THE Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has received significant regional recognition, with Vice-President Rawle Toney appointed to the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s (CBC) 3×3 Working Group.
The appointment, which takes immediate effect and runs through 2027, acknowledges Toney’s influential role in championing the fast-paced 3×3 format, both domestically and across the wider region.
The Working Group is tasked with overseeing the promotion, development, and regulation of 3×3 basketball throughout the Caribbean, ensuring alignment with international FIBA standards.
CBC President Leslie Collymore confirmed that Toney will contribute directly to shaping the confederation’s strategic plan for 3×3, including regional event supervision and youth engagement initiatives.
Collymore noted Toney’s expertise would be “invaluable in advancing the growth” of the discipline.
GBF President Michael Singh lauded the appointment, calling it a reflection of the federation’s “tremendous strides” in establishing the format in Guyana.
“Having Toney on the CBC Working Group, and our General Secretary Patrick Haynes serving on the FIBA 3×3 Commission, shows that Guyana is well represented at both the regional and international levels,” Singh stated.

Toney, who is also the organiser of the popular local Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic, expressed his commitment to using the role to benefit the wider region.
He also revealed that the GBF is planning to roll out pilot projects aimed at expanding 3×3 at the school level in Guyana, with ambitions to replicate the successful model elsewhere in the Caribbean.
Under the current GBF executive, Guyana hosted the English-speaking Caribbean’s first-ever 3×3 Quest, attracting 19 teams from 17 countries to vie for a spot on the FIBA 3×3 World Tour.