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NATIONAL LEAGUE SPORTSCOVER FINAL FOURS<br />
ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
12, 13 April 2008<br />
English Institute of Sport - Sheffield<br />
Division 1 Men<br />
Semi Finals<br />
Manchester Magic 88<br />
Bristol Academy Flyers 67<br />
Reading Rockets 78<br />
Derby Trailblazers 52<br />
Finals<br />
Manchester Magic 94<br />
Reading Rockets 82<br />
MVP - Taner Adu (Manchester)<br />
Division 1 Women<br />
Div 1 Men Playoff Final<br />
Manchester Magic v<br />
Reading Rockets<br />
Semi Finals<br />
City of Sheffield Hatters 88<br />
Manchester Mystics 63<br />
Rhondda Rebels 95<br />
Solent Stars 80<br />
2008 Playoff Champions<br />
Div 1 Women<br />
Rhondda Rebels<br />
Div 2 Men Playoff Final<br />
Cardiff Celts v<br />
Team Northumbria<br />
On 12-13 April, Sportscover, specialist<br />
sports insurance brokers, sponsored the<br />
EBL Senior Final Fours championship<br />
event as the Sportscover Final Fours 2008<br />
held at the English Institute of Sport-<br />
Sheffield.<br />
The semi-finals for the Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball<br />
League championship men’s Division 1 <strong>and</strong><br />
2, <strong>and</strong> women’s Division 1, was played on<br />
Saturday 12 April, with the three finals on the<br />
following day - Sunday 13 April.<br />
Sportscover is one of the world’s leading<br />
sports insurance underwriters, <strong>and</strong> WWSI<br />
one of the few brokers in the UK to be<br />
granted accredited broker status with<br />
Sportscover.<br />
Final<br />
City of Sheffield Hatters 70<br />
Rhondda Rebels 72<br />
MVP - Kirby Copel<strong>and</strong> (Rhondda)<br />
Division 2 Men<br />
Semi Finals<br />
Cardiff Celts 74<br />
Leicester Warriors 59<br />
Tees Valley Mohawks 70<br />
Team Northumbria 73<br />
Final<br />
Cardiff Celts 62<br />
Team Northumbria 60<br />
MVP - Sam Attah (Team Northumbria)<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE SPORTSCOVER FINAL FOURS 2008<br />
All photos - P. Wickson<br />
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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON’S CHAMPIONS<br />
2008 Playoff Final<br />
Div 1 Men<br />
Reading Rockets v<br />
Manchester Magic<br />
THE ENGLAND BASKETBALL LEAGUES 2007 - 2008 SEASON’S CHAMPIONS<br />
COMPETITION CHAMPIONS RUNNERS UP<br />
Division One Men Manchester Magic Reading Rockets<br />
Division One Women City of Sheffield Hatters Rhondda Rebels<br />
Division Two Men Cardiff Celts Tees Valley Mohawks<br />
Division Two Women Midl<strong>and</strong>s South West Black Country Bears Cardiff Celts<br />
Division Two Women North City of Sheffield Hatters II Stockport Lapwings<br />
Division Two Women South Enfield Phoenix London Metropolitan Uni<br />
Division Three Men North Leeds Carnegie City of Sheffield Saints<br />
Division Three Men South Colchester Hornets London Metropolitan Uni<br />
Division Four Men Midl<strong>and</strong>s South Derby Trailblazers II Westminster Warriors<br />
Division Four Men North Sefton Stars Stockport Falcons<br />
Division Four Men South West Portsmouth City Smugglers Guildford Heat II<br />
P. Wickson<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> DCAE Cosford<br />
Final Fours 2008<br />
U14 Girls<br />
Division One Men Championship Manchester Magic Reading Rockets<br />
Division One Women Championship Rhondda Rebels City of Sheffield Hatters<br />
Division Two Men Championship Cardiff Celts Team Northumbria<br />
Division Two Women Championship City of Sheffield Hatters II Black Country Bears<br />
Division Three Men Championship Leeds Carnegie City of Sheffield Saints<br />
Division Four Men Championship Derby Trailblazers Sefton Stars<br />
Men's <strong>National</strong> Cup Manchester Magic Worthing Thunder<br />
Women's <strong>National</strong> Cup Rhondda Rebels City of Sheffield Hatters<br />
Men's <strong>National</strong> Trophy Reading Rockets Worthing Thunder<br />
Women's <strong>National</strong> Trophy Sevenoaks Suns City of Sheffield Hatters II<br />
Patrons Cup Tees Valley Mohawks Team Northumbria<br />
<strong>National</strong> Shield Derby Trailblazers II Worcester Wolves II<br />
Founders Cup Lithuanians Kingston Wildcats<br />
Inprints<br />
Sureshot <strong>National</strong> Cup - Under 18 Men Manchester Magic Hackney White Heat<br />
Sureshot <strong>National</strong> Cup - Under 18 Women Haringey Angels Manchester Mystics<br />
