The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) will stage its maiden National Women’s 3×3 Championship on April 22nd at the Retrieve Hard-court in Linden.
This was confirmed by an official release from the GBF. According to GBF President Michael Singh, the event is being staged to assist in the selection of the Women’s 3×3 team that is slated to compete at the 24th edition of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games from June 23 – July 8 in El Salvador.
Singh stated, “The GBF will be emphasizing women’s development, and more importantly, in the shorter format. Only the women’s team qualified for the CAC Games and, as such, we have to give them a chance to play as part of the preparation.”
According to Singh, a comprehensive list of names was submitted to the Guyana Olympic Association, which also features several overseas-based players, adding that the event which will feature an initial round-robin format will feature teams from the University of Guyana Trojans (two teams), President’s College (two teams), Kwakwani (two teams) and Linden. “For many of the girls, this would be the first time playing 3×3, and it will be a start to our approach to women’s basketball in Guyana. We’re hoping that the associations could also play its part in organizing women’s tournaments going forward”, he explained.
Guyana has participated in consecutive FIBA AmeriCup 3×3 tournaments, with Singh noting, “We want to expose our women to more international tournaments in all formats of the game. It is something that we’re committed to doing.”
“Meanwhile, the GBF was happy to announce that Spain-base point guard, Ruth Adams, is their latest overseas recruit, who currently plays in Spain’s second Division women’s professional league with Miralvalle. Adams, 27, was shortlisted by the GBF for the upcoming CAC Games. Adams, who hails from Plaisance, migrated to the US at eight years old, and following a stellar NCAA Division 2 collegiate career with St Thomas Aquinas College, she turned pro and headed overseas” the release stated.
