England U18 Squad Reduced to 14 for Netherlands Series

By Bradley Gains on July 20, 2016

England Under-18 men Head Coach Steve Bucknall has reduced his squad to 14 as they prepared to take on the Netherlands in a 3-game series which begins today, as they step up their preparations for this summer’s European Championships.

Steve Bucknall’s side have already flown out to the Netherlands and play the first of three games tonight.

11 of the 14 players selected played in the third edition of the Hoopsfix All-Star Classic in June, including U17 MVP, Zion Tordoff, and U19 MVP, RJ Eytle-Rock.

England Under-18 squad:

Luke Mitchell, Nottingham Hoods
Josh Edwards, Lewisham Thunder
Carl Wheatle, Angelico Biella (Italy)
Dan Akin, Kent Crusaders
Henri Langton, Leicester Riders
RJ Eytle-Rock, Kent Crusaders
Charlie Prager, Campbell Hall High School (USA)
Brian Amabilino-Perez, Derby Trailblazers
Ashley Briggs, Solent Kestrels
Romario Spence, Leicester Riders
Zion Tordoff, Lancashire Spinners
Josh Apple, Ipswich
Micah Savery-Richards, Leeds Force
Nelson Boachie-Yiadom, Loomis Chaffee (USA)

Schedule:
(all local times)
Game 1 – Wednesday 6pm
Game 2 – Thursday 6pm
Game 3 – Friday 10am

There will be two more players released to get the final European Championships squad, which begin their campaign on July 29 in Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia. England are in Group D with Albania, Slovakia, Scotland, Ukraine and Georgia.

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