell us what
you thought of
the broadcast by logging on to:
Sports@pentagonchannel.mil or info@pentagonchannel.mil
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Information
compiled by Kenneth Polk, Armed Forces Sports
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2009 SHAPE
INTERNATIONAL MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
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30 NOVEMBER – 5 DECEMBER
MONS, BELGIUM
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“USA SETTLES
FOR BRONZE”
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Pool "A" Standings
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W
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L
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Greece
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4
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0
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USA
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Belgium
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3
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Great
Britain
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3
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W
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Lithuania
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France
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Italy
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3
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Netherlands
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Latvia
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3
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30 NOVEMBER POOL PLAY
RESULTS
Lithuania def Italy 86-66
USA def Great Britain 122-58
The Netherlands def Latvia 70-66
Greece def SHAPE 114-35
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1 DECEMBER POOL PLAY
RESULTS
Greece def Belgium 80-49
France def Latvia 73-67
Great Britain def SHAPE 67-59
Italy def The Netherlands 74-47
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2 DECEMBER POOL PLAY
RESULTS
Italy def Latvia 98-68
Greece def Great Britain 104-49
Lithuania def France 113-66
USA
def Belgium 106-59
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3 DECEMBER POOL PLAY
RESULTS
USA
def SHAPE 123-66
Lithuania def The Netherlands 84-60
Belgium def Great Britain 75-57
France def Italy 69-68
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4 DECEMBER POOL PLAY
RESULTS
France def The Netherlands 49-42
SHAPE def Belgium 58-50
Lithuania def Latvia 80-59
Greece
def USA 96-90
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PLACEMENT GAMES
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9st
Place – Latvia def SHAPE 70-67
7th Place – Great Britain def The Netherlands
73-39
5th Place – Italy def Belgium 86-67
3rd Place – USA def France
107 -62
1st Place – Lithuania def Greece 90-88
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2009
U.S. Armed Forces SHAPE Basketball Team
G – 2dLt Daniel Nwaelele (Air Force) Keesler
AFB, MS
G – SGT Ron
Bartley (Army) Ft. Lee, VA
G – AME3 Dometr Kemp (Navy) NS Norfolk, VA
G – 1stLt Tim
Anderson (Air Force) Lackland AFB, TX
G – SrA Ollie Bradley (Air Force) Maxwell AFB, AL
G – SPC
Llewellyn Smalley (Army) Ft. Meade, MD
F – SSgt Marico
Gray (Air Force) Nellis AFB, NV
F – 2dLt Keith Maren (Air Force) Ramstein
AF, Germany
F – SSG Bret
Thomas (Army) Camp Stanley, Republic of Korea
F – 2LT Vernardo Harris (Army) Oklahoma City, OK
C – SPC Adam
Earnhardt (Army) Ft Meade, MD
Head Coach: CPT
Davis Smith (Army) Los Alamitos, CA
Trainer: TSgt
Daniel Pena (Air Force) Kirtland AFB, NM
Office in
Charge: Mr. Eddie Goad (Air Force) Robins AFB, GA
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ARMED FORCES WOMEN FINISH 2-2 IN “TOURNAMENT OF STARS”
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2009 Armed
Forces Women’s Basketball Team
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Story and photos
provided by:
MS. CLAUDIA A. BERWAGER, All Army Sports
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The Armed Forces Women’s
Basketball Team participated in the “2009 Tournament of Stars”, 7-8 August
in Lake Charles, LA and finished with a 2-2 record in the double
elimination tourney.
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Air Force SrA Williamina Folks in
action against the Untouchables
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In their first game
against the Louisiana Elite, they were down by 5 at the half, but pulled
back to within 1 with 40 seconds remaining. Army Spec. Aquanita Burras’ two
successful free throws with 14 seconds left put the Forces ahead and the
Elite couldn’t score again. Navy’s YN3 Syreeta
Drayton led the Armed Forces ladies with 12 points and 7 rebounds – 8 of
her points were consecutive scores in the first half. Army’s Burras also tossed in 7 and had 5 rebounds. Final
score Louisiana Elite 36 – Armed Forces 34.
Their second
game pitted the military squad against the 2008 Champion Memphis
“Tigers”. Although not the university squad, the team did feature
formed Detroit Shock WNBA player Ashley Shields who was a mighty force
for the team. The Armed Forces team was plagued by 11 first-half
turnovers and was down 25-17 at the half. Navy guard HTFN Morgan
Petite had 10 second-half points and Air Force’s 2d Lt Monica Mason
tossed in 12 with 10 of those points being in the second half, but the
Armed Forces went down to a 57-43 loss.
Coming up from the
loser’s bracket, the team easily beat the Untouchables from Louisiana in
their next game. Leading 29-11 at the half-time break, the team
never looked back and easily won with a 47-28 final. Army ‘s CPT
Caitlin Chiaramonte and Air Force’s Mason both
were team leaders with 8 points in the first half.
