The official game day programme of the 2014 Hoopsfix All Star Classic, held at Brunel University on Sunday 15th June featuring the top under-16 and under-26 players in the country.

1. OFFICIAL GAMEDAY PROGRAMME OF HOOPSFIX ALL-STAR CLASSIC
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY
15/06/14

2. Welcome, to the very first annual
Hoopsfix All- Star Classic.
The Hoopsfix All Star Classic is a one day
showcase of British basketball talent and
culture which also serves to benefit the
Hoopsfix Foundation, a not-for-profit
whose sole purpose is to grow and raise
the profile of the game.
I’d like to start by just thanking you for
taking the time to come out and support
this event and everything we’re trying to
do with Hoopsfix and British basketball – it
really wouldn’t be possible without people
like yourself buying tickets and showing
up!
I also would like to thank ESPN Player,
2tall.com, Molten, Amaechi Performance
Systems, Reach & Teach, Sportserve,
5or6, Always Ballin’, Let Me Play and
Wilkie TV; without whom none of this
would have taken place. It takes a special
kind of company to be willing to invest in
basketball in the UK, and all of the above
partners have proven their support in the
growth of basketball in the UK – please, if
you get the chance in the future, use their
services wherever possible to show it was
a worthwhile investment!
It is almost exactly four and a half years
ago that I launched Hoopsfix.com, and
taking things from the online into the real
world has been a long term goal of mine,
one that I’m incredibly proud to finally
achieve through not only the Hoopsfix All
Star Classic but the work of the Hoopsfix
Foundation, which I have no doubt you will
be hearing a lot more about in the near
future.
Just short of 50 players from up and
down the country will take to the floor
today, some of which no-one will have
seen for periods of months, if not years,
whilst they have been overseas chasing
their basketball dreams.
I can’t describe how absolutely delighted
we are to be celebrating their success,
giving them the recognition they deserve
and inspiring the next generation.
Be sure to use the hashtag #HASC14 when
talking about the day on social media, and
follow Hoopsfix on all our social media
accounts for real time updates with photos
and videos from the event.
Enjoy your day and let the games begin!
Sam Neter
Owner, Hoopsfix
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9.00 KIDS clinic
10.00 teamS practice
12.30 DOORS OPEN
13.00 U16 GAME
15.00 DUNK CONTEST
16.00 U26 GAME
18.00 FINISH

3. Founded in 2014, the Hoopsfix Foundation
is the charitable arm of British basketball
website, Hoopsfix.com.
Left reeling after a non-existent legacy
from the 2012 Olympics, Hoopsfix
launched the foundation to ensure
basketball has some support to reach its
potential across the home nations.
A not-for-profit, its sole mission is to
grow and raise the profile of basketball in
the United Kingdom, through taking on
projects that have a long term, sustainable
impact.
This includes physical work, such as
renovating or improving basketball
facilities, and also research-based white
papers to help form a picture of the British
basketball landscape, identifying issues
and providing solutions.
All proceeds from the 2014 Hoopsfix All
Star Classic will go to the foundation,
with funds being directed into an outdoor
community basketball facility in London.
Talks are currently underway with a
number of borough councils to identify the
ideal location and project to take on.
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4. Head Coach:
Marc Steutel
Coach Marc Steutel is recognised as one of the top up and
coming coaches in Britain and has managed to achieve an
enormous amount in a short period in his coaching career to
date.
Steutel started out as a community coach with Newcastle
Eagles Community Foundation and was soon recruited to
the Head Coach role at the newly formed Tyne Met North
East Sports Academy (NESA).
From there Marc has gone on to assume the role of Team
Northumbria Men’s head coach, achieving promotion in
his first season in charge. In more recent time he has taken
on national duties both with regional, England and GB
programmes, helping the GB U20s to Division A promotion
in 2013.
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U26 COACHES CORNER:
BLACK
Assistant Coach:
Lloyd Gardner
Current Director of Basketball Operations at the Great
Britain Regional Institute, Barking Abbey, and Head Coach
of Medway Park Crusaders Division 1 side this season, Lloyd
Gardner is one of the brightest minds in the UK game.
A former professional player with the London Towers
& Leopards, he has been a member of the GB Senior
Women’s coaching staff and England U16 men’s team, as
well as working with the prestigious Basketball Without
Borders Camp. A number of players in the U26 game were
developed by Lloyd Gardner and his team at Barking Abbey.
Photograph courtesy of Dave Moore
#HASC14 - JAMELL ANDERSON @JAMELL_UK

