By Jonathan V. Perez
Variety News Staff

ORGANIZERS of the Basketball Association of Northern Mariana Island’s 25-and-under Basketball League are asking interested teams to attend today’s meeting in the Gilbert C. Ada Gym conference room.
League coordinator Abner Venus said representatives of interested teams that plan to join the league need to attend the 5:30 p.m. meeting.
Venus said they will finalize the details of the league at the meeting and decide on the opening date. They are set to open the league in the last week of February.
Eleven teams have expressed an interest in joining the annual tournament.
The tentative list includes two teams from the Garapan Rollers and the San Antonio Sixers, the Sonics, Ghasias Brothers, Ol’Aces, Cholos, Saints, a team from Susupe and the CNMI junior national team.
League organizers and team representatives held a meeting last week at which they agreed on the $500 entrance fee. If participating teams want to have uniforms (top only), they are to pay $650.
Venus said they will be using the 25-and-under league to prepare the CNMI Junior Nationals, who will be playing in a regional tournament on Guam in November.
He said they will be talking with the Division of Sports and Recreation about the availability of the Ada Gym, and they are targeting Tuesday and Thursday playing schedules.
The Toyota Ol’Aces won the 2005 edition of the 25-and-under caging, beating Ulloa’s in the finals, 95-86.
For more information, contact Venus at 234-5911.