Danny Carter and Stony Brook Win Title, Brits in the NCAA Recap 24/02/10

February 25, 2010

Seven Brits in action last night, check out how they did by reading on… Ben Allison (6′9, 220lbs, F, Sophomore, West Sussex) Davidson Wildcats Davidson managed to hold off North Carolina-Greensboro 60-56 on Wednesday night. Ben Allison struggled a little, going scoreless on 0/3 shooting, but did add 5 rebounds in 16 minutes. The Wildcats [...]

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You Know You’re A British Basketball Player When…

February 24, 2010

There are thousands of these “You know you’re a [insert whatever it is here] when…” groups/fan pages on Facebook and they all never fail to provide me with some jokes, so thought it was about time someone created one for British basketball. Took it upon myself this morning and you can find it right here [...]

Ryan Richards Out at Least 4 Weeks

February 24, 2010

Brit Ryan Richards, currently playing for BBC Monthey is out at least 4 weeks with a dislocated shoulder according to the European basketball prospect site Eurohopes. Yesterday, Eurohopes’ Twitter account tweeted “Brit Ryan Richards (’91), from Monthey (Switzerland), will be K.O. at least four weeks due to a shoulder dislocation. He is scoring 13.3 pts” [...]

Video: Will Saunders Goin’ To Work at 2009 Adidas 150 Phenom Camp

February 23, 2010

I’m a little bit late on this one seeing as the vid was released in October last year, but still thought it was worth putting up. This is 6’7, 190lbs Will Saunders out of London (Class of 2010, born 04/03/91), putting down a few pretty nice dunks at the 2009 Adidas 150 Phenom Camp out [...]

Quiet Night for Brits in the NCAA, Roundup 22/02/10

February 23, 2010

Not a busy night last night as only 3 Brits were in action, check out how they did below.. Ben Allison (6′9, 220lbs, F, Sophomore, West Sussex) Davidson Wildcats Chattanooga defeated Davidson 78-73 on Monday night, snapping a five-game losing streak. Ben Allison registered 15 minutes off the bench, struggling with his shooting touch going [...]

Video: Davide Wakanena at Midnight Madness 2009

February 22, 2010

Davide Wakanena a.k.a Wakka was always one of the top guards at every run he played at throughout the Summer. Not afraid to command the ball, he uses his handle and range to abuse defending guards and pretty much get to the rack when he likes. Still find it difficult to believe he qualified for [...]

Ogo Benched, Brits in the NCAA Roundup 21/02/10

February 22, 2010

After a mammoth night last night with 22 British ballers playing in NCAA Division 1, tonight was a lot quieter, with only 3 in action…. Eric Boateng (6’10, 245lbs, C, Senior, London) Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State shot 67 percent in the second half to beat Arizona 73-69 on Sunday and move within a [...]

22 Players in Action, Brits in the NCAA Roundup 20/02/10

February 21, 2010

A hugely busy night for Brits in the NCAA last night, with 22 of a possible 34 having games to play, read on to see how they got on… Andrew Lawrence (6’1, 185lbs, G, Freshman, London) Charleston Cougars. College of Charleston secured an 85-83 win over George Mason on Saturday night, their third straight and [...]

Sharks Cool Down The Heat

February 20, 2010

The BBL leaders Sheffield Sharks won their 8th straight game in the league as they overcame the Guildford Heat by 99-88 to remain unbeaten in the league in 2010. Spectacular rookie Mike Cook led the way with 33 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, whilst Tafari Toney had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Kenny Langhorne [...]

Tigers Destroy Lions

February 20, 2010

The Everton Tigers routed the Marshall MK Lions with a 40 point victory, 82-122 win at Middleton Hall on Friday night. The Tigers have now won 4 of their last 5 in all competitions and are knocking on the door of a top four spot in the BBL Championship. Trey Moore had a huge game  [...]