Connect with us

Basketball

GUAM BASKETBALL ELECTS NEW OFFICIALS

Calvo named new GBC President.

PRESS RELEASE – The Guam Basketball Confederation has elected a new President and Secretary General to lead the National Program into the future!

The Guam Basketball Confederation (GBC) is one of Guam’s most successful sports organizations, exclusively appointed by FIBA, the Federation responsible for governing basketball development & competition internationally.

On Saturday, October 13th , The Board of Directors for GBC elected former-player turned coach, E.J. Calvo, as President of the Board, and named experienced referee Frank Cruz as Secretary General as well as Vice-President. These positions were left vacant with passing of Tony Thompson earlier this year.

“I worked closely with Thompson to accomplish several goals & objectives since he recruited me to coach our men’s team in 2012, and my focus will be to continue that progress for our program and island community to be proud of,” said Calvo.

Since being appointed head coach of the Guam Men’s Basketball Team, Calvo has led the Guam men’s program to new heights and is preparing the team for another milestone with FIBA Asia competition later this year.

After a college basketball career at the Division II level in California, he returned home for over five years of playing for Team Guam. The one prize that eluded Calvo was the Pacific Games gold medal…and he finally helped secure that as head coach of our men’s team in 2015 in Papua New Guinea.

“As GBC President, I am inspired by past leaders of Guam sports and will work with our Board to create new opportunities for our athletes. We are continuing to rehabilitate our National Basketball Training Center in Tiyan, and with this facility, will organize and manage clinics, camps, tournaments & leagues year-round. Our Guam Basketball community is strong, and I hope to unite more clubs and organizations to work together to further grow the sport and create more opportunities for players, coaches and officials,” according to Calvo.

Frank Cruz was elected to replace Tony Thompson as Secretary General, as well as Vice-President of the Board. Frank is currently the General Manager for KFC and has been an active GBC Board Member since 2013 and Board VP since 2016. He brings over 20 years of experience as a referee, certified by FIBA and entrusted as tournament supervisor in major competitions, including the Micronesian Games and Pacific Games.

Cruz spearheads the GBC mission to improve the standard of officiating in Guam and open doors to more local refs to officiate internationally.
Susan Lapola remains Board Secretary, while Maree Pelkey continues as Treasurer.

For more information, please contact GBC President, E.J. Calvo [email protected])

Ad

GPS Sports Calendar

February

March 2023

April
SU
MO
TU
WE
TH
FR
SA
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
Events for February

28th

No Events
Events for March

2nd

Events for March

3rd

Events for March

4th

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Events for March

5th

Events for March

5th

No Events
Events for March

6th

No Events
Events for March

7th

No Events
Events for March

9th

Events for March

9th

No Events
Events for March

11th

12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Events for March

12th

Events for March

12th

No Events
Events for March

13th

No Events
Events for March

14th

No Events
Events for March

15th

No Events
Events for March

17th

Events for March

18th

19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Events for March

19th

Events for March

19th

No Events
Events for March

21st

Events for March

21st

No Events
Events for March

23rd

Events for March

24th

Events for March

25th

26
27
28
29
30
31
1
Events for March

26th

Events for March

27th

Events for March

28th

Events for March

29th

Events for March

30th

Events for March

31st

COMING SOON …

  • 4th Quarter Sports

QUICK HITS

3rd place: Big ups to the Para Todu Rugby Club for finishing 3rd out of 16 teams in the Manila 10’s Rugby Tournament today. Biba Guam Rugby!

 

——————————————

 

Guam MTB National Championship: Edward Oingerang and Jennifer Camacho are your 2023 MTB national champions. Oingerang finished the course in 1:13:24 while Camacho won her second straight title in 54:08.

 

More in Basketball