The UG Trojans basketball team have faced many tough opponents in the past, and have successfully dealt with them. Thus it was with confidence that the team departed for Suriname to pit skills against a tough Surinamese side, The Caribbean Little Devils, at the Lycos Sports Hall.
The UG Trojans take a photo opportunity after the recently concluded Suriname leg of the game
The best of three series was staged from August 11 – 13, and the UG Trojans lost 2-1, securing victory in the opening match 48-44, but losing the second match by a whopping 62-39 and the third game 77-71.
Speaking to Guyana Times via telephone, UG Trojans Coach, Warren Wilson, said the matches played were exchange matches between the university and the renowned basketball club, and that was just the Suriname leg that was played.
He said the Guyana leg of the tournament will be played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) in three weeks’ time, and for the UG Trojans to bounce back from their defeat, they must practice, then practice, and then practice.
He believes the key to victory in the upcoming Guyana leg is that the Trojans must increase their shooting percentage; as the team have good defense and offense but didn’t convert the opportunities that were given them.
He said that although the Trojans lost, there were key players that stood out in his opinion, such as Kadeem Peterkin, Samuel Thompson, Denzell Ross and Jonathan Brown playing consistently and being in top form in the three matches.
Having lost to the Caribbean Little Devils in their away match, the Trojans coach believes the experience they took away may yet give the Trojans the upper hand, as the Surinamese team will be coming to play on Trojan soil – turf with which the Trojans are familiar.
In his closing comments, Wilson said, “The team is a good team, with lots of young people that are full of potential”.
That being said, it must be disclosed that the UG Trojans are at it day and night, pushing themselves to the limit, letting the defeat be the fuel them fires them to a clean sweep of the Suriname team when they play in Guyana.
