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Live:Air Solo
Live:Air Solo
USA Select head coach interview
USA Select head coach interview
REVENGE FOR USA SELECT
REVENGE FOR USA SELECT
September 4, 2017
Leevett Leopards came up short in the final period as they went down 71-62 against Team USA Select Blues at the 
Brentwood Centre, on Sunday,
The Big Cats led for almost all of the first three periods but were outscored 27-18 in the final period as the visitors chalked up the victory.
AJ Roberts came off 
the bench to lead the Big Cats with 18 points, while Roben Saiz Colon battled foul trouble all game to finish with 12 points in 20 minutes of action. Kevin Moyo added seven points, five assists and four rebounds while Jamie Hayes struggled with his shot, shooting one from nine, but finished with nine rebounds, three assists and a steal.
A Team USA side who were considerably stronger than the White side Leopards had faced on Friday were led by Isaac Lyerly-Pina with 17 points, including a couple of big treys down the stretch, and seven rebounds.
Leopards started strongly and six straight Siaz Colon points – four off of fast breaks and two free-throws – gave them an early 6-1 lead before scores from Roberts and Jamie Rodwell made it 10-4.
Roberts turned provider with the assist for Hayes to make it 17-4, and Saiz Colon sent Leopards into the first break with a 23-11 lead.
Only a Kevin Moyo free-throw troubled the scorers for Leopards in the first third of the season period as their lead was trimmed to four, but Roberts drained a trey and Wes Moore scored on the break to make it a nine point game at the midway stage of the stanza.
An 8-2 run from the visitors cut the lead back down to three before Will Ashby hit a jump shot to give Leopards a 33-28 half-time lead.
Shaq Lewis converted a three point play to extend the lead to eight at the start of the second half before Ashby made it a ten-point game.
The proved to be as good as it got for the home side as back-to-back treys launched an 8-0 run before Roberts made the score 42-38 with 4:37 on the clock.
Lyerly-Pina levelled the score for the first time since with 2:04 on the clock before Lohr gave the visitors their first lead of the game, only to see hit a jump shot to send the teams into the final break tied at 44.
Collins restored USA’s lead before Roberts hit back-to-back jump shots to put Leopards 48-46 ahead, and Kevin Moyo scored to make it 51-49 two minutes into the fourth period.
That proved to be Leopards’ final lead of the game as Coles scored from the Land of Plenty as a 15-4 run effectively sealed the game.
Scores from Lewes and Saiz Colon gave Leopards hope as they made it a five point game with 2:37 on the clock but the visitors then hit five straight points to wrap things up.
Pre-Season Tournaments update – Sep 6, 2017
Pre-Season Tournaments update – Sep 6, 2017
September 6, 2017 | PATRICK MAHER
THE UL Eagles Basketball team will host the Stuart Robbins Memorial Perpetual tournament this Friday and Saturday at the UL Arena.
The tournament is in memory of Stuart who passed away in 2010 at the age of 33.
The tournament will feature two groups of three teams who will play in a league format on the Saturday afternoon.
The weekend is opened with two exhibition games on Friday night starting at 6.45pm.
The UL Eagles, who Stuart played for, will be joined in group A by Fr Matthew’s from Cork and an USA Select side. The USA side will be made up of former NCAA stars from the United states.
Group B sees Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin up against the Portlaoise Panthers and a Stuart Robbins select team.
The Robbin’s All Stars will feature players from Germany, Ireland and Wales, where Robbins played his basketball.
Robbin’s, who died suddenly, is originally from Port Talbot in Wales.
The larger than life centre was a professional player in England, Germany, Belgium and the USA before his move to Ireland.
Before his sad passing Robbins had lead the UL Eagles team in scoring and rebounding.
Robbins also played at St Joseph’s University in the United States before returning to play for London’s Thames Valley in 1999.
The three point scoring master, also played for Belgian club Bree for a season before being signed by the now-defunct London Towers for two seasons, during which he made his debut in the Euroleague.
His career also took him to Germany, including a spell with Kaiserslautern, a side which provided players over the years for the annual tournament in UL.
The UL Eagles will use this tournament as a chance to once more honour the memory of their friend, while also preparing for this season’s Mens Division One season.
Fixtures :
Friday 6.45pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v USA Select
Friday 8.15pm – UL Eagles v Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
Saturday 10am – UL Eagles v Fr Matthew’s
11.30am – Keanes Supervalu Killorglin v Portlaoise Panthers
1pm – USA Select v Fr Matthews
2.30pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v Portlaoise Panthers
4pm – USA Select v UL Eagles
5.30pm – Stuart Robbins All Stars v Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
Final will take place at 6.45pm : from :www.limerickleader.ie (Donn O Sullivan). (https://www.facebook.com/usaselectbasketball/)
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Season Tickets 2017/18 / Pre Season Tournament.
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors Basketball ClubWednesday, September 6, 2017
This years season ticket is fantastic value at 80 for Adults and 40 for U16′s and don’t forget U4s go free!
What you get?!!!…..
The 4 games at the pre-season tournament this weekend (9th Sept – 2 games 6pm and 8pm and 10th Sept – 2 games 2pm and 4pm ) with Warriors, St Paul’s, Neptune and Ballincollig! (Adults 5 and U16s 3 at the door on the night)
Entry to all of our 11 home games!! (Adults 8 and U16s 5 at the door on the night)
We are also hosting a USA Team in October and you also get entry to this game! (Adults 5 and U16s 3 at the door on the night)
And possibly a first and Second round cup game if we draw at home… (Adults 8 and U16s 5 at the door on the night)
That is a guaranteed 16 games but a possible 18 games!!!
