England took third place in the Cherbourg International Junior Basketball Tournament this weekend after beating Manchester Magic 63-56 in the third place playoff after being defeated in the semi finals to Switzerland. It is an improvement on their sixth place finish last year and will have provided Head Coach Steve Bucknall with a clearer idea of who he will be taking to the European Championships this summer. England’s Raphell Thomas-Edwards was named to the All-Tournament team.
Final Standings
1st Tunisia
2nd Switzerland
3rd England
4th Manchester Magic
5th Belgrade
6th Paris Levallois
7th Austria
8th Cherbourg
The Cherbourg “Meilleur Cinq du Tournoi” (All Tournament Team)
Raphell Thomas-Edwards (England)
Omar Abada (Tunisia)
Theo Deluz (Switzerland)
Marko Mladajan (Switzerland)
Ahmed Mannai (Tunisia)
Dunk Champion
Sofiane Mrad (Switzerland)
Three Point Champion
Pete Sakotic
British Teams Full Scores*
Friday 22nd April
England beat Belgrade 78-71
Manchester lost to Austria 55-52
Saturday 23rd April
England lost to Tunisia 76-53
England beat Cherbourg 67-38
Manchester beat Paris 60-53
Manchester lost to Switzerland 85-46
Sunday 24th April
Semi Final: England lost to Switzerland 68-51
Semi Final: Manchester lost to Tunisia 72-49
3rd/4th Place: England beat Manchester 63-56
*Results will be updated with leading scorers as soon as possible.
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what was the roster
How come the national team only beat manchester by 7? thought it would of been a bigger margin
first of all they have been playing together for longer and at this point in time are probably more drilled
Rob , Most of that Manchester team have played together since they were 13-14 yrs old , they have all the tools on court due to the time they have played together , plus Paul Middleton is a very good underated coach!!
I agree that the manchester team is more drilled, however, i doubt they are drilled to play without their only true big man who was playing for England.
Top spark, again I agree with you. What I have seen Paul appears a good coach and has the silver wear to suggest it, but likewise with England players the England coaches should be the best available.
I am not questioning the england staff or players, I just dont find confidence in only beating an english club team by 7. I hope they prove me wrong in time for Euros.
rob,
i understand why you are worried but didnt England beat manchester by 20+ points in the Haris Memorial?
The england team is developing at a steady pace. unfortunately they missed out on a few players at Cherbourg
IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT ENGLAND SHOULD BEAT MANCHESTER BY 7 POINTS, BUT THE TOURNAMENT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD PLAYED TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND THEY DONT PLAY TOGETHER MUCH BEFORE THE EURO`S THATS WHY ENGLAND DONT DO TO WELL ,THEY NEED MORE COURT TIME TOGETHER…
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