{"id":26413,"date":"2025-02-09T01:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26413"},"modified":"2025-02-09T01:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:02:03","slug":"rose-to-lead-guyanas-national-basketball-team-in-suriname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rose-to-lead-guyanas-national-basketball-team-in-suriname\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose to Lead Guyana\u2019s National Basketball Team in Suriname"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>January 18, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially announced its 12-member squad for the upcoming Nation\u2019s Cup tournament in Suriname, with seasoned guard Stanton Rose set to captain the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head Coach Adrian Hooper, alongside Assistant Coach Marlon Rodrigues, will guide the national side as they prepare for a series of competitive matchups against Grenada and hosts Suriname from January 24 to 26. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team departs for Paramaribo on Thursday, January 23, and will return to Guyana on Monday, January 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final squad includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stanton Rose<\/strong> (KK Untouchables)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domair Gladstone<\/strong> (KK Untouchables)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Orlan Glasgow<\/strong> (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Harold Adams<\/strong> (Royals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Travis Belgrave<\/strong> (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zian Gray<\/strong> (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nikkoloi Smith<\/strong> (Ravens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Denzil Ross<\/strong> (Eagles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shane Webster<\/strong> (Colts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jermaine Slater<\/strong> (Kobras)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oquacey Shortt<\/strong> (Colts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kimol Grimmond<\/strong> (KK Untouchables)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Hooper described the selection process as highly competitive, emphasizing the impressive talent on display during trials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes the final roster strikes the right balance between experienced veterans and emerging young stars, with players like Kimol Grimmond already making strides in adapting to international competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GBF President Michael Singh expressed confidence in the team, highlighting the tournament\u2019s significance for the country\u2019s basketball development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that with a well-rounded squad, Guyana is poised for a strong performance on the regional stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming games in Suriname serve as an opportunity for the team to test their chemistry and establish themselves as a formidable force in Caribbean basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 18, 2025 The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially announced its 12-member squad for the upcoming Nation\u2019s Cup tournament in Suriname, with seasoned guard Stanton Rose set to captain&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26413","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\/26413","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=26413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26414,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26413\/revisions\/26414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}