FIBA Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Women rep RMI at FIBA World Cup

By Journal on September 5, 2019 Candice Guavis, Deborah Shoniber, FIBA, FIBA Basketball World Cup, Tatiana Shoniber News Archive

Women are representing the Marshall Islands at the premier global basketball event happening in China since last Saturday: The FIBA Basketball World Cup, where 32 of the best teams in the world are competing for bragging rights and a birth at the Olympic Games in Japan in 2020. Marshall Islands Basketball Federation (MIBF) President Candice […]

First woman to head RMI basketball

By Journal on May 24, 2019 Baseketball, Deborah Shoniber, FIBA, Hilary Hosia, Lyla Lemari, MIBF News Archive

HILARY HOSIA Candice Guavis was named president of the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation following a general election at the Marshall Islands Resort last Friday, making her the first female president of a basketball association in the Micronesia region — and one of only three among the 22 federations in the FIBA Oceania region. The former […]