Night two of the One-Guyana Basketball Premier League was special since it marked the first instance that games were played on the newly commissioned outdoor court at the National Gymnasium.

Fans flocked to the newly constructed bleachers of the Mandela Avenue facility to see Pepsi Sonics and Pacesetters make light work of their oppositions in two contrasting but entertaining matches.

In the first match, Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics outscored Leonora D-Up Rising Stars 57-43 to earn this first win of the league which is scheduled to run for months; giving local players much needed competitive action.

Jamie Booker netted a standout 20 points for Leonora but in a losing cause as his team went down by six points to Pepsi Sonics.
In the feature match, North Ruimveldt Black Caimans couldn’t keep up with Wortmanville Pacesetters who swept them 105-53 in a mammoth loss.
Zion Gay (22 points), Nathan Saul (15 points) and Jaleel Duke (14) were among the standout players for Pacesetters.

The One-Guyana Basketball Premier League features 14 teams grouped into the Harpy Eagle Conference and the Jaguar Conference, competing in a projected range of 56 to 63 games.
During the league, teams from the Jaguar and Harpy Eagle Conferences will face each other twice within their respective groups. The top four teams will progress to the playoffs, where the first-ranked team will compete against the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will take on the third-ranked team. The victors of these playoff matches will move on to the Conference Finals, where they will engage in a best-of-three series to determine the finalists for the National Championship.

Participating teams in the Jaguar Conference include Stabroek Eagles, Leonora D-UP Rising Stars, Cummingsburg Bounty Colts, Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics, Bagotstown/Prospect Kobras, Cummings Lodge, and UG Trojans. Meanwhile, the Harpy Eagle Conference features teams including Kitty/Campbellville Ravens, South Ruimveldt Ravens, Plaisance Guardians, Guyana Defence Force, Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust Pacesetters, North Ruimveldt Caimans, and Kwakwani Untouchables.

The championship-winning team will receive a prize of $1 million, along with trophies, while the runner-up will be awarded $500,000 along with trophies. The successful execution of this tournament has been made possible through sponsorships from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, G-Boats Guyana, National Sports Commission, Guyana Basketball Federation, and Georgetown Basketball Federation.