…2019 tournament concentrated on future, says “Fatman” Brusche
The Brusches Basketball Foundation’s biennial tournament will this year promote the youths by staging a classic basketball championship for Under-18 players through the club levels from teams chosen around Guyana.
This move is not only aimed berthing new talent for the sport, but will especially seek to have the involvement of a new breed of players, according to organizer Cloyde ‘Fatman’ Brusche of the basketball foundation, which principally is played in honour of the three brothers: Mike, Clifton and James, who now reside in the United States of America but find the time to help promote the sport they still love back in Guyana.
Over the past six editions, the competition involved the Division One players, but ‘Fatman’ Brusche said the sport has suffered from a lack of competition, especially in Linden, and this will help bring awareness of the game among the youths.
He said the knockout tournament will commence on Saturday October 26 and end on Saturday November 2 at the Mecca for the spirt in Linden, the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.
Clubs have, for the first time, been selected to participate from all over Guyana, including from Linden, Georgetown, Berbice, Kwakwani, Bartica and the East Coast. Clubs will pocket cash and prizes totalling $600,000.
The clubs are Plaisance Guardians, Pepsi Sonics, Rose Hall Jammers, Bartica Wranglers, Junior Kings, Kwakwani Ballers, Pacesetters, and Victory Valley Royals.
