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Harris tipped as National Basketball Head Coach
Darcel Harris
The talk of Ravens Basketball Club Coach, Darcel Harris assuming the portfolio of Head Coach of the National Senior Men’s team edged closer to reality yesterday with the National Federation confirming that they had unanimously agreed that Harris is the man for the job.
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) said that it was waiting for Harris to accept the appointment that was unanimously agreed on at their Ordinary General Meeting. The Ravens Coach verbally accepted the new responsibility yesterday afternoon.
Harris’ appointment is a direct consequence of his dominance at the helm of Ravens with only a single loss to Republic Bank Nets at the beginning of the Phillip George Legacy III tournament last year. They went on to win their third Phillip George title.
Ravens won the National Club Championships last year earning them the right to be labelled the ‘best club in Guyana’. That accolade came after they battled from slipping to a fourth ranking in Georgetown, following the 2013 League, after dropping games to Pepsi Sonics and Colts. They also suffered a two-point heartbreak against Colts in the League Playoffs then.
Ravens had won the first Phillip George Memorial title late in 2012 then went on to win a second accolade in two weeks with the Albert Bentick prize; the team then won the Pepsi Series for their third title to close 2012 before their brief 2013 slump.
However since 2013, Ravens have gone on to win the Brusche’s Classic in Linden, beating the number one ranked, Pacesetters to advance to the finals. They also won another Phillip George title while finishing just short of beating Suriname’s top club in an exchange programme in the neighbouring country.
The upsurge for Ravens continued with an unblemished record on their way to winning the 2014 Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) National Club Championships. It is an assertion that suggested that Harris continues to build the best club in Guyana.
Harris’ appointment means that he will be in charge of Guyana’s National Basketball team when they play one of the Caribbean’s top sides, Bermuda, here in March in a three-game series. He is expected to defend the National title at the National Championships, dubbed Mecca II slated for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall next month. (Edison Jefford)
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