Guyana men's national basketball team

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Guyana Guyana
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FIBA ranking111 Decrease 3 (7 December 2021)[1]
Joined FIBA1961
FIBA zoneFIBA Americas
National federationGuyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF)
Coach
FIBA AmeriCup
AppearancesNone
Caribbean Championship
Appearances8
MedalsSilver medal with cup.svg Silver: 1994
Bronze medal with cup.svg 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[]

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 21 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Guyana
C 6 30 – (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Guyana
PF 8 28 – (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Albany Patroons United States
SF 9 30 – (1988-08-16)16 August 1988 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guyana
SG 10 19 – (1999-04-16)16 April 1999 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guyana
PG 11 19 – (1999-12-26)26 December 1999 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Panola College United States
SG 12 33 – (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Guyana
SG 13 18 – (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Monroe College United States
G 14 19 – (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 Guyana
PG 15 30 – (1988-06-28)28 June 1988 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Guyana
Head coach
  • Guyana
Assistant coach(es)
  • Guyana
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
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[]

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 27 – (1988-04-04)4 April 1988 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Trinidad and Tobago
PF 5 35 – (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Argentina
SF 6 26 – (1988-06-23)23 June 1988 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SF 7 23 – (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
PF 8 29 – (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Pacesetters Guyana
SG 9 29 – (1985-12-02)2 December 1985 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 10 29 – (1986-02-24)24 February 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 11 24 – (1990-12-30)30 December 1990 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
C 12 25 – (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
PG 13 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 28 – (1986-11-19)19 November 1986 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) United States
Head coach
  • Guyana
Assistant coach(es)
  • Guyana
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 20 August 2015

The side that represented Guyana at the 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 --- Stephen Nurse ---- DC Jammers
AC --- Larry Davis ---- South Carolina All Stars (UMBL)
M --- Paul Haynes ---- NYU – Polytechnic University
M ---- Patrick Haynes ---- NYU – Polytechnic University

Head coach position[]

  • Guyana – 2011
  • Guyana – 2014
  • Guyana – 2015
  • Guyana – 2018-present

Kit[]

Manufacturer[]

2019: Nike

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  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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