Sureshot <strong>National</strong> Cup - Under 16 Boys Sheffield Junior Sharks Solent Kestrels<br />
Sureshot <strong>National</strong> Cup - Under 16 Girls Southend Swifts Sheffield Hatters<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 18 Men Manchester Magic TASIS<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 18 Women Sevenoaks Suns Haringey Angels<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 16 Boys Sheffield Junior Sharks Hackney White Heat<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 16 Girls Southend Swifts Haringey Angels<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 15 Boys Sheffield Junior Sharks Manchester Magic<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 14 Boys Milton Keynes Lions Westminster Warriors<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 14 Girls Nottingham Wildcats Southend Swifts<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Championship - Under 13 Boys Newham All Star SA Brentwood Fire I<br />
Players of the Year<br />
TEAM<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON’S CHAMPIONS<br />
Division One Men Duncan Ogilvie Manchester Magic<br />
Division One Women Ellen ‘Loui’ Hall Team Northumbria<br />
Division Two Men Mike Gregory Cardiff Celts<br />
Division Two Women Midl<strong>and</strong>s South West Crystal Sterling Black Country Bears<br />
Division Two Women North Milly Watkins City of Sheffield Hatters II<br />
Division Two Women South Cristal Turner Sevenoaks Suns II<br />
Division Three Men North Daniel McSweeney Leeds Carnegie<br />
Division Three Men South Joe Matthews Colchester Hornets<br />
Division Four Men Midl<strong>and</strong>s South Bode Adeluola Richmond Coll London Utd<br />
Division Four Men North Jan-Michael Nation Sefton Stars<br />
Division Four Men South West Ryan Payne Portsmouth City Smugglers<br />
Coaches of the Year<br />
Division One Men Jeff Jones Manchester Magic<br />
Division One Women Sergio Lara-Bercial Manchester Mystics<br />
Division Two Men Chris Horrocks Cardiff Celts<br />
Division Two Women Midl<strong>and</strong>s South West Carys Caulwell Black Country Bears<br />
Division Two Women North Aldo Cervi Stockport Lapwings<br />
Division Two Women South Len Busch Sevenoaks Suns II<br />
Division Three Men North Matthew Newby Leeds Carnegie<br />
Division Three Men South Solomon Ayinla London Metropolitan Uni<br />
Division Four Men Midl<strong>and</strong>s South Mick Byrne Portsmouth City Smugglers<br />
Division Four Men North David Atkinson Stockport Falcons<br />
Division Four Men South West Junior Williams Westminster Warriors<br />
English Players Of The Year<br />
Senior Men Luol Deng Chicago Bulls - USA<br />
Senior Women Rosalee Mason Chieti - Italy<br />
Under 18 Men Daniel McKay Reading Rockets<br />
Under 18 Women Georgia Jones Manchester Mystics<br />
Under 16 Boys Ryan Richards CBA Aguimes - Spain<br />
Under 16 Girls Katrin Chiemeka Saint Jacques Sports Club II<br />
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NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM ENTRIES<br />
ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09<br />
Number of teams<br />
Senior 64 70 75 90 109 114 116<br />
U16 to U18 139 138 167 188 220 228 237<br />
U13 to U15 92 110 133 145 151 168 184<br />
Total Teams 295 318 375 423 480 510 537<br />
600<br />
550<br />
2008 Playoff Final<br />
Div 1 Women<br />
City of Sheffield Hatters v<br />
Rhondda Rebels<br />
TOTAL NUMBER OF TEAMS<br />
500<br />
450<br />
400<br />
350<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />
YEAR ENDING 31 MAY<br />
P. Wickson<br />
A. Orchard<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM ENTRIES<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> DCAE Cosford<br />
Final Fours 2008<br />
U16 Girls<br />
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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAGUE TABLES 2007 - 2008<br />
2008 Playoff Final<br />
Div 2 Men<br />
Cardiff Celts v<br />
Team Northumbria<br />
P. Wickson<br />
DIVISION ONE MEn<br />
DIVISION TWO WOMEN SOUTH<br />
DIVISION FOUR MEN SOUTH WEST<br />
Under 18 Men North East Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Manchester Magic 18 16 2 32<br />
2 Reading Rockets 18 16 2 32<br />
3 Worthing Thunder 18 14 4 28<br />
4 Bristol Acad Flyers 18 10 8 20<br />
5 London Leopards 18 9 9 18<br />
6 Derby Trailblazers 18 8 10 16<br />
7 Sheffield Arrows 18 8 10 16<br />
8 Taunton Tigers 18 5 13 10<br />
