UG was the winner of the Tertiary Knockout competition
Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) successfully completed its annual Titan Bowl XI and Tertiary Knockout basketball tournaments last weekend, and according to YBG Cofounder Chris Bowman, the entity is extremely pleased with the success the tournaments have received.
Bowman was asked in an invited comment to state his views on how the tournaments went, and he said, “We are very happy with how the tournament went; it’s a great way to end the year. As I stated, two tournaments playing side by side is unique, and we are happy that we were able to pull it off and be very happy with the success of the finals.
“The finals went to extra time, and one team won by one point. It shows that at the youth level and the school level and tertiary level, the competition is even and quite competitive.”
Bowman explained that for the Titan Bowl and Tertiary competitions, any team could have won this year, as was proven by the results in both games. He deemed that good for basketball in general.
GTI was the winner of the Titan Bowl XI
Bowman has also clarified that whether it be school teams from Berbice, Linden, Kwakwani, Aroaima, or based in Georgetown or on the East Coast, the youth players are improving, and the gap is very close in terms of competitiveness.
“We look forward to next year’s programme, and we have no doubt that school and youth basketball will continue to improve. Of course, we could not do this without the support of our main partners, ExxonMobil and the National Sports Commission, who in the end allowed the tournament to be played despite the facility being renovated,” Bowman shared.
The winner of the Titan Bowl XI was the Government Technical Institute (GTI), while winner of the Tertiary Knockout was the University of Guyana. The Government Technical Institute had a thrilling encounter with an Aroaima team in the Titan Bowl XI, but managed to defeat that team 76-68.
In the other final, University of Guyana and New Amsterdam were neck-and-neck in terms of points. Both teams gave it their all, but UG managed to hold their nerve and take the win 61-60.
This tournament was sponsored by ExxonMobil Tertiary Knockout, Titan Bowl XI, Trophy Stall, and the NSC.
