The Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) in collaboration with the Region 6 Mashramani Committee will be tipping off a Mashramani Basketball competition today in Berbice.
The tournament will be contested at the New Amsterdam basketball court and will also include ‘Away’ games at basketball courts in Rose Hall and Fyrish.
Speaking to Stabroek Sport yesterday, Head of the BABA and organizer of the tournament, Kirk Fraser disclosed details of the competition.
According to Fraser the tournament will see four of Berbice’s top teams, New Amsterdam Warriors, Smythfield Rockers, Fyrish Firehawks and Rosehall Panthers going head to head over the scheduled two weeks of competition.
Games will be played on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with the finals being contested on February 19.
According to Fraser, the finals will be contested under floodlights and they plan on staging an All-Star game at the Fyrish basketball court on February 20 with players who will be identified as the best in the tournament.
Fraser added that he will also be inviting a team from Georgetown to compete against the All-Stars of the tournament. He noted that the team from Georgetown has not been finalized but he is looking to invite the Ravens basketball team.
