Month: March 2019

Loreto College

Loreto College crowned U17 Boys National Schools Champions 2019

Loreto College U17 Boys were crowned Dynamic English Schools champions after beating Charnwood College 92-78 at the National Basketball Performance Centre on Friday morning.

Josh Grant was named MVP after scoring 24 points and bagging countless rebounds, with Luke Gordos (16), Malachi Boakye-Yiadom (15) and Noah Tchifounga (10) also reaching double figures.

Dan Gargan (9), Saul May (6), Jason Ani (6), Ty Jordan (4) and Mo Shegow (2) also got on the scoresheet for Loreto.

Coached by Pete Paraskeva, Loreto started well, opening up an 8-0 lead before finishing the first quarter 23-15 up.

That advantage became 14 towards the end of the second, before a late Charnwood rally closed the gap to 7 by the halftime interval.

Despite the loss of Ani to injury, Loreto took firm control in the third quarter, going 22 points up, before easing to victory in the fourth despite another late charge from their opponents.

Former Manchester Magic player Greg Wild scored 29 points for Charnwood.

Loreto: Josh Grant, Dylan Consterdine, Saul May, Henry Lythe De Pee, Malachi Boakye-Yiadom, Ty Jordan, Dan Gargan, Noah Tchifounga, Luke Gordos, Jason Ani, Mo Shegow.

For more information about Loreto College, visit the official website: http://www.loreto.ac.uk/

For more information about Manchester Magic’s basketball academy, contact Phil Gordos at phil.gordos@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk or on 0161 881 0090.

Mystics Academy Chloe Andrew and Jade Mbam

Andrew and Mbam make WEABL Northern Conference All-First Team

Congratulations to Manchester Mystics Academy’s Chloe Andrew and Jade Mbam making the WEABL Northern Conference all-first team and to Remi Idowu making the all-second team.

All the selections were based on the regular season only, and teams were voted for regardless of position by teams and coaches across the WEABL. As a result some of the best players from across the WEABL have been picked for this season’s conference teams, and they’re well deserving of the awards.

Chloe averaged an impressive 14.6ppg, 5.9rpg, 5.6apg, 2.9spg, while Jade averaged an equally impressive 15.1ppg, 6.7rpg, 2.7apg, 2.7spg, and Remi averaged 3.6ppg, 9.7rpg, 1.7apg, 1.1spg, 0.9bpg.

Source: WEABL

US College Update

US College update 2019

It’s March so it’s the time of year when US Colleges are in play-off action and with a number of our former Manchester Magic and Mystics junior players currently out in the USA playing at various Colleges we thought it would be nice to give everyone an update as to how they’ve got on this season.

Michael Anumba (Freshman) at Winthrop University (NCAA Division 1 – Big South) Record: 18-12

Season stats: Played 30 games, 29 starts, 23.8 minutes per game, 6.9 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, 1.6 assists per game, 0.4 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game.

Winthrop University lost 77-63 to CSU in the Big South Championship Quarter-Finals. Michael, started and played 29 minutes, had 10 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal.

Gina Brierley (Junior) Saint Leo University (NCAA Division 2 – SSC) Record: 10-18

Season stats: Played 28 games, 28 starts, 34.5 minutes per game, 9.7 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game, 3.5 assists per game, 1.1 steal per game.

Kaiyem Cleary (Freshman) at Florida Southern University (NCAA Division 2 – SSC) Record: 25-8

Season stats: Played 32 games, 4 starts, 14.6 minutes per game, 5.0 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, 0.3 assists per game, 0.5 steals per game, 0.4 blocks per game.

Florida Southern University won 80-78 against Saint Leo University in the SSC Tournament Quarter-Finals. Kaiyem played 10 minutes, had 1 point and 4 rebounds.

Florida Southern University won 74-65 against Lynn University in the SSC Tournament Semi-Finals. Kaiyem played 8 minutes, had 1 rebound.

Florida Southern University won 92-84 against Nova Southeastern University in the SSC Tournament Final. Kaiyem played 7 minutes, had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

Florida Southern University crowned SSC Champions 2019.

(#2) Florida Southern University won 78-72 against (#7) Delta State University in the NCAA D2 South Regional Tournament First Round. Kaiyem played 3 minutes.