Playing back-to-back without rest, the team faced their
training camp adversary, the Houston Jaguars. The team had been
easily bested by the Jags in their training camp at Fort Hood, TX and was
ripe for revenge; however, the Houston squad had other ideas. The
Jags jumped off to a 9-2 lead and were ahead 24-17 at the half. The
military squad got back to within 3 with less than two minutes remaining,
but could get no closer. As the final seconds ticked off the clock,
their quest for making it to the semi-finals at the tournament was
thwarted by the Houston Team with a final score of 48-43. Navy’s Syreeta Drayton again led the squad with 11 points, 4
rebounds, and 4 assists. Air Force’s Monica Mason also had 7 points
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Army Spec Aquanita Burras against a
Houston Jaguar player
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Navy (USCG)
YN3 Syreeta Drayton puts one up while a
Houston player attempts to draw the charging foul
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Navy MASN
Katherine O'Hara attempts a jumpshot against
the Untouchables
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Members of the
team included:
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NAVY ABE3
Tysheka Simpson
ARMY SGT Shamyra Daigle
AIR FORCE 2d Lt Monica Mason
NAVY HTFN Morgan Petite
NAVY MASN Katherine O’Hara
NAVY AW3 Arneda Jackson
ARMY SPC Aquanita Burras
AIR FORCE SrA Willamina
Folks
NAVY (USCG) YN3 Syreeta Drayton
ARMY CPT Caitlin Chiaramonte
AIR FORCE SrA Muneerah
Williams
AIR FORCE A1C Talia Johnson
HEAD COACH: NAVY LT Sam
Caldwell
ASST COACH: AIR FORCE Mr. Lee McGlown
TRAINER: NAVY HM2 Dontae Wheeler
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USA Captures Bronze at CISM Men's Basketball
Championship - Lithuania
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Friday 12 June
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ITA def CYP
CHN def KOR
KZN def LAT
USA 82 GER 83
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After carrying a double digit
lead into half time, the USA managed only 10 third quarter points and
fell to Germany as their last second shot fell short. 24 US turnovers
were the story of the game, putting the Americans in a hole they could
not climb out of, even shooting 50% and outrebounding
the Germans 40 to 33. The loss clouded the Pool A picture and put German
and American hopes in the hands of China and Korea, who played later in
the day. With the Americans cheering on China and Germany squarely behind
Korea, the Medal semi-finals were not finalized until the last thirty
seconds of Pool A play, as former NBA star Wang Zhi
Zhi led his team to victory, creating a three
way tie between China, Germany, and the USA, all of which finished 2-2. A
point differential tie-breaker put the US in a gold medal semi-final
against Pool B winner Lithuania. Greece faces Kazakhstan in the other
medal semi-final.
Leading
Scorers: 2nd Lt Danny Nwaelele (25 pts), Keesler AFB, MS, 2nd Lt McGraw (14 pts) Malstrom AFB, MO, 2nd Lt John Frye, Schriever AFB, CO
(11 pts), and SSgt Marcio
Gray (10 pts), Nellis AFB, NV
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Saturday 13 June
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KOR def CYP
CHN def ITA
GER def LAT
GRE def KZN
USA 72 LTU 76
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With pool play
over, the CISM championships began two four team play-offs, with the top
four pool play finishers battling for gold and the next four playing for
fifth place. The US continued its heart stopping ways, taking their
semi-final to the final minute before bowing to host Lithuania before a
capacity crowd in Klaiepeda. Missed key free
throws and poor shooting from the field (30%) plagued the Americans as
their tournament record dropped to 2-3. They will play in the Bronze
Medal game against Kazakhstan, which lost to Greece in the other
semi-final.
Leading Scorers: SGT Ron Bartley (30 pts), Fort Lee,
VA, 2nd Lt McGraw 15 pts, 2nd Lt Nwaelele 10
pts
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Sunday 14 June
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LAT def ITA
GER def CHN
GRE def LTU
USA 97 KZN 90
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The US bounced
back from consecutive losses to win the bronze medal, running out to a 10
point first quarter lead over Kazakhstan and holding on through repeated
runs to even their tournament record at 3-3. American Danny Naewele was named to the all-tournament team. Greece
turned in an impressive gold medal performance in beating Lithuania in
spite of a capacity home crowd. Greece finished 5-1, with
the only blemish on its record a loss to the US.
Leading Scorers: 2nd Lt Nwaelele
31 pts, 2nd Lt Frye 20 pts, 2nd Lt McGraw 19 pts, and SGT Bartley 13 pts
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2009 Armed Forces Men’s and
Women’s Basketball Championship –
AIR FORCE MEN AND NAVY WOMEN
REPEAT
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All Tournament Team
selectee YN2 Jason Jefferson (Navy Recruiting District, Atlanta, GA)
launches a three pointer against the Marines.
Photo Credit: Mr. Tim Hipps,
Information Specialist, FMWRC Public Affairs
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By MC1 (SW/AW) John Collins, USN
NSA Mid-South Public Affairs
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MILLINGTON,
Tenn. – The 2009 Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Championships wrapped up competition late Sunday night with the Navy
women and the Air Force men taking gold medals in their respective
divisions. The Navy women finished up strong with a record of 5-1,
taking gold for the second consecutive year, while the Air Force men
swept the competition away with a record of 6-0, clinching their fourth
consecutive title.
The competition took place this year at the Naval
Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn.
Navy guard (Yeoman Third Class) Syreeta
Bromfield-Kemp, of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J.,
led the Navy team to gold with 98 points, 73 rebounds, and 13 assists
for the week. Bromfield-Kemp, the team captain, pushed her teammates
hard to win their second gold medal in two years.
"We really did a gut check, and everybody
brought something to the games; I'm so proud of the team,"
Bromfield-Kemp said. "It was awesome this week. It was kind of
ruff when we started out, but I think we finally realized we could do
it so we came together and we won. It feels so good to get my second
gold. Woo!"
The All-Navy women's team dominated the
championship series with a team total of 385 points, 231 rebounds, and
65 percent free-throw average. Head coach (Lt.) Samuel Caldwell
attributed the win to the abilities of the guards.
"The women fought hard this week,"
Caldwell said. "We knew the Air Force was going to come out and
try to be a spoiler by keeping us from making history with back to back
gold medals. (Air Force head coach) Dale Carpenter is very capable head
coach, I highly respect the guy. I knew he was going to have the Air
Force ready to come out to play, but I think we have the best guards
here collectively. I think they proved they were the best here with
tonight's win and a second gold medal."
Air Force forward (Senior Airman) Jammar Major, from Hurlburt
Field in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., led the men's team to a fourth
consecutive gold medal with 61 points, 30 rebounds, and a free throw
average of 75 percent. Major contributes the team's superior
conditioning as the main factor for the Air Force's success.
"The last game was a heart filled game,
because the Marines came to play," Major said. "They were all
that stood between us and another gold medal, but we finished them off
for the gold. I think we are the best conditioned team out here and
that was a huge factor in our win."
The Air Force men's team racked up 377 points and
grabbed 180 rebounds during the week-long championship series leading
them to a historical fourth consecutive gold medal. Head coach John Bailey
understands history; he has been part of the Air Force team for more
than a decade and knew the games would be tough.
