Welcome to the third annual Hoopsfix All-
Star Classic!
Doesn’t time fly? It’s incredible to me that
we are three events deep already, and years
have passed since I first flirted with the idea of
doing an all-star showcase.
The Hoopsfix All-Star Classic is a one-day
showcase of British basketball talent and
culture, aiming to recognise and celebrate
some of the country’s best players who
spend so much of their time receiving little
recognition of their achievements in their own
country.
Thank you so much for taking the time out
of your weekend to come and support this
event and everything we’re trying to do with
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We’re incredibly proud of the level of players
we have taking to the floor this afternoon
– a number of which have already signed
scholarships to head to the US next season,
and others who have flown back home to suit
up with their peers. I sincerely hope you enjoy
the day.
It’s an exciting time for British basketball, with
the official formation of the British Basketball
Federation and widespread changes pending;
we’re proud to play our part in helping to try
and make a difference in the sport.
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A not-for-profit, its sole mission is to grow and
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U17 Coaches
Karl Brown
Team White Head Coach
Another British basketball legend, Brown is
the only British player to make an NCAA
Final Four, with Georgia Tech in 1990.
Brown founded the Leicester Warriors in
2004, where he has since guided them to
Division 1 promotion where he remains
their Head Coach.
An assistant to Bucknall with the England
Under-18 men during the years of their
promotion to Division A and best ever
finish, before taking the Head Coach
role himself, he was reunited with Steve
Bucknall on the England U18 coaching
staff this season, as they will look to get the
squad back to Division A.
Steve Bucknall
Team Black Head Coach
One of the great British basketball players
of all time, Bucknall hung up the boots in
2006 to switch to the sidelines.
The switch didn’t stop the former LA
Laker from continuing to amass accolades.
Internationally, Bucknall led the England
Under-18s to their first ever promotion to
Division A, including the team’s best ever
finish in 2013 with ninth place including a
huge win over Spain. Domestically, he also
won an Under-18 National Title in 2011
with Lewisham Thunder – the club he set
up in 2008.
After a year hiatus, Bucknall returned to
take the reigns of the England Under-18
men this season.
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Micah Savery-Richards #1
04/07/1999 (16)
6’4” 82KG
LEEDS FORCE ACADEMY
The Leeds Force junior
returns for his second
consecutive Hoopsfix All-Star
Classic. Savery-Richards
represented England at
last summer’s Under-16’s
European Championships
and is currently part of the
England Under-18 setup
having featured at the Haris
Tournament, in December.
Cameron Bett #3
20/02/1999 (17)
6’2” 82KG
MCCALLIE SCHOOL (USA)
Bett averaged 10 points per
game at last year’s Under-16’s
European Championships
for England and is another
player to have stepped up to
Under-18 level. The free-
scoring guard has spent
the past season in the US
at McCallie High School
and makes his first HASC
appearance.
Josh Edwards #5
10/05/1999 (17)
6’4” 75KG
LONDON-LEWISHAM
THUNDER
Having been part of England’s
Under-15 Development side,
Edwards went on to play
in the Under-16’s European
Championships and is now in
the current Under-18 squad.
The long-armed guard made
an impact for Lewisham in
NBDL action this season and
returns to the HASC for a
second time.
Eisley Swaine #8
15/03/1999 (17)
6’2” 85KG
BRADFORD DRAGONS
A HASC debut for the
17-year-old sharpshooter.
Swaine was one of the
youngest competitors in
NBL D1 this season with
Bradford Dragons and also lit
up the inaugural ABL season
after averaging 20+ points
per game to propel Queen
Ethelburga’s College into the
post-season.
Michael Anumba #9
06/09/1999 (16)
6’3” 85KG
MANCHESTER MAGIC
At 16 years of age, Anumba
gained plenty of valuable NBL
D1 experience at Manchester
Magic this season as well
as enjoying more success
at junior level. Along with
being the youngest player
in Division 1, he was named
MVP in helping Magic’s
Under-16 side to National
Cup and Championship titles
and plays in the HASC for the
first time.
