PLAYERS from Georgetown and its environs are set to pay tribute to former junior and senior national player Kevin Lawrence on March 26, when the Ravens basketball club hosts a one-night extravaganza in honour of his passing, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The 28-year-old Lawrence died March 27, 2010  at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after experiencing post-surgery complications following surgery he underwent the previous day.
Lawrence had sustained severe injuries to his back and neck after being involved in a car accident in Suriname and was a patient in the High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the time of his passing.
He was  one  of the best shooters in the game locally and his club, Ravens, thought that it would be only fitting to pay homage to the player who has been highly instrumental in the team’s several successes during his tenure at the club.
Dyna’s Embroidery, Caribbean Airlines and Hits and Jams Television (HJTV) are the sponsors of the event that will see Ravens 3rd Division taking on the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Elite while the senior team (Ravens) will do battle against an All-Star side.
Players from as far as Linden are expected to be drafted into the mix with the Kevin Lawrence Memorial Trophy on the line along with cash incentives.
Club member and long-time best friend of Lawrence, Syria’h Clarke, said that “this will be an annual event, but next year we might make it a four-team event and then let it grow from there, but this is just the start.”.
The event will be launched officially on Monday March 21.