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Groups, schedule announced for One Guyana 3×3 Quest
Kaieteur Sports- With just 11 days to go before Guyana welcomes 16 nations for the largest 3×3 basketball event ever hosted in the English-speaking Caribbean, excitement is building.
Groups, schedule announced for One Guyana 3×3 Quest
The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially announced the tournament pools for the 20-team competition, which will determine the next qualifier for the prestigious FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton, Canada.
The 20 teams have been divided into four groups of five, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
Leading Group A is Puerto Rico’s Team Carolina, a force to be reckoned with and the top team in the Caribbean. They will go head-to-head with Ball So Hard, a formidable team representing Puebla City, Mexico.
St. Kitts and Nevis’ SKN Sugar Boyz, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Elites from Tortola, and Guyana’s very own Untouchables round off the group. The Untouchables will feature national captain Stanton Rose Jr. and US-based Guyanese standout, Daylon Bovell.
Switzerland’s Lausanne is the highest-ranked team in the tournament, currently holding FIBA’s world No. 11 spot. They are the clear favourites in Group B but will face stiff competition from Renegades, a Guyanese team representing North Ruimveldt.
The Renegades, comprising Travis Belgrave, Harold Adams, Nikkoli Smith, and Dominic Vincente, recently represented Guyana at the 3×3 AmeriCup in Puerto Rico.
Joining them are St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers, Bermuda’s Hamilton, and Quarters United from San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago.
The Dominican Republic’s Distrito Nacional, based in Santo Domingo, leads Group C. They will take on Georgetown, Guyana’s third team, featuring overseas-based Guyanese talent. Cayman Islands’ Cayman Storm, PSN from Guatemala City, and Team Paramaribo of Suriname complete the group.
Maloney Pacers of Trinidad & Tobago, representing the D’Abadie community, enter as the top-ranked team in Group D. New York Soundview from the Bronx, joins them alongside St. Maarten’s Team Phillipsburg, Ecuador’s Fit Storm, and Grenada’s Spice Boyz.
The tournament will tip off at 10:00 a.m. on the opening day, immediately following a brief opening ceremony. Day two will start at 11:20 a.m.
Vice President of the GBF and Coordinator of the One Guyana 3×3 Quest, Rawle Toney, expressed eagerness about the tournament’s impact, stating that the GBF is fully prepared to host players and officials from around the world.
“This event has received overwhelming support from across the region, and we are ready to showcase Caribbean basketball on a grand stage at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall,” Toney stated.
He also acknowledged the unwavering support of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport, assuring fans that the venue will be transformed into a world-class 3×3 basketball arena. “We want to leave a lasting impression on our visitors, many of whom will be in Guyana for the first time,” he added.
With the One Guyana 3×3 Quest being the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, Toney said the GBF is pulling out all the stops to make the event a success.
(Groups, schedule announced for One Guyana 3×3 Quest)
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