-organisers hope to develop Burnham Court and improve basketball in Georgetown
The Colts Basketball Club hopes that the memory and philosophy of their late coach Phillip George will be immortalized in the local basketball arena and they intend to do so by staging the inaugural Phillip George Legacy Basketball tournament from November 16 to December 16 at the Burnham Basketball Court.
The tournament will involve the eight first division teams who will compete in the first division Super Eight competition as well as eight division three teams competing in a straight-knockout tournament. The first division teams will be split into two groups and will engage in round robin play to determine the top four teams to enter the knockout format. Group A comprises Ravens, Colts, Pepsi Sonics and Eagles, while Group B includes Pacesetters, Republic Bank Nets, Panthers and Guardians.
President of the Colts basketball club Michael Singh told members of the media at Saturday’s launching that it pained their club to observe the present state of basketball in Georgetown. Singh said that it was heavy on their club to try to affect change in basketball during this “tough time” for the sport while at the same time remembering George close to a year after his death.
“We remember him as our leader, our mentor, our father and more importantly a great disciplinarian,” Singh said. The Colts president said that the virtues that George embodied ought to be instilled in the basketball players and they hope help to facilitate the revitalization of the sport.