Magic and Mystics Impress with England at Easter Tournaments

Magic and Mystics Impress with England at Easter Tournaments

Numerous Manchester Magic and Mystics juniors have been involved in England duties over the Easter break, with Manchester Mystics’ Elizandra Costa (U16), Maisie Keyes (U16) winning the U16’s Four Nations Tournament last week (as mentioned here), this week it was the turn of the U18s, and there was also Tournaments for the U14 and U15 Boys and Girls all taking place over the course of the past week.

England U15 Boys Select team at the Lions Cup in Paris

Manchester Magic’s Luca Boothe and Dominic Goodwin were chosen from the ETP selection camp in Manchester to represent England at the Lions Cup in Paris.

Schedule/results 

Saturday 8 April 

11:00: JSF Nanterre 46-62 England Select LiveStream

15:45: Union Artois Elite 64-68 England Select LiveStream

Sunday 9 April  

10:00: Zaza Pachulia Academy 77-70 England Select LiveStream

18:00: (Final Fours) Maccabi Tel Aviv 63-55 England Select LiveStream

Monday 10 April

13:15 Poland Select 78-41 England Select LiveStream (4th)

Source: Basketball England

England U14 and U15 Select squads headed to Spain for the Globasket Tournament.

Four boys and girls teams took part in the Globasket Tournament in Lloret de Mar.

Manchester Mystics’ Mojan Malek, Jane Oboavwoduo, Tiana Walker and Anya Williams, were selected for the U14 Girls, and Sonia Matei and Irene Oboavwoduo, were selected for the U15 girls. Manchester Magic’s David Akhidime, Ege Cakmakkaya and Camran Hanson, were selected for the U14 Boys and Rufus Everatt, Jack Odongo and Ayomikun Olofintila, were selected for the U15 Boys.  

Schedule/results

ENGLAND U14 Boys

10 April
15:45 England U14B 90-27 Mercurius Basket

11 April
08:00 England U14B 62-64 Apagebask 1

12 April
08:00 England U14B 64-62 BTM
13:30  England U14B 68-41 Apagebask 2

13 April
11:30 England U14B 43-69 Apagebask 1

14 April
10:30 Third Place Playoff England U14B 63-66 BBC Mambra (4th)

England U14 Girls

10 April
15:45 England U14G 86-22 Mercurius Foxes 2

11 April
09:45 England U14G 48-63 Al Riyadi
13:00 England U14G 68-29 Russell Hoops

12 April
09:45 England U14G 66-42 Mercurius Foxes 1

13 April
13:00 England U14G 67-33 Soraluce Bergara

14 April
11:30 Final England U14G 56-65 Al Riyadi (2nd)

England U15 Boys

11 April
09:45 England U15B 79-19 Al Riyadi

12 April
20:00 England U15B 64-79 Basquet Girona

13 April 
09:45 England U15B 54-65 Soraluce Bergara

14 April
11:30 Final England U15B 55-56 Soraluce Bergara (2nd)

England U15 Girls

10 April
15:45 England U15G 53-64 Beat BK

11 April
09:45 England U15G 61-32 Soraluce Bergara

12 April
09:45 England U15G 80-33 KFUM Blackebergs 2

13 April
09:45 England U15G 89-45 Mercurius Foxes

14 April
08:00 Final England U15G 70-49 Beat BK (WINNERS)
Source: Basketball England

U18 Four Nations Tournament in Cardiff

Manchester Mystics’ Alexandra Hernandez (U18), and former Mystic’ Olivia Forster (U18), and Manchester Magic’s Matthew Goodwin (U18), selected to represent England at the Four Nations Tournament in Cardiff (U18s).

England U18 women

12 April 
15:00: Scotland 33-60 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Alexandra Hernandez played 7 minutes, had 2 points and a rebound, Olivia Forster started, played 26 minutes, had 26 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, 4 steals and a block.

13 April 
15:00: Ireland 60-53 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Alexandra Hernandez didn’t play, Olivia Forster started, played 16 minutes, had 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a block.
19:00: Wales 64-78 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Alexandra Hernandez played 3 minutes, had 2 rebounds, Olivia Forster started, played 27 minutes, had 8 points, 4 rebounds, an assist a steal and a block.

(Finished 2nd)

England U18 Men

12 April
09:00: Wales 65-109 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Matthew Goodwin started, played 25 minutes, had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals

13 April
09:00: Ireland 62-73 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Matthew Goodwin started, played 21 minutes, had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal.
13:00: Scotland 36-76 England LIVE STATS / LiveStream

Matthew Goodwin played 21 minutes, had 14 points, 3 assists and 3 steals.

(WINNERS)

Source: Basketball England