With preparation for the FIBA Basketball World Cup – Americas Pre-Qualifier, in El Salvador continuing on a weekly basis, Junior Hercules, head-coach of the Men’s Senior Team, stated that several foreign based players have signalled their intention to represent Guyana in the championship.
This was confirmed during an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport. According to Hercules, “Yes, they have signalled their intention of representing their country. It is the intention of the Federation when logically and financially possible to have all foreign players available to train as a team. The Caribbean championship model was one in which the entire team train and stay together for a minimum of 12 days.”
Asked about the status of the team’s preparation, Hercules stated that while the participating players have shown progression during the training sessions, the provisional roster is behind its expected performance level. “Thus far most of the players we have been working with have shown progression in terms of fitness. We are not where we want to be because we don’t have the full complement of players playing together.”