The ninth edition of the Regional Basketball Conference will tip off in the conferences of Georgetown and East Coast of Demerara on May 10 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
During the launch of the tournament yesterday at the National Resource Centre, it was disclosed that schools from all across Guyana will be divided into zones (Georgetown, Linden, East Bank, East Coast and Berbice) vying for a chance to represent their zones in the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) later this year. As a result, the institutions will be preparing assiduously for the basketball tourney which is coordinated by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG).
During yesterday’s launch, Director of YBG, Chris Bowman highlighted the importance of the school programme and its impact.
“We are in the business of student athlete development and after these students are finished playing they give back to the programme.
“There is a greater value far beyond just the tournaments,
