Guyana Under-16 male and female teams participating in this year’s Caribbean Basketball Championships (CBC) in Guyana already know their pool opponents.
From left; Patrick Haynes, Glyne Clarke and Nigel Hinds at the CBC U-16 pool draw at Cara Lodge Hotel
The pool draw which was held at the Cara Lodge Hotel on May 1, was attended by Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President Nigel Hinds, CBC President Glyne Clarke and CBC Vice- President, Finance and Marketing Patrick Haynes saw all 17 teams being placed in groups for preliminary competition.
There will be 10 male teams and seven female teams from across the region converging at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown for the July 3 to 16 youth tournament.
In the male tournament Group A will seed the British Virgin Islands, The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, and Antigua while Group B will have Aruba, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica.
In the female tournament, Group A will see British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Barbados and Guyana with The Bahamas, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago in Group B.
After the draw, Hinds noted that he was very optimistic of Guyana’s chances in both the male and female championships. He also noted that the teams would both be able to reach the semi-final rounds of both tournaments at the least.
“We [GABF] look forward to the continued support from the Government of Guyana, we will be reaching out to corporate Guyana to ensure that the CBC championships are handled exceptionally well,” Hinds added.
The Guyana teams will be chosen one month before the competition and will be encamped for one month leading into the Championships.
The male games bounce off on July 3 and on July 12 for the female teams.
