‘One Guyana’ Premier League: Domair Gladstone and Shamaar Huntley dominate Group action

After months of exhilarating action at the National Gymnasium, the Group Stage of the inaugural One Guyana Premier League — which commenced on August 12, 2023 with Domair Gladstone playing for Kwakwani Untouchables – is being led in the points standings by the Untouchables with 111 points.
Despite the Ravens coming in fourth place after the group stage, Shamaar Huntley has been prolific as he follows Domair Gladstone in second with 99 points. Eagles Travis Belgrave comes in third place with 93 points.
The Kwakwani outfit came out on top, with Linden showcasing their force as Jamal Gils led the two-point shot made, while 35 Ravens’ Shamaar Huntley continues to make his appearance. One point separates these top players and makes the difference, with Shamaar having 34 points and Domair Gladstone sitting in third place with 32.

Domain Gladstone is once again in the spotlight, as he leads the 3 points made at this stage with 11, accompanied by Travis Belgrave, playing for the Eagles, with 11; while Ravens managed to find themselves on top with 6 points along with UG Trojans Kadeem Peterkin and Kwakwani’s Stanton Rose, both with 6 points.
Shamaar Huntley made his spot at the free throw, as he leads the Free Throws Made with 25, followed by Kobras’ Carlos Edwards with 21, and despite the Pepsi Sonics not making it through to the next round, Junior Lovell stands out, as he is currently in third with 20.
Stanton Rose is team player for Kwakwani Untouchables, as he currently leads the assists table with 26 assists. He is followed by his teammate Domain Gladstone with 14 assists, then Pacesetters’ Nathan Saul with 11 assists.
Despite the Nets not making it out of the group stage, Shaquille Prescott showcased his skills as a defensive player. Currently sitting in first place with 10 points, tied with Shamari Joseph from Leonora D-Up Rising Stars, he is followed by Daniel Anthony also of the Leonora D-Up Rising Stars, but occupying third place.
Travis Belgrave is an emerging game-changer who currently leads with 16 steals. He is followed by junior Lovell, who copped 15 steals, and Denzel Ross of Eagles, with 11 steals to his name.
With the playoff action of the One Guyana Basketball League set to start on January 14, the eight teams that advanced to the playoffs are from the Harpy League Conference Pacesetters, Black Mambas, Ravens, Kwakwani Untouchables, and the UG Trojans.
In the Harpy Eagle Conference, the Playoff will see Pacesetters, who copped first place against Ravens in a three-game series. Kwakwani Untouchable coming in second will play Black Mambas in third place in a three-game series in which the winner will move on to the Conference Finals.
The Jaguar Conference will see Stabroek Eagles, unbeaten in the group stage, coming against Kobras in a three-game series, while UG Trojans, coming in second place, will battle UG Trojans. Bounty Colts, with a mixture of young and experience, play a three-game series in which the winner will move on to the Conference Finals.(Omar McKenzie)