Loiter nets NCAA scholarship

Guard set to be first Singaporean to play hoops at highest level of US college sports

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Ariel Loiter in full flow for the IMG team. She is headed for Colgate University, a private liberal arts college in New York. She made her Singapore national team debut at 15 and is possibly the first local athlete in a team sport to earn a full NCAA

Ariel Loiter in full flow for the IMG team. She is headed for Colgate University, a private liberal arts college in New York. She made her Singapore national team debut at 15 and is possibly the first local athlete in a team sport to earn a full NCAA scholarship.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMER LOITER

Since breaking into the local basketball scene in her mid-teens, Ariel Loiter is known for being handy at long shots.
Now 18, the national player has overcome considerable odds to earn a full scholarship to play National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 basketball for Colgate University in the United States.
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