9 Coventry Crusaders 18 4 14 8<br />
10 Coll of West Ang Fury 18 0 18 0<br />
DIVISION ONE WOMEn<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 City of Sheff Hatters 18 17 1 34<br />
2 Rhondda Rebels 18 15 3 30<br />
3 Team Northumbria 18 12 6 24<br />
4 Manchester Mystics 18 11 7 22<br />
5 Nottingham Wildcats 18 10 8 20<br />
6 Solent Suns 18 9 9 18<br />
7 UWIC Archers 18 8 10 16<br />
8 Lond Heathrow Acers 18 5 13 10<br />
9 Sevenoaks Suns 18 3 15 6<br />
10 London Towers 18 0 18 0<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Enfield Phoenix 21 16 5 32<br />
2 London Met Uni 21 16 5 32<br />
3 Sevenoaks Suns II 21 15 6 30<br />
4 Holbrook Tigers 21 14 7 28<br />
5 Southend Swifts 21 9 12 18<br />
6 Brixton Lady Topcats 21 7 14 14<br />
7 UH West Herts 21 4 17 8<br />
8 London Westside 21 3 18 6<br />
DIVISION THREE MEN NORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Leeds Carnegie 20 17 3 34<br />
2 City of Sheff Saints 20 16 4 32<br />
3 Bradford Dragons 20 14 6 28<br />
4 Sheffield Sabres 20 13 7 26<br />
5 Mansfield Giants 20 12 8 24<br />
6 Bradford Maroons 20 11 9 22<br />
7 Durham Wildcats 20 11 9 22<br />
8 Manchester Magic II 20 6 14 12<br />
9 Huddersfield Heat 20 5 15 10<br />
10 City Of Nottingham 20 5 15 10<br />
11 Liverpool 20 0 20 0<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Portsmouth City 16 15 1 30<br />
2 Guildford Heat II 16 11 5 22<br />
3 Bognor Pirates 16 11 5 22<br />
4 Reading Rockets II 16 10 6 20<br />
5 Bristol Academy II 16 6 10 12<br />
6 Cornwall Cougars 16 6 10 12<br />
7 Plymouth Marjon II 16 6 10 12<br />
8 Swindon Sonics 16 5 11 10<br />
9 UWIC Archers 16 2 14 4<br />
UNDER 18 MEN PREMIER MIDLANDS<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Derby Trailblazers 14 13 1 40<br />
2 Northants Moulton 14 10 4 34<br />
3 Doncaster Danum 14 9 5 32<br />
4 Leicester Cannons 14 8 6 30<br />
5 Coventry Crusaders 14 7 7 28<br />
6 Black Country Wolves 14 6 8 25<br />
7 Derbyshire Arrows 14 2 12 18<br />
8 City of Birmingham II 14 1 13 16<br />
UNDER 18 MEN PREMIER NORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Tees Valley Mohawks 16 14 2 43<br />
2 East Durham 16 11 5 38<br />
3 Wear Valley Warriors 14 9 5 31<br />
4 Huddersfield New 16 8 8 31<br />
5 Gateshead Wolves 16 8 8 31<br />
6 Durham Wildcats 16 7 9 29<br />
7 Scarborough 14 6 8 26<br />
8 Bradford Dragons 16 4 12 24<br />
9 York College Vikings II 16 3 13 22<br />
Under 18 Men North West Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Bury Blue Devils 18 18 0 54<br />
2 Tameside 18 14 4 46<br />
3 Preston Pride 18 13 5 44<br />
4 Liverpool 18 12 6 42<br />
5 Barrow Thorns 18 11 7 40<br />
6 Stockport Falcons II 18 10 8 38<br />
7 Runshaw College 18 4 14 26<br />
8 Wirral Hornets 18 4 14 26<br />
9 Westleigh Warriorz 18 4 14 26<br />
10 NEWI Nets 18 0 18 18<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAGUE TABLES 2007 - 2008<br />
DIVISION TWO MEn<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Cardiff Celts 22 18 4 36<br />
2 Tees Valley Mohawks 22 18 4 36<br />
3 Birm Aston Athletics 22 15 7 30<br />
4 Leicester Warriors 22 13 9 26<br />
5 University Of Birm 22 13 9 26<br />
6 Team Northumbria 22 12 10 24<br />
7 Plym Marjon Cannons 22 12 10 24<br />
8 North’ton Neptunes 22 10 12 20<br />
9 Kent Crusaders 22 7 15 14<br />
10 Plymouth Raiders II 22 6 16 12<br />
11 NEWI Nets 22 5 17 10<br />
12 Black Country U of W 22 3 19 6<br />
DIVISION TWO WOMEN MIDLANDS SOUTH WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Black Country Bears 18 14 4 28<br />
2 Cardiff Celts 18 12 6 24<br />
3 Solent Suns II 18 12 6 24<br />
4 Plymouth Raiders 18 9 9 18<br />
5 Taunton Tigers 18 8 10 16<br />
6 Leicester Cannons 18 8 10 16<br />
7 City Acdy Bristol Storm 18 0 18 0<br />
DIVISION TWO WOMEN NORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 City of Sheff Hatters II 18 15 3 30<br />
2 Stockport Lapwings 18 14 4 28<br />
3 Bury Blue Devils 18 14 4 28<br />
4 Leeds Carnegie 18 13 5 26<br />
5 Nottingham Wildcats II 18 11 7 22<br />
6 Mansfield Giants 18 9 9 18<br />
7 Team Northumbria II 18 7 11 14<br />
8 Donc Danum Eagles 18 4 14 8<br />
9 Ellesmere Port 18 3 15 6<br />
10 Sefton Starlights 18 0 18 0<br />
DIVISION THREE MEN SOUTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Colchester Hornets 22 17 5 34<br />
2 London Met Uni 22 17 5 34<br />
3 London Towers 22 14 8 28<br />
4 West Herts Warriors II 22 13 9 26<br />
5 Brookes Sport Oxford 22 12 10 24<br />
6 Southampton 22 11 11 22<br />
