The Stabroek Eagles will go into this weekend’s One Guyana Basketball Premier League fixtures with a flawless record as they seek to go one better in the 2nd annual tournament.
Staged by the Guyana Basketball Federation, the League is being played at the National Gymnasium Hard Court.
Eagles lost in the finals of the inaugural competition last year after a near perfect season.
Eagles, after an unbeaten start to their 2024-2025 season, will hit the hard court later today (Saturday) in the feature match-up of the Jaguars Conference against Plaisance Guardians.
Guardians meanwhile will be hoping for better fortunes after winning 1 out of their four outings.
The opening game on Saturday evening, (tonight) will pit Kwakwani untouchables against East Coast All Stars.
Over in the Harpy Eagles Conference, Pacesetters, who are also undefeated with three wins in three clashes, will meet Kobras on Sunday.
A win for the Kobras will give them their third win in four games and put them in the joint lead of the conference.
Defending champions North Ruimveldt Ravens are third in the Conference standing with 2 wins and a loss as well.
On Sunday the other contest will feature UG Trojans facing off against Bounty Colts.
The format of the competition will see the top two teams from each conference playing a semi-final with the respective winners meeting in the finals.
The tournament is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport and National Sports Commission with the final set for April next year.
The winning side will collect one million dollars with half a million for the second-place team and cash prizes for the third and fourth placed teams.