U17 Black
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Brian Amabilino #11
17/01/1999 (17)
6’6” 76KG
NOEL BAKER SCHOOL/
DERBY TRAILBLAZERS
One half of the Spanish
Amabilino brothers, Brian is
currently part of the England
Under-18 squad after a
breakout first season in the
country. The 17-year-old
guard earned regular minutes
for Derby’s NBL D1 side and
made it into the All-EABL
West Conference First Team
after helping lead Noel Baker
School to the playoffs.
Josh Ogundele #13
19/12/2000 (15)
6’8” 100KG
BARKING ABBEY
The Barking Abbey big man is
one of four players currently
in the England Under-16’s
squad and also makes his
debut at the Hoopsfix All-
Star Classic. Ogundele has
grown his game in the past
year and will be the youngest
competitor in the Under-17
Game.
Zion Tordoff #15
11/05/1999 (17)
6’7” 93KG
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE/
LANCASHIRE SPINNERS
For the second year in a row,
Tordoff earns a call-up to the
HASC Under-17 Game. The
England Under-18 forward
switched Bradford for
Lancashire last summer and
averaged 13.8 points per game
in the EABL for Myerscough,
whilst suiting up in NBL D1
for the Spinners.
Sesan Russell #25
26/04/1999 (17)
6’1” 84KG
CHARNWOOD/
LEICESTER RIDERS
A key part of Charnwood’s
Championship winning
squad in the EABL, Russell
was the team’s leading scorer
during the regular season
after averaging 13.3 points
per game along with 5.7
rebounds. He was also part of
the England Under-17 squad
that competed in the annual
tournament in Cherbourg, in
March.
Hosana Kitenge #35
17/12/2000 (15)
6’6” 95KG
WORTHING THUNDER
JUNIOR
The second youngest
participant in this year’s
Hoopsfix All-Star Classic
by just two days, Kitenge
is another player part of
England’s Under-16’s
squad. The Worthing centre
is a former Finals MVP
winner after a big 17-point,
18-rebound double-double in
the 2015 U14 Playoff Final.
Joe Cummins #44
08/01/1999 (17)
6’0” 66KG
BARKING ABBEY
The 17-year-old was a key
figure of Barking Abbey’s
offence in the EABL this
season, and was top of the
league’s assists chart after
handing out an average of
5.4 per game. Cummins
represented England at
Under-17 level earlier this
year and is selected to the
HASC for the first time.
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Alex Roberts #2
01/09/1999 (16)
6’1” 83KG
MANCHESTER MAGIC
Another member of
Manchester Magic’s Under-
16’s Championship winning
side, the talented scorer
earns his first call-up to the
Hoopsfix All-Star Classic.
Roberts has also played for his
club’s NBDL team this season
as part of his development.
Caleb Fuller #3
08/03/1999 (17)
6’5” 90KG
COPLESTON/IPSWICH
BASKETBALL
The highly-rated England
Under-17 guard returns for a
second year at the Hoopsfix
All-Star Classic. Fuller
averaged an impressive 16.9
points and 8.1 rebounds
per game for Copleston this
season to earn All-EABL
Second Team honours in the
East, and also played a big
role in Ipswich’s NBL D2
campaign.
Daniel Ogoro #7
06/01/2000 (16)
6’2” 79KG
CHELMSFORD LIONS
Another current England
Under-16 international, Ogoro
competed at last summer’s
European Championships as
one of the youngest members
of the squad. The 16-year-
old was part of Chelmsford
Lions’ squad that reached the
Under-18 NBDL Playoff Final,
and is heading to the U.S.
next season for High School at
Mercersburg Academy.
Adria Amabilino #8
17/01/1999 (17)
6’6” 75KG
DERBY TRAILBLAZERS
The other half of the
Amabilino brothers, Adria
will be going head-to-head
against Brian in Brixton.
The 17-year-old averaged
14.3 points per game for
Noel Baker this season to
make the All-EABL West
Conference Second Team and
was an Under-16 National
Championship finalist in his
time at Barcelona, alongside
his brother.