7 Hackney White Heat 22 10 12 20<br />
8 Eastside Eagles Lond 22 9 13 18<br />
9 Glamorgan Gladiators 22 9 13 18<br />
10 London Westside 22 8 14 16<br />
11 Brixton Topcats 22 7 15 14<br />
12 Worcester Wolves II 22 5 17 10<br />
DIVISION FOUR MEN MIDLANDS SOUTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Derby Trailblazers II 18 17 1 34<br />
2 Westminster Warriors 18 17 1 34<br />
3 Wellingborough 18 12 6 24<br />
4 Richmond Coll - Lond 17 11 6 22<br />
5 Lambeth Lakers 17 8 9 16<br />
6 Omega London 17 7 10 14<br />
7 Sevenoaks Suns 18 7 11 14<br />
8 Loughborough 18 6 12 12<br />
9 Bedford Bulls 17 3 14 6<br />
10 Coll of West Anglia 18 0 18 0<br />
DIVISION FOUR MEN NORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Sefton Stars 16 15 1 30<br />
2 Stockport Falcons 16 11 5 22<br />
3 WNC Mansfield 16 10 6 20<br />
4 Wirral Hornets 16 10 6 20<br />
5 Bury Blue Devils 16 9 7 18<br />
6 Tyne Metropolitan 16 6 10 12<br />
7 Ilkeston Outlaws 16 6 10 12<br />
8 Wear Valley Warriors 16 3 13 6<br />
9 Tees Valley Mohawks II 16 2 14 4<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Manchester Magic 16 16 0 48<br />
2 Sheff Junior Sharks 16 14 2 44<br />
3 City of Birmingham 16 12 4 40<br />
4 York College Vikings 16 7 9 30<br />
5 Trafford 16 6 10 28<br />
6 Sefton Junior Stars 16 5 11 26<br />
7 Northants Thunder 16 5 11 25<br />
8 Stockport Falcons 16 4 12 24<br />
9 Newcastle Eagles 16 3 13 22<br />
UNDER 18 MEN PREMIER SOUTH EAST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Hackney White Heat 16 14 2 43<br />
2 West London 16 12 4 40<br />
3 Brixton Topcats 16 11 5 38<br />
4 Sevenoaks Suns 16 10 6 36<br />
5 Essex & Herts 16 9 7 33<br />
6 WFS Spartans 16 6 10 27<br />
7 Ipswich Tomcats 16 5 11 25<br />
8 Worthing Thunder 16 3 13 20<br />
9 Westminster Warriors 16 2 14 15<br />
UNDER 18 MEN PREMIER SOUTH WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 TASIS 16 16 0 48<br />
2 Solent Kestrels 16 14 2 44<br />
3 Reading Rockets 16 11 5 38<br />
4 Plymouth Marjon 16 9 7 34<br />
5 Southampton 16 8 8 32<br />
6 Taunton Tigers 16 7 9 30<br />
7 Cardiff Celts 16 3 13 21<br />
8 ABC Gwent 16 2 14 20<br />
9 Plymouth Raiders 16 2 14 18<br />
Under 18 Men Midl<strong>and</strong>s Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Milton Keynes Lions 14 13 1 40<br />
2 Notts Nova 14 13 1 40<br />
3 Worcester Wolves 14 10 4 34<br />
4 Hallam Junior Sharks 14 6 8 25<br />
5 Shropshire Warriors 14 5 9 23<br />
6 Lynx Cougars Lincoln 14 4 10 22<br />
7 Ilkeston Outlaws 14 4 10 22<br />
8 Leicester Cannons II 14 1 13 14<br />
Under 18 Men South I ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Brentwood Fire 16 15 1 46<br />
2 Eastside Eagles 16 13 3 42<br />
3 Haringey Warriors 16 12 4 40<br />
4 Southend Swifts 16 9 7 34<br />
5 Islington Panthers 16 8 8 32<br />
6 Cambridge Cats 16 6 10 27<br />
7 Waltham Forest 16 4 12 24<br />
8 Harrow Pride 16 4 12 23<br />
9 UH West Herts 16 1 15 17<br />
Under 18 Men South II ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Richmond Coll 16 14 2 44<br />
2 Solent Kestrels II 16 12 4 40<br />
3 London Feltham 16 9 7 33<br />
4 Northwest JAZ 15 10 5 32<br />
5 Folkestone Saints 16 8 8 32<br />
6 Kingston Wildcats 16 8 8 31<br />
7 Guildford Heat 16 4 12 24<br />
8 Mole Valley Phoenix 15 3 12 21<br />
9 Southampton II 16 3 13 19<br />
Under 18 Men South West Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Abingdon Eagles 14 13 1 40<br />
2 Team Gloster Jets 14 12 2 38<br />
3 Bristol Academy Flyers 14 9 5 32<br />
4 Torbay Tigers 14 7 7 28<br />
5 Dorset Storm 14 7 7 28<br />
6 Bath Titans 14 5 9 23<br />
7 City Academy Bristol 14 3 11 20<br />
8 Wessex Warriors 14 0 14 10<br />
Under 18 Women nORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Stockport Lapwings 18 15 3 48<br />
2 Birmingham Force 18 12 6 42<br />
3 Northants Lightning 18 11 7 39<br />
4 Gateshead - Northum 18 10 8 37<br />
5 Hatfield Fliers 18 9 9 36<br />
6 Leicester Cannons 18 6 12 30<br />
7 Hinckley & Bosworth 18 0 18 11<br />
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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
Under 18 Women SOUTH<br />
Under 16 Boys South West Conference<br />
Under 15 Boys South II<br />
Under 14 Girls nORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Haringey Angels 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Sevenoaks Suns 12 9 3 30<br />
3 Southend Swifts 12 9 3 30<br />
4 W<strong>and</strong>sworth Sting 12 6 6 24<br />