5. 9
Jamell Anderson #21
06/07/1990
6’7”
97kg
Leicester Riders
Known for his dunking prowess, the 24
year old Anderson got his first call up to
the GB Senior Men’s team last summer.
Originally from Nottingham, the athletic
forward made his BBL debut with the
now-defunct Essex Pirates, before making
the move to Leicester where he remains.
With a number of championships under
his belt, the hard-nosed former GB U20
will be looking to make his mark and come
away with the win.
Devan Bailey #9
10/05/1989
6’2”
89kg
Cheshire Phoenix
Bailey had an unorthodox ride to his
professional career, leaving NCAA Division
1 school Central Connecticut State
University two years early to turn pro.
Having previously attended Prep school
powerhouse Brewster, the solid point
guard, with a number of GB Senior Men’s
caps is known for his tough on ball defence.
He has just signed a two year deal to
remain with the Cheshire Phoenix
Dan Clark #88
16/09/1988
6’11”
95kg
Laboral Kutxa
GB Senior Men starting forward, Dan
Clark, has been well known as one of the
country’s best since leaving Spain at 14
to sign with ACB club Estudiantes. The
sharp shooting stretch 4 rose through the
ranks, racking up international caps for
England GB in the process, before leaving
last season. He has spent the majority of
this season rehabbing from injury and will
be looking to prove he has not lost a step in
the Hoopsfix All Star Classic.
Robert Gilchrist #14
14/10/1990
6’9”
100kg
Florida State University
Since heading abroad over 5 years ago,
Rob Gilchrist is rarely seen in the UK
but when he is, very few forget about
him. The ridiculously athletic Londoner
has been plying his trade at ACC school
Florida State for the past two years and is
currently looking for his first pro contract,
where he can display his unique skill set.
Being able to handle the ball, shoot the
three, throw it down and block shots,
Gilchrist will no doubt bring highlights in
the #HASC14.
Will Hall #11
01/06/1991
6’7”
91kg
London Greenhouse Pioneers
Known as a ‘glue’ guy, Will Hall is the guy
every player wants on their team. A high IQ
forward, Hall hails from Sheffield, where
he represented England U16s, U18s and
GB U20s on his way up, around spending a
year at Deerfield Academy, MA. He won a
playoff championship in his single season
in Reading and will be looking to add more
trophies to his cabinet with Greenhouse
Pioneers, where he currently plays.
Orlan Jackman #13
1988
6’7”
95kg
Iserlohn Kangaroos
Orlan Jackman, a 6’7” gangly guard/for-
ward, picked up his first GB Senior call up
last summer. Born and raised in the heart
of Hackney, the former Oklahoma City
University player has suited up for Hack-
ney White Heat, Manchester Magic, and
London Lions before heading to Germany,
where he won the 2014 Player of the Year
for the Regionalliga West, was named to
the 1st team and won the Regionalliga
West title. Having a nose for the ball,
Jackman will find a way to score no matter
what the defence throws at him.
#HASC14 - DEVAN BAILEY @Devan9Bailey8
U26 ALL-STAR ROSTER
BLACK
Dan Clark Robert Gilchrist
#HASC14 - DAN CLARK @Dan00Clark

6. U26 ALL-STAR ROSTER
BLACK
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Joe Junior Mvuezolo #35
1996
6’4”
83kg
Barking Abbey
The youngest player in the U26 game, Joe
Junior Mvuezolo was a surprise cut from
the England U18s this year, making him
available to suit up with his older counter-
parts. A freak athlete, Mvuezolo has been
terrorising defenders above the rim for the
past couple of seasons, and will be jumping
across the pond next season to attend
JUCO, Miami Dade College.
Levi Noel #47
15/03/1991
6’5”
95kg
Leicester Riders
The former England u16, U18 and GB u20,
Levi Noel is a taller than average point
guard, a defensive stopper who loves to
pass the ball but can be a potent scorer
too. Noel has spent extensive time in the
US, attending Notre Dame Prep before
signing with NCAA Division 1 school
Eastern Illinois University, transferring to
Miami Dade College and then returning
to England where he has now signed with
Leicester Riders.
Caylin Raftopoulos #4
19/10/1992
5’8
70 kg
Worcester Wolves
The lightning quick Raftopoulos started
playing at a young age due to his father,
former Surrey Heat Coach Creon, and
from there, despite his diminutive stature,
has made defenders pay time after time
for underestimating him. Coming off his
most successful season yet with three
National Championships with Worcester
Wolves (BUCS, BBL trophy, BBL Playoff),
Raftopoulos, who has represented England
U18s and Senior Men, is a crowd pleaser
who will get the fans on their feet.
Alex Scotland-Williamson
#25
26/05/1989
6’9”
107kg
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alex Scotland Williamson has just
graduated from four years of college in
the US; two years at JUCO Lee College,
before heading to NCAA Division 1 school
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Scotland-Williamson is a strong hardnosed
big man who can jump out the gym.
Currently looking for his first pro contract,
Scotland-Williamson will be hoping to turn
heads in the Hoopsfix All Star Classic.
Zak Wells #32
02/03/1993
7’0”
115kg
Hemel Storm
Part of Marc Steutel’s GB U20 squad
that gained promotion to Division A last
summer, the 7’0” big man started playing
late after an early career in boxing. Having
won EBL Division 1 championships with
the Leopards, Wells spent a year in Spain
in LEB Silver with Girona, before returning
to the UK to suit up for Hemel Storm in
Division 1.
#HASC14 - ROBERT GILCHRIST @Gilchristro10
Alex Scotland-Williamson
Caylin Raftopoulos
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7. Head Coach:
Junior Williams
Current assistant coach with London’s only professional
team, the London Lions, Junior Williams had a successful
pro career after attending Oklahoma City University for
four years.
He coached the Westminster Warriors, the first club he
started playing for aged 9, from D3 to D1 in four years,
earning a Coach of the Year award in the process, and was at
the helm of the London Regional team for 7 years, winning
multiple titles.
He’s also been an assistant coach wit h the GB U20s, and
coached at the Jordan Brand Classic International Tour.
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U26 COACHES CORNER:
WHITE
Assistant Coach:
Gary Maitland
Passionate about developing British talent, Coach Maitland
has a rich experience in working with all ages and abilities
ranging from young beginners to seasoned professionals.
Maitland, who coached Hoopsfix’s Summer League team
last year, runs Harrow High School’s Basketball Academy in
North West London, was a 2012 Powerade Sports Academy
and DS8 Clinic coach, as well as the London RPC Coach from
2011-2014.
He currently coaches for the London Greenhouse Pioneers.
Find more info at coachmaitland.com.
#HASC14 - ORLAN JACKMAN @N4OrlanJ

