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Manchester Magic and Mystics lead the way for England U14s at the Tri-Nations in Dundee 2023

Manchester Magic and Mystics lead the way for England U14s at the Tri-Nations in Dundee

Manchester Magic and Mystics lead the way for England U14s at the Tri-Nations in Dundee, as Magic’s David Akhidime (pictured directly below second from right) and Mystics’ Mojan Malek (pictured below second from right) earn All-Star 5 honours.

Magic’s David Akhidime Tri-Nations All-Star 5
Mystics’ Mojan Malek Tri-Nations All-Star 5

In the girls’ standings England 2 finished first, with England 1 as runners up and in the boys’ England 2 remained undefeated to win their crown and Wales took second. 

On hand to present the medals was Scottish and British basketball legend Kieron Achara. 

Manchester Magic players selected were, David Akhidime, Luca Boothe, Ege Cakmakkaya and Camran Hanson. Manchester Mystics players selected were, Mojan Malek, Tiana Walker and Anya Williams. 

Results:

Saturday 27 June

Girls – Court 1
9:00: England 1 113-20 Wales
11:00: Scotland White 29-110 England 2
13:15: Scotland Blue 54-78 England 1
15:15: England 2 103-17 Wales
17:00: Scotland White 23-104 England 1 – Tiana Walker top scored with 22 

Boys – Court 2
9:00: England 1 50-53 Wales
11:00: Scotland White 19-70 England 2 – Camran Hanson scored 34
13:15: Scotland Blue 71-85 England 1
15:15: England 2 83-60 Wales – David Akhidime scored 24
17:00: Scotland White 44-96 England 1

Sunday 28 May

Girls
9:00: Scotland Blue 54-73 England 2 – Mojan Malek scored 26, including 10 field goals
13:00: England 1 39-44 England 2

Boys
9:00: Scotland Blue 61-96 England 2
13:00: England 1 50-56 England 2

Manchester Magic and Mystics England U14 Tri-Nations Tournament 2023

Magic and Mystics selected in England U14 squads for the Tri-Nations tournament this month

Boys and girls teams will travel to Dundee to take on the other home countries – Scotland and Wales – from 26-28 May.  

Dan Petts and Ruth Eytle will lead the boys and girls respectively, as the players continue their England Talent Programme development following their recent trip to Spain for the Globasket tournament. U14 and 15s teams will also travel to Serbia this summer.

Schedule:

Manchester Magic and Mystics players selected:

U14 Boys 
David Akhidime, Luca Boothe, Ege Cakmakkaya and Camran Hanson.
U14 Girls 
Mojan Malek, Tiana Walker and Anya Williams. 

Magic and Mystics selected for Tri-Nations tournament

Magic and Mystics selected for Tri-Nations Tournament

Congratulations to Manchester Magic and Mystics’ Emmanuel Oyebadejo (U16), Eleni Vourliotis (U16), Saul May (U18) and Jade Mbam (U18) who have been selected to represent England in a new Tri-Nations Tournament at the National Basketball Performance Centre on 21st and 22nd December.

The event aims to provide an opportunity for Under 16 and Under 18 male and female players from across Britain to come together to showcase their talents, with teams from England, Scotland and Wales in attendance.

Full schedule can be found here