5 Brixton Lady Topcats 12 3 9 18<br />
6 Chiltern Pumas 12 3 9 17<br />
7 Devon Devils 12 0 12 12<br />
Under 16 Boys Premier nORTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Abingdon Eagles 16 14 2 44<br />
2 Plymouth Raiders 16 13 3 42<br />
3 Taunton Tigers 16 13 3 42<br />
4 Dorset Storm 16 11 5 38<br />
5 Severn Sharks 16 8 8 32<br />
6 Bristol Academy Flyers 16 5 11 26<br />
7 Bath Titans 16 4 12 21<br />
8 City Academy Bristol 16 3 13 21<br />
9 Plymouth Marjon II 16 1 15 18<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Spelthorne Atoms 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Newham Youngbloods 12 10 2 32<br />
3 UH West Herts 12 5 7 22<br />
4 Eastside Eagles 12 6 6 22<br />
5 London Feltham 12 5 7 22<br />
6 Reading Rockets 12 4 8 20<br />
7 Southampton 12 0 12 10<br />
Under 15 Boys South WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Doncaster Panthers 18 16 2 50<br />
2 Manchester Mystics 18 14 4 46<br />
3 Ellesmere Port 18 14 4 46<br />
4 City of Sheff Hatters 18 13 5 44<br />
5 Barrow Thorns 17 10 7 37<br />
6 Stockport Lapwings 18 7 11 31<br />
7 Hatfield Fliers 16 7 9 30<br />
8 Gateshead 18 3 15 23<br />
9 Bury Blue Devils 17 2 15 21<br />
10 Sefton Junior Stars 18 2 16 16<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Sheff Junior Sharks 22 21 1 64<br />
2 Manchester Magic 22 19 3 60<br />
3 Trafford 22 18 4 58<br />
4 City of Birmingham 22 16 6 54<br />
5 Derby Trailblazers 22 13 9 48<br />
6 Wear Valley Shokk 22 9 13 40<br />
7 Stockport Falcons East 22 9 13 40<br />
8 Northants Thunder 22 7 15 36<br />
9 Sefton Junior Stars 22 7 15 36<br />
10 Ellesmere Port 22 7 15 35<br />
11 York Vikings 22 5 17 31<br />
12 Leicester Cannons 22 1 21 24<br />
Under 16 Boys Premier SOUTH<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Hackney White Heat 20 18 2 56<br />
2 Southampton 20 18 2 56<br />
3 Solent Kestrels 20 15 5 50<br />
4 East London Royals 20 13 7 45<br />
5 Worthing Thunder 20 12 8 44<br />
6 Plymouth Marjon 20 9 11 38<br />
7 Essex & Herts 20 9 11 37<br />
8 Reading Rockets 20 6 14 32<br />
9 Baddow Eagles 20 7 13 31<br />
10 London Towers 20 3 17 25<br />
11 Haringey Warriors 20 0 20 16<br />
Under 16 Boys Midl<strong>and</strong>s Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Shropshire Warriors 14 13 1 40<br />
2 Leicester Blaze 14 11 3 35<br />
3 Hallam Junior Sharks 14 10 4 34<br />
4 City of Birmingham II 14 5 9 24<br />
5 Notts Nova 14 5 9 24<br />
6 Black Country Wolves 14 5 9 23<br />
7 Coventry Crusaders 14 4 10 22<br />
8 Ilkeston Outlaws 14 3 11 20<br />
Under 16 Boys North East Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Doncaster Danum 14 11 3 36<br />
2 Durham Wildcats 14 11 3 36<br />
3 Newcastle Eagles 14 8 6 30<br />
4 Leeds Tigers 14 8 6 29<br />
5 Scarborough 14 7 7 28<br />
6 Bradford Dragons 14 6 8 26<br />
7 Barnsley Leaders 14 5 9 24<br />
8 North Shields Rockets 14 0 14 14<br />
Under 16 Boys North West Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Preston Pride 16 13 3 42<br />
2 TCV Arrows - Tameside 16 13 3 42<br />
3 Liverpool 16 13 3 41<br />
4 Stockport Falcons West 16 10 6 35<br />
5 Barrow Thorns 16 9 7 34<br />
6 Reddish Rebels 16 8 8 32<br />
7 Sefton Junior Stars 16 3 13 22<br />
8 Huddersfield Heat 16 3 13 21<br />
9 Wirral Hornets 16 0 16 15<br />
Under 16 Boys South I ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Milton Keynes Lions 16 15 1 46<br />
2 Brentwood Fire 16 12 4 39<br />
3 UH West Herts 16 11 5 38<br />
4 WFS Spartans 16 10 6 36<br />
5 Barnet Bulldogs 16 9 7 33<br />
6 Northants Thunder Too 16 5 11 26<br />
7 Bury Bulldogs 16 5 11 26<br />
8 Waltham Forest 16 5 11 25<br />
9 Cambridge Cats 16 0 16 16<br />
Under 16 Boys South II ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Spelthorne Atoms 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Guildford Heat 12 8 4 28<br />
3 Westminster Warriors 12 8 4 27<br />
4 Sevenoaks Suns 12 7 5 26<br />
5 East Kent Crusaders 12 5 7 22<br />
6 Islington Panthers 11 1 10 11<br />
7 PAWS London Capitals 11 0 11 7<br />
Under 16 Girls Midl<strong>and</strong>s Conference<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Nottingham Wildcats 16 15 1 46<br />
2 Doncaster Panthers 16 14 2 44<br />
3 City of Sheff Hatters 16 13 3 42<br />
4 Northants Lightning 16 10 6 36<br />
5 Shropshire Warriors 16 6 10 28<br />
6 Birmingham Force 15 5 10 24<br />
7 Mansfield Giants 16 4 12 24<br />
8 Leicester Cannons 15 4 11 19<br />
9 Hinckley & Bosworth 16 0 16 14<br />