8. 15
Bode Adeluola #55
03/05/1989
5’10”
83kg
Hemel Storm
Shifty guard Bode Adeluola is coming off
one of his most successful seasons to date,
being named the runner up Division 1
men’s Player of the Year. Originally a part
of the well decorated East London Royals
Under-18 team, Adeluola also a part of
now GB Regional Institute, Barking Abbey.
Since joining Hemel in the 2011-12 season
he has picked up a Patron’s Cup title, while
helping them gain promotion to Division 1.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning
#11
09/05/88
6’9”
109kg
Olympique Antibes
Bryan-Amaning, or ‘MBA’ as he is known,
is well known for being one of the most
electrifying players in the UK game. With
guard like handle, and NBA athleticism,
MBA played four years at University of
Washington, before beginning his pro
career which has seen him play in Turkey,
Serbia, Korea, London and France. An EB
and GB junior international regular, MBA
made his GB Senior Men’s debut in 2010.
Lewis Champion #93
03/01/1993
6’1”
90kg
Reading Rockets
Another member of the Division A pro-
motion winning GB U20 squad from last
summer, Champion has played for the
Reading Rockets his entire career, working
his way through the ranks from a 9 year
old beginning to being the Division 1 Men’s
final MVP in 2013. A back to back Division
1 playoff champion, as well as a trophy and
cup title winner this season with the Rock-
ets, Champion will be taking his winning
mentality to Northumbria University next
season.
Elvisi Dusha #9
15/07/1994
6’2”
80kg
Surrey United
Dusha is the second youngest player in the
Hoopsfix All Star Classic U26 game and
the youngest captain in the history of the
BBL, as he led the Surrey United franchise
this season. A surprise omission from the
GB U20 squad this summer after being
involved last year a year young, the 2013
Future Stars tournament MVP will have a
chip on his shoulder and looking to make a
point to GB’s selectors.
Alhaji-Allie Fullah #15
07/06/1989
6’8”
109kg
Charleston Southern University
Big Allie Fullah has just graduated as a
four year starter from both his JUCO, and
NCAA D1 school, Charleston Southern
University. Looking to pick up his first pro
contract, the workhorse in the post is a
beast on the glass, a ferocious finisher and
intimidating shot blocker. He won the Big
South Regular Season championship twice,
and also the Mid Florid Conference title
while at College of Central Florida.
Leigh Greenan #32
14/03/1990
7’0”
117kg
Ipswich Basketball
Big man Leigh Greenan is a former England
Under-18 and Great Britain Under-20,
currently suiting up for Ipswich where
he has played for the past two seasons
helping them gain promotion to Division
3 to Division 2. He also has experience
abroad, playing one year in France with N2
side Saint Dizier where he helped them
win the league and gain promotion. One
of the best big men still in the country,
Greenan has a soft touch for a 7 footer but
isn’t afraid to bang in the post.
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U26 ALL-STAR ROSTER
WHITE
Matthew Bryan-Amaning Alhaji-Allie Fullah
#HASC14 - LEVI NOEL @LEVINOEL