Kaiyem Cleary #9
08/03/1999 (17)
6’4” 72KG
MANCHESTER MAGIC
The Magic guard was one
of the leading scorers for
England at last summer’s
Under-16’s European
Championships. Cleary
helped Manchester’s Under-
18’s claim victory in the
Cherbourg tournament earlier
this year and returns for his
second HASC appearance.
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Richard Amaefule #10
21/11/2000 (15)
6’5” 90KG
SOUTHWARK LEGENDS
A Hoopsfix All-Star Classic
debut for Amaefule – the
15-year-old prospect will
look to bring his firepower to
the Under-17 Game despite
being one of the youngest
competitors. The Southwark
Legends forward is also
currently part of the England
Under-16’s squad.
Demilade Adenuga #11
11/04/2000 (16)
6’1” 99KG
PECKHAM PRIDE
The three-time National
Champion was a standout
player at this season’s Under-
16’s Final Fours with 24 points
and 12 rebounds against
eventual winners, Manchester
Magic, as his Peckham Pride
side came up short in the
semi-finals.
Kayne Henry-McCalla #13
28/02/1999 (17)
6’6” 79KG
WESTSIDE RANGERS
The athletic wing made the
National selectors take notice
after an impressive season
and was a late call-up to the
England Under-18’s squad.
Henry-McCalla will also be
making his first appearance at
the Hoopsfix All-Star Classic.
Ashley Briggs #15
14/04/1999 (17)
6’8” 90KG
SOLENT KESTRELS
A second straight call-up to
the Hoopsfix All-Star Classic
for the England Under-18
big. Briggs was a regular for
Itchen College in the EABL,
producing solid numbers
and was part of their AoC
Championship winning side.
Tariq Balogun #23
19/11/1999 (16)
6’9” 91KG
SOUTHWARK LEGENDS
Balogun was the youngest
player in last year’s HASC
Under-17 Game and returns
for his second appearance
to bolster the front court.
The Southwark Legends big
man was also part of the
England Under-17’s squad
that competed in the annual
Cherbourg Tournament
earlier this year.
Jacob Round #34
03/04/2000 (16)
6’3” 85KG
NEBC TITANS
A player with potential in
abundance and one of the
game’s brightest young stars,
Round was the third leading
scorer for the England Under-
16’s last summer and is set to
return as a key figure for Alan
Keane’s side this time around.
The NEBC Titans point guard
will be competing at the
Hoopsfix All-Star Classic for
the first time.
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Micah Savery-Richards #1
Cameron Bett #3
Josh Edwards #5
Eisley Swaine #8
Michael Anumba #9
Brian Amabilino #11
Josh Ogundele #13
Zion Tordoff #15
Sesan Russell #25
Hosana Kitenge #35
Joe Cummins #44
Black
Alex Roberts #2
Caleb Fuller #3
Daniel Ogoro #7
Adria Amabilino #8
Kaiyem Cleary #9
Richard Amaefule #10
Demilade Adenuga #11
Kayne Henry-McCalla #13
Ashley Briggs #15
Tariq Balogun #23
Jacob Round #34
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Josh Apple #0
Henri Langton #2
Amin Adamu #5
Moses Byekwaso #6
Shaquille Walters #7
Andre Arissol #13
Alex Roberts #14
Solomon Iluyomade #22
Carl Wheatle #24
Charles Yassi-Pepin #32
James Lloyd #33
Black
RJ Eytle-Rock #1
Ben Maranan #3
Evan Walshe #4
Kyle Carey #5
Dan Hemingway #7
Luke Mitchell #8
Dan Akin #9
George Darling #12
Gedi Juozapaitis #13
Obi Agu #15
Sam Japhet-Mathias #25
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U19 Coaches
Josh Merrington
Team Black Head Coach
Current Head Coach of 2016 EABL
Champions, Charnwood College Riders,
Merrington has also just been named an
assistant to Kapoulas with the Great Britain
Under-20 squad.