Under 16 Girls North ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Manchester Mystics 14 14 0 42<br />
2 Ellesmere Port 14 12 2 38<br />
3 Gateshead Storm 14 9 5 32<br />
4 Stockport Lapwings 14 9 5 32<br />
5 Barrow Thorns 14 6 8 26<br />
6 Stockport Lapwings II 14 4 10 22<br />
7 Sefton Junior Stars 14 2 12 17<br />
8 Bury Blue Devils 14 0 14 14<br />
Under 16 Girls South I ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Sevenoaks Suns 11 11 0 33<br />
2 London Towers 10 8 2 26<br />
3 Solent Suns 12 6 6 24<br />
4 Wiltshire Demons 11 2 9 15<br />
5 Plymouth Raiders 10 0 10 8<br />
Under 16 Girls South II ConferenCE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Southend Swifts 18 17 1 52<br />
2 Haringey Angels 18 16 2 50<br />
3 Reading Rockets 18 11 7 40<br />
4 UH West Herts 18 9 9 36<br />
5 LBR Excelsior 18 7 11 31<br />
6 Northants Lightning 18 3 15 23<br />
7 Ipswich Bobcats 18 0 18 17<br />
Under 15 Boys MidlanDS<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 City of Birmingham 14 13 1 40<br />
2 Leicester Warriors 14 12 2 38<br />
3 Northants Thunder Too 14 11 3 36<br />
4 Notts Nova 14 8 6 30<br />
5 Ilkeston Outlaws 13 5 8 23<br />
6 Derbyshire Arrows 12 2 10 15<br />
7 Mansfield Giants 13 1 12 15<br />
8 Derby Trailblazers 14 2 12 12<br />
Under 15 Boys North I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Sheff Junior Sharks 12 12 0 36<br />
2 York Vikings 12 8 4 28<br />
3 Newcastle Eagles 12 6 6 24<br />
4 Leeds Tigers 12 4 8 18<br />
5 East Riding Harriers 12 0 12 11<br />
Under 15 Boys North II<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Manchester Magic 15 15 0 45<br />
2 Ellesmere Port 15 12 3 39<br />
3 Stockport Falcons 15 8 7 30<br />
4 Tameside 15 4 11 23<br />
5 Sefton Junior Stars 15 4 11 20<br />
6 Huddersfield 15 2 13 14<br />
Under 15 Boys South I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 East London Royals 14 14 0 42<br />
2 Worthing Thunder 14 12 2 38<br />
3 Solent Kestrels 14 8 6 30<br />
4 Brentwood Fire 14 7 7 28<br />
5 Southend Swifts 14 5 9 24<br />
6 Ipswich Tomcats 14 5 9 24<br />
7 Haringey Warriors 13 4 9 21<br />
8 Camden 13 0 13 10<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Torbay Tigers 8 8 0 24<br />
2 Team Gloster Jets 8 4 4 16<br />
3 Plymouth Raiders 8 4 4 15<br />
4 Dorset Storm 8 2 6 12<br />
5 Cornwall Cougars 8 2 6 12<br />
Under 14 Boys MidlanDS<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Milton Keynes Lions 16 16 0 48<br />
2 Northants Thunder 16 12 4 40<br />
3 Notts Nova 16 11 5 38<br />
4 Shropshire Warriors 16 11 5 38<br />
5 City of Birmingham 16 10 6 36<br />
6 Derby Trailblazers 16 6 10 28<br />
7 Leicester Warriors 16 4 12 21<br />
8 Coventry Crusaders 16 0 16 15<br />
9 Black Country Wolves 16 2 14 13<br />
Under 14 Boys North I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Sheff Junior Sharks 12 9 3 30<br />
2 Stockport Falcons 12 9 3 30<br />
3 York Vikings 12 9 3 30<br />
4 Leeds Tigers 12 9 3 29<br />
5 Bradford Dragons 12 4 8 20<br />
6 Gateshead 12 2 10 16<br />
7 Derbyshire Arrows 12 0 12 11<br />
Under 14 Boys North II<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Manchester Magic 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Barrow Thorns 12 10 2 32<br />
3 Everton Tigers 12 8 4 28<br />
4 Oldham Titans 12 5 7 22<br />
5 Wirral Hornets 12 5 7 22<br />
6 Ellesmere Port 12 1 11 14<br />
7 Stockport Falcons II 12 1 11 12<br />
Under 14 Boys South I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Solent Kestrels 9 6 3 21<br />
2 Worthing Thunder 9 5 4 19<br />
3 Westminster Warrirors 9 4 5 16<br />
4 Brighton Cougars 9 3 6 15<br />
Under 14 Boys South II<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Essex & Herts 12 10 2 32<br />
2 East London Royals 12 9 3 30<br />
3 Brentwood Fire 12 7 5 26<br />
4 Ipswich Tomcats 12 4 8 20<br />
5 Cambridge Cats 12 0 12 12<br />
Under 14 Boys South III<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Newham Youngbloods 14 13 1 39<br />
2 Reading Rockets 14 10 4 34<br />
3 Haringey Warriors 14 9 5 32<br />
4 Baddow Eagles 14 9 5 32<br />
5 Spelthorne Atoms 14 7 7 28<br />
6 Sevenoaks Suns 14 3 11 20<br />
7 Southampton 14 3 11 20<br />
8 UH West Herts 14 2 12 18<br />
Under 14 Boys South WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Bristol Academy Flyers 15 13 2 41<br />
2 Plymouth Raiders 15 11 4 37<br />
3 Plymouth Marjon 15 10 5 35<br />
4 Swindon Sonics 15 7 8 29<br />
5 Team Gloster Jets 15 4 11 23<br />
6 Bristol Academy II 15 0 15 12<br />