9. U26 ALL-STAR ROSTER
WHITE
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Myles Hesson #5
05/06/1990
6’6”
100kg
Giessen 46ers
Hesson, a Birmingham native, is one of the
only players in recent years to have stayed
in England his entire career before leaving
to play at a higher level overseas. A former
GB U20, Hesson started his pro career
with the Essex Pirates and the Mersey
Tigers in the BBL, before leaving for Ger-
many in 2012, playing both Pro B and BBL
in his first season. He received his first call
up to the GB Senior Squad in 2012, but it
wasn’t until last year he made the final cut,
where he ended up starting at Eurobasket.
Coming off a successful season in Ger-
many’s Pro A with Giessen 46ers, Hesson
plays above the rim and regularly puts
defenders on a poster.
Kalil Irving #12
04/03/1992
6’6”
99kg
Worcester Wolves
Irving is one of the up and coming talents
in the BBL, having won the BBL Trophy and
Playoff Championship this season, as well
as being a back to back BUCS Champion.
Originally from Kent, where he started
playing with Medway Park Crusaders,
Irving has spent a year in the US playing at
The Masters School in Connecticut, before
returning to Medway and then Worcester
where he will remain the coming season.
Raheem May-Thompson
#13
06/02/1991
6’6”
98kg
Liverpool
The athletic Raheem May-Thompson has
been terrorising defenders all year and is
coming off an undefeated championship
winning Division 4 season with Liverpool;
his first out of college. His first two years
were at NCAA Division 1 school Quin-
nipiac, before transferring to D2 Stone-
hill College. Before attending college,
May-Thompson also spent time at high
school powerhouse DeMatha in Mary-
land, before grading in 2009 from Towson
Catholic. The former GB U20 has dropped
off many people’s radars but remains one
of the best of his generation.
Louis Sayers #22
12/05/1992
6’6”
95kg
Plymouth Raiders
One of the smoothest players in the
country, Sayers is known for his picture
perfect shooting form and deadly range. A
former England Under-18 and GB Un-
der-20, Sayers has been a key contributor
for the Plymouth Raiders this season after
originally coming up through the Reading
Rockets programme followed by a season
in Hemel. The Hoopsfix All Star Classic will
be a coming home of sorts for Louis, who
attended Brunel University for 3 years.
John Stewart #6
19/08/1993
6’5”
91.6kg
Hull Wasps
Hailing from Sheffield, Stewart has rep-
resented junior national teams since the
England U15s, working his way through
the U16s, U18s and for the past two years
the GB U20s, where he was a key part
of the squad that gained promotion to
Division A last year. With multiple titles in
the UK, as well as an U15 and U18 MVP,
plus England’s U18 Player of the Year in
2010. Stewart spent the last season with
Hull Wasps while on placement year from
Loughborough University.
#HASC14 - Caylin Raftopoulos @CayRaf16
Myles Hesson
Louis Sayers
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Reach & Teach, the official development
partner of the Hoopsfix All Star Classic,
was founded by Nhamo Shire in 2005.
Shire had started Midnight Madness,
a community basketball initiative to
keep kids off the street in 1999 in
Harlesden, West London, and experienced
overwhelming success.
Midnight Madness grew from strength to
strength, but at the same time Nhamo felt
it was losing what it had originally set out
to do which was engage with at-risk youth
using basketball as a tool to develop life
skills. This is where Reach & Teach evolved
from.
Since its inception, Reach & Teach has
grown to become the leading grassroots
basketball provider in the country, with
its primary programme being the London
School of Basketball.
Within a year of the London School of
Basketball launching, it had become the
largest membership basketball club in the
UK, engaging over 7,000 young people
from across the nation’s capital, while
being supported by the London Mayor’s
Office, Nike, and now, Sport England.
The overarching umbrella is the
Community Basketball League (CBL),
which provides weekly organised
competitions for all of the satellite clubs
and developing players that have been
produced the London School of Basketball,
from under-12s through to under-25s,
boys and girls.
A number of players in the Hoopsfix All
Star Classic Under-16 game have come
through the CBL, including Samuel Japhet-
Mathias, Kemar Hawes and Thai Lodge.
“We’re incredibly proud of what Reach &
Teach has achieved in its short existence,”
said Shire, who will be overseeing the kids
clinic taking place in the morning of the
Hoopsfix All Star Classic.
“We’ve always believed in partnering
up with like-minded organizations and
individuals and the Hoopsfix All Star
Classic is a natural fit for what we are
trying to do.
“I know this will be the beginning of a
long lasting relationship which I hope will
continue to blossom over the years.”
Using the LSB model, Reach & Teach, are
looking to expand nationwide, working
in key cities across the country, providing
more opportunities for kids to play
basketball and removing the numerous
barriers to entry that exist for any young
aspiring basketball player.
For more information on Reach & Teach
and its programmes, visit
www.reachandteach.co.uk.
REACH & TEACH

12. BLACK
Head Coach: Simon Fisher
Simon has recently completed a 13 year stint with English National Teams, starting from
a role as a Team Manager with the 1983 born generation, that included Richard Midgley,
finishing with being Head Coach for the 1995 born generation that achieved the first
promotion for England teams to the A Division, a team which included Luke Nelson, Mo
Soluade and Kingsley Okoroh. During Simon’s involvement he achieved 120 caps, with
40 caps as Head Coach of England at European Championships over 5 tournaments win a
27-13 overall record (67.5% winning record).
Simon started his coaching career with Stoke
(whilst at University), then moving onto
Birmingham Bullets, following in the footsteps
of his dad, Dave Fisher. Simon progressed into
coaching regional teams with West Midlands
for 6 years after building a strong reputation
for identifying and developing talent, Simon
maintains a connection with the region as he
is now the Regional Chair and Performance
Coaching Coordinator.
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WHITE
Head Coach: Alan Keane
Current England Under-16 Head Coach Alan Keane will head up
the White team. In his first year as national team head coach after
five years with various programmes (2 year assistant with U16s, 1
year assistant with U18s, 2 years with U15s as associate assitant),
Keane is also the London Greenhouse Pioneers U18 Head Coach
and runs Lampton School Basketball Academy,
Having completed an MSc in Basketball Coaching Science, and
being the 2014 recipient of the Dave Fisher coaching aware,
Keane is a rising star on the UK coaching circuit and is expected to
continue to progress.
U16 COACHES CORNER
#HASC14 - ZAK WELLS @zakwells93

