Tertiary Basketball League 2024: LTI, GSA, GTI continue winning ways

The 2024 edition of the Tertiary Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Sunday, June 2nd, with Linden Technical Institute (LTI) securing the upset of the tournament, and the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) and the Government Technical Institute (GTI) continuing their winning ways.
The opening game of the night saw the Guyana School of Agriculture, with their ability to convert baskets, emerging victorious against a hitherto winless New Amsterdam Technical Institute by the scoreline of 57-41.
Shannon Wilson, with 22 points and 20 rebounds, led the GSA from the jump ball, and an all-round performance from his team saw Vivian Bowling contributing 10 points and Dennis Prince 8 points.

Timothy Rampersaud did not miss out on the action for NATI, as he contributed 16 points while Jared Dainty contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds.
The second game of the night saw Government Technical Institute getting the better of Upper Corentyne Combined (UCC), against whom they secured a 25-point victory, with the scoreline reading 62-37.
Peter Langevine, with his ability to penetrate the UCC defenses, scored 16 points, while Jamal Mercier contributed 14 points and Martin Edwards contributed 11 points.
Federick Lashley was on show for the UCC. He demonstrated his class by contributing 24 points, and he received support from Aaron King with six points.
Linden Technical Institute, with their quick play, managed to upset defending champions University of Guyana (UG), who failed to put the ball through the nets. LTI’s 28-point victory left the scoreline reading 70 -42.
Kemol Grimmond continued to be persistent with the ball, putting same through the hoops to score 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists; while Lerone Joseph, with 11 points and 11 rebounds, proved to be pivotal in the LTI win.
The tournament will continue next Sunday, June 9th, from 17:00hrs with the final round-robin games determining the semi-finalists.