Under 14 Girls MidlanDS<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Nottingham Wildcats 14 14 0 42<br />
2 Exeter Eagles 14 11 3 36<br />
3 Northants Lightning 14 9 5 32<br />
4 Aylesbury Dux 14 9 5 32<br />
5 Mansfield Giants 14 6 8 26<br />
6 Birmingham Force 14 5 9 21<br />
7 Shropshire Warriors 14 2 12 14<br />
8 Ilkeston Outlaws 14 0 14 14<br />
Under 14 Girls South I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Haringey Angels 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Southend Swifts 12 10 2 32<br />
3 Ipswich Bobcats 12 6 6 24<br />
4 Southampton 12 5 7 22<br />
5 Brentwood Fire 12 5 7 21<br />
6 Solent Suns 12 2 10 16<br />
7 Chiltern Pumas 12 2 10 16<br />
Under 14 Girls South II<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Eastside Eagles 10 10 0 30<br />
2 Sevenoaks Suns 10 6 4 22<br />
3 Northants Too 10 6 4 22<br />
4 Enfield Phoenix 9 3 6 13<br />
5 Baddow Eagles 8 2 6 8<br />
6 UH West Herts 9 1 8 8<br />
Under 13 Boys MidlanDS<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Leicester Warriors 14 12 2 36<br />
2 Notts Nova 14 11 3 36<br />
3 Sheff Junior Sharks 14 10 4 34<br />
4 Northants Thunder 14 6 8 26<br />
5 City Of Birmingham 13 6 7 22<br />
6 Derbyshire Arrows 14 4 10 22<br />
7 Ilkeston Outlaws 14 2 12 18<br />
8 Leicester Sparks 13 4 9 17<br />
Under 13 Boys North WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Ellesmere Port 12 11 1 33<br />
2 Barrow Thorns 12 10 2 32<br />
3 Sefton Junior Stars 12 4 8 18<br />
4 Everton Tigers 12 2 10 16<br />
5 Liverpool 12 3 9 14<br />
Under 13 Boys South I<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Newham Youngbloods 12 12 0 36<br />
2 Baddow Eagles 12 8 4 28<br />
3 Worthing Thunder 12 6 6 24<br />
4 Northants Too 12 4 8 20<br />
5 UH West Herts 12 0 12 11<br />
Under 13 Boys South II<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Brentwood Fire I 15 14 1 43<br />
2 Newham All Star SA 15 13 2 41<br />
3 Brentwood Fire II 15 7 8 29<br />
4 London Towers 13 6 7 23<br />
5 Cambridge Cats 13 2 11 16<br />
6 Camden 13 0 13 7<br />
Under 13 Boys South WEST<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 Solent Kestrels 15 14 1 42<br />
2 Southampton 15 11 4 37<br />
3 Swindon Sonics 15 8 7 31<br />
4 Reading Rockets 15 8 7 31<br />
5 City Academy Bristol 14 2 12 15<br />
6 Reading Rockets II 14 1 13 15<br />
Under 13 Boys YorkSHIRE<br />
Pos P W L Pts<br />
1 York Vikings 16 14 2 44<br />
2 Rotherham Hawks 16 13 3 42<br />
3 Leeds Tigers 16 13 3 39<br />
4 Barnsley Leaders 16 10 6 36<br />
5 East Riding Harriers 16 9 7 34<br />
6 Sheff Junior Sharks II 16 7 9 30<br />
7 Hatfield Fliers 15 3 12 21<br />
8 Thirsk Thunder 16 1 15 16<br />
9 Doncaster Danum 15 1 14 15<br />
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAGUE TABLES 2007 - 2008<br />
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ENGLAND BASKETBALL ANNUAL REPORT 2007 - 2008<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball has<br />
enjoyed nine years of<br />
wonderful support from <strong>RAF</strong><br />
Careers as the sponsors of<br />
the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> CAREERS SPONSORSHIP OF ENGLAND BASKETBALL<br />
U18, U16, U15, U14 <strong>and</strong> U13 <strong>National</strong> Leagues<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball has enjoyed nine years of wonderful support from <strong>RAF</strong> Careers as the<br />
sponsors of the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues. This partnership has been instrumental in the<br />
development of the Leagues, primarily courtesy of the <strong>RAF</strong> Club Development Fund <strong>and</strong> the<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Final Fours. Basketball Camps <strong>and</strong> the Junior Officiating Award Scheme afford further<br />
development opportunities for players with coverage provided by the popular ‘No Limits’<br />
Magazine.<br />
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NO LIMITS MAGAZINE<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> CLUB DEVELOPMENT FUND<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08<br />
‘No Limits’ Magazine provides the latest<br />
news direct from the Governing Bodies<br />
of Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong> as well as up to<br />
date league <strong>report</strong>s. A variety of insightful<br />
articles on NBA stars, <strong>RAF</strong> player profiles<br />