"I played on this team for 10 consecutive
years, and now I'm coaching," Bailey said. "It's an
incredible feat for me. The wins this week were hard fought. Every team
came out here and challenged because we had a target on our backs with
three in a row gold medals. My guys refused to lose. We stayed with our
game plan and prevailed. It's so sweet to win the gold; we left no
doubt with our fourth consecutive championship."
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FINAL
STANDINGS- MEN
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Air Force
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Marine Corps
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Navy
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4
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Army
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Photo: All
Armed Forces Team selectee SrA Muneerah Williams
(Dyess AFB, TX) blocks
shot by SPC Racial Yates (Ft Bliss, TX). Photo Credit Mr. Tim Hipps, Senior Information specialist, FMWRC Public
Affairs
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FINAL
STANDINGS- WOMEN
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Navy
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Army
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Marine Corps
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Photo: All
Armed Forces team selectees position themselves for rebound.
#35 CPT Catlin Chiaramonte
(Ft Benning, GA) and #40 SN Shardae Jones (TPU, San Diego, CA). Photo Credit:
Mr Tim Hipps, Information Specialist, FMWRC
Public Affairs
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All
Scores
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12 May:
(W) Navy def Marine Corps 91-63; (M) Marine Corps
def Navy 86-72; (W) Air Force def Army 58-52; (M) Air Force def Army
62-59
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13 May:
(W) Air Force def Marine Corps 81-66; (M) Air
Force def Marine Corps 86-67; (W) Navy def Army 68-51; (M) Navy def
Army 63-57
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14 May:
(W) Navy def Air Force 81-69; (M) Air Force def
Navy 90-80; (W) Army def Marine Corps 64-46; (M) Marine Corps def Army
78-63
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15 May:
(W) Navy def Marine Corps 75-47; (M) Marine Corps def Navy 68-65; (W)
Air Force def Army 78-59; (M) Air Force def Army 70-56
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16 May:
(W) Air Forces def Marine Corps 79-44; (M) Air
Force def Marine Corps 69-65; (W) Army def Navy 74-70; (M) Navy def
Army 82-80
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17 May:
(W) Navy def Air Force 70-62; (M) Air Force def
Navy 100-93; (W) Army def Marine Corps 61-51; (M) Army def Marine Corps
74-69
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OST TOURNAMENT TEAMS
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WOMEN’S ALL TOURNAMENT
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Second Lieutenant Monica Mason (Air Force) Tyndall Air Base, FL
Hull
Technician Fireman Morgan Petite
(Navy) USS Harry S. Truman
Corporal
Nicole Torres (Marine Corps) Marine
Corp Air Station Cherry Point, NC
Specialist Aquanita Burras (Army) Fort Bragg, NC
Yeoman 3rd
Class Syreeta Bromfield-Kemp, U. S. Coast
Guard
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MEN’S ALL TOURNAMENT
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Yeoman 2nd Class Jason Jefferson (Navy) Navy Recruiting District
Atlanta, GA
Second
Lieutenant Matthew McCraw (Air Force) Malstrom Air Force
Base, MT
Staff Sergeant
Jelani Nix (Marine Corps) Okinawa, Japan
Second
Lieutenant Danny Nwaelele (Air Force) Keesler Air Force
Base, MSAviation Administrator 3rd Class Brandon
Newman (Navy) Fleet Readiness
Center, New Orleans, LA
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WOMEN’S ALL ARMED FORCES TEAM
Note: The team will
reassemble in July at Fort Hood, TX to prepare for the 2009 Tournament
of Stars National Basketball Tournament, 7-9 August at Lake Charles, LA
Yeoman 3rd
Class Syreeta Bromfield-Kemp, U.S. Coast
Guard
Hull
Technician Fireman Morgan Petite
(Navy) USS Harry S. Truman
Specialist Aquanita Burras (Army) Fort Bragg, NC
Aviation
Boatswain Mate Tysheka Simpson (Navy) Second Fleet Headquarters
Second
Lieutenant Monica Mason (Air Force)
Tyndall Air Base, FL
Sergeant Shamyra Daigle
(Army) Fort Bragg, NC
Senior Airman Willimina Folks
(Air Force) MacDill Air, FL
Captain
Caitlin Chiaramonte (Army) Fort Benning, GA
Master at Arms
Seaman Katherine O’Hara (Navy)
Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific
Airman First
Class Talia Johnson (Air Force)
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Staff Sergeant
Tarina Loyd (Army) Ansbach, Germany
Senior Airman Muneerah Williams (Air Force) Dyess Air Force
Base, TX
HEAD COACH:
Lieutenant Samuel Caldwell (Navy)
Naval Base Norfolk, VA
ASST COACH:
Technical Sergeant Darryl Carpenter
(Air Force) Travis Air Force Base, CA
OFFICER IN
CHARGE : Ms. Claudia Berwager (Army) Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
ALTERNATES:
Private First
Class Doretha Stanley (Army) Fort Stewart, GA
Airman First
Class Richere Harrison (Air Force) Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
Seaman Shardea Jones
(Navy) Transient Personnel Unit, San Diego, CA
Private First
Class Theais Edmonds (Army) Fort Bragg, NC
Airman First
Class Brittney Vines (Air Force)
Robins Air Force Base, NC
Aviation
Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class Ameda
Jackson (Navy) Okinawa, Japan
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MEN’S ALL ARMED FORCES TEAM
Note: The team will represent the U.S.
Armed Forces in the 49th CISM World Military Men’s Basketball
Championship, 7-14 June 2009 in Klaipeda, Lithuania. The team won
the CISM Championship in 2008.
