THE Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has accepted an invitation from the Suriname Basketball Association (SBA) to participate in their men’s international tournament, which will be contested this weekend at the Ismay van Wilgen Sporthal, in Paramaribo, Suriname.

This game is part of the collaboration and cooperation between the sports associations and comes on the heels of Suriname visiting Guyana last month for a friendly match. This development will definitely strengthen the relationship between the two sports bodies.

A total of four teams are participating in this weekend’s tournament namely Guyana, Suriname All-Stars, French Guiana and Koi Carper.

The Guyanese will jump into action tonight when they face Suriname All-Stars from 20:45 hrs in the feature game that will precede the opening Koi Carper versus French Guiana clash at 19:00 hrs.

Tomorrow, the winners of the respective matches will play each other for the championship trophy at the same venue from 20:45 hrs while the losers will battle for third place from 19:00 hrs.
In a correspondence to the GBF seen by this publication, Suriname Basketball Association noted that, “The tournament promises to be an exciting showcase of talent and sportsmanship, bringing together teams from various nations to compete at the highest level. This with the intention to make the tournament an annual event.”

Team Guyana will lineup as follows,

Coaching Staff
Adrian Hooper
Marlon Rodriguez
Management Team
Jermaine Slater
Warren Wilson
Players
Shelroy Thomas
Harold Adams
Orlan Glasgow
Dominic Vincente
Nikkolai Smith
Travis Belgrave
Stanton Rose Jr
Shane Webster
Oquacey Shortt
Zian Gray
Domair Gladstone
Yannick Tappin