YBG to culminate 2022 with year-end tournaments commencing from today

…“we are serious about creating a platform for basketball,” says Chris Bowman

By Timothy Jaikarran

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) will culminate its 2022 calendar with two tournaments being played simultaneously. Starting today, there will be a sequel in the ExxonMobil Tertiary Knockout tournament scheduled for December 7th, 10th, and 11th. This will be organized simultaneously with the Titan Bowl XI, which brings together the best high school teams in a knockout format from December 8th to 11th.
The run-off of the Tertiary and Titan Bowl XI Finals will bring down the curtains on YBG activities for 2022 on December 11th at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) on Homestretch Avenue.
YBG Cofounder Chris Bowman has said he is grateful the YBG can end 2022 ‘in such a big way’, as it shows how committed YBG is to basketball in Guyana. “Just the fact that we are able to culminate the year in such a big way: with the student/ athlete conference on Friday, a Tertiary Knockout staring on Wednesday, and the Titan Bowl on Thursday, shows how committed YBG is to basketball in Guyana. We are serious about creating a platform for basketball, youths and school players. It really stretches us, it is hard work, it is not easy to do this; but we are committed, and we make it happen,” Bowman posited.
The YBG cofounder has also declared the organization grateful to the National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, more so Minister Charles Ramson Jr, who had exerted some influence in ensuring the YBG completes its year-end calendar of events, as the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is under renovation.
Bowman has also divulged that had the Ministry of Sport not intervened, the programmes would not have been run, and this would have resulted in disappointment for a lot of young athletes. Bowman has showered much praise on ExxonMobil, GBoat, Banks DIH, and all other partners for their involvement, not only for YBG, but for youth development in Guyana.
“What people can expect for the tournament? It will be a great tournament; it will be a replay of the tertiary tournament; and (it will be) a shorter version, which will be exciting, as people would have to win from day one. We’re talking (about) the Titan Bowl bringing together the best high school teams, who most likely would have improved between July and now. So, it is going to be highly competitive,” he shared.
Bowman also clarified that the YBG is very excited because the competitions would give students the opportunity to have information and interaction for their own personal development, which makes the organization ecstatic, as it can end 2022 on a high note.