England to Face Scotland at International Summer Slam

By Sam Neter on June 5, 2013

basketballscotland’s International Summer Slam takes place this weekend, where an England BBL Select Team will face Scotland’s Senior Men in a two game series at Meadowbank in Edinburgh.

The International Summer Slam is a basketball extravaganza which hosts one of the fifteenth official FIBA Europe Under 14 tournaments in Europe, as well as the aforementioned Scotland vs England game, and a Scotland Futures Women test series against Austria.

England feature some of the best home grown talent in the BBL, whilst Scotland will be featuring the likes of Olympian Kieron Achara, Glasgow Rocks star Gareth Murray and Alasdair Fraser, fresh from another successful year with Maine Black Bears.

“We are looking forward to the weekend,” Scotland Head Coach Iain MacLean commented. “The guys have been working very hard and Luxembourg was great for team bonding. We have a long term plan, and our main goal is the European Championship of the Small Countries next year. Against England, we will put 100% effort and we will fight to win.”

The full rosters are as follows:

England BBL Select Squad

Stefan Gill, Manchester Giants
Jordan Spencer, London Lions
Jamell Anderson, Leicester Riders
Kalil Irving, Worcester Wolves
Sam Cricelli, Surrey Heat
Orlan Jackman, London Lions
Tayo Ogedengbe, London Lions
David Watts, Manchester Giants
Anthony Rowe, Leicester Riders
Mike Tuck, Sheffield Sharks
Barry Lamble, Leicester Riders

Scotland Senior Men Squad

Ali Fraser, University of Maine
Ben Warrington, Boroughmuir Blaze
Calum Nicol, Glasgow University
Fraser Glass, St. Mirren
Gareth Murray, Glasgow Rocks
Ifedade Thomas, Troon Tornadoes
John Browne, Boroughmuir Blaze
Jonny Bunyan, Glasgow Rocks/Falkirk Fury
Kevin Scott, Glasgow Storm
Kieron Achara, Kavala BC
Kyle Haldane, Northumbria University
Matthew Dick, Stirling Knights,
Nick Collins, St. Mirren
Scott Russell, Falkirk Fury

Games start at 8pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday, and tickets are available here (use SS13BBL to get a 10% discount courtesy of the BBL).

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