Joy Adams to lead Guyana at FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship

Spain-based professional Joy Adams has been named captain of Guyana’s senior women’s basketball team, which will tip off its campaign on Wednesday evening against The Bahamas at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Five countries- Guyana, The Bahamas, Virgin Islands, Suriname, and Jamaica- will compete in a round-robin format to determine the champion of the FIBA Women’s Caribbean Championship, which returns for the first time since 2022.

The tournament runs daily from 16:30h until November 16, with the top three teams advancing to the 2026 Centrobasket Women’s Championship.

Adams, who currently represents Lointek Gernika Bizkaia in Spain’s top professional women’s league, Liga Femenina Endesa, brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the national side.

She will be joined by fellow professionals Anaya Clemons and Ruth Adams, both of whom have also played in Europe.

The squad also features the talented Ramlall sisters- Amisha, Arshia, and Ashna- along with locally based players Jamaicy Ogle, Kean Andrews, Keisha Copperfield, Rehacia Romain, Breann Ritchie and Junelly Paddy.

The team will be guided by Head Coach Kenny Avent, assisted by Willon Cameron and Warren Wilson.

Avant is no stranger to Guyanese basketball, having led the country’s Under-16 Boys’ National Team to a silver medal finish at the 2016 Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Junior Championships.

Following their opening match against The Bahamas at 20:30h, Guyana will face The Virgin Islands on November 13, Suriname on November 15, and will close the tournament with a highly anticipated showdown against Jamaica on November 16 at 20:30h.

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) expressed confidence that the squad will represent the country with pride and defend home court.