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Stars dullened by Mohawks
Round Up
In the NBL Conference, 1999/2000 triple champions Teesside Mohawks picked up their first league points of the season with a convincing 37 point demolition of Solent Stars, Corey Jackson top scoring for the Mohawks with 26 points. The Stars are rooted at the bottom of the table with Inter-Basket London who were defeated at Sutton. The Pumas share top spot in the table with Coventry Crusaders who had a narrow six point victory over Manchester Magic.
The NBL Division One, after only six matches, there is remarkably only one unbeaten side in the Division, proof if any was needed that this league will be very tightly contested as the weeks roll on. Oxford Devils hold that distinction with Westminster Warriors conversely being the only team in the league without a win. Liverpool’s 20 point win at home to the Warriors with Dsango Walker top scoring on 20 points was probably the performance of the weekend in the division.
Down in Division Two, Ealing Tornados were foiled at Swindon when their game was abandoned with 5.09 left on the clock with a 84 – 47 lead in their pockets. The culprit appears to have been Tornados forward Mark Quashie who brought the ring down after an elaborate dunk. Ealing still share top spot in the league though, a position they hold jointly with Hull Icebergs who picked up their second consecutive win – this time defeating Mansfield Express 88 -81. Tarryn Algar grabbed a game high 24 points for the Icebergs. In Division Three, two teams maintain 100% records, Barking & Dagenham who have three wins and Thames Valley Tigers with two, both enjoyed home wins. Spare a thought though for Brighton Cougars, who due to a variety of circumstances, have yet to set foot on court this season.
The Women’s Division One has four teams with 100% records after two games played. Sheffield Hatters and Rhondda Rebels are as expected up at the top but they are joined by Nottingham Wildcats and Wandsworth Hurricanes who have both started the season with a bang. Nottingham are led by England Junior Women’s Coach Michael Ball who has instilled great team discipline into his side whilst the Hurricanes are coached by the redoubtable Andrea Norton whose side play an all-action exciting style of basketball. In Division Two, Plymouth Racers, who were relegated from the top flight last season, are looking to bounce back at the first time of asking and have opened their season with three straight wins – helped by Canadian import player Rita Rieksts.
Next weekend the Men’s National Trophy competition swings back into action with most teams playing their second pool game in the competition. It’s early days so far in the Trophy where the 15 teams are divided up into four pools playing on a home and away basis with the top two from each pool progressing to the knock-out quarter final stage. The pick of the fixtures sees Conference outfit Worthing Thunder travelling to Division One Oxford and the all Conference clash between Manchester and Teesside.
The Men’s National Cup, sponsored by NTL, also tips off next weekend with the first of the eight Round One fixtures. BBL outfit Birmingham Bullets, who top the BBL’s Southern Conference, play host to Solent Stars on Sunday evening at Aston Villa where the visitors will be up against it, a shock result is always possible but perhaps this time around it is asking too much for the Stars, three times winners of the Cup in their proud history, to come up with goods.
For the clubs in the Men’s Division Two and Three, it is the opening round of the NBL Shield, which effectively is their own knock-out cup competition. The London derby between North and South London at Harrow looks particularly appetising with Colchester’s visit to Ware also looks a good bet for a tightly fought encounter.
The Women’s NBL clubs are taking part in the first round of the Women’s National Cup. In the early stages of the competition, most of the Division One clubs have received byes although Doncaster and St Albans must see off London Towers and Plymouth respectively if they are to progress into the next round. In the League only one game is taking place – at Ipswich where the Bobcats face the daunting prospect of taking on league Champions Sheffield Hatters.
