• Sylvester Joseph (L), Mickey Joseph (C) and Eddie Prevost, played with the 1994-2004 PIONEERS

    Ladies & Gentlemen… The Pioneers

    Are you from Dominica's basketball 'ole school' from the 1970s into the 1980s, when we saw intense on-court rivalry between Cardinals, Flames, Green City, Harks, Pros, Wizards and so many ...

  • CARDINALS captured 16 basketball championships (League & Knockout) between 1968 and 1977

    Champions on Podiums: 1966-1978

    This edition of Jump Ball presents the League and Knockout champions in Dominica's national basketball league for the period extending from the league's inauguration in 1966, to 1978.

  • Three utility companies have sponsored local basketball

    Utilities in Our Basketball

    It's month's end and it's time for paying the bills to the utility companies for cable television, electricity, telephone & internet, and/or water. Of course, we don't need to be ...

  • Energetic Dominican youth in basketball training

    Basketball's Evolution

    Part III of the article presented on the evolution of the following aspects of the game of basketball: out-of-bounds, mid-court line, three seconds/restricted area a.k.a. "the key", and the centre ...

  • Basketball referee's equipment: whistle and lanyard

    Basketball's Evolution

    Part II of the article presented on the evolution of the following aspects of the game of basketball: scoring, timing, shot clock, fouls, free throws, passing, and dribbling. The article ...

  • Spring Rims are indispensable to modern-day

    Basketball's Evolution (Part II)

    Part I of the article presented the development of the following aspects of the game of basketball: team size, substitutions, baskets, backboards, and the ball. The article continues below.

  • France vs USA

    Basketball's Evolution (Part I)

    Since Jump Ball debuted in 2016 the column has focused almost exclusively on local basketball. Among the 85 articles published to date the column, however, featured two NBA players, viz. ...

  • Three clubs each fielded 3 teams in DABA's League

    Dominica's Basketball Trios

    Over the 55 years of our National Basketball League we have witnessed scores of teams enter and exit, a few capturing championships along the way and others not even winning ...

  • BRIAN ZAMORE of YSA Development played with Cardinals Jr

    Brian Zamore in Action

    Few persons in Dominica carry or have carried the surname ZAMORE, and have been associated with basketball.

  • DERRICK BIRMINGHAM played with Lamb's Bread,  Cardinals I, Killer Bees and Clouds I

    Powerful Derrick "Rats" Birmingham

    Part I of the article presented on Dr. Rats' entry into basketball, the teams that he played with, in DABA's National League and his stints in Off-Season/Community Leagues. The article ...

  • DERRICK BIRMINGHAM played with Cardinals for over a decade; 1985 photo

    Powerful Derrick "Rats" Birmingham

    During the 1980s and 1990s, "Dr. Rats" was one of the 'big names' around the Windsor Park hardcourt and Dominica's national basketball league. Prior to that, there was another player ...

  • Reynold Alexander, captain, was a consistent top or high-scorer for Comets and Stars. Photo Courtesy Reynold's Facebook Page

    Dubique, in Their Little World

    Part I of the article peeked into the early days of basketball in Dubique, Dubique's ladies on Pros Sisters, and moving from Dubique's first basketball team to their only other ...