England U18s Take 4th Place in Belgium

December 29, 2011

England Under-18s returned from the Belgacom Invitational Cup in Belgium today with a fourth place finish under their belt. After winning their first two games against USK Prague and Switzerland, England were defeated by Canarias Basketball Academy in the semi-finals, before losing to Belgium 74-61 in the third place playoff game. Finishing the tournament with [...]

Haris Memorial Tournament Recap Day 2

December 29, 2011

The second day of the 2011 Haris Memorial Tournament took place yesterday with German side Breitengüßbach and Spanish side Cornella proving to be the teams to beat. England Under-16s continue to struggle, suffering heavy defeats to both Manchester Magic Under-18s and Breitengüßbach, scoring a combined 92 points across both games (45 and 47). It was [...]

Haris Memorial Tournament Recap Day 1

December 28, 2011

The 2011 Haris Memorial Tournament tipped off yesterday, with all English sides suffering defeats at the hands of their international foes. Full results and leading scorers from each game are below: Haris Memorial Tournament Results Day 1 Breitengüßbach 71-49 Magic U18 (Magic: Alex Fortnam 11, Jordan Whelan 8, Jack Crook 7/Breitenguessbach: Johannes Thiemann 11, Lucas [...]

England U16 Squad Named for Haris Tourney

December 14, 2011

Head Coach Andreas Kapoulas has named his 14 man England Under-16 roster selected to participate in the Haris Memorial Tournament over the Christmas period. The tournament, which takes place in Manchester, will see the Under-16 side face off against the likes of Luxembourg and Scotland Under-18 sides as well as club sides from England, Spain [...]

England U18 Squad Announced for Belgium Tourney

December 13, 2011

England Basketball has today released the 12 man England Under-18 squad that will be heading to Belgium over the Christmas period to compete in the Altia Belgacom tournament. Unlike previous years, the side will not compete in the Haris Tournament in Manchester, where the England Under-16 team will take their place. The roster for the [...]

Initial England Under-18 Squad Released

November 25, 2011

England Basketball has today announced the initial England Under-18 squad that will be competing for a roster spot at next year’s European Championships. The squad, selected from last year’s European Championships team and the recent regional Under-17 regional development tournament, will attend their first camp tomorrow (November 26th) in Birmingham. The initial squad list is [...]

Initial England U15 Development Squad Named

November 11, 2011

England Basketball have announced the initial 26-man squad for the England Under-15 boys development team. The side, coached by newly appointed Jesse Sazant, is as follows: Initial England Under-15 Development Squad Seehab Ahmed, Bucks Hornets Tolu Babalola, Haringey Hawks George Darling, Doncaster Danum Eagles Saul Dendie, City of Birmingham Joseph Drady-Fitzpatrick, Newcastle Eagles Daniel Evans, [...]

England U16s Cut to Eighteen

November 7, 2011

England Under-16s (1996 generation) have been cut to eighteen players following their half-term camp, as Head Coach Andreas Kapoulas looks toward their next training camp at Christmas. Twelve players have been cut, reducing the initial squad of 30 down to almost half. The roster is now as follows; England Under-16s Eighteen Man Roster Marko Backovic, [...]

East Midlands Take U13 Regional Title

October 31, 2011

The East Midlands were the surprise winners of the Under-13 boys inter-regional tournament this weekend, after upsetting defending champions London in the final, 45-28, at Lilleshall. The final standings for the tournament and rest of the results are as follows (see each team’s roster here): Final Standings 1st East Midlands 2nd London 3rd North West [...]

Initial 30-Player England U16 Squad Named

October 18, 2011

England Basketball has today announced an intial squad of thirty players to be invited to the first England Under-16 camp on October 27 & 28 at Filton College, Bristol. The team will be coached by newly appointed head coach Andreas Kapoulas as they prepare for their first season in Division A in next year’s European [...]