Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic heads to Linden on April 23

Following a successful hosting of the Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic at the Burnham Basketball Court in Georgetown on February 19 – 20, a decision has been made to take this one-of-a-kind event to Linden.
Organiser of the classic, Sports Journalist Rawle Toney, has announced via press release that the tournament would be held at the residence of National Award-winning promoter and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Kashif Muhammad, in Richmond Hill, Linden on April 23.
Linden would be celebrating 52 years as a town, and the tournament would mark the start of the week-long series of events to commemorate that occasion.
According to Toney, eight teams would participate in the first 3X3 tournament to be held in Linden in well over a decade. Each team would receive $25,000 as an appreciation for participating, as well as uniforms. The winning team would go home with $100,000, the team placing second would take home $50,000, and third place team would receive $30,000.

Toney pointed out that another facet of the idea is to take the unique event, which fuses entertainment with basketball, to Linden as a means of helping to resuscitate the game in that community.
“Nothing is being done in Linden with regards to organised sports, let alone basketball. As it relates to basketball specifically, nothing has been played months before the pandemic in 2020. So, we’re heading to almost three years of inactivity. I hope that this will spark some interest to have basketball playing again in Linden,” Toney said.
He also explained that, “At the tournament in February, I had a few teams from Linden, while some players from Linden made up teams in Georgetown. Two teams from Linden played in the finals. So, there’s certainly a buzz for basketball still in Linden.”
Meanwhile, with the event also forming part of Linden’s celebration of 52 years since becoming a town, Toney said, “On the entertainment side, most of Guyana’s top DJs and a few surprise local and regional artistes will be performing. So, it’s not just basketball, but a party. Linden is known for sports and entertainment, so it is only right that my event bring the two together. 3X3 basketball is actually where sports meet entertainment, where the music never stops.”

As relates to the choice of venue, it was stated thus: “For years, the basketball court in Richmond Hill has been the best facility in Linden. Sadly, as it stands, it is the only facility that is pristine in shape to host a premium basketball event. But also, the ambience at Kashif’s residence is ideal for what the 3X3 in Linden will be.”
The tournament will officially be launched next week, when sponsors and other details would be announced.