{"id":22710,"date":"2024-09-09T13:35:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22710"},"modified":"2024-09-09T13:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:35:19","slug":"basketball-community-mourns-the-loss-of-coach-dave-causeway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/basketball-community-mourns-the-loss-of-coach-dave-causeway\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Community Mourns the Loss of Coach Dave Causeway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The basketball community is in mourning following the passing of Dave Causeway, a former national player turned coach, who died on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Causeway&#8217;s death has deeply impacted not only the Kwakwani community but also the broader basketball scene in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ann Gordon, head coach of Kwakwani basketball and Causeway&#8217;s long-time mentor, expressed profound sorrow over the loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gordon, who coached Causeway from a young age, described him as more than just a player\u2014he was like a son to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She praised his basketball IQ and dedication, noting that he excelled both as a player and as a coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Gordon&#8217;s guidance, Causeway became an accomplished coach, contributing significantly to the development of local talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He played a pivotal role in mentoring players and was instrumental in the success of the Kwakwani Untouchables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, Causeway&#8217;s efforts helped produce Stanton Rose, the national captain who led Guyana to its sole regional title in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gordon highlighted Causeway&#8217;s unwavering commitment to the sport and the community, calling basketball his &#8220;religion&#8221; and emphasizing his dedication to giving back to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to Causeway&#8217;s passing, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), led by Jermaine Slater, extended its condolences, describing him as an &#8220;exceptional soul.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GABA acknowledged Causeway&#8217;s contributions as a member of the last Guyana Junior National Championship team, a club champion with Bounty Colts, and the founder and coach of the Kwakwani Untouchables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basketball community will remember Causeway as a true champion, whose legacy will continue to inspire future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The basketball community is in mourning following the passing of Dave Causeway, a former national player turned coach, who died on Tuesday. Causeway&#8217;s death has deeply impacted not only the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22710","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\/22710","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=22710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22724,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22710\/revisions\/22724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}