THE Victory Valley Royals basketball club will play in tonight’s final of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) National Club Championships, following their 72 – 65 victory over Ravens in last night’s semi-finals at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
They will play the winner between defending Champions, Bounty Colts and Kobras, who were in action up to press time.
Kobras, the latest addition to Georgetown’s basketball, has been impressive in their first season, thanks to the sensational performances of point guard Travis Burnett.
Burnett, the tournament’s leading scorer, averaging 27 points per game, led the Kobras to the final four with a team-high 15 points, five rebounds and seven assists–performance in his team’s 67-58 win over Retrieve Raiders.
However, Burnett, along with Raiders captain Neil Marks, were both ejected for a scuffle on-court, but the Kobras back court star was able to feature in tonight’s game.
In the tournament’s final preliminary game, the Amelia’s Ward Jets picked up their only win of the tournament over Rosehall Jammers (84 – 73). The victory resulted in Ravens advancing to the semi-finals.
The winning team will pocket $600 000, second-place team will collect $400 000 and third-place $200 000.
According to the GABF, individual prizes totalling $200,000 will be shared between the Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee, the player scoring the most points and the player with the most rebounds.