Aspiring Athletes Still Need Your Help in Achieving their Dreams

A group of Belizean basketball players are chasing their dreams of making it to the big leagues. Thirteen talented athletes have been selected to compete in the 2025 Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Tournament, the Dru Joyce Classic, in Cleveland, Ohio. This NCAA-certified event is a golden opportunity for them to showcase their skills in front of college scouts, with the potential to earn scholarships to play college basketball in the USA or Canada. However, to make this dream a reality, they need help covering the costs of the trip, registration, and accommodation. We spoke with one of the aspiring athletes and his coach earlier today to get more details on this exciting opportunity.

 

Britney Gordon

“How exactly did you come across this opportunity? What led you to get to this point now?

 

Tevaughn Dawson, Aspiring Professional Basketball Player

“ Firstly, I used to always play with coach. And he used to always coach me. He was a part of the national team as well. So, from, I guess from there he saw my skills or whatever I can do. And he contacted my mom, and my mom talked to me a little, so.  They went back and forth and it’s good from there.” 

 

Britney Gordon

“ Why do I donate?”

 

Tevaughn Dawson

“Well, I believe because I put in the work like I always every time a trip come up or whatever. I will always work. I will always help the team I’ll go and try to win. I’ll try my best to win.”

 

Rosco Reese, Coach

“ So it’s just giving boys from Belize an opportunity to basketball exposure at a high level and opportunity to be scouted by college scouts and hopefully earn an athletic scholarship.”

 

Britney Gordon

“So how many boys from Belize will be attending this tournament if they’re able to raise a funds?”

 

Rosco Reese

“Well, right now, we have thirteen boys going on the trip. About, maybe about nine of them have already secured their funds. So we’re really looking for maybe about assistance for four boys. So if anybody out there in the business community, the basketball family, um, would like to support the initiative, they could contact me. Rosco Reese. I have a Facebook page. You can contact me on my number is 6-0-5-5-7- 0-3. You could email me at Rosco.reese at gmail.com and I’ll be willing to give you all the information on the trip.”