What is the Jamaica Basketball Association?
The Jamaica Basketball Association is the body FIBA’s directory lists as its member for Jamaica (JAM), in the Americas region, with Paulton Gordon as president and Janeil Smith as secretary general.[1] The Jamaica Olympic Association’s list of member associations includes “Basketball Jamaica”, with the same president, the same National Arena address and the website basketballjamaica.com, which FIBA also gives for the association.[2][1] A Jamaica Observer report of 31 May 2023 gives the name as “Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA)”.[3]
What does the Jamaica Basketball Association govern or do?
In a report of 31 May 2023, the Jamaica Observer quoted Paulton Gordon, as the association’s president, on the return of the National Basketball League, which the newspaper called “the country’s top basketball competition” and Gordon “our top club league”.[3] The website FIBA lists for the association carries news items dated 2015 and 2016, among them an image captioned “Jamaica Female Team”, and states that “The Caribbean Basketball Confederation is a Sub-Zone of FIBA (The International Basketball Federation).”[1][4]
When was the Jamaica Basketball Association founded and where is it based?
FIBA gives the association’s address as Suite #6, National Arena, Independence Park, Kingston 6, with the postal address P.O. Box 751, Kingston 5.[1] The Jamaica Olympic Association gives the same National Arena address, Suite # 6, Independence Park, Kingston, and the website basketballjamaica.com, which FIBA also lists.[2][1]
How is the Jamaica Basketball Association recognised?
FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations names the Jamaica Basketball Association as the member for Jamaica, with the country code JAM, and gives its regional affiliation as Americas.[1]
Jamaica Olympic Association. The Jamaica Olympic Association lists “Basketball Jamaica” among its member associations, in its “Court Sports” group, naming Paulton Gordon as president — the same president FIBA lists.[2][1]
What does the Jamaica Basketball Association organise?
The Jamaica Observer reported on 31 May 2023 that the National Basketball League, cancelled midway through its 2020 season because of COVID-19, was to return the following month for a season of four months, with ten teams against twelve in 2020. The teams it named were St George’s Slayers, the defending champions, UWI Running Rebels, Rae Town Raptors, Urban Knights, Upper Room Eagles, Tivoli Wizards, Falmouth Saints, Central Celtics, Spanish Town Spartans and Portmore Flames.[3]
Who are its members?
The Jamaica Olympic Association lists the body, as “Basketball Jamaica”, among its member associations, in the group headed “Court Sports”, together with its president and its office at the National Arena.[2] In the international federation, the association is FIBA’s member for Jamaica, which FIBA places in its Americas region, with Paulton Gordon as president and Janeil Smith as secretary general.[1]
References
- FIBA — List of National Federations: Jamaica (Jamaica Basketball Association). Accessed 2026-10-15.
- Jamaica Olympic Association — Member Associations. Accessed 2026-10-15.
- Jamaica Observer — “Basketball boss elated with return of top club league” (31 May 2023). Accessed 2026-10-15.
- basketballjamaica.com — home page (website listed by FIBA for the association). Accessed 2026-10-15.