GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is pleased to announce the roster for the Guyana Men’s National Team, as the squad prepares for the upcoming 2026 FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers. The tournament is scheduled to take place this November in Managua, Nicaragua, November 27-29, 2026, at the Polideportivo Alexis Argüello. Head Coach Alan...
PARAMARIBO, SURINAME – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) confirms that both the national boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have concluded their participation in the 2026 Inter Guiana Games (IGG) in Suriname, with the boys’ team falling in a hard-fought 80-77 decision to the host nation at the Anthony Nesty Stadium on Saturday evening. The boys’...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) confirms that the official schedule for the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers has been released, with the Guyanese national team set to begin its campaign in Group A action in Managua, Nicaragua, from November 27 to 29. The Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua has been designated as the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s student-athletes departed today for Paramaribo, Suriname, carrying the nation’s hopes into the 2026 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), scheduled for October 23–25. The three-day multi-sport showcase, inaugurated in 1967, brings together young competitors from Guyana, host nation Suriname and French Guiana to foster regional athletic development and strengthen international ties. Funded by the...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is pleased to announce that it has been allocated two (2) Referee License Allocations and one (1) Commissioner License Allocation by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) for the upcoming Game Officials Licensing period of 2027-2029. The allocations, detailed in FIBA’s official communication to the GBF, form part...
Georgetown, Guyana — Guyana has received an invitation from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to participate in eFIBA Season 5, the global national-team competition for NBA 2K esports. The upcoming season builds on eFIBA’s growing international reach. The previous edition brought together 58 national federations and concluded with the eFIBA World Finals in Qatar, where...
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA – The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) is proud to announce that the Guyana Senior Men’s National Team has been officially named as the replacement team for the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers (2nd Round). This decision follows Antigua and Barbuda’s withdrawal from the competition. Guyana received the invitation after being identified as the...
FIBA has published the Official Basketball Rules 2026 (valid as of 1 October 2026) and other related documents. MIES (Switzerland) –The FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026 (OBR2026) are now available for the entire basketball family. All the changes have been approved by the FIBA Central Board earlier this year. The new edition of the Official...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – August 3, 2026 – The Guyana Women’s 3×3 National Team delivered a commanding performance on Monday morning at the Malecón Deportivo, defeating Guatemala 15–11 in the 5th-Place Semi-Final of the CAC Games to secure a spot in the 5th-Place Final later today. After a heartbreaking one-point loss to El Salvador...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The dream run for Guyana’s Men’s 3×3 Basketball team at the CAC Games came to a somber and premature conclusion on Tuesday evening, as the squad suffered a second consecutive loss in Pool A play, falling 15-10 to Haiti. The defeat was overshadowed, however, by a serious injury to key...