THE Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club will once again host their annual tournament which is dubbed Pepsi Sonics ‘Refresh Your Game’ Basketball competition which begins next Friday at the Burnham Basketball Court.

According to the President of the Club Merle Chalmers-Casey, the tournament is being run this time of year because at this time there is not much done in the sport.
At the launching yesterday, Chalmers-Casey stated, “Pepsi Sonics basketball club has recognised that basketball is at its lowest at this point in time.”
She hopes the tournament can restore confidence in the clubs and rekindle the interest of the sport to players and fans.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Sales Manager Alexis Langhorne, stated that her establishment has been associated with the Sonics for close to a decade and that they were pleased to once again to be associated with the team since they have successfully staged similar tournaments in the past.
This year the tournament will be sponsored under both Gatorade and Pepsi brands.
All the top clubs affiliated to the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) in both the first and third division categories will be participating in this tournament.
In the first division category the winners will cart off with $100 000 while the second-place finishers will receive $50 000 and the third-place finishers will go home with $35 000. Cash incentives are only offered to division one teams, while third division winners and top performer will receive trophies.
The tournament will be played on Friday night from at 19:00hrs, Saturdays from 17:00hrs and Sundays from 17:00hrs as well.
During the competition, organisers also intend to pay tribute to former president of the Guyana Basketball Federation, Retired Colonel Godwin McPherson who died just over three years ago.