GB U20s Take Series from Belgium

By Sam Neter on July 6, 2012

Great Britain Under-20s secured the 2-1 series victory over Belgium this morning in Namur, beating the host side 79-71 in their final preparation game before the Division B European Championships next week.

Devon van Oostrum and Ali Fraser led GB with 18 points each, whilst Jesse Chuku added 16 as head coach Dave Smart was once again absent with illness.

Assistant coach John Campbell took the helm, and commented on the win:

“Down the stretch we made key defensive stops and were able to close the game today. We had excellent contributions from a variety of players in the final two minutes.”

GB open up the European Championships on Thursday 6 July against Portugal. Keep checking back to Hoopsfix for regular updates!

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