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Jamaicans get full basketball scholarship

Published:Thursday | April 23, 2009 | 1:31 PM

Jamaicans Kemar McLeish, Kwame Lawrence and David Whitehorn have been awarded full basketball scholarship to United States institutions.



The three were apart of the Jamaica Basketball Development and Jamaica Basketball Association Star Search Basketball and Life Skills Development camp, which was held last year.



McLeish, who represents Majestic Gardens in the National Basketball League, will be attending Southeastern Illinois College.



Lawrence will attend Trinity Valley Community College where he will team up with another Jamaican forward Adrian Forbes, while 15 year old Whitehorn of Old Harbour High School will enroll at Atlantic Christian Academy.