… Hamid named head coach
ANDREW Wiggins and Stanton Rose, two of Guyana’s brightest stars in Youth basketball, were named in Guyana’s 12-man squad, for this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) basketball championship in neighbouring Suriname.
Abdullah Hamid was named head coach of the team that will represent the ‘Land of Many Waters’ at the August 24-28 games, with their aim being to reclaim the title from the host nation.
Rose and Wiggins, both guards, are known for their ball-handling ability and also their marksman-like aim, making them Hamid’s primary pieces in the backcourt.
The Guyana team is made up primarily of players, who featured at the recently concluded FIFA Centrobasket U-17 Championship in the Dominican Republic, where Wiggins finished as the tournament’s highest scorer.
According to a release from the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Hamid will have Kirk Fraser as his assistant, and Troy Green was named manager.
Apart from Rose and Wiggins, team Guyana is made up of Jermain King, Akeem Crandon, Timothy Thompson, Shamar France, Nigel Bowen, Jaheel Young, Aton Fileen, Jamal Gilkes, Andrew Johnson and Akil Vaughn.
The team will be encamped from August 16 to 23 at the National Gymnasium, with daily practice sessions from 08:00hrs to 11:00hrs and 15:00hrs to 18:00hrs at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