Also sitting on the bench as an Assistant for
the Leicester Riders this season, he helped
the BBL side to the League and Trophy title
in 2016.
Merrington was the former Head Coach of
Team Northumbria Women’s squad from
2012-2014, where he won the Women’s
National Cup title & BUCS Championship
in 2014.
Andreas Kapoulas
Team White Head Coach
Current Head Coach of BBL side Bristol
Flyers, Kapoulas was also recently named
Head Coach of the Great Britain Under-20s
squad.
Having won the BBL Coach of the
Year accolade in his debut BBL season,
Kapoulas runs the Flyers & SGS Academy
programmes and masterminded the Flyers’
rise through the NBL, which included an
NBL Division One Championship and a
National Cup title. Kapoulas is also the
former England Under-16 Head Coach.
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Josh Apple #0
12/02/1998 (18)
6’6" 95KG
COPLESTON/IPSWICH
BASKETBALL
Apple starred for Copleston
in the EABL and led the
league in rebounds (12.8)
this season and also ranked
second in efficiency (22.5).
Despite being relatively new
to playing the sport, Apple is
amongst the current England
Under-18 squad.
Henri Langton #2
03/07/1998 (17)
6’10” 110KG
CHARNWOOD/
LEICESTER RIDERS
A third appearance at the
for the England Under-18
forward after playing in
the 2014 and 2015 editions.
Langton was a starter
in Charnwood’s EABL
Championship winning
team, and has represented
his country at European
Championships the past two
summers.
Amin Adamu #5
03/10/1997 (18)
6’3” 81KG
CoLA/PECKHAM PRIDE
The athletic wing was part of
Peckham Pride’s successful
U18 National Championship
winning side and was also
the top scorer for CoLA in the
EABL, averaging 14.9 points
per game whilst earning the
Player of the Week award on
two occasions in the early
stages of the season.
Moses Byekwaso #6
24/04/1997 (19)
6’2” 84KG
PRESTON’S COLLEGE
The 19-year-old led his
side to the inaugural ABL
Championship title as part
of an unbeaten season
and picked up the Final
MVP award in the process.
Byekwaso was also the ABL
North Conference Player of
the Year and was recently
rewarded with a call-up to the
initial GB Under-20 squad,
before he heads to the US
next year with Missouri State
University West Plains.
Shaquille Walters #7
19/10/1997 (18)
6’5” 81KG
CoLA/PECKHAM PRIDE
Having been one of the
youngest participants in
last year’s HASC U19 game,
Walters returns on the back
of an impressive 2015-16
season that has earned a GB
Under-20 call-up. He helped
lead Peckham’s Under-18’s to
an undefeated campaign with
Championship/Cup titles
whilst earning Conference
Player of the Year honours in
the EABL.
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Andre Arissol #13
12/01/1997 (19)
6’2” 86KG
CHARNWOOD/
LEICESTER RIDERS
Another player to make
the initial GB Under-20
squad, Arissol has enjoyed
a successful season that
included making his BBL
debut for Leicester Riders.
The exciting point guard
helped lead Charnwood to
EABL Championship glory
following on from his Patrons
Cup Final MVP showing in
February.
Alex Roberts #14
23/11/1997 (18)
6’2” 82KG
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE/
LANCASHIRE SPINNERS
The point guard gained
NBL D1 experience at
Lancashire Spinners this
season, and played a key
role in helping Myerscough
go undefeated in the EABL
regular season – ranking
8th in the league for assists
(3.9). Roberts was England’s
fourth leading scorer at last
summer’s Under-18 European
Championships and is
another HASC returnee.
Solomon Iluyomade #22
30/11/1997 (18)
6’7” 98KG
CoLA/PECKHAM PRIDE
One of four players selected
from Peckham Pride’s U18
Championship winning side,
Iluyomade makes his first
appearance at the Hoopsfix
All-Star Classic. The 18-year-
old big man averaged 10.1
points and 5.9 rebounds per
game in the EABL as CoLA
made the Final Four.
