England Under-16s finished 11th in the VII Memorial Graziano Barila Tournament in Italy, where they have been competing over the Easter break.
The tournament, which was for Under-17 teams, saw England finish with a 3-4 record, taking victory in their last game by Sedale Hanson-Young’s game winning free throw to seal 11th place.
Head coach Andrea Kapoulas was pleased with the team’s progress:
“The tournament has been very useful so far in terms of competition. Our defense has been challenged and it has given us the opportunity to present to players the gaps that we need to fill to compete at the European level.”
England Under-16 VII Memorial Graziano Barila Tournament Full Results
Game 1
England 53 v 73 Assigeco
(Joe Mvuezolo 12, Theo Oghide 12 points)
Game 2
England U16 119 Cislago 49
(Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 30, Justas Muzikevicius 18, Theo Oghide 17)
Game 3
England lost to Eiffel Towers 70-54
(Myles Laurent-Smart 12)
Game 4
England lost to Cedevita 83-45
(Theo Oghide 6)
Game 5
England beat Pallacanastro Como 89-45
(Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 18, Theo Oghide 13, Joe Mvuezolo 12, Josh Steel 12)
Game 6
England lost to Aurora Desio 88-79
Game 7
England beat Brindisi 73-72
Image Credit: Birmingham A’s
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I am not sure how this tournament is good preparation for division A, the lads should have been playing against other div A teams in an Easter prep tournament. somewhere. I would not have cared if they had gone 0-3 against Div A national teams.
It’s not bad preparation at all, Cedevita is a top Croatian club/programme. Croatia U16 are currently champs I think.
It’s excellent preperation……………..