British Basketball today announced the Men’s Under 23 roster they will be taking to Lille, France, to take part in a 4 team primarily U-23 tournament from the 18th-20th June. They will compete against France, Belgium and Luxembourg, gaining valuable international experience to prepare them for the step up to the senior level as part of British Basketball’s T16 programme.
The squad is as follows;
Adegboye, Ogo – Saint Bonavenutre University, USA
Bailey, Devan – Central Connecticut State, USA
Bryan-Amaning, Matthew – University of Washington, USA
Sturt, Adrien – Dexia Mons-Hainaut, Belguim
Eaves, Ben – Rhode Island University, USA
Guymon, Matt – unattached
Hamilton, Ashley – Loyola Maramount University, USA
Potter, Liam – Sacred Heart University, USA
Robinson, Justin – Rider University, USA
Sing, Colin – Essex Pirates, UK
The team will assemble on the 14 June for three days of training, before heading to Lille which will see them take on France (18 June), Belgium (19 June) and Luxembourg (20 June).
Random Thoughts
Who the hell is Adrien Sturt? A quick Google search brings up an Australian kid..can anyone enlighten me?
I think this may be the time to bring out the newly bought Hoopsfix van for a road trip. This team is gonna bring some serious highlights.
A huge shame in my mind that none of these guys are playing in the UK competitively (through no fault of their own, I don’t blame the players, I would do the same thing); when we get to the point of being able to develop talent in this country, I think the sky will be the limit for British basketball.
Anyone know why Matt Guymon isn’t currently playing anywhere? (edit-shout out to Ben Davenport who explained on the Hoopsfix Facebook page he’s on a kind of year out but going back out to Oklahoma next year)
This team is as skilled and athletic as hell, if I do end up managing to get out there I think they’re gonna be awesome to watch.
I’m surprised Devon Van Oostrum wasn’t selected seeing as he made the men’s training roster. Add to that, Joel Freeland who is technically eligible, Dan Clark and Eric Boateng. I assume it’s all been done around player availability.
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