Rosters and schedules are set as the first ever Hoopsfix Pro-Am will tip off this Sunday at City of London Academy, Southwark.
Sponsored by Jordan, the five week summer league aims to bring together the best of British basketball, with a number of GB internationals and pros such as Carl Wheatle, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Jordan Williams, Josh Steel, Akwasi Yeboah, Shequila Joseph, Janice Monakana, Evelyn Adebayo, Melita Emanuel-Carr and Renee Busch, all planning on suiting up (register to watch here).
Additionally, via being officially NCAA certified, a handful of Division 1 student-athletes will also be playing, including Loren Christie, Gabby Nikitinaite, Jubrile Belo and Jonathan Komagum, plus recently graduated Amin Adamu and Shaquille Walters as they look for their rookie contracts.
Featuring four women’s teams; Team Diamond, Team Ruby, Team Emerald and Team Sapphire, the women’s games will take place at 12pm and 1pm each week, before the eight men’s teams will take to the floor from 2pm until 6pm.
Glacier Boys, City of London Academy, Hoop Space, Thames Valley Cavaliers, Worthing Thunder, Run and Jump, Elite Bulldogs and London United are the men’s teams that will all be vying for the inaugural Hoopsfix Pro-Am Summer League title.
The Pro-Am is free for spectators to attend and watch but requires registration – which can be done here.
The Hoopsfix Pro-Am will take place from 12pm until 6pm on Sunday 19th & 26th June, and Saturday 2nd, 9th and 16th July (Finals).
There are still limited places available in the women’s competition for professional and/or international standard players – register your expression of interest here.
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