13. Kemar Hawes #6
6/7/1998 (15)
5’10
67kg
Peckham Pride
The lightning quick Kemar Hawes already
has a number of championships under his
belt, winning the U15 National title last
year, and the U16 National Cup this year,
picking up the MVP on both occasions with
his career-long club, Peckham Pride.
Hawes has been involved with the England
national team programmes since U14 level.
Denny Burling #30
10/3/1998 (16)
6’2
79kg
Worthing Thunder
Burling, a 6’2” sharp shooter from the
South East Coast, first started playing
at 11 years old and has remained with
Worthing Thunder ever since.
Part of the England Under-15
development that came third in
Copenhagen over Easter, Burling also sat
on the bench for Worthing’s Division 1
men’s side this season for a game as well.
Rayell (RJ) Eytle-Rock #23
26/11/1998 (15)
6’2
92kg
London Greenhouse Pioneers
‘RJ’ as he is more familiarly known, has
played for London Greenhouse Pioneers
in all his three national league seasons,
which culminated in his first international
cap in Slovakia with the England U16s
earlier this year.
A 6’2” wing with a great feel for the game,
RJ was the MVP of the Luol Deng Camp in
2013.
Carl Wheatle #24
24/3/1998 (16)
6’5
95kg
Angelico Biella
Widely considered the most talented
player of the 1998 born generation, 6’5”
Carl Wheatle is back in the country for
the Hoopsfix All Star Classic after his first
season at professional Italian club Angelico
Biella.
The former London Greenhouse Pioneer
has been one of England’s top performers
since he first put on the red and white as
an U14, and most recently, was named to
the All Star Team for the tournament in
Slovakia the England U16s competed in.
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U16 ALL-STAR ROSTER
BLACK
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Henri Langton #55
3/3/1998 (16)
6’10”
99.7kg
Leicester Dynamite
The tallest player in the under-16 game
at 6’10”, Langton sent ripples through the
UK hoops community when he broke a
backboard on a putback dunk earlier this
season.
First picking up a ball at 11, Leicester
Dynamite is the only he club has played for
and he made his national team debut with
the U16s this year in Slovakia.
Jelani Watson-Gayle #11
9/9/1998 (15)
5’11
74.3kg
Newham Youngbloods Extreme
Originally a very good football player who
was selected to play for the Leyton Orient
Centre of Excellence, it was his older
brother, who currently plays in the US on
a scholarship, that got him involved with
basketball.
He started hooping for Newham
Youngbloods at 12, played for the London
Regional team at U13s (coming second)
and U15s (coming first), and this year led
the Youngbloods to a second place finish in
U16 National League.
Dominic Scott Robinson #4
01/01/1998 (16)
6’4”
80kg
Hertfordshire Warriors
Scott-Robinson is a fast and athletic wing,
who started playing after a holiday to the
US. Receiving an invite to his first England
U15 camp aged just 13, he didn’t make
the cut, but made the U14s the year after,
before the U15s and now the U16s.
A National Schools Champion with Queens
School, Scott-Robinson is an exciting
prospect with a bright future.
Theo Cohen #98
5/4/98 (16)
6’5
79kg
Leicester Dynamite
Theo Cohen started playing aged 11,
and joined Leicester Dynamite as an
U13, where he has remained ever since.
Cohen won back to back national schools
championships with The Lancaster School,
picking up the MVP in the 2014 U16s
competition, and also helped the East
Midlands to the inter-regional tournament
title in 2011.
#HASC14 - Matthew Bryan-Amaning @MBALIVE11

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U16 ALL-STAR ROSTER
BLACK
Freddie Ratliff #77
17/7/98 (15)
6’8
90kg
Ipswich Basketball
First spotted while playing rugby because
of his stature, the 6’8” Ratliff has been a
long time member of the England National
Team programme.
Ratliff was first called up to an England
U15 camp at the age of just 12, and since
then has played for his country as an U14,
U15 and U16; last year being the youngest
member of the U16 squad.
He now has 36 caps and has also had
success domestically, leading his school,
Holbrook Academy to two consecutive
Elite 8 appearances, and his U16 Ipswich
Nationl League side to a third place
national finish, and runners up in the Sure
Shot National Cup.
Ayo Nuwe #22
8/3/1998 (16)
6’3
80kg
Manchester Magic
The 2014 Under-16 MVP, Manchester’s
Ayo Nuwe, already has two national
titles under his belt having only played
basketball for 3 years.
The athletic forward was born in Nigeria
but has been brought up in England,
coming up through the junior powerhouse,
Manchester Magic.
Christopher Jack #33
26/6/1998 (15)
6’4
76kg
BC Mess
Christopher Jack, a native of Luxembourg,
who has a British passport, was discovered
by the England National team programme
in 2014.
He has played for the same club his entire
career, BC Mess, where he suits up for the
U16s and U18s, whilst also practicing with
the men.
He averaged 29 points and 18 rebounds
for his U16 side this past season.
#HASC14 - LEWIS CHAMPION @ljc0826

