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Jul 15, 2015 Sports
By Edison Jefford
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has announced the national junior squads to compete in the first stage of the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) that Guyana will host, August 6-10 at the Cliff Anderson
Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
The 22-member male squad and 17-member female squad will be further reduced after a training camp that is already underway. The respective squads emerged after the just-concluded Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools’ Basketball Festival.
Following a regularisation process, YBG is now under the umbrella of the GABF, which ensures that they both work hand-in-hand for the development of basketball in Guyana. Michael Singh, a Vice President of the GABF in charge of Operations, informed the media yesterday of plans that are being made as regards the national junior basketball teams.
“Based on our miserable showing recently in Tortola, we’ve shifted our focus now to our youth,” Singh told the media at the Press Conference at the Duke Lodge in Kingston, directly referencing Guyana’s 10th place finish at the Caribbean Senior Championships last month.
“I want to thank YBG for putting together this team and for enduring 10 years. We will rebuild a national team that all of Guyana can be proud of,” he added, urging parents and schools to show strong
support for Guyana at the Inter-Guiana Games.
According to Singh, the GABF will continue to invest in the sport, on a year-round basis, so that the best talents can be identified for continued training. Singh stated that the federation is already looking to the future to hone the locally-based basketball talents.
Manager of the IGG Basketball Teams, Cecil Chin indicated that Singh has given him a mandate to ensure that the best team goes on the court. “We are very pleased with the document that came out of YBG,” Chin said on the names submitted to them.
Chin is also GABF Technical Director. He informed that the names, and all relevant information, were also submitted to the Ministry of Education, Department of Sports. He made it clear that the team represents the best junior players across Guyana.
The IGG 17 member female junior national basketball squad includes: Jenelle Belle, Makeda Rogers, Jenna DaSilva, Kennesha Leacock, Anasha Gladstone, Nelosia Mitchell, Andrea Spencer and Asanti Conway from Kwakwani; Makeba Ifill, Georgiana Vyphius, Jada Mohan, Jada Amerally and Sileena Arjune from Georgetown; Kayla Brush from Linden; Tandika Bouyea, Keisha Sampson and Ronella Lyken from New Amsterdam.
Kwakwani’s, Ann Gordon was named Head Coach and Deborah Solomon, Assistant Coach of the female team.
The 22-member male squad include: Terron Welch and Dennis Niles from Linden; Stanton Rose, Damair Gladstone, Troy David, Dellon Wallace and Kerrol Phillips from Kwakwani; Daniel Haynes, Timothy Thompson, Nathan Saul, Patrice Arippa, Sherland Gillis, Sebastian Luke, Jaleel Duke, Daniel Ramlogan and Jonathan Mangra from Georgetown; Neil Wills, Tafawa Daly, Ramone Fogenay, Osafa Profitt, Kevon Wiggins and Marvin Durant from New Amsterdam.
Willan Cameran was named as Head Coach and Courtney Taylor as Assistant Coach for the male team.
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