Carl Wheatle #24
24/03/1998 (18)
6’5” 96KG
ANGELICO BIELLA (ITALY)
The only player in the
Under-19 game that is based
overseas, Wheatle arrives
back in the country from his
time in Italy for his second
HASC after appearing in
the Under-16 game in 2014.
The Biella forward ranked
fourth in rebounds (9.3) at
last year’s Under-18 European
Championships.
Charles Yassi-Pepin #32
26/07/1997 (18)
6’8” 101KG
BARKING ABBEY/KENT
CRUSADERS
The explosive Barking
Abbey/Kent Crusaders big
man makes his first HASC
appearance before heading
Stateside next season to
Laramie County Community
College. Yassi-Pepin, has a
thing for All-Star games and
showed out at the Deng Top
50 Camp in 2015 with his
inside dominance on display.
James Lloyd #33
10/04/1997 (19)
6’3” 82KG
CANTERBURY/BRIXTON
TOPCATS
The leading scorer in the
EABL this past season, Lloyd
averaged 22.3 points per
game for Canterbury, though
his side would miss out on
a place in the post-season.
The combo guard was part of
the initial England Under-18
squad last year and returned
to the country following a
spell in Portugal.
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RJ Eytle-Rock #1
26/11/1998 (17)
6’3” 100KG
BARKING ABBEY/KENT
CRUSADERS
This year marks a third
appearance for Eytle-Rock
having competed in the
Under-16 and Under-17
games in previous years. The
England Under-18 impressed
in a handful of EABL games
for Barking Abbey this season,
and also made his mark in
NBL D1 competition, as he
cemented his status as one of
the best point guards in the
country.
Ben Maranan #3
19/04/1997 (19)
6’0” 90KG
ITCHEN COLLEGE/SOLENT
KESTRELS
The combo guard was part
of Solent Kestrels’ NBL D2
league winning squad this
season and was a key member
of Itchen College’s run to
the Final Four in the EABL.
Maranan averaged 18.5 points
per game and made the All-
EABL East Conference First
Team in recognition of his
efforts.
Evan Walshe #4
05/04/1998 (18)
6’4” 82KG
OAKLANDS COLLEGE/
ESSEX LEOPARDS
Walshe was one of four
players to average 20+ points
per game in the EABL this
season and earned All-EABL
First Team honours. The
18-year-old also claimed the
Finals MVP award in the
Under-18 NBDL Playoffs for
Oaklands whilst gaining NBL
D1 experience with Essex
Leopards and is selected for
the HASC for the third year
in a row.
Kyle Carey #5
03/01/1997 (19)
6’6” 85KG
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE/
LANCASHIRE SPINNERS
The rising forward shut
Brixton Rec down last year on
his way to claiming the MVP
award in the HASC Under-19
game. Carey impressed at
NBL D1 level with Lancashire
Spinners this season and was
the West Conference Player of
the Year in the EABL. He was
England Under-18’s leading
scorer last summer and has
been called up to the initial
GB Under-20 camp, before he
departs for NCAA Division
1 Northern Colorado next
season.
Dan Hemingway #7
12/03/1997 (19)
6’5” 93KG
ITCHEN COLLEGE/SOLENT
KESTRELS
It was a successful season for
Hemingway with silverware
coming in NBL D2 with
Solent Kestrels and the AoC
National Championship
with Itchen College. The
19-year-old forward averaged
14.5 points per game in the
EABL, and makes his first
appearance at HASC.
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Luke Mitchell #8
23/01/1998 (18)
6’0” 84KG
NOTTINGHAM HOODS
Another HASC regular, the
England Under-18 guard
returns for his third year
having previously played in
the Under-16 and Under-17
games. Mitchell competed at
the European Championships
last summer and was a key
figure for Nottingham Hoods
in NBL D2 action this season.