15. U16 ALL-STAR ROSTER
WHITE
#HASC14 - ELVISI DUSHA @ElvisiDusha28
Luke Mitchell #8
23/1/1998 (16)
5’11”
78.4kg
Notts Nova
Luke Mitchell has been a long recognised
name on the British hoops scene since
leading the East Midlands to a surprise win
in the U13 inter-regional tournament in
2011.
The 5’11” point guard watched his first
game at 2 months old and his career has
gone from strength to strength since then,
winning numerous honours and awards,
and once scoring 83 points in a game in
2012! He has represented his country 36
times.
Thai Lodge #7
15/1/1998 (16)
5’10
69kg
Peckham Pride
Thai, a 5’10” point guard, is one of the most
exciting players in the country to watch
but a winner too; having picked up back
to back under-15 national championships,
with 1 MVP, and an under-16 cup title.
Lodge will no doubt electrify the crowd as
he matches up with Peckham counterpart
Kemar Hawes.
George Pool #15
27/01/1998 (16)
6’4”
85kg
City of Birmingham
The 6’4” George Pool had his first exposure
to the England national team programme
as an U14, and been involved with them
ever since, most recently heading to
Slovakia to play with the England U16s.
Recently making the switch from a centre
to a forward, the West Midlands player is
hoping to make England’s final 12 heading
to the Euros this summer.
Tolu Babalola #31
25/4/1998 (16)
6’6
92kg
Hemel Storm
Babalola was spotted because of his height
while playing football when he was 12.
He soon started playing basketball, and
quickly joined Haringey Hawks where he
went to four Final Fours over 3 and a half
seasons before joining Hemel Storm.
The long armed athletic big will be looking
to stamp his mark on the game with some
poster dunks.
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Sam Japhet Mathias #14
24/3/1998 (16)
6’9”
113kg
Peckham Pride
The 6’9” Japhet-Mathias stumbled into the
game basketball after playing as a favour
for a nagging friend. He still has only been
playing for two seasons, but won an U15
National Title last year and an U16 Cup
title this season.
Japhet-Mathias attended the prestigious
Jordan Brand Classic International Tour
camp in Barcelona in March, for the
top 40 under-16 players in Europe, and
represented England Under-16s a year
young last season.
Evan Walshe #0
5/4/1998 (16)
6’3
74kg
Bucks Hornets
6’3” Evan Walshe has been playing for
Bucks Hornets in all four years since he
started playing, helping lead them to
an Elite 8 appearance this year in U16
National League.
He got his first taste of National Team duty
this year with the England Under-16s, and
will look to build upon it in the future.
Gedi Juozapaitis #13
13/9/1998 (15)
6’4
77kg
Peckham Pride
Gedi, originally from Lithuania, one of
the most basketball crazy nations on the
planet, moved to England aged 10 and
after a search found current club Peckham
Pride where he has become one of the best
Under-15s in the country.
He has won back to back U15 national
titles, as well as the U16 National Cup in
2014. A versatile wing, Juozapaitis can
play both inside and out and has range on
his jumpshot out to the three point line.
Sam Kato #12
10/10/1999 (14)
6’3
79kg
Peckham Pride
Peckham Pride’s Sam Kato is the youngest
player suiting up in the Hoopsfix All Star
Classic, at just 14 years and 8 months.
Having played for NASSA the past 3
seasons, Kato joined Peckham this year
and found instant success, winning his first
national title with the U15s.
#HASC14 - leigh greenan @15Leigh

16. U16 ALL-STAR ROSTER
WHITE
#HASC14 - MYLES HESSON @MylesOnTwit30
Jacob Iwowo #10
26/8/1999 (14)
6’3
64kg
Lewisham Thunder
Iwowo is the second youngest player
competing in the inaugural Hoopsfix All
Star Classic, at just 14 years old.
Iwowo, who has played for Lewisham
Thunder in each of the three years he has
been playing, is considered one of the best
1999 born prospects in the country, and
last season led the Thunder to a second
place finish nationally at Under-14 level,
hitting a number of clutch shots at the final
fours.
John Okafor #27
8/10/1998 (15)
6’4
95kg
Westminster Warriors
Having only started playing basketball at
13, Okafor’s had a quick rise to the upper
echelons, having just picked up his first
international cap, in Slovakia with the
England U16s, less than two years later.
Emmanuel Odunsi #35
31/3/1998 (16)
6’3
73.8kg
Newham Youngbloods Extreme
Odunsi was another multi-sport athlete,
who chose to drop football and pursue
basketball which fast became his favourite.
Having got his first experiences playing
for NASSA from Under-12 through to
Under-15, he has made three Final Fours
appearances at National League level, and
an additional three with St Bonaventure’s
in National Schools competitions.
Having flown under the radar of the
National Team programmes so far, Odunsi
is an underdog looking to prove himself
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devan bailey
dan clark
robert gilchrist
will hall
orlan jackman
Joe Junior Mvuezolo
levi noel
Caylin Raftopoulos
Alex Scotland-Williamson
Zak Wells
U26 All-stars BLACK
Marc Steutel & Lloyd Gardner
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Bode Adeluola
Matthew Bryan-Amaning
Lewis Champion
Elvisi Dusha
Alhaji-Allie Fullah
Leigh Greenan
Myles HessoN
Kalil Irving
Raheem May-Thompson
Louis Sayers
John Stewart
U26 All-stars WHITE
Junior Williams & Gary Maitland
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Kemar Hawes
Denny Burling
Rayell (RJ) Eytle-Rock
Carl Wheatle
Henri Langton
Jelani Watson-Gayle
Dominic Scott Robinson
Theo Cohen
Freddie Ratliff
Ayo Nuwe
Christopher Jack
U16 All-stars BLACK
Simon Fisher
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Luke Mitchell
Thai Lodge
George Pool
Tolu Babalola
Sam Japhet Mathias
Evan Walshe
Gedi Juozapaitis
Sam Kato
Jacob Iwowo
John Okafor
Emmanuel Odunsi
U16 All-stars WHITE
Alan Keane
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ROSTERS

