Basketball team narrowly misses gold

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Team Guyana (from left) Timothy Thompson, captain Stanton Rose, Jonathan Mangra and Jamal Gilkes display their silver medal alongside FIBA Americas President Horacio Muratore (left) following the conclusion of the IBF Lesser Antilles 3X3 Championships.
Team Guyana (from left) Timothy Thompson, captain Stanton Rose, Jonathan Mangra and Jamal Gilkes display their silver medal alongside FIBA Americas President Horacio Muratore (left) following the conclusion of the IBF Lesser Antilles 3X3 Championships.

Guyana secured a silver medal at the 2017 International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Lesser Antilles 3X3 Championships going down agonizingly to Martinique 9-8 in the final on Sunday in St Lucia.

Team Guyana (from left) Timothy Thompson, captain Stanton Rose, Jonathan Mangra and Jamal Gilkes display their silver medal alongside FIBA Americas President Horacio Muratore (left) following the conclusion of the IBF Lesser Antilles 3X3 Championships.

Despite fielding an injured Jamal Gilkes, Guyana only lost the match in the dying seconds for their first defeat of the tournament.

The Guyanese earned their place in the final with a perfect 6-0 record in the preliminary matches, defeating Barbados 15-1, Curacao 15-2, Antigua and Barbuda 9-7, St Vincent and the Grenadines 12-4, Aruba 15-4 and Guadeloupe 12-9 in the semi-finals.