The “One Guyana” Basketball Tournament begins day four on Saturday, August 26th with three exciting games at the National Gymnasium.
Stabroek Eagles will come up against the Leonora D-Up Rising Stars at 17:00h, followed by Cummings Lodge Bounty Colts coming up against Cummings Lodge UG Trojans at 19:00h.
Kitty/Campbeville Ravens will battle North Ruimveldt Black Caimans in one of the most anticipated clashes at 21hrs.
The tournament will see 14 teams divided into two conferences, the Harpy Eagles Conference and the Jaguars Conference, with a projected 56 to 63 games to be played.
The tournament will see the teams from the Jaguars Conference and Harpy Eagles Conference playing the teams within their conference twice, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
A glimpse of what to expect
The number one-ranked team plays the team ranked fourth, and the number two team plays the third-ranked team. The winners of the play-off games will then advance to their Conference Finals, where they will play the best two-of-three games to determine who advances to the National Finals.
The teams of the Jaguars Conference are Stabroek Eagles, Leonora D-UP Rising Stars, Cummingsburg Bounty Colts, Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics, Bagotstown/ Prospect Kobras, Cummings Lodge and UG Trojans.
The Harpy Eagles Conference comprises Kitty/Campbellville Ravens, South Ruimveldt Ravens, Plaisance Guardians, Guyana Defence Force, Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust Pacesetters, North Ruimveldt Caimans and Kwakwani Untouchables.
The tournament-winning team would receive $1 million along with trophies, while the runners-up would receive $500,000 plus trophies.
The Tournament has been made possible by sponsorship from the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry; G-Boats Guyana; National Sports Commission, Guyana Basketball Federation, and Georgetown Basketball Federation.