(#2) Florida Southern University lost 88-78 to (#3) Lynn University in the NCAA D2 South Regional Tournament Semi-Finals. Kaiyem played 8 minutes, had 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Jessica Eadsforth-Yates (Sophomore) at Georgia Highlands College (NJCAA Division 1 – GCAA) Record: 20-13

Season stats: Played 29 games, 29 starts, 22.4 minutes per game, 9.6 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, 4.6 assists per game, 2.4 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game.

Georgia Highlands College won 86-54 against Southern Crescent Technical College in the GCAA Quarter-finals. Jessica started, played 33 minutes, had 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Georgia Highlands College won 80-78 against Central Georgia Technical Collegein the GCAA Semi-finals. No stats available.

Georgia Highlands College lost 75-57 against South Georgia Technical College in the GCAA final. No stats available.

Georgia Highlands College finished runner-ups in the GCAA / Region 17 Championship.

Pharroh Gordon (Redshirt Senior) at William Jewell College (NCAA Division 2 – GLVC) Record: 12-18

Season stats: Played 20 games, 20 starts, 30.8 minutes per game, 14.7 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, 3.2 assists per game, 1.1 steals per game, 0.4 blocks per game.

Career Honours & Awards 2018 All-GLVC Second Team  2018 GLVC All-Defensive Team 2018 Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Year 2018 Men’s Basketball Most Valuable Player 2018 William Jewell Men’s Newcomer of the Year 2018 William Jewell Cecil Martin Award – Male Athlete of the Year

Aaron Menzies (Redshirt Senior) Saint Mary’s College – CA (NCAA Division 1 – WCC) Record: 22-12

Aaron transferred from Seattle University as a Post-Grad, and has sat out the season after surgery on a hand injury.

Saint Mary’s College won 69-62 against University of San Diego in the WCC Championship Semi-Finals.

Saint Mary’s College won 60-47 against Gonzaga University in the WCC Championship Final.

Saint Mary’s College crowned WCC Champions 2019.

(#11) Saint Mary’s College lost 61-57 against (#6) Villanova University in the NCAA D1 Tournament South Region First Round.

Harriet Swindells (Sophomore) Barry University (NCAA Division 2 – SSC) Record: 10-19

Season stats: Played 29 games, 6 starts, 23.7 minutes per game, 9.5 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game, 1.5 assists per game, 0.9 steals per game, 0.1 blocks per game.

Barry University lost 89-71 to Florida Southern University in the SSC Tournament Quarter-Finals. Harriet played 15 minutes had 6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal.

Did we miss someone off this list? Let us know by contacting us at newsletter@manchestermagicandmystics.co.uk

Basketball England

Magic and Mystics dominate initial England Talent Programme Squads

Congratulations to Manchester Magic’s Ben Brown, Lucas Ricketts, Bradley May and Toby Akinlade and Manchester Mystics’ Charli Wroe, Kizzy Spence, Olivia Forster, Esha Rani Naya and Eleni Vourliotis, who have all been selected in the initial U14/15 England Talent Programme Squads.

Players have been selected primarily through their involvement in the Aspire Programme or England Development Programme levels of the Basketball England Talent Pathway.

In each of the 10 basketball regions across the country, Basketball England have a Regional Talent Manager whose role it is to support, track and refer players for selection to England Talent Programmes. Their input has also been used during this initial selection process.

The England Talent Programmes (ETP) are designed to provide players and coaches with opportunities to come together, train and compete against other nations with the basic aim of exposing English talent to as many different playing styles and conditions as possible prior to potential Great Britain selection.

The schedule of activity for 2019 is as below:

Easter Training Camp (Under 15 & Under 14 Boys & Girls)  Monday 8 April – Wednesday 10 April National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

Nottingham Tournament (Under 15 Girls) Thursday 18 – Friday 19 April Nottingham Wildcat Arena, Nottingham

Lions Cup (Under 15 Boys) Friday 19 April – Monday 22 April Paris, France

May Half Term Training Camp (Under 15 & Under 14 Boys & Girls) Tuesday 28 May – Thursday 30 May National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

Copenhagen Invitational Tournament (Under 14 & Under 15 Boys & Girls) Thursday 20 June – Sunday 23 June Copenhagen, Denmark.

August Camp (Under 14 Boys & Girls) Tuesday 6 August – Thursday 8 August National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

Valencia Tournament (Under 14 Boys & Girls) Wednesday 14 August – Sunday 18 August Valencia, Spain