“Mr Fantastic” accepts Jacksonville College scholarship

Eighteen-year-old national basketball team captain Stanton “Mr Fantastic” Rose is now a prime example of the phrase “hard work pays off” after he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Jacksonville College in Texas, United States.

Rose, who has been celebrated for leading the Guyanese national basketball team to their first Caribbean Basketball Championships (CBC) win in Suriname last month, has excelled in local basketball over the years. The young man ,who plays club games for the three-time Road to Mecca Champions Bounty Colts, was said to be very mature and able to handle pressure well and was selected as Captain of the national team on the premise that he could step up to the plate.
In doing exactly that, the Lindener registered an all-time high of 41 points against the St Vincent and the Grenadines – the most points ever netted by a Guyanese in a single game.
Rose, who is also the youngest national captain ever, was also named as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2018 CBC games.
In a statement from the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), it was revealed that the young man was recently offered a scholarship, which he gladly accepted. He is expected to depart Guyana later this week as his first semester will begin on Monday, August 20, 2018.
National Coach Junior Hercules was the first to congratulate the teenager on behalf of the GABF, stating: “Guyana Basketball Federation wishes to congratulate and thank Stanton Rose for his commitment and dedication to Guyana and we wish him further success in his life and basketball career.”