Dan Akin #9
16/06/1998 (17)
6’8” 90KG
NORTHFLEET TECH/KENT
CRUSADERS II
In the inaugural ABL season
with Northfleet Tech, Akin
cleaned up the top awards
in the South Conference by
picking up the Player of the
Year and Defensive Player
of the Year accolades. The
17-year-old played for Kent
Crusaders II in the NBDL and
is part of the current England
Under-18 squad for the first
time.
George Darling #12
16/04/1997 (19)
6’9” 82KG
MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE/
LANCASHIRE SPINNERS
The Doncaster-born forward
is NCAA D1 bound next year
after signing to Weber State
and is competing at HASC
for the first time. Darling
averaged 7.5 points and
6.5 rebounds per game for
Myerscough in the EABL,
whilst also playing for
Lancashire Spinners in NBL
D1.
Gedi Juozapaitis #13
13/09/1998 (17)
6’3” 84KG
CoLA/PECKHAM PRIDE
The 17-year-old has fond
memories of the HASC
after going off in last year’s
Under-17 game as he
received the MVP award.
Juozapaitis was recently co-
MVP alongside team-mate
Shaquille Walters as Peckham
Pride completed a perfect
season with victory in the U18
National Championship title
game.
Obi Agu #15
04/10/1997 (18)
6’5” 98KG
BARKING ABBEY/KENT
CRUSADERS
A first HASC selection
comes off the back of several
impressive displays for Kent
Crusaders in NBL D1 from
the 18-year-old this season.
Additionally, in five games
for Barking Abbey in the
EABL, Agu averaged 17.4
points and 7.6 rebounds per
game, which helped secure
a spot in the All-EABL East
Conference First Team.
Sam Japhet-Mathias #25
24/03/1998 (19)
6’11” 125KG
CoLA/KENT CRUSADERS
The Wake Forest commit
returns to the Hoopsfix All-
Star Classic having featured
in the first event back in 2014.
Japhet-Mathias is currently in
the England Under-18 squad
having previously played in
two European Championships
at Under-16 level. After a
season at Vermont Academy
in the US, the 6’11” big man
returned to England and had
a brief spell in NBL D1 with
Kent Crusaders.
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PERFORMANCE CAMP 2016
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pathway or playing national league
31st July - 5th August 2016
Ages 14 - 25 • £275 Residential • £175 Non-Residential
Venue at Myerscough College, Lancashire, UK
For further information contact:
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Myerscough College, St Michaels Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire PR3 0RY
Email: nhopkins@myerscough.ac.uk
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GB U20s
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British Basketball have named an initial
22-man squad that features a number of
Hoopsfix All Star Classic players, as they begin
preparations for this summer’s Division B
European Championships in Greece.
Four of the 22 players chosen in the squad will
take to the floor in today’s Under-19 game with
Andre Arissol, Kyle Carey, Moses Byekwaso
and Shaquille Walters all eager to impress.
Arissol was an EABL Championship winner
with Charnwood this season, while Byekwaso
was the Final MVP in helping Preston’s win
the inaugural ABL Championship.
Meanwhile, Carey – last year’s HASC
Under-19 MVP - and Walters were EABL
Players of the Year for their respective
conferences and go head-to-head in Brixton in
a highly anticipated match-up.
Bristol Flyers and GB U20 Head Coach
Andreas Kapoulas will be able to keep a close
eye on the prospects as he takes the reigns of
Team White with one of his assistants, Josh
Merrington, leading the opposing Team Black.
There are also several other players in the
squad that have featured in previous HASC
editions with eight players that competed in
the 2015 Under-19 game called up.
Sedale Hanson-Young, Liam Carpenter,
Jules Dang Akodo, Earl Russell and Dwayne
Lautier-Ogunleye suited up for Team Black in
their 85-71 win over a Team White side that
included Sam Newman, Josh Steel and Deane
Williams.
“I’m really look forward to camp and working
with the players,” Kapoulas said.
“We have a talented group and competition
for all positions will be very tight. This is really
pleasing to see and it’s great for the national
team programme.
“Camp is always very intense and we need
to make the most of our time in preparation.