Second
Lieutenant Matthew McCraw (Air Force) Malstrom Air Force
Base, MT
Sergeant Ron
Bartley (Army) Fort Lee, Virginia
Aviation
Administrator 3rd Class Brandon Newman (Navy) Fleet Readiness Center, New Orleans, LA
Second
Lieutenant Danny Nwaelele (Air Force) Keesler Air Force
Base, MS
Staff Sergeant
Marico Gray (Air Force) Nellis Air Force Base, NV
Yeoman 2nd
Class Jason Jefferson (Navy) Navy
Recruiting District Atlanta, GA
Sergeant Brett
Thomas (Army) Camp Stanley, Korea
Aviation
Boatswain Mate Paul Darkwa (Navy) Naval Air Station Key West, FL
Second
Lieutenant John Frye (Air Force) Schriever Air Force, CO
Sergeant Vernardo Harris
(Army) United States Army Reserves, OK
Air Traffic
Controller First Class Jarred Haynes (Navy) USS Abraham Lincoln
Sergeant
Russell Queener (Army) Fort Huachuca, AZ
Head Coach:
Mr. John Bailey (Air Force) Robins
Air Force Base, GA
Asst Coach:
Captain David Smith (Army) Los
Alamitos Reserve Training Center, CA
Trainer:
Captain Richard Clark (Army) United
States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Team Captain;
Mr. Stephen Brown (Air Forces)
Randolph Air Forces Base, TX
Technical
Committee Member: Mr. Carl Goad
(Air Force) Robins Air Force Base, GA
Referees:
Mr. Patrick Rosenow, New Orleans, LA
Mr. Wayne
Otto, Boone, NC
Ms. Oralia Guenther, San Antonio, TX
Chief of
Mission: Lieutenant Colonel Peter Gedraitis (Air Force)
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2008 SHAPE International
Men’s Military Basketball Tournament Results
Mons, Belgium
“DEFENDING CHAMP USA SETTLES FOR THIRD PLACE FINISH”
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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Greece
Lithuania
USA
Latvia
Italy
Turkey
France
Belgium
SHAPE
GBR
Netherlands
Canada
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Monday 1 December
1300 Latvia 81 vs
Canada 62
1500
USA 107 vs Netherlands 54
1800
Lithuania 106 vs GBR 54
1930
Opening Ceremony
2000
Greece 100 vs SHAPE 43
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Thursday 4
December
1000 SHAPE 64 vs
Netherlands 60
1200
Turkey 74 vs Belgium 70
1400
Greece 74 vs France 38
1600
Lithuania 93 vs Canada 66
1800
USA 102 vs Italy 60
2000
Latvia 106 vs GBR 34
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Tuesday 2 December
1300 SHAPE 54 vs
Italy 80
1500
GBR 76 vs Turkey 71
1800
Netherlands 58 vs France 62
2000
Canada 63 vs Belgium 41
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Friday 5 December
1300 Canada 65 vs
France 54
1500
GBR 60 vs Italy 66
1800
Lithuania 64 vs Greece 68
2000
Latvia 85 vs USA 67
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Wednesday 3 December
1300
Turkey 57 vs Lithuania 96
1500
Belgium 82 vs Latvia 88 (OT)
1800
Italy 42 vs Greece 96
2000 France 52 vs
USA 105
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Saturday 6 December
1000 Netherlands 66 vs
Belgium 70 (11th Pl.)
1200
SHAPE 70 vs Turkey 83 (9th Place)
1400
France 66 vs GBR 70 (7th Place)
1600
Canada 69 vs Italy 50 (5th Place)
1800
Lithuania 70 vs USA 81(3rd Place)
2000
Greece 80 vs Latvia 75 (Champ.)
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CISM Opening Ceremonies
By Anthony Perez, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs
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USA Armed Forces Men's Basketball Team is introduced
at Opening Ceremony. Photo by Anthony Perez Hi
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Brig. General Dr. Gianna Gola, International Military Sports Council
president delivers address at Opening Ceremony. Photo by Anthony
Perez Hi
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Brig. General Len Patrick, 37th Training Wing
commander, and Brig. General Dr. Gianna Gola, International Military Sports Council
president, share a few words after the CISM Basketball Championship
opening ceremonies. CISM is celebrating is
60th anniversary of promoting friendship through sports. Photo by
Anthony Perez Hi
Res
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LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE — The International Military
Sports Council Basketball Championships began at 9 a.m. at the Lackland Parade Grounds.
CISM President Italian Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Gianni Gola
officially opened the games following a warm introduction by Brig. Gen.
Len Patrick, 37th Training Wing commander.
“In the end, it won’t matter who wins,” General Patrick said. “The most
important thing will be the new friends we make through this
competition.”
Greece, Italy, Korea, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania and the United States are
the countries with teams competing in the weeklong tournament.
Each team marched in with their country’s flag, and was greeted by an
enthusiastic crowd.
“I think it’s an honor. I can’t really describe it at this point,” said
Airman 1st Class Jammar Major, Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla. Airman Major is a member of the United States Armed Forces
basketball team.
After General Gola pronounced the beginning of
the tournament, Mariachi Azul de San Antonio
performed fiesta-themed music for cultural entertainment. The morning’s
festivities also featured Capuraginga San
Antonio, a capoeira dance troupe. Patrick
Fitzgerald, a cowboy from Bandera, closed the ceremonies with roping
tricks.
This is the second time Lackland AFB has hosted
one of CISM’s sporting events. In 1998, the base held the council’s
boxing tournament.
General Gola was very pleased that Lackland agreed to host the event, even though the
United States is currently at war.
“10 years ago, while in Kosovo we faced a similar problem,” the Italian
officer said. “It’s easy to say ‘friendship through sport’ when you don’t
have problems, but it’s most important when you are having problems. We
decided that we must continue to support friendship even in times of
war.”
All of the games will take place at the Chaparral Fitness Center.
Saturday and Sunday the games are scheduled for noon, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The championship round will be held Monday. Games will be held at 9 a.m.,
noon and 3 p.m.
“These countries are bringing their best military athletes. I am sure
that all the spectators will enjoy the games,” said General Gola.
Following the final game, the bronze, silver and gold medals will be
awarded to the winning teams. At that point, U.S. officials will pass the
CISM Council flag to Lithuania, next year’s host country for the
basketball tournament.
Currently, the council is the largest authority for military sports
activity in the world. It comprises 130 countries.
