After four gruelling sessions of trials on Saturday and Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall — to select the Guyana National U-17 Team to represent Guyana at the Centrobasket Championships in the Dominican Republic — sessions have concluded and the final 16-man squad has been selected.
Jordan Alphonso (in white) was outstanding at last year’s CBC tournament, and has made the final squad for Centrobasket
The initial list of 28 players that had been shortlisted to participate in the trials has been whittled down to a 16-man squad, even though it had included some outstanding U-15 players. This new list includes four US-based players, among whom are last year’s U-16 captain Jordon Alphonso and Kevon Wiggins.
A captain for the team is yet to be appointed, and Alphonso is a potential candidate in this respect.
Head Coach Lugard Mohan
Guyana qualified for participation in the Centrobasket Championships last year by finishing second in the CBC tournament, behind The Bahamas. The Guyana contingent will travel to Santo Domingo on July 25.
Training sessions at the Sports Hall will continue with the final squad as follows: June 17 – 18, June 24 – 25, July 1 – 10, and July 14 – 24 (Encampment).
The 16 man squad reads: Kwesi Roberts, Andrew Johnson, Jermain King, Royden Glasgow, Kelmar Carmichael, Isaiah Hintzen, Shamar France, Akeem Crandon, Nigel Bowen, Kevon Higgins (US-based), Jether Harris, Jordon Alphonso (US-based), Denzil Ross, Darien Pringle (US-based) and Sherwin Prince (US-based).
The Coaches are as follows: Head Coach Lugard Mohan; with Kenny Avent (US-based) and Willon Cameron as Assistant Coaches; while Junior Andrew Hercules is the manager and leader of the Guyanese delegation.