17. BRITS & THE NBA
Despite the emergence of elite leagues
across the globe, the NBA remains the
Promised Land for every kid that picks up
a ball.
Players with varying levels of links to the
UK have made the jump over the years,
with different degrees of success….
His name may have been missed by
many accounts of hoops history but
Southampton-born guard Chris Harris
was the first Brit to ball in the big league –
although it was made up of just eight teams
at the time.
After moving to the States at a young age,
he played 41 games for the Rochester
Royals and St. Louis Hawks in 1955-56,
averaging 2.5 points-per-game, before
leaving the sport to run his own business.
Not too long ago Londoner Steve Bucknall
was believed by many to have been the
first Brit to breach the NBA when he
turned out for the Los Angeles Lakers in
1989-90.
Harris beat him to the punch, however,
and after a spell in LA, which followed
court time with the North Carolina Tar
Heels, ‘Buck’ played in various European
leagues, including back home, and won a
Commonwealth Games bronze medal in
2006.
Another member of that 2006 England
team was John Amaechi. Boston-born
but Stockport-raised, Amaechi made it
to the league having started in the game
relatively late and enjoyed productive
spells with the Cleveland Cavaliers,
Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz and Houston
Rockets between 1995 and 2003.
He also played in Greece, France, Italy and
the UK, and famously turned down the
Lakers at one stage too.
Amaechi continues to have a huge impact
on the sport in this country with his
state-of-the-art Amaechi Centre in the
North-West as well as involvement with
countless initiatives to benefit young
people in and outside of basketball –
including today’s event.
#HASC14 - RAHEEM MAY-THOMPSON @heemaglobin32
During Amaechi’s NBA career, Nigeria-
born Michael Olowokandi was taken with
the first pick of the 1998 NBA draft, having
spent part of his childhood in England. But
he failed to make the expected impact,
despite playing 500 games.
Scot Robert Archibald was on the books of
the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors,
Phoenix Suns and Orland Magic between
2002 and 2004 before plying his trade
with several European clubs and closing a
fine career at London 2012.
Explosive forward, and 2012 team-mate,
Pops Mensah-Bonsu has also had short
stints in several NBA spots, starring
regularly in highlight reels, and most
recently catching the eye with Euroleague
club Galatasary.
But the star of that 2012 team Luol Deng
needs no introduction to hoops fans here
or in the States. Without doubt the most
successful UK export to the NBA, he is a
two-time NBA All-Star and has as big an
impact off the court, in the UK and Africa,
as he does on it.
Joel Freeland is currently looking to follow
Deng’s example, as he begins to establish
himself with an improving Portland Trail
Blazers team, having been drafted after
progressing through Gran Canaria’s famed
development programme.
Andy Betts, Ryan Richards and 7ft 4in
Alan Bannister are three British big men
who made it one step short of Freeland,
having been picked up in the draft but not
stepping on an NBA floor.
A host of other NBA players past and
present harbour UK links too.
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash is the
most prominent to hold a British passport,
but there was never much chance of the
proud Canadian turning out for GB.
The likes of Byron Mullens, Ben Gordon,
Kelenna Azubuike have come closer to
representing us Brits without suiting up
while Ndudi Ebi and James Donaldson hold
an affiliation to this isle too, by virtue of
having been born here.
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By Joe Hewison
#HASC14 - LOUIS SAYERS @LSayers1992