The 60-year-old council was organized shortly after World War II ended as
a means to get Soldiers off the battlefield and onto the sports field.
Basketball is one of 22 sports held in CISM supporting countries around
the world.
On Jan. 22, 2007, the United Nations officially recognized CISM as a
national governing organization.
“It wasn’t easy, because they were looking at us as a military
organization,” said General Gola, but we proved
that we were educating the younger generations to have mutual respect and
that we can promote peace through sports.”
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U.S. Armed Forces Wins Gold at the
48th CISM World Military
Men's Basketball Championship
By Anthony Perez
37th Training Wing Public Affairs
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Team USA
celebrates their first-place finish in the International Military
Sports Council Basketball Championships Tuesday at the Chapparal Fitness Center. USA defeated
Lithuania, 84-74, to take their first CISM championsip
in 20 years. The tournament featured military basketball teams from
countries such as Canada, Latvia, Italy, the Republic of Korea and
Greece. The weeklong tournament was held to promote peace and
friendship through sports. Lithuania will host the CISM Basketball
Championships next year. Photo by Armando Flores.
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The United
States won its first International Military Sports Council championship
since 1998, defeating Lithuania, 84-74, on Tuesday at the Chaparral
Fitness Center.
“It’s very gratifying, particularly because we beat a good team,” said
Ted Albers, USA head coach. “They didn’t give it away; we had to take
it from them.”
Lithuania played a tough game and held the lead going into the final
period. In the fourth quarter, USA switched to a suffocating full-court
man-to-man defense, tiring the Lithuanian team.
“We can go with all 12 of our players, so we started trying to tire
them out,” said USA center Bernard James. “They were getting their rest
by just bringing the ball up the court. Once we turned it from a
half-court game into a full-court game, they got tired and it really
broke their confidence.”
With 3:47 left in the fourth quarter, James stole the
ball and went coast-to-coast for a breakaway dunk that broke the
spirits of the Lithuanian team, which never recovered after that play.
Lithuania scored only four points in the fourth quarter.
“They were killing us with the same play all night,” James said. “I was
looking at the guard’s eyes so I knew he was going to pass it. I
decided to gamble and thankfully, it paid off.”
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USA power
forward Jammar Major gets fouled on a
layup attempt during Tuesday's championship game. USA defeated
Lithuania, 84-74, taking first place in the International Military
Sports Council Basketball Championships. Photo by Alan Boedeker.
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James, who was also named the tournament’s Most Valuable
Player, finished the game with 12 points, 18 rebounds and six blocked
shots.
USA started the game down 8-2 but had a 12-point lead after the first
quarter. Point guard Ron Bartley hit back-to-back 3-pointers from 10
feet behind the arc with two minutes left in the first quarter. Bartley
finished with 16 points.
USA took a 49-38 lead into intermission, but the second half proved to
be a different story for the American military team.
Lithuania, led by small forward Vaidas Trepocka, surged back with a furious comeback to
tie the game 53-53 with five minutes left in the third quarter. Trepocka scored a team-high 17 points in the game.
Lithuania then took a 62-61 lead with three minutes left in the third
quarter on a 3-pointer by shooting guard Simonas
Slivka. It was their first lead since early
in the first quarter.
“Coach was always positive,” James said. “I can’t remember the last
time he said something negative. He tells us exactly what we need to
hear to keep us motivated. That’s what makes him a special coach.”
After being down by as many as six points, USA tied the game 70-70 with
5:42 left in the fourth quarter.
On the next play, power forward Jammar Major
was fouled but still converted the layup for a three-point opportunity,
giving USA a two-point lead.
The biggest difference though, was USA’s ability to continuously get
points in the paint. They finished with 48 points in the paint compared
to Lithuania’s 26.
Nwaelele, who was named to the All-Tournament
Team, had a game-high 25 points.
The United States shot 44.2 percent from the field, while Lithuania
shot 38.8 percent.
“It feels really good,” James said. “This is my third time coming out
to this. For whatever reason, we didn’t win it all before. This has
been amazing.”
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48th CISM World Military
Men’s Basketball Championship
Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas
Chaparral Fitness Center
12-23 April 2008
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FINAL POSITION
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1st place – USA
ARMED FORCES
2nd place - LITHUANIA
3rd place – GREECE
4th place – REBUBLIC OF KOREA
5th place – LATVIA
6th place – ITALY
7th place – CANADA
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MEDAL PLAY
BRACKETS
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CLICK HERE FOR MEDAL PLAY BOX SCORES
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POOL PLAY
STANDINGS
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USA Armed Forces
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6
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0
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602
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100.33
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480
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80.00
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1.2542
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1.000
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6
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Lithuania
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4
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2
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544
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90.67
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490
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81.67
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1.1102
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0.667
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6
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Greece
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4
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2
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504
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84.00
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454
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75.67
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1.1101
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0.667
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6
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Rebuplic
of Korea
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3
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3
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548
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91.33
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552
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92.00
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0.9928
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0.500
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6
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Latvia
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3
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3
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512
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85.33
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471
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78.50
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1.0870
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0.500
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6
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Italy
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1
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5
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406
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67.67
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546
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91.00
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0.7436
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0.167
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6
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Canada
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0
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6
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426
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71.00
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549
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91.50
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0.7760
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0.000
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6
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2008 CISM Basketball Schedule
48th World Military Men's Basketball Championship
to kick off at Lackland AFB, Texas on 14 Apr.
