Basketball action returns at the National Gymnasium with the “One Guyana” Basketball Tournament recommencing after a month’s break. Day five is on Saturday, October 7th, 2023 with three exhilarating games.
The Jaguar Conference comes alive with Cummingsburg Bounty Colts’ young stars like Domitre Rankin coming up against the Lamaha Park Springs Pepsi Sonics at 17:00h, followed by McDoom/ Prospect Kobras coming up against Leonora D-UP Rising Stars at 19:00h.
The Harpy Eagles will close off the proceedings as the formidable team from Region 10, Kwakwani Untouchables, battle the Plaisance Guardians in one of the most anticipated clashes.
The tournament will see 14 teams divided into two conferences, the Harpy Eagle Conference and the Jaguar Conference, with 56 to 63 games projected to be played.
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 teams of the Jaguar Conference are Stabroek Eagles, Leonora D-UP Rising Stars, Cummingsburg Bounty Colts, Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics, McDoom/ Prospect Kobras, Cummings Lodge and UG Trojans.
The Harpy Eagles Conference squads are the 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 was made possible by sponsorship from the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry; G-Boats Guyana; National Sports Commission; Guyana Basketball Federation; and Georgetown Basketball Federation.
