The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has named the women’s team to represent Guyana in the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships in Tortola, July 8-12, British Virgin Islands.
The team includes: Natasha Alder (Captain), Shakelia Sampson, Sonia Rodney, Tamara Hunter, Shauna Chester, Kristy Roberts, Ginelle Ifill, Latoya Rodney, Philomena George, Kean Andrews, Necosia Mitchell and Natasha Andrews.
Head Coach of the team is Ann Gordon, Assistant Coach is Brian Carter and the Manager is Herbert Adams. The Guyana Women’s Basketball Team is scheduled to depart on July 6, after the departure of the male team today.
A release from the GABF yesterday said that Laquantor Gibson, a likely starter in the women’s team, was mostly unavailable for training sessions due to her participation in a training course with the Guyana Police Force and was unfortunately not included in the team.
However, three other Police Officers are included in the team, including Guyana team captain Alder, along with Roberts and Latoya Rodney. Daily training sessions continue at the National Sports Hall with the final the session scheduled for July 5.