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“U.S. ARMED
FORCES WOMEN CAPTURES 2008
AAU NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP”
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2008 Armed
Forces Men's and Women's Basketball Championship
Blue Mountain Sports Arena, Fort Indiantown Gap,
PA
“NAVY WOMEN AND AIR FORCE MEN TAKE GOLD
-- AIR FORCE WOMEN AND NAVY MEN SETTLE FOR SILVER”
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AMN Ashley Smith (Air Force) goes to the hoop as
SGT Andreia Borrego (Army) attempts to
block the shot. Photo by MSgt Patrick Cashin
Hi
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WOMEN’S FINAL STANDINGS:
Navy (5-1); Air Force (4-2); Army (3-3); Marine Corps (0-6)
MEN’S FINAL
STANDINGS: Air Force (5-1); Navy (3-3); Marine Corps
(2-4); Army (2-4)
WOMEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
(G) YN3 Tija Hopkins (Navy-Coast Guard), USCG
Petaluma, CA
(F) ENS Carly Meyer (Navy), USS San Antonio
(F) SN Syreeta Broomfield-Kemp (Navy-Coast
Guard), USCG Wrightsville Beach, NC
(F) SPC April Cromartie (Army), Ft
Wainwright, AK
(C) SGT Andreia Borrego (Army), Tripler AMC,
HI
WOMEN'S ALL-ARMED
FORCES TEAM:
SGT Andreia Borrego (Army)
Cpl Nicole Wells (Marine Corps), Parris Island, SC
SSgt Lyschale Jones (Air Force), Bolling AFB, VA
YN3 Tija Hopkins (Navy-Coast Guard)
CPT Gema Robles (Army), Ft Bennings, GA
ENS Carly Meyer (Navy)
2LT Monica Mason (Air Force), Tyndall AFB, FL
SN Syreeta Broomfield-Kemp (Navy-Coast Guard)
AMN Ashley Smith (Air Force), Bolling AFB, VA
SPC April Cromartie (Army)
Cpl Nicole Torres (Marine Corps), MCAS Cherry Point, NC
PFC Kristen Harris (Army), Ft Lewis, WA
Head Coach: Mr. Steve Porcuna (Navy)
Asst Coach: LT Sam Caldwell (Navy)
MEN'S ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM:
(G) 2LT Matt Bell (Army), West Point, NY
(G) LCpl Ryan McLellan
(Marine Corps), Okinawa, Japan
(F) 2ndLt Robert Brooks (Marine Corps), MCAS Beaufort, NC
(F) 1Lt Danny Nwaelele (Air Force), Keesler AFB, MS
(C) SSgt Bernard James (Air Force), Beale AFB, CA
MEN'S
ALL-ARMED FORCES TEAM:
SGT Ron Bartley (Army), Ft Carson, CO
YN2 Jason Jefferson (Navy), Navy Recruiting, Atlanta, GA
1Lt Danny Nwaelele (Air Force)
2LT Matt Bell (Army)
LCpl Ryan McLellan
(Marine Corps)
SN Brandon Newman (Navy), USS Comstock
SRA Ollie Bradley (Air Force), Maxwell AFB, AL
2ndLt Robert Brooks (Marine Corps)
LT Micah Bonner (Navy-Coast Guard), USCG Station Mobile, AL
SRA Jamar Major (Air Force), Hurlburt Field AFB, FL
LTJG Taj Matthews (Navy), MCM Squadron Three
SSgt Bernard James (Air Force)
Head Coach: Mr. Johnny Bailey (Air Force)
Asst Coach: Mr. Ted Albers (Air Force)
Trainer: TSgt Daniel Pena (Air Force), Kirtland AFB, NM
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Marine Cpl Sterling Phillips #21 and Army SPC
Brett Thomas fight for the rebound. Photo by Claudia Berwager, Army Sports Hi
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**RECAP OF ALL GAMES**
27 Mar Women's Games:
<Army 63
Navy 61>
Halftime Army 33 Navy 29
Army Top
Scorers: SPC April Cromartie
(Ft Wainwright, AK) 19 points; CPT Gema
Robles (Ft Bragg, NC) 13 points; SGT Andreia
Borrego (Tripler AMC, HI) 11 points
Navy Top
Scorers: ENS Carly Meyer
(USS San Antonio) 18 points; SN(CG) Syreeta
Broomfield-Kemp (USCG Wrightsville Beach, NC) 13 points; YN3(CG)Tija Hopkins (USCG, Petaluma, CA) 10 points
<Air Force 85
Marine Corps 79>
Halftime Air Force 39 Marine Corps 39
Air Force
Top Scorers: 2Lt Monica Mason (Tyndall AFB,
FL) 20 points; A1C Richere Harrison (Tyndall
AFB, FL) 16 points; SSgt Lakyshia Fullwood (Vandenberg AFB, CA) 14 points; AMN Ashley
Smith (Bolling AFB, VA) 13 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry
Point, NC) 23 points; Capt Karen Walker (Univ
of New Mexico) 18 points; Cpl Nicole Wells (Parris Island, NC) 11
points; Sgt Nadia Sensing (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 10 points
27 Mar Men's Games:
<Navy 82
Army 74>
Halftime Army 42 Navy 28
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SRA Jamar Major (#35 Air
Force), and A1C James Lewis (#24 Air Force) "D-Up" as
W01 Aaron Stuart (Army) attempts to in bound ball. Photo by MSgt
Patrick Cashin Hi
Res
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Navy Top Scorers:
SN Brandon Newman (USS Comstock) 30 points; LT Mica Bonner (USCG
Station Mobile, AL) 22 points; HM3 Eric Smart (Naval Hospital
Jacksonville, FL) 13 points
Army Top
Scores: 2LT Matt Bell (West Point, NY) 21 points;
WO1 Aaron Stuart (Schofield Barracks, HI) 11 points; 2LT Robert Moore
(Schofield Barracks, HI) 11 points
<Air Force
87 Marine Corps 82>
Halftime Air Force 51 Marine Corps 35
Air Force
Top Scorers: SSgt Bernard James (Beale AFB, CA) 16
points; 1Lt Jacob Burtschi (Air Force
Academy, CO) 14 points; 1Lt Danny Nwaelele (Keesler AFB, MS) 14 points; 1LT Nikolas Welch
(Barksdale AFB, LA) 11 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: LCpl
Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 32 points;
2ndLt Robert Brooks (MCAS Beaufort, NC) 17 points; Sgt Willie Nathan
(Camp Pendleton, CA) 14 points
26 Mar Women's Games:
<Navy 81
Marine Corps 59>
Halftime Navy 41 Marine Corps 24
Navy Top
Scorers: SN(CG) Syreeta Broomfield-Kemp
(USCG Wrightsville Beach, NC) 21 points; ENS Carly
Meyer (USS San Antonio) 13 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Cpl Nicole Wells (Parris Island,
NC) 19 points; Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 15 points; Sgt
Nadia Sensing (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 12 points
<Air Force 73 Army 62>
Halftime Army 35 Air Force 33
Air Force
Top Scorers: A1C Richere
Harrison (Tyndall AFB, FL) 18 points; SSgt Lakyshia
Fullwood (Vandenberg AFB, CA) 17 points; SSgt
Lyschale Jones (Bolling
AFB, VA) 10 points
Army
Top Scorers: SPC April Cromartie
(Ft Wainwright, AK) 20 points; PFC Kristen Harris (Ft Lewis, WA) 10
points
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Navy SN Brandon Newman takes a "J".