And not to mention what a great night of entertainment that every game is!!!Fantastic value!!!
Season tickets can be purchased from Gerard in the Castle Bar you can contact him on 087 2745373!!!
From : https://www.facebook.com/notes/garveys-tralee-warriors-basketball-club/garveys-tralee-warriors-season-tickets-201718/510916125910915/
Very Exciting event coming up for all Basketball Fans. Maree are hosting their first Donie Green Memorial Tournament in Calasanctius College on September 9th/10th. We will have other teams from the superleague coming to Oranmore for two days of great basketball.Teams Include : Maree / Swords Thunder / Belfast Star / Moycullen / UCD Marian / Templeogue (Eurobasket will cover this event with updates and results at https://www.facebook.com/Maherprobasket-240634641052/ (“Twitter” @PatMaher5)+ of course a tournament Review to be posted at www.eurobasket.com (Ireland Page)
https://twitter.com/mareebasketball
Cork Celts Basketball Club (https://twitter.com/corkcelts) (https://twitter.com/ImpressGSP) started their Div 1 Cork County Basketball Board’s Pre Season Tournament off in fine style last evening at the Gurranabraher Parochial Hall in Cork City by defeating East Cork Glenmary.The Celts have the bulk of the quality players from last season still on board plus 6 new players from last season’s successful campaign winning The CCBB League.Ziggy’s Rock Bar will continue their sponsorship of the club for the new season (https://www.facebook.com/ziggys.bar1/) (www.ziggyscork.com) (https://twitter.com/ziggys_bar) Watkins Williams (194-G/F-87, college: Siskiyous JC)
USA Select Preaseaon Game
USA Select Preaseaon Game
Bristol Flyers was live
PREVIEW: BRISTOL FLYERS V USA SELECT
PREVIEW: BRISTOL FLYERS V USA SELECT
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH 2017
USA Select return to the WISE Arena on Thursday, showcasing a cohort of graduating seniors from a variety of US Colleges aiming to earn a contract in Europe.
Bristol Flyers v USA Select
SGS WISE Arena,
Pre-season Friendly
Thursday, September 7th 2017, 7.30pm.
Adults – £8, Senior Citizens/Under-19s – £4 (inclusive of fees).
Everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s game can be found below.
USA SELECT
Sean Kilmartin and his fellow coaches will be presiding over three separate sides as their squad face the tricky task of playing 64 games in 18 days.
Last year’s fixture was a sell-out, with the Flyers defeating the former US college stars 74-69.
TICKETS
Limited tickets will be available on the door on Thursday night, but to be sure of a seat and avoid disappointment book online now.
FIRST TIME AT THE WISE ARENA?
This game will be played at the home of Bristol Flyers – the WISE Arena at SGS College in Filton:
SGS WISE Arena,
New Road,
Stoke Gifford,
Bristol BS34 8LP
SGS WISE Arena is conveniently located just off junction one of the M32, a short walk from the Abbeywood Retail Park bus stop and the Bristol Parkway and Filton Abbey Wood train stations.
FOOD AND DRINK
Food and drink is available at the WISE Arena – there is a cashpoint on site but we would advise bringing cash with you if you plan on purchasing food and drink.
TICKET COLLECTIONS
Tickets can be collected from the ticket collections desk located just inside the main foyer of the WISE Arena – we advise arriving early if you are collecting tickets for this game.
Manchester Giants go down to USA Select but there’s no need to panic
Manchester Giants go down to USA Select but there’s no need to panic
September 4, 2017 | ANTHONY JEPSON
Coach Danny Byrne took positives from his side’s opening pre-season game in front of a sell-out crowd.
There’s plenty more to come from Manchester Giants following their pre-season opener.
A disjointed second half followed a positive first as the Giants went down 78-64 to the travelling USA Select squad.
But with two new signings still to come and David Kadiri gamely turning out after a 5am arrival from the States, coach Danny Byrne has reason to be positive.
Kadiri, a wiry, athletic 6ft 8ins presence, showed a few understandable signs of rustiness but enough awareness, vision and determination to indicate he can be a force at both ends of the court this season.
He scored eight points and took 13 rebounds.
And with explosive swingman Austin Rettig still to land from the US and British big man Clayfell Harris recovering from a minor injury, Byrne feels the Giants are in decent shape.
“We played well for 25 minutes and then a bit a tiredness crept in and our offence broke down a bit,” he said.
“You can see the chemistry is coming and it’s better than last season. There’s a lot to work on.
“David was straight off a flight and we obviously haven’t practised with him, but we can see what he’ll bring offensively and defensively he’ll protect that ring.
“Three quarters we were great. That last quarter tiredness crept in and shots wouldn’t drop.”
The Giants took the first half 41-36 and looked slick and structured when moving the ball quickly and breaking on the Americans.
They struggled when the US team pressed them in the second and some wayward passing saw things unravel somewhat.
The Giants have the chance to iron out some of the glitches when they play the Americans – a collection of US college graduates looking to showcase their skills – again behind closed doors on Tuesday.
“By the end of September we’ll be ready to go,” said Bryrne.