The University of the Virgin Islands Women’s basketball student-athlete Keshara Romain takes a hiatus from the team to compete as a member of the United States Virgin Islands Senior Women’s National Team in the International Basketball Federation 2025 Caribbean Basketball Championships.
The championships will be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana, from November 12 to 16, featuring teams from Suriname, Jamaica, the Bahamas, and the host nation, Guyana.
A native of St. Croix, Romain will be competing for the USVI Senior National Team for the second time. Her debut came at the 2024 FIBA Centrobasket Women’s Championship, where she played in five games, averaging 7.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Currently in her first year at UVI, Romain has started in four of the team’s five games this season, averaging 11.4 points, 14 rebounds, 2.2 steals, and 3.4 blocks per game for the Lady Buccaneers. In just the second official week of the National Athletic Intercollegiate Association season, the junior forward’s outstanding play earned her the titles of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week.
The first matchup for Romain and the USVI national team will come on Thursday, November 13, as they face off with the host team, followed by matchups with Suriname, Jamaica, and the Bahamas on November 14, 15, and 16, respectively, in the group phase before a champion is decided.
