England returned disappointed from Cherbourg’s International Junior Basketball Tournament yesterday, with a 6th place overall finish (out of 8). The better news though, is that both the other British teams entered did considerably better, with Scotland finishing in an impressive 3rd and Manchester in 4th place respectively.
Austria 1st Place
Tunisia 2nd Place
Scotland 3rd Place
Manchester 4th Place
Switzerland 5th Place
England 6th Place
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Cherbourg
Portugal
Omar Apada (Tunisia)
Lee Reilly (Scotland)
Sofiane Mrad (Tunisia)
Carlos Novas Matteo (Austria)
Alisdair Frasier (Scotland)
Three Point Champion
Dario Kulodrovic (Switzerland)
Dunk Champion
Sofiane Mrad (Tunisia)
Day 1
England lost to Austria 69-66
(England top scorers-John Stewart 12, Louis Sayers 11, Teddy Okereafor 10)
Scotland beat Manchester 49-39
Day 2 A.M.
England beat Cherbourg 72-35
(England top scorers-Steve Vaughan 21, Harrison Gamble 11, Rema Lascelles 10, Teddy Okereafor 10)
Scotland beat Portugal 56-49
Manchester beat Switzerland 55-44
Day 2 P.M.
Manchester beat Portugal 54-48
Scotland lost to Switzerland 49-46
England lost to Tunisia 56-50
(England top scorers-Eliandro Inacio 15, Teddy Okereafor, 12)
Day 3
Tunisia beat Manchester 50-48 (semi final)
Austria beat Scotland 60-52 (semi final)
Scotland beat Manchester 49-31 (3rd and 4th place)
England lost to Switzerland 57-47 (5th and 6th place)
(England top scorers-Harrison Gamble 11, Louis Sayer 8)
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