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Guyana men's national basketball team

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

Guyana Guyana
FIBA ranking118 Decrease 16 (15 August 2024)[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

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

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

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

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

Depth chart

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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

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Performance at CaribeBasket

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Year Position Host
1981 3rd place Georgetown, Guyana
1984 ? Nassau, Bahamas
1987 ? Suriname
1988 5th place Georgetown, Guyana
1990 4th Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
1993 4th Bridgetown, Barbados
1994 2nd place Georgetown, Guyana
1996 4th place Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2000 3rd place Bridgetown, Barbados
2007 8th place Caguas, Puerto Rico
2011 7th place Nassau, Bahamas
2014 5th place Tortola, British Virgin Islands
2015 10th place Tortola, British Virgin Islands
2018 1st place Paramaribo, Suriname

Past rosters

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Team for the 2015 FIBA CBC Championship.[5]

Guyana men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
G 4 Dave Causway 27 – (1988-04-04)4 April 1988 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Royal Extra Lions Trinidad and Tobago
PF 5 Gordon James 35 – (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Alianza Viedma Argentina
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 Guyana
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 United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
15 Center 208 Antric Klaiber 1976 Eintracht Frankfurt Basketball
13 Forward 204 Lorenzo Withrite 1981 Scarlet Vilvoorde
12 Guard, forward 193 Kevin Creppy 1987 Bethune-Cookman College
14 Forward 206 Gordon Klaiber 1983 Brooklyn Kings
7 Guard 176 Carl Benn 1980 U. of Mass. – Lowell
10 Guard 185 Robert Davis 1984 South Carolina All Stars (UMBL)
8 Guard 176 Shawn Powell 1976 Salisbury State
11 Guard 176 Michael Creepy Jr. 1985 Riverside
HC Head Coach --- Stephen Nurse ---- DC Jammers
AC Asst. Head Coach --- Larry Davis ---- South Carolina All Stars (UMBL)
M Manager --- Paul Haynes ---- NYU – Polytechnic University
M Head of Delegation ---- Patrick Haynes ---- NYU – Polytechnic University

Head coach position

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Kit

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Manufacturer

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2019: Nike

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ FIBA National Federations – Guyana, fiba.com, accessed 1 Dec 2015.
  3. ^ a b 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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Videos

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