GABF President optimistic of success at FIBA 3X3 AmeriCup

Sep 03, 2022 Sports

– Delroy James, Joy Brown commit to represent Guyana

By Rawle Toney

With Guyana set to compete at this year’s FIBA 3X3 AmeriCup in Miami, USA, president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Michael Singh, believes the composition of both male and female teams, puts Guyana in a position of being contenders at the second hosting of the championship.

Spain-based professional Joy Brown will suit-up for Guyana at the FIBA 3X3 AmeriCup in Miami.

The November 4 – 6 tournament will see both teams (male and female) facing the USA in Group A. The men’s side will also play Guatemala, while the women are down to square-off against Colombia.

As compared to the event last year, which was also hosted in Miami at Bayfront Park, both sides have automatically qualified for the tournament’s Main Draw.

Speaking exclusively with Kaieteur News yesterday, Singh said the former AEK Athens ‘big man’ Delroy James and Deylon Bovell, the former Berkeley College stand-out point guard, are expected to form part of the four-member team that will suit-up for the men’s side.

Spain-base point guard, Joy Brown, who was one of the top players at the 2021 edition of the tournament, was also confirmed as a member of the women’s team, along with Jada Mohan.

Delroy James will suit-up for Guyana at the FIBA 3X3 AmeriCup in Miami.

Guyana will also feature at the South American Games, with Singh only naming Stanton Rose as a member of the team, but he stated that, “ideally, it would’ve been better to use the October 1 – 15 games in Paraguay as part of the preparation for tournament in Miami.”

“But since we already have two players in the USA, it would make better sense to host the camp (for the men) in New York. Ray Victor also said he’s available. Those guys have the style of play that we’ll need in that tournament. The GABF will make an announcement about the team heading to Miami,” Singh said.

The GABF president further added, “We’re grouped with the USA who won both the men and women tournament last year, so it’s important that we put together our best teams; we will have to raise the intensity of the squad to be competitive. I actually like our chances. If you look at the guys we’re looking to bring together, I think we will give a good account of ourselves.”

As it relates to sponsorship, Singh said KFC, E-Networks and GTT have so-far raised their hands to lend support.

At the 2021 FIBA AmeriCup, Guyana’s female team came from Joy Brown, Jada Mohan and Jesanna Charles, while Ryan Stephney, Tyron Hamid, Travis Burnett, and Timothy Thompson made-up the men’s team.

The men and women representing the ‘592’ at the first-of-its- kind event, turned in some impressive performances, but when the dust settled at Bayfront Park, it was the women who found more success.

Brown did the bulk of the lifting for the women and became an instant favourite for fans at the tournament.

She propelled Guyana to the top of Group C in the qualification round, which saw them moving on to face Chile and Mexico in the Main Draw.

Brown put up 31 points in the qualifying round alone, including 18 in one game. She scored another 20 points in the pool stage for a Guyana team that didn’t make it to the bracket.

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