A Panamanian high school student won a scholarship to U of L Panama this month when he received MVP honors in a tournament sponsored in part by the school. After 12 weeks of back-to-back games Instituto Justo Arosemena, a local public school in Panama, won the Mas Movil high schools men championship cup. The final score was 81-39 against la Academia Interamericana de Panama.
Twelve local high school teams in Panama competed for the Mas Movil Cup.
The tournament honored Frank “Grillo” Holness a Panamanian basketball player that led the national team to three gold medallions.
Panama, despite having a population of approximately three million habitants, is investing in growing talent in basketball through new initiatives like the Mas Movil tournament.