Photo by Tim Hipps Hi
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26 Mar Men's Games:
<Navy 77
Marine Corps 74>
Halftime Navy 43 Marine Corps 33
Navy Top
Scorers: SN Brandon Newman (USS Comstock) 21
points; YN2 Jason Jefferson (Navy Recruiting, Atlanta, GA) 11 points;
LTJG Taj Mathews (MCM Squadron Three) 11
points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: LCpl
Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 26 points;
2ndLt Robert Brooks (MCAS Beaufort, NC) 20 points
<Army 95 Air Force 93 (OT)>
Halftime Army 40 Air Force 31
Army Top
Scorers: SGT Ron Brantley (Ft Carson, CO) 40
points; 2LT Matt Bell (West Point, NY) 21 points; SPC Brett Thomas (Ft
Huachuca, AZ) 10 points
Air Force
Top Scorers: SSgt Rico Bachelor (Osan AFB, Korea) 18 points; 1Lt Danny Nwaelele (Keesler AFB,
MS) 17 points; 1Lt Jacob Burtschi (Air Force
Academy, CO) 15 points; SRA Jamar Major (Hurlburt Field AFB, FL) 12 points; SRA Ollie
Bradley (Maxwell AFB, AL) 10 points
25 Mar Women's Games:
<Army 91
Marine Corps 59>
Halftime Army 40 Marine Corps 27
Army Top
Scorers: SGT Andreia
Borrego (Tripler AMC, HI) 18 points; SSG Rachel Brown (Schofield
Barracks, HI) 16 points; SPC April Cromartie
(Ft Wainwright, AK)16 points; SPC Annushka Aglee (USAR, Cleveland, OH) 11 points; CPT Gema Robles (Ft Bragg, NC) 11 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Cpl Nicole Wells (Parris Island,
NC) 25 points; Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 17 points; Sgt
Nadia Sensing (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 11 points
<Navy 79 Air Force 75>
Halftime Air Force 32 Navy 31
Navy Top
Scorers: SN(CG) Syreeta
Broomfield-Kemp (USCG Wrightsville Beach, NC)31 points; ENS Carly Meyer (USS San Antonio) 17 points; YN3(CG) Tija Hopkins (USCG Petaluma, CA) 15 points
Air Force
Top Scorers: 2Lt Monica Mason (Tyndall AFB, FL) 27
points; SSgt Lyschale Jones (Bolling AFB, VA) 15 points; SSgt Lakyshia Fullwood
(Vandenberg AFB, CA) 15 points
25 Mar Men's Games:
<Marine
Corps 99 Army 89>
Halftime: Marine Corps 46 Army 35
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: LCpl
Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 21 points; Cpl
Sterling Phillips (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 17 points; 2ndLt Robert
Brooks (MCAS Beaufort, NC) 17 points; Sgt Willie Nathan (Camp Pendleton
CA) 11 points
Army
Top Scorers: 2LT Matt Bell (West Point, NY) 41
points; 2LT Marshall Jackson (Ft Benning, GA)
18 points; SGT Ron Bartley (Ft Carson, CO) 10 points
<Air Force 102 Navy 90>
Halftime: Air Force 43 Navy 40
Air Force
Top Scorers: SRA Jamar
Major (Hurlburt Field AFB, FL) 17 points; 1Lt
Danny Nwaelele (Beale AFB, CA) 16 points; SRA
Ollie Bradley (Maxwell AFB, AL) 13 points; SSgt Marico Gray (Andrews
AFB, MD) 12 points; 1Lt Jacob Burtschi (Air
force Academy, CO) 10 points
Navy Top
Scorers: LT Micah Bonner (USCG Station Mobile, AL)
37 points; LTJG Taj Matthews (ACS Squadron
Three) 21 points; YN2 Jason Jefferson (Navy Recruiting, Atlanta, GA) 10
points
24 Mar Women’s Games:
<Air Force
77 Marine Corps 60>
Halftime: Air Force 33 Marine Corps 27
Air Force
Top Scorers: SSgt Lyshale
Jones (Bolling AFB, VA) 17 points; A1C Tiffanie Guthrie (Tyndall AFB, FL) 16 points; 2LT
Monica Mason (Tyndall AFB, FL) 13 points; SSgt Kimberly Carrion (Travis
AFB, CA) 12 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry
Point, NC) 18 points; Cpl Nicole Wells (MCB Parris Island, SC) 18
points
<Navy 87 Army 83>
Halftime: Navy 41 Army 35
Navy Top
Scorers: SN(CG) Syreeta
Broomfield-Kemp (USCG, Wrightsville, NC) 32 points; ENS Carly Meyer (USS San Antonio) 18 points; YN3(CG) Tija Hopkins (USCG, Petaluma, CA 17 points
Army
Top Scorers: SPC April Cromartie
(Ft Wainwright, AK) 21 points; SGT Andreia Berrego (Tripler AMC, HI) 17 points; SGT Amber
Wallace (Ft Benning, GA) 14 points; CPT Gema Robles (Ft Bragg, NC) 11 points
24 Mar Men’s Games:
<Air Force
82 Marine Corps 74>
Halftime: Air Force 42 Marine Corps 74
Air Force
Top Scorers: 1lt Jacob Burtschi
(Air Force Academy, CO) 18 points; SSgt Bernard James (Beale AFB, CA)
16 points; 1LT Danny Nwaelele (Kessler AFB,
MS) 12 points; SRA Ollie Bradley (Maxwell AFB, CA) 10 Points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Sgt Willie Nathan (Camp
