Former Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Player Sylvia Fowles Attends Inaugural Exxonmobil Jr. NBA League Finals in Luanda
The first ExxonMobil Jr. NBA League Angola Finals (NBA.com) was held on Saturday, December 14 at the Pavilhão Dream Space in Luanda, Angola, in the presence of two-time WNBA champion and eight-time All-Star Sylvia Fowles. After seven months of competition since the launch of the league last May, the Instituto Medio de Administração Gestão (Boston Celtics) won the first championships in the women’s and men’s categories respectively.
The league, run by PanAfricare, launched in May last year and attracted more than 12,000 youngsters in its first season. The league includes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education programs for players and other students from participating schools and ends with a showcase where students present and explain the STEM projects and experiments they have learned throughout the year. Jr. NBA League Finals.
The STEM program, launched in May, involves a range of theoretical and practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. In these educational and fun experiments, young people focus on learning about teamwork, time management, self-esteem and sports science, including measuring heartbeats and controlling the angles and dimensions of a basketball court and its rules.
Executive Quotes
Katrina Fisher, ExxonMobil Chief Country Manager for Angola:
“This project not only promotes the sport of basketball, but also provides integrated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses to more than 10,000 students across Luanda. These courses instill the values of discipline, teamwork, resilience and competition. These qualities Not just in sports, but also in academic, professional and personal pursuits.”
Kita Matungulu, Director of Basketball Operations for NBA Africa:
“The first Jr. NBA season showcases the power of basketball as a tool for education and positive social change, and it has been great to see the engagement of young people and coaches over the past few months. We appreciate ExxonMobil’s commitment and support and look forward to “Continue to use this game to further impact Angola’s youth both on and off the pitch.”
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