18. BRITISH BASKETBALL
ONES TO WATCH
Across the world there are a number of
young Brits looking to make their mark on
the future of British basketball and we’ve
handpicked five players, all 21 or younger
that you should keep an eye on for the
future.
1
Devon van
Oostrum
6’3” – Point Guard – 1993 Born
Having just declared for the 2014 NBA
Draft, Devon van Oostrum should be a
familiar name to any hardcore British
hoops fan. The electrifying guard is the
youngest player to earn a Great Britain
Senior Men’s cap, when he was just 17
years old, and has been honing his game
in Spain after signing with ACB and
Euroleague side Laboral Kutxa when he
was aged 15. Though all signs point to
him withdrawing from the draft this year,
next year he becomes auto-eligible, and so
could be the first Brit since Ryan Richards
in 2010 to get drafted.
2
Luke Nelson
6’3” – Point Guard – 1995 Born
Unlike many of our top players, Nelson
took the unorthodox route of remaining
in the country his entire junior career
(becoming the youngest player to pick
up the EBL Division 1 Men’s Player of
the Year award at 17), before crossing
the pond at the beginning of last season
for his freshman year at UC Irvine. A
whirlwind year saw him garner West Coast
Conference Freshman of the Year honours,
while leading his team in scoring and
turning a lot of heads in the process. The
best player from the 1995 born ‘golden
generation’, Nelson is a born winner and
will be suiting up for GB U20s this summer.
#HASC14 - JOHN STEWART @JohnStewart9334
3
Jules Dang Akodo
6’0” – Point Guard – 1996 Born
A former London Greenhouse Pioneers
guard, Akodo left the streets of London
for the outback of Slovenia more than two
years ago where he signed with Union
Olimpija in 2010? From there he has
developed into one of the top prospects
in his age group on the continent, while
returning every summer for national team
duty with England. He will be playing
for the U18s at the Division A European
Championships this summer.
4
Josh Steel
6’4” – Guard – 1997 Born
Steel has slowly but surely taken the
mantle from the aforementioned Nelson
as the best Under-18 player still in the
country. Developed at the GB Regional
Institute of Basketball, Barking Abbey,
Steel has garnered international attention
over the past two years, making the Jordan
Brand Classic International Game in
Brooklyn in 2013, and more recently being
named an all star at the NBA’s prestigious
Basketball Without Borders camp in Rome.
Playing for England U18s this summer, he
has one more year in the country before
making a decision on where he will go,
already sitting on a number of offers
from NCAA Division 1 schools as well as
interest from European clubs.
5
Carl Wheatle
6’5” – Guard/Forward – 1998 Born
Wheatle, suiting up in the Hoopsfix All
Star Classic Under-16 game, right now
is considered the best player of his 1998
born generation. Having made the choice
to leave the UK at the beginning of this
season, he signed with Italian club Angelico
Biella on a four year junior contract.
Known for being a quick learner, his high
IQ, along with good frame and athleticism
has a number of scouts keeping an eye on
him for the future.
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19. 2014
Myerscough Basketball Academy is a joint venture in partnership with
Manchester Giants - one of the UK’s top Basketball Teams, and
supported by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), MLP
Academics Heidelberg (German Pro A), England Basketball (AASE)
and a host of top American Colleges.
Designed to provide students with the unique opportunity to live and
train as professional athletes, Myerscough Basketball Academy will
help you develop a comprehensive understanding of the game, whilst
studying towards academic qualifications that are designed to
provide the ideal pathway into Higher Education or the professional
world of Basketball.
Myerscough Basketball Academy will offer the highest quality
basketball Coaching and development for players aged 16 and over.
As well as competitive basketball in multiple competitions, Academy
players will benefit from the 1st class facilities and specialist staff.
What the Myerscough Basketball Academy can offer:
• Opportunity for some to be a part of England Basketballs AASE
programme (advanced apprenticeship into Sporting Excellence)
• Direct links and progressions to the BBL - The Manchester Giants
• Scholarship opportunities to UK Universities for some students
• Professional coaching in a Professional environment
• National Centre for Sporting Excellence - the best coaches,
facilities and support
• Bursary Funds - up to £1200 to support your studies
• Full accommodation available on campus
• In the top 10% for academic success
To find out more about the Academy, please visit: www.myerscough.ac.uk
Alternatively, for an informal chat please contact the programme
leader, Neal Hopkins, on: nhopkins@myerscough.ac.uk
Keep up to date with the latest developments on our
dedicated Twitter feed: @My_Sport @My_bball

20. BRITISH BASKETBALL
SUMMER CALENDAR
JUNE 2014
21st
National U11 Tournament Finals
19th-22nd
England U16 Boys Series vs Sweden in St Albans.
Quai 54, the top streetball tournament in the world, in
Paris (featuring Midnight Madness).
19th-23rd
England U16 Girls Series vs Sweden in St Albans.
26th-30th
England U18 Women Tournament in Portugal
28th
Hoods Nova 3v3 tournament at the Nottingham
Wildcats Arena – www.nottsbasketball.co.uk
28th
West Midlands All Star Charity Day (U14, U16, U18,
Senior games), Doug Ellis Sports Centre, Birmingham.
JULY 2014
3rd-13th
FIBA Europe U20 Women European Championship, B
Division, Sofia, Bulgaria
5th & 6th
Boys U13 Regional Development Tournament –
Lilleshall, Shropshire
10th-13th
England U18 Women Series vs Finland in Helsinki
12th-13th
Girls U13 Regional Development Tournament –
Lilleshall, Shropshire
8th-20th
FIBA Europe U20 Men European Championship, A
Division, Crete
8th-11th
England U16 girls vs France in Le Temple Sur Lot
10th-14th
England U18 Men Tournament in Italy
17th -27th
FIBA Europe U18 Women European Championship, B
Division, Romania
17th-21st
England U18 Men Tournament in Spain
20th-23rd
England U16 girls vs Bulgaria in Bulgaria.
21st –24th
England U16 boys vs Germany (Venue TBC)
24th-3rd August
FIBA Europe U18 Men European Championship, A
Division, Turkey
26th
Famfest – Battle of 4 Generations of Players –
fam-fest.com
AUGUST 2014
8th-10th
England U16 Boys vs Netherlands (Venue TBC)
10th
GB Senior Men vs Iceland Eurobasket Qualifier, Iceland
12th-15th
England U16s vs Hungary - Nyiregyhaza
13th
GB Senior Men vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Eurobasket
Qualifier, UK
20th
GB Senior Men vs Iceland Eurobasket Qualifier, UK
20th–30th
FIBA Europe U16 Men European Championship, B
Division, FYR Macedonia
24th
GB Senior Men vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia &
Herzegovina
SEPTEMBER 2014
6th-7th
Girls U17 Regional Development Tournament,
Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham
13th & 14th
Boys U17 Regional Development Tournament –
Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham.
20th-21st
Girls U15 Regional Development Tournament –
Nottingham Wildcats Arena, Nottingham
27th & 28th
Boys U15 Regional Development Tournament – Leeds
Metropolitan University
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