GB Futures Win Friendly vs Germany U23s
The Great Britain Futures side won the opener of their 2011 campaign with a 67-50 victory over the Germany Under-23 team on Friday evening.
The game, which was a warm-up to the official two tests which will be played this weekend, saw all ten players play at least 13 minutes, with nine of them getting on the score sheet led by Kyle Johnson’s 17 points and 4 rebounds.
Lester Prosper added 11 points and 6 boards in just over 15 minutes of action, and Ben Allison finished with 8 points and 4 rebounds.
Coach Nick Nurse is happy with how his team are progressing:
“We were pleased to start the competition and get contribution from all the players. Now we need to build on this with the two official games to come in the next few days.”
Head of performance at British Basketball, Warwick Cann, was also happy with the performance:
“It was a good start and response to what the coach asked for.
“The GB Futures programme is about grabbing your opportunity and working your way into the senior team.”
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