“One Guyana” Basketball tournament gets underway today

The “One Guyana” Basketball Tournament returns to the National Gymnasium on Saturday, 28th October 2023 with three exciting games.
The Jaguar Conference which kicks off the action at 17:00h will see the Plaisance Guardians taking on GDF in a must-win matchup for the soldiers and a seeding game for the Guardians.
This game will be followed by the young and powerful team Kwakwani Untouchables going up against the Black Caimans at 19:00h.
To end the day’s action, the North Ruimveldt Black Caimans will compete against the Bounty Colts, featuring Domitre Rankin and Carmelo Man-Son-Hing in the feature game of the evening.
The tournament kicked off with 14 teams in the Harpy Eagle and Jaguar Conferences, with a projected 56 to 63 games. The tournament will see the teams from the Jaguar Conference and Harpy Eagle Conference playing the teams within their conference twice, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
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 tournament-winning team will receive $1 million along with trophies, while the runners-up will receive $500,000 plus trophies.
The tournament was made possible by sponsorship from the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry; G-Boats Guyana; the National Sports Commission, Guyana Basketball Federation; and Georgetown Basketball Federation.