{"id":26360,"date":"2025-02-09T00:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T00:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26360"},"modified":"2025-02-09T00:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T00:09:57","slug":"guyana-basketball-federation-names-15-person-squad-for-nations-cup-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-basketball-federation-names-15-person-squad-for-nations-cup-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Basketball Federation Names 15-Person Squad for Nation&#8217;s Cup Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 15, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has announced its 15-person squad for the upcoming Nation\u2019s Cup tournament in Paramaribo, Suriname, from January 24\u201327. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came after a two-day trial held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, where shortlisted players had the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the coaching staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head Coach Adrian Hooper, with the assistance of Coach Marlon Rodrigues, selected the final team after a highly competitive selection process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team will compete against Suriname and Grenada in the regional tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The finalized squad includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stanton Rose (Untouchables) \u2013 Captain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orlan Glasgow (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harold Adams (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Travis Belgrave (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nikkoloi Smith (Ravens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domair Gladstone (Untouchables)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shane Webster (Colts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jermaine Slater (Kobras)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denzel Ross (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oquacey Shortt (Colts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kimol Grimmond (Untouchables)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zian Grey (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jushawn Bayley (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yannick Tappin (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shamaar Huntley (Ravens)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally, 23 players were invited to the trials, making the final selection an especially competitive process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Hooper commented that the intensity of the trials made narrowing down the team a tough decision, as the players gave their all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected squad will undergo two additional training sessions this week before the final 12 players are named on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This preparation is critical for the team&#8217;s success in the Nations Cup, which will also play a significant role in their buildup for the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, GBF President Michael Singh confirmed plans to host a version of the Nations Cup in Guyana this May, featuring three other CBC teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament in Suriname will serve as a vital test for Guyana&#8217;s Senior Men\u2019s Team as they prepare for back-to-back games against regional rivals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 15, 2025 The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has announced its 15-person squad for the upcoming Nation\u2019s Cup tournament in Paramaribo, Suriname, from January 24\u201327. The announcement came after a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26360","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\/26360","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=26360"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26361,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26360\/revisions\/26361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}