{"id":21230,"date":"2024-07-10T19:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21230"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:02:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:02:20","slug":"georgetown-amateur-basketball-association-gaba-celebrates-success-of-inaugural-under-23-club-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/georgetown-amateur-basketball-association-gaba-celebrates-success-of-inaugural-under-23-club-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Celebrates Success of Inaugural Under 23 Club Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Tyriq Walters<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural Under 23 Club Championship organized by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) has concluded on a high note, with President Jermaine Slater expressing satisfaction and outlining plans to establish the league as an annual event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Slater emphasized the tournament&#8217;s success, attributing it to effective partnerships forged with both the private and public sectors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the importance of collaboration in ensuring the tournament&#8217;s smooth execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Slater, the Under 23 League serves as a crucial steppingstone for young players, preparing them for higher-level competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted the talent and skill displayed by participants from 12 clubs across the country, including Kwakwani, Bartica, and Berbice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, Slater revealed plans to expand the league format and increase the number of games in future editions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed confidence that many of the young talents showcased in this tournament would transition to the senior levels, contributing to the excitement and competitiveness of the One Guyana Basketball League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the championship&#8217;s thrilling finale, Bounty Colts secured a narrow 76-75 victory over Kwakwani Untouchables, with Carmelo Man-Son-Hing earning the title of Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of the Under 23 Club Championship underscores GABA&#8217;s commitment to developing basketball talent at grassroots levels and fostering a vibrant basketball culture in Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters The inaugural Under 23 Club Championship organized by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) has concluded on a high note, with President Jermaine Slater expressing satisfaction and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21232,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21230\/revisions\/21232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}