<strong>and</strong> exciting competitions combine to make<br />
this the essential junior basketball magazine.<br />
‘No Limits’ was distributed to junior players<br />
on the English <strong>and</strong> Scottish Basketball<br />
Association databases.<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> BASKETBALL CAMPS PROGRAMME<br />
The 2007-2008 <strong>RAF</strong> Club Development Fund<br />
allowed £40,000 to be distributed to teams<br />
to help cover costs such as transport, facility<br />
hire <strong>and</strong> kit. With the continued expansion of<br />
the Junior <strong>National</strong> Leagues, dem<strong>and</strong> for this<br />
funding continues to grow. Over the past nine<br />
years, the <strong>RAF</strong> has awarded approximately<br />
£300,000 to the Club Development Fund.<br />
Five <strong>RAF</strong> basketball camps took place across the UK during the February <strong>and</strong> October half<br />
terms, open to Engl<strong>and</strong> Basketball affiliated players from twelve to eighteen years of age.<br />
These free camps were accessible to players of all abilities. Expert coaching, competitions<br />
<strong>and</strong> matches were complemented by <strong>RAF</strong> fitness training, team building sessions <strong>and</strong> talks on<br />
life in the service. The sites selected were <strong>RAF</strong> Odiham, Filton College (Bristol), <strong>RAF</strong> Lintonon-Ouse,<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Waddington <strong>and</strong> the Spectrum Leisure Complex (Wear Valley).<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> JUNIOR OFFICIATING AWARD SCHEME<br />
This season was the third season of the <strong>RAF</strong> Junior Officiating Award Scheme which<br />
encourages players <strong>and</strong> non-players to participate in basketball by taking the Level I Officials<br />
Course. The target of 200 Level I participants was again surpassed. Again we hope that<br />
another 20 c<strong>and</strong>idates from the 2007-2008 Level 1 courses will move forward <strong>and</strong> achieve<br />
their Level 2 Award.<br />
Increasingly, young people who have come through the scheme can now be seen refereeing<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Junior <strong>National</strong> League games. Selected referees have also secured nominations at the<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> Final Fours.<br />
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<strong>RAF</strong> FINAL FOURS 2008<br />
For the ninth year running, the <strong>RAF</strong>’s home for sport, <strong>RAF</strong> Cosford, hosted the U14, U16 <strong>and</strong><br />
U18 <strong>RAF</strong> Final Fours over the weekend of 19th/20th April 2008. The event goes from strength<br />
to strength with more supporters than ever before enjoying a weekend of intense basketball<br />
action. Similarly, at the U13 <strong>and</strong> U15 Boys Final Fours held at <strong>RAF</strong> Cranwell in Lincolnshire on<br />
29th/30th March 2008, an enthusiastic crowd relished a string of hugely competitive games.<br />
The event goes from<br />
strength to strength with<br />
more supporters than ever<br />
before enjoying a weekend<br />
of intense basketball action<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> FINAL FOURS RESULTS<br />
Saturday 19th April<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U14 GIRLS FINAL<br />
Nottingham Wildcats 68 - 43 Southend Swifts<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U16 BOYS FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U18 WOMEN FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U14 BOYS FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U16 GIRLS FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U18 MEN FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U13 FINAL<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> U15 FINAL<br />
Teamspirit Sheffield Junior Sharks 98 - 74 Hackney White Heat<br />
Sevenoaks Suns 81 - 69 Haringey Angels<br />
Sunday 20th April<br />
Milton Keynes Lions 72 - 57 Westminster Warriors<br />
Haringey Angels 58 - 78 Southend Swifts<br />
Manchester Magic 99 - 75 Tasis<br />
Saturday 29th March<br />
Newham All Star SA 72 - 68 Brentwood Fire I<br />
Sunday 30th March<br />
Manchester Magic 64 - 71 Teamspirit Sheffield Junior Sharks<br />
<strong>RAF</strong> YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAMMES 2007- 08<br />
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