Guyana men's national basketball team

The Guyana national basketball team represents Guyana in international competitions. It is governed by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF).[2]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Guyana women's national basketball team.

Guyana
FIBA ranking98 1 (3 March 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationGuyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)
CoachJunior Hercules
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances8
Medals Silver: 1994
Bronze: 1981, 2000

Its main accomplishment was the silver medal at the 1994 Caribbean Basketball Championship.

In 2019, Guyana's top player Delroy James wanted to join the national team. Yet, he did not get his passport extended in time.[3]

Roster

2019 Squad at FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Pre-Qualifiers:[4][3]

Guyana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
SF 4 Travis Belgrave 21 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Eagles (Guyana)
C 6 Shaine Webster 30 – (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Colts (Guyana)
PF 8 Anthony Moe 28 – (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Albany Patroons
SF 9 Harold Adams 30 – (1988-08-16)16 August 1988 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Victory Valley Royals
SG 10 Timothy Thompson 19 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Colts (Guyana)
PG 11 Stanton Rose 19 – (1999-12-26)26 December 1999 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Panola College
SG 12 Orlon Glasgow 33 – (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Victory Valley Royals
SG 13 Kevon Wiggins 18 – (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Monroe College
G 14 Yonnick Tappin 19 – (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 Victory Valley Royals
PG 15 Travis Burnett 30 – (1988-06-28)28 June 1988 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Cobras (Guyana)
Head coach
  • Junior Hercules
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dennis Clarke
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 24 February 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Anthony Moe
PF Travis Belgrave Shaine Webster
SF Kevon Wiggins Harold Adams
SG Travis Burnett Timothy Thompson
PG Stanton Rose Orlon Glasgow Yonnick Tappin

Competitions

Performance at CaribeBasket
Year Position Host
19813rd placeGeorgetown, Guyana
1984?Nassau, Bahamas
1987?Suriname
19885th placeGeorgetown, Guyana
19904thPort-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
19934thBridgetown, Barbados
19942nd placeGeorgetown, Guyana
19964th placePort-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
20003rd placeBridgetown, Barbados
20078th placeCaguas, Puerto Rico
20117th placeNassau, Bahamas
20145th placeTortola, British Virgin Islands
201510th placeTortola, British Virgin Islands
20181st placeParamaribo, Suriname

Past rosters

Team for the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.[5]

Guyana men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Dave Causway 27 – (1988-04-04)4 April 1988 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Royal Extra Lions
PF 5 Gordon James 35 – (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Alianza Viedma
SF 6 Travis Burnett 26 – (1988-06-23)23 June 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SF 7 Akeem Kanhai 23 – (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PF 8 Ryan Gullen 29 – (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Pacesetters
SG 9 Jason Squires 29 – (1985-12-02)2 December 1985 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 10 Ryan Stephney 29 – (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 11 Shelroy Thomas 24 – (1990-12-30)30 December 1990 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
C 12 Jermaine Slater 25 – (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
PG 13 Chris Williams 25 – (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
C 14 Rudolph James 33 – (1982-04-15)15 April 1982 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SF 15 Keron McKenzie 28 – (1986-11-19)19 November 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Atlanta Assault
Head coach
  • Darcell Harris
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marlon Rodriguez
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2015

The side that represented Guyana at the CBC Sr. Championship 2007 was composed of:

Jersey number Position played Height Name Year of birth Club otherwise represented
15Center208Antric Klaiber1976Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball
13Forward204Lorenzo Withrite1981Scarlet Vilvoorde
12Guard, Forward193Kevin Creppy1987Bethune-Cookman College
14Forward206Gordon Klaiber1983Brooklyn Kings
7Guard176Carl Benn1980U. of Mass. – Lowell
10Guard185Robert Davis1984South Carolina All Stars (UMBL)
8Guard176Shawn Powell1976Salisbury State
11Guard176Michael Creepy Jr.1985Riverside
HCHead Coach---Stephen Nurse----DC Jammers
ACAsst. Head Coach---Larry Davis----South Carolina All Stars (UMBL)
MManager---Paul Haynes----NYU – Polytechnic University
MHead of Delegation----Patrick Haynes----NYU – Polytechnic University

Head coach position
  • Robert Cadogan – 2011
  • Mark Agard – 2014
  • Darcell Harris – 2015
  • Junior Hercules – 2018-present

Kit

Manufacturer

2019: Nike

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See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. FIBA National Federations – Guyana, fiba.com, accessed 1 Dec 2015.
  3. Guyana to be without AEK Athens ‘talisman’ Delroy James Guyana Chronicle, 21 February 2019. Accessed 17 July 2020.
  4. Guyana, FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. 2015 CBC Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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