P.H.A.S.E.1 Academy to launch Basketball Summer League

P.H.A.S.E.1 Academy in partnership with the Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA), Ribbiz Ultra Lounge has launched the ‘Elite 1 Caribbean Basketball Summer League’ (E1CBL), which is lauded as the Caribbean’s biggest basketball entertainment event of the season.

The lead trainer for P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy is Wayne Dawkins who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball player with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Secondary Education. Dawkins has over 20 years of experience teaching, motivating and training athletes to successfully achieve their goals.

Chief Executive Officer of P.H.A.S.E. 1 Academy and former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball player, Wayne Dawkins shares more about this initiative on Sunrise. Watch the full conversation here:

The summer league will run from August 10 to 20 at the National Stadium in Kingston and will inaugurate the fall pro season which will run for six to eight weeks from October to December 2022. The league consists of four teams headed by world-class coaches with players from Jamaica, the United States, Canada, Africa, and other Caribbean Islands. Elite 1 Caribbean Basketball Summer League’s (E1CBL) mission is to create a competitive pro basketball league in the Caribbean to enhance the opportunity for consistent high-level competition, professional growth and paid opportunities.

Dawkins believes that the Elite 1 Caribbean Basketball Summer League (E1CBL) is exactly the kind of investment Caribbean basketball needs to take it to the next level.“The vision is to have a Caribbean-wide professional league that could rival any of the top pro leagues around the world,” he added. Meanwhile, Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA) President Paulton Gordon said an event of this magnitude will have a positive impact on basketball in the Caribbean.