Initial U17 & U18 England National Team Squads Named

Basketball England have announced a preliminary squad list of 38 players who will compete to make the Under-17 and Under-18 England National Team squads this year.

With the home nations coming together to represent as Great Britain under the British Basketball Federation from October 1st, it remains unclear the full protocol on exactly how the development pathway will work, however, the 38 players selected will head to camp in Manchester in December, where BE will trim them down 16 players for consideration for GB’s Under-18 team, and 16 players who will remain in the England U17 development programme over the course of the season.

““Congratulations to all players and their coaches on selection for England National programmes 2016/17,” said BE’s Technical & Performance Manager, Vladan Dragosavac.

“The Regional Development Tournament was a great opportunity for all to enjoy basketball and perform to their best.

“With the Home Nations all coming together to compete as Great Britain from 1 October 2016, Basketball England’s aim is to have as many players & staff as possible involved in the Great Britain teams,”

England U17 & U18 Squads (name, team*, home region)

Jacob Round, Fuenlabrada (Spain), East Midlands
Pierce Maslen, Barking Abbey, East
Corey Samuels, Bristol Flyers, South West
Omari Smith, City of Birmingham, West Midlands
Rhizwahn Harris, Newcastle Knights, West Midlands
Eisley Swaine, Bradford Dragons, Yorkshire
Mo Abushego, City of Birmingham, West Midlands
Nelson Boachie Yiadom, The Loomis Chaffee School (US), East
Joshua Edwards, Lewisham Thunder, London
Kaiyem Cleary, Manchester Magic, North West
Kayne Henry-McCalla, London Westside, London
Caleb Fuller, Ipswich, London
Sesan Russell, Charnwood College Riders, London
Reginald Chuks, Charnwood College Riders, East Midlands
Brian Amabilino Perez, Derby Trailblazers, East Midlands
Zion Tordoff, Myerscough, Yorkshire
Micah Savery-Richards, Leeds Force, Yorkshire
Daniel Ogoro, Brentwood Fire, East
Robert Banks, Thames Valley Cavaliers, South
Adria Amabilino, Derby Trailblazers, East Midlands
Jacob Iwowo, Lewisham Thunder, London
Jaka Pandza, Leeds Force, Yorkshire
Jay Carter, Reading Rockets, South
Romario Spence, Charnwood College Riders, East
Richard Amaefule, Southwark Legends, South East
Arinze Emeka-Anyakwo, Manchester Magic, North West
David Obediah, Reading Rockets, South
Tyreese Hudson, Nottinghamshire Nova, East Midlands
Conroy Hayden, City of Birmingham, West Midlands
Jamie Gray, Myerscough, North West
Mathew Cauthorn, Sheffield Sharks, Yorkshire
Ashley Briggs, Solent Kestrels, South
Hosana Kitenge, Worthing Thunder, North West
Joshua Ogundele, Barking Abbey, London
Taii Francis, Ilkeston Outlaws, East Midlands
Will Hur, Reading Rockets, South East
Luke Goodacre, Maidstone Warriors, South East
Carl Campbell, London United, London

*teams are as accurate as possible to our knowledge for the 2016-17 season, please contact us should you know of any inaccuracies.

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