NBL CONFERENCE
COVENTRY 78 (38) (Stephens 21, Collins 14, Pope 13)
MANCHESTER 72 (30) (Truso 23, Vourliotis 10, Duppa 10)SUTTON 78 (30) (Hopper 17, Eka 15, Powlesland 13)
INTER-BASKET 58 (31) (Alexander 19, Redd 10, Durrant 8)TEESSIDE 110 (54) (Jackson 26, Bucci 24, Swaine 19)
SOLENT 73 (37) (Scott 20, Rumsey 18, Tripalin 16)MEN’S NATIONAL TROPHY
WORTHING 113 (56) (Mundy-Castle 43, Thomas 28, McGee 22)
OXFORD 89 (39) (Choutka 23, Riley 17, Smith 13)NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE MEN
BIRMINGHAM 94
CARDIFF 72KINGSTON 81 (45) (Whittaker 23, Botiglia 20, Rich 15)
READING 75 (36) (Eames 19, Johnson 16, Hodds 14)LIVERPOOL 92 (39) (Walker 32, Parry 15, Skeete 15)
WESTMINSTER 72 (40) (Burden 23, Addy 13, Porteous 9)NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO MEN
HULL 88 (50) (Algar 24, Miller 19, Brignall 19)
MANSFIELD 81 (47) (Richards 18, Bogg 15, Mangham 12)NORTHAMPTON 91 (48) (Spatcher 25, Greenaway 16, Hadjoudi 15)
DONCASTER 77 (32) (Lowe 25, Modzelewski 19, McKinney 13)NW LONDON 55
SOUTH LONDON 79TAUNTON 78 (28) (Yabsley 21, Jones 20)
BRIXTON 53 (28) (Malcolm 17, Knight 14)WARE 62 (41) (Adnams 11, Sableski 10, Scott 10)
DERBYSHIRE 67 (43) (King 18, Gayle 16, Ellmer 16)Game between Swindon and Ealing was abandoned with 5.09 remaining when one of the rings broke after a dunk by Ealing’s Mark Quashie. The score at the time was 84 – 47 to Ealing. Matter to be determined by National League Management Committee.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE MEN
BARKING 69 (30) (Powell 18, Niaz 16, Richardson 14)
COLCHESTER 64 (35) (Taylor 20, Birch 14, Rowe 12)BIRMINGHAM UNI 71 (49) (Parker 15, Gabriel 14, Devenye 12)
DUDLEY 62 (33) (Hall 17, Bashford 14, Gaynor 11)THAMES VALLEY 98 (52) (Butterworth 25, Gilder 14, Williams 12)
TAMAR VALLEY 51 (24) (Marriott 16, Hatchell 7, Peak 6)WORCESTER 68 (37) (Chiverton 20, Solvason 13, Vissonnea 11)
DERBY 50 (24) (Griffiths 15, Stacey 10, Luke 9)NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WOMEN
COVENTRY 48 (20) (Mitchell 11, Stone 11, Vrien 8)
DONCASTER 62 (39) (Naylor 17, Williamson 13, Kendall 9)IPSWICH 71 (41) (Bennett 14, Brownsell 14, Mallett 13)
SPELTHORNE 56 (25) (Wiseman 17, Ayres 13, Robinson 6)NORTHAMPTON 54 (22) (J Smith 16, H Smith 15, Williams 7)
WANDSWORTH 86 (42) (Bucknall 30, Brown 16, Kiernander 13)NW LONDON 37 (15) (Leitner 15, Baquillon 14, Wiltshire 5)
NOTTINGHAM 99 (49) (Lavin 20, Marshall 16, Sarjant 13)ST ALBANS 27 (14) (Smith 6, Llewellyn 5, Jones 5)
SHEFFIELD 76 (43) (Ellis 14, Castanada 13, Jamieson 11)THAMES VALLEY 69 (24) (Brattnas 28, McHugh 27, Mallberg 7)
RHONDDA 73 (36) (Lender 22, Boston 14, Smirneou 11)NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO WOMEN
UWIC CARDIFF 81 (44) (Flores 25, Edmunds 15, R Murphy 12)
TYNE & WEAR 56 (29) (Hindmarch 25, Barnett 14, English 8)LONDON T 45 (22) (McCloud 18, Mace 13, McCoy 5)
DERBY 76 (35) (Marriott 16, Brooks 14, Hemsley 14)NW LONDON 48 (33) (Scheulewski 13, McPherson 10, Wilson 8)
STOCKPORT 71 (34) (Leitner 16, Clayden 17, Gocka 10)PLYMOUTH 64 (31) (Lear 12, Rieksts 10, Bowden 9)
CHELMSFORD 49 (22) (Hopkins 29, Oteng 8, Carr 5)TAUNTON 67 (28) (Derrick 26, Brindley 12)
CHELMSFORD 64 (27) (Hopkins 24, Oteng 12)NBL Under 20 Men’s League
Croydon 51 83 Solent
Croydon 67 56 England Jnrs
Westminster 97 58 London TRAF Baden Junior Men’s League
Conference One
Barrow 20 0 Birmingham B
Stockport 70 51 Wolverhampton
Conference Two
Biddick 66 69 Hull
Leicester 82 40 Lincoln
Lincoln 57 96 Derby
Conference Five
Milton Keynes 38 109 HaringeyRAF Baden Junior Women’s League
Conference Two
Bognor 51 61 Northants
Rhondda 57 49 Haringey
RAF Baden Cadet Women’s League
Conference One
Stockport 125 12 Earl Shilton
Conference Two
Rhondda 77 53 Haringey
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