It’s tough to get invited and then once you
are in there you are fighting for one of the
spots, its a very competitive high performance
environment.
“We want to return to Division A and it
will not be an easy task especially with the
high quality of the competition this year in
particular with 7 teams gone down from Div A
last summer. For now it’s important to focus
on the process, make sure we get better every
day in our preparation and be in the best shape
possible for the European championships.”
Half of the 22-man squad played in the States
last season including German-born Malik
Eichler, who is a new face to the National
Teams set-up.
Kapoulas’ side will play in Group C alongside
the Netherlands, Albania, Ireland, Kosovo and
tournament hosts, Greece.
GB will hold a training camp at the University
of Essex before whittling their squad down to
12 for the European Championships, which
run from 15-24 July.
Great Britain Under-20s will be looking to get
straight back to Division A this summer following
relegation in Italy last year.
Initial Squad:
Andre Arissol
Harvey Barr
Moses Byekwaso
Kyle Carey
Liam Carpenter
Jules Dang Akodo
Malik Eichler
Pharroh Gordon
Sedale Hanson-Young
Selby Hind-Wills
Boban Jacdonmi
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
Callum Lawson
Fraser Malcolm
Sam Newman
Kingsley Nwagboso
Theo Oghide
Earl Russell
Joshua Steel
Shaquille Walters
Deane Williams
Findlay Wood.
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GB Senior
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The BBF released their vision and strategy
document for the sport 'Transforming
Basketball in Britain Together' in May, as they
put forward their plans for the next 12 years.
The three GB home qualifiers - against
Macedonia on 3 September, Luxembourg on
7 September and Hungary on 10 September -
will all take place at the Copper Box in London
and be the first games to take place since the
launch of the vision.
Who will suit up remains to be seen, but with
the announcement of a Festival of Basketball,
to coincide with the games, the BBF are doing
all they can to ensure they start the right way.
“The time is right to be taking on the challenge
of transforming basketball in Britain with the
coming together of the three home nations and
in the context of the new DCMS led strategy
for Active Nations,” said BBF Chairman, Nick
Humby.
After qualifying for three consecutive
EuroBasket Finals from 2009-13, GB missed out
on last year’s major tournament and will be
keen to avoid a repeated failure.
Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach, Joe Prunty,
returns for another summer at the helm of the
GB Senior Men’s Team with the aim of helping
his side re-join Europe’s elite at EuroBasket
2017 – to be held across four cities in Romania,
Finland, Israel and Turkey.
One of the main aims for the BBF is to develop
successful GB teams and August/September’s
qualifiers present an immediate opportunity
to set the bar of playing at the top level in
international basketball.
The British Basketball Federation will be using this
September’s EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers as a symbol
of new beginnings, with the new body officially
taking FIBA Membership in October 2016.
GB Senior
Men’s Qualifying Schedule
31/8 v Hungary (A)
3/9 v Macedonia (H)
7/9 Luxembourg (H)
10/9 v Hungary (H)
14/9 v Macedonia (A)
17/9 v Luxembourg (A)
All home games are
hosted at the Copperbox
Arena, London, for more
information visit:
gbbasketball.com

Here are a selection of records that currently stand from the two
years the Hoopsfix All Star Classic has existed.
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HASC Records
Most Points in a Game
Most Rebounds in a Game
Most Assists in a Game
Most Steals in a Game
Most Blocks in a Game
Efficiency Rating
Most Team Points in a Game
Fewest Team Points in a Game
Largest Margin of Victory
Slightest Margin of Victory
31 - Orlan Jackman 2014 (U26)
20 - Sam Japhet-Mathias 2014 (U16)
7 - Myles Laurent-Smart 2015 (U19))
4 - multiple
4 - Sam Japhet-Mathias 2014 (U16)
4 - Raheem May Thompson 2014 (U26)
27 - Orlan Jackman 2014 (U26)
100 - White U17s - 2015
68 - White U16s - 2014
14 - U19 game 2015
2 - U26 game 2014

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