With just 11 days to go before Guyana welcomes 16 nations for the largest 3×3 basketball event ever hosted in the English-speaking Caribbean, anticipation is at an all-time high. The One Guyana 3×3 Quest will bring together top-tier talent from across the region, with 20 teams battling for a coveted spot in the FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton, Canada.
The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially unveiled the tournament pools, dividing the 20 teams into four groups of five. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, where the ultimate champion will emerge.
Group A is headlined by Puerto Rico’s Team Carolina, the top-ranked team in the Caribbean, set to clash with Mexico’s Ball So Hard, a formidable squad from Puebla City. Also vying for supremacy in this group are St. Kitts and Nevis’ SKN Sugar Boyz, the British Virgin Islands’ BVI Elites, and Guyana’s very own Untouchables. The home team features national captain Stanton Rose Jr. and US-based Guyanese standout Daylon Bovell, who will be looking to make a strong impact.
Switzerland’s Lausanne enters as the tournament’s highest-ranked team, currently holding the No. 11 spot in the FIBA world rankings. They are the clear favorites in Group B but will face stiff competition from the Renegades, a team representing North Ruimveldt, Guyana. The Renegades, featuring Travis Belgrave, Harold Adams, Nikkoli Smith, and Dominic Vincente, bring valuable experience after representing Guyana at the 3×3 AmeriCup in Puerto Rico. Also competing in the group are St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers, Bermuda’s Hamilton, and Quarters United from Trinidad & Tobago.
Group C is led by the Dominican Republic’s Distrito Nacional, based in Santo Domingo. They will face Georgetown, a Guyana-based squad featuring overseas-based Guyanese players, along with Cayman Islands’ Cayman Storm, Guatemala City’s PSN, and Team Paramaribo from Suriname.
Meanwhile, Group D boasts Trinidad & Tobago’s Maloney Pacers, the top-ranked team in the group, representing the D’Abadie community. Joining them are New York Soundview from the Bronx, St. Maarten’s Team Phillipsburg, Ecuador’s Fit Storm, and Grenada’s Spice Boyz, all ready to showcase their skills on the grand stage.
The action-packed tournament will tip off at 10:00 a.m. on the opening day following a brief ceremony, while day two’s games will commence at 11:20 a.m.
Vice President of the GBF and Coordinator of the One Guyana 3×3 Quest, Rawle Toney, expressed his excitement about the tournament’s impact. He emphasized that the GBF is fully prepared to host players and officials from around the world, highlighting the overwhelming support received from across the region.
“This event has received overwhelming support from across the region, and we are ready to showcase Caribbean basketball on a grand stage at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall,” Toney stated.
He also credited the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport for its unwavering support and assured fans that the venue would be transformed into a world-class 3×3 basketball arena. “We want to leave a lasting impression on our visitors, many of whom will be in Guyana for the first time,” he added.
With the One Guyana 3×3 Quest being the first event of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, the GBF is pulling out all the stops to ensure its success
