Under-19 Men’s rosters locked for #HASCXII
The Under-19 Men’s rosters for the 2026 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic have been announced ahead of the upcoming event.
24 of the UK’s brightest talents will converge at Crystal Palace on Sunday May 24th for the latest edition of the junior British Basketball showcase (tickets are going fast and available here).
The lineups feature several junior internationals, academy award winners and players returning from overseas.
EABL regular season MVPs Demi Babalola and Ethan Round will be going head-to-head. Babalola leads Team White after putting up the best efficiency rating in the league for Manchester, while Round suits up for Team Black having led Reading Rockets with 20.9 points per game in the South.
Jack Walton – who had 22 points and 11 assists in the EABL – joins Manchester teammate Babalola on Team White, while there are four representatives of Myerscough’s championship winning roster.
Harry Sheehan top scored with 20 points in the EABL final victory and is joined on Team Black by the returning Junior Sanchez who impressed in the EYBL. Meanwhile, on Team White, Scottish Olivier Esingle earned All-First Team honours in the EABL Northern Conference and makes a debut appearance alongside seven-foot big man Zach Trezvant to add elite rim protection and interior scoring.
High octane guard Tejan Ruggette returns to the UK following a year at Lee Academy having also represented Uganda’s senior national team as a teenager. He is joined on Team Black by the youngest participant in this year’s Classic, Ollie Bishop with the highly rated prospect proving to be an interior force, off the back of a year at AZ Compass Prep in the US.
Emilis Zibuda is another player honing his talent Stateside, originally from the London Stars program, and adds a scoring threat for Team White having also played for Lithuania at youth international level.
City of Birmingham Rockets’ Larry Duru led the EABL with 26.9 points and 12.7 rebounds per game with the prolific scorer joined on Team White by fellow All-North First Team member Tristan Curran, with the Charnwood guard adding his skills in the backcourt.
CoLA duo Toby Gass and Daniel Banjoko also made All-EABL First Team honours in the South, and they will team up again on Team White; going up against club teammate Andrew Nwokolo after he averaged a double-double in the 2026 ANGT Abu Dhabi qualifiers.
Jakub Ofman makes a return to the Classic as he bolsters the Team White frontcourt alongside second-time selection Barking Abbey’s Josh Mendes who has committed to NCAA Division II school Midwestern State Basketball, while Sussex Storm point guard Jamaul McAllister completes the lineup having picked up MVP honours in the NBL Division 2 regular season and in his CBL T2 Group.
Meanwhile, Team Black will be able to rely upon the scoring presence of Alex Vourliotis as he makes the return from America, just like sharpshooting guard Sean Mackey, who was at Lee Academy alongside Rugette.
Kervy Mabaya knows all about putting on a show having been the British representative at The One Finals and the athletic Barking Abbey wing also makes his Classic debut on Team Black.
Oaklands forward Gavin Mitchell, the second Scottish representative in the game, averaged a double-double in the EABL to earn All-South First Team honours, while Kalvin Oates had a big year at Milton Keynes – becoming a CBL champion as MVP, and will be on the same team as Manchester’s Kelvin Clement this time after they had a big battle in that final.
The full rosters for the Under-19 Men’s game are as follows:
Team Black
#0 Gavin Mitchell, Forward, Oaklands
#1 Ollie Bishop, Centre, AZ Compass (US)
#2 Tejan Rugette, Guard, Lee Academy (US)
#3 Kelvin Clement, Guard, Manchester
#4 Junior Sanchez, Guard, Myerscough College
#5 Kalvin Oates, Guard, Milton Keynes Breakers
#6 Ethan Round, Guard, Solent Kestrels
#8 Alex Vourliotis, Forward, Balboa Prep (US)
#10 Kervy Mabaya, Forward, Barking Abbey
#11 Harry Sheehan, Guard, Myerscough College
#15 Andrew Nwokolo, Forward, CoLA
#23 Sean Mackey, Guard, Lee Academy (US)
Team White
#1 Emilis Zibuda, Guard, Layton Christian Academy (US)
#2 Zach Trezvant, Centre, Myerscough College
#3 Jamaul McAllister, Guard, Sussex Storm
#4 Jakub Ofman, Forward, Solent Kestrels
#6 Jack Walton, Guard, Manchester Magic
#8 Daniel Banjoko, Guard, CoLA
#9 Olivier Esingle, Guard, Myerscough College
#10 Tristan Curran, Guard, Charnwood
#13 Demi Babalola, Guard, Manchester
#14 Toby Gass, Forward, CoLA
#16 Larry Duru, Forward, City of Birmingham Rockets
#99 Josh Mendes, Forward, Barking Abbey
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