Pendleton, CA) 20 points; LCpl Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 13 points; 2ndLt Robert
Brooks (MCAS Beaufort, NC) 13 points
<Army 95 Navy 66>
Halftime: Army 40 Navy 27
Army Top
Scorers: 2LT Marshall Jackson (Ft Benning, GA) 28 points; 2LT Matt Bell (West Point,
NY) 23 points; SGT Ron Bartley (Ft Carson, CO) 11 points; W01 Aaron
Stuart (Schofield Barracks, HI) 10 points
Navy
Top Scorers: SN Brandon Newman (USS Comstock) 28
points; LtJg Taj
Mathews (MCM Squadron Three) 13 points
23 Mar Women’s Game:
<Navy 74
Air Force 67>
Halftime: Navy 26 Air Force 25
Navy Top
Scorers: SN(CG) Syreeta
Broomfield-Kemp (USCG, Wrightsville, NC) 32 points; ENS Carly Meyer (USS San Antonio) 14 points
Air Force
Top Scorer: A1C Tiffanie
Guthrie (Tyndall AFB, FL) 32 points
23 Mar Men’s Game:
<Air Force
109 Navy 83>
Halftime Score: Air Force 50 Navy 46
Air Force
Top Scorers: SRA Jamar
Major (Hurlburt Field AFB, FL) 19 points; A1C
James Lewis (Buckley AFB, CO) 17 points; SRA Ollie Bradley (Maxwell
AFB, AL) 15 points; 1LT Danny Nwaelele
(Kessler AFB, MS) 13 points; 1lt Jacob Burtschi
(Air Force Academy, CO) 11 points
Navy Top
Scorers: SN Brandon Newman (USS Comstock) 23
points; LtJg Taj
Matthews (MCM Squadron Three) 19 points; QM2 James Milt (Navy
Recruiting, Jacksonville, FL) 16 Points
22 Mar Women’s Games:
<Air Force
81 Army 78>
Halftime: Army 38 Air Force 34
Air Force
Top Scorers: A1C Tiffanie
Guthrie (Tyndall AFB, FL) 28 points; AMN Ashley Smith (Bolling AFB, VA) 17 points; 2LT Monica Mason
(Tyndall AFB, FL) 16 points; SSgt Lakyshia Fullwood (Vandenberg AFB, CA) 10 points
Army Top
Scorers: SGT Andreia Berrego (Tripler AMC, HI) 22 points; SPC April Cromartie (Ft Wainwright, AK) 19 points; PFC
Kristen Harris (Ft Lewis, WA) 15 points
<Navy 81 Marine Corps 64>
Halftime: Navy 42 Marine Corps 23
Navy Top
Scorers: SN(CG) Syreeta
Broomfield-Kemp (USCG, Wrightsville, NC) 31 points; ENS Carly Meyer (USS San Antonio) 16 points; ABFAN Roniece Williams (USS Theodore Roosevelt) 10 points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Cpl Nicole Wells (MCB Parris
Island, SC) 25 points; Sgt Nadia Sensing (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 19
points; Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 13
22 Mar Men’s Games:
<Air Force
92 Army 77>
Halftime Score: Air Force 42 Army 41
Air Force
Top Scorers: 1LT Danny Nwaelele
(Kessler AFB, MS) 21 points; SSgt Bernard James (Beale AFB, CA) 18
points; SRA Jamar Major (Hurlburt
Field AFB, FL) 14 points; SRA Drew Colen
(Beale AFB, CA) 10 points
Army Top
Scorers: 2LT Robert Moore (Schofield Barracks, HI)
23 points; SGT Ron Bartley (Ft Carson, CO) 22 points; 2LT Matt Bell
(West Point, NY) 18 points; W01 Aaron Stuart (Schofield Barracks, HI)
10 points
<Navy 94 Marine Corps 89 (2OT)>
Halftime Score: Marine Corps 37 Navy 27
Navy Top
Scorers: LtJg Taj Matthews (MCM Squadron Three) 25 points; SN
Brandon Newman (USS Comstock) 20 points; Lt Micah Bonner (USCG Mobile,
AL) 17 points; YN2 Jason Jefferson (Navy Recruiting Atlanta, GA) 13
Points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Sgt Willie Nathan (Camp
Pendleton, CA) 21 points; LCpl Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 19 points; 2ndLt Robert
Brooks (MCAS Beaufort, NC) 16 points; LCpl
Oliver Owens (29 Palms, CA) 12 points
21 Mar Women’s Game:
<Army 78
Marine Corps 39>
Halftime: Army 39 Marine Corps 14
Army Top
Scorers: SPC April Cromartie
(Ft Wainwright, AK) 24 points; PFC Kristen Harris (Ft Lewis, WA) 14
points; CPT Gema Robles (Ft Bragg, NC) 12
points
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: Sgt Nadia Sensing (MCAS Cherry
Point, NC) 13 points; Cpl Nicole Torres (MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 13
points
21 Mar Men’s Game:
<Marine
Corps 91 Army 84>
Halftime: Marine Corps 44 Army 40
Marine
Corps Top Scorers: LCpl
Ryan McLellan (Okinawa, Japan) 20 points; Sgt
Willie Nathan (Camp Pendleton, CA) 19 points; Cpl Sterling Phillips
(MCAS Cherry Point, NC) 11 points; 2ndLt Robert Brooks (MCAS Beaufort,
NC) 11 points; Cpl Joel Pierce (Okinawa, Japan) 11 points; LCpl Oliver Owens (29 Palms, CA) 11 points
Army Top
Scorers: 2LT Robert Moore (Schofield Barracks, HI)
24; SGT Ron Brantley (Ft Carson, Co) 22 points; 2LT Matt Bell (West
Point, NY) 19 points
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