July 19, 2024
#TheBahamas, July 19, 2024 – Blazer Elite Academy has won the EPIT Tournament during their European Tour.
The team began their international journey on June 27, 2024. They arrived in Portugal on June 28 and played in the Portugal Festival on June 29 where they competed in the 19U division. The team finished the tournament with a 2-3 record, and secured 5th place out of 12 teams.
Following their visit to Portugal, the team traveled to Spain to compete in the EPIT Tournament in the 18U Division, which started on July 1st, 2024. Elite Blazer Elite Sports Team won the Championship with a 4-1 record.
Portugal Festival Highlights:
Three players in the Top 15 in Scoring:
Isais Sejour: #3
Mauricio Davis: #7
Hinrich Monuma: #15
Two players in the Top Ten for Rebounds:
T’Kai Delancy: #3
Isais Sejour: #13
Three players in the Top 15 for steals:
Mauricio Davis: #4
T’Kai Delancy: #5
Isais Sejour: #13
EPIT Spain Tournament Highlights:
Top Scorers:
Hinrich Monuma: #2 (23.5 oPPG)
Isais Sejour: #4 (20.5 PPG)
T’Kai Delancy: #7 (17.5 PPG)
Two players in the Top 10 in Rebounds:
Top Rebounders:
T’Kai Delancy: #3 (11.5 Rebound PG)
Isais Sejour: #4 (11 RPG)
Two players in the Top 10 in Top 10 in Assist:
Top in Assists:
T’Kai Delancy: #4 (7.5 APG)
Isais Sejour: #7 (6 APG)
Four players in the Top 15 in Steals:-
Top in Steals:
Mauricio Davis: #2 (4.5 SPG)
Kevin Pierre: #5 (3.5 SPG)
Isais Sejour: #7 (3 SPG)
T’Kai Delancy: #11 (2.5 SPG)
Blocks:
Carlens Louis: # 5 blocks
Lance Simmons: # 5 blocks
The team will continue their European tour with exhibition games in Paris and London before returning home on July 18, 2024.
The traveling party included Head Coach Dr. Ray Evans, Team Mother Nicole Evans, Parent Presidents Seandra and Gervergo Delancy, along with supporting crew members Deborah Mills and Chantal Sylvester. The team members were Isais Sejour, Hinrich Monuma, T’Kai Delancy, and Carlens Louis (from the Turks and Caicos Island), and Kevin Pierre, Mauricio Davis, Lance Simmons, and Ethan Gilkes. Coach Kenneth Grant and Kevin Harvey supported the team on the ground.
Blazer Elite Academy has served the Bahamas and the Caribbean, since 2013. They grew from the Fritz Forbes Panthers Basketball Club of the 1980s with expansions into Turks & Caicos, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago. Over the decade, the academy has helped over 250 students pursue their sports dreams abroad. Rebranded as Blazer Elite Sports Academy in 2023, they officially opened a preparatory component for Grades 7-12.