NBL goes All-Star
The teams for the annual NBL Division One
Mens All Star match, to be held at
the Guildford Spectrum (1.00 p.m.) on
Sunday 14th March, were announced by the English Basketball Association.
The Men's line up includes two former Budweiser League All-Star picks and
sees brothers Neil and Alan Hopper facing each other on the rival teams.
Coaching the teams are Teesside's Tony Hanson and the man who he thwarted
in January's Trophy final, Plymouth's Gary Stronach. The number of overseas
players are restricted in the NBL's showpiece game in a bid to promote
homegrown talent. The South hold a 3-1 all time lead in the event.
NORTH
SOUTH
Ralph Bucci (Teesside)
Ian Burrell (Guildford)
Matthew Collins (Stevenage)
Shaun Gray (Brixton)
Jose Guimaraes (Solihull)
Panji Grainger (Solent)
Chris Harper (Cardiff P)
Alan Hopper (Guildford)
Neil Hopper (Teesside)
Colin Irish (Solent)
Keith Kelly (Oxford)
Roger Lloyd (Guildford)
Ray Longman (Cardiff C)
Jamie Loveridge (Plymouth)
Todd McNeil (Cardiff C)
Shawon Moncrief (Westminster)
Steven Riley (Oxford)
Daniel Okonkwo (Plymouth)
Rick Solvason (Coventry)
Paul Sparrowhawk (Mid Sussex)
Darren Weaver (Coventry)
Phil Waghorn (Mid Sussex)
Carlos White (Stevenage)
Dean Williams (London Towers)
Coach:Tony Hanson (Teesside) Gary
Stronach (Plymouth)
Previous Results
1994/5 South All Stars 111 - 105 North
All Stars.
1995/6 South All Stars 115 - 113 North
All Stars.
1996/7 South All Stars 116 - 123 North
All Stars
1997/8 South All Stars 119 - 115 North
All Stars
Further details, including ticket information,
from the Guildford Pumas -
Telephone: 01737 554774
WOMENS NBL ALL STAR TEAMS NAMED
The teams for the second NBL Division One
Womens All Star match, to be held
at the Riverside Leisure Centre, Chelmsford
(3.00 p.m.) on Sunday 14th March,
were also name, with the North's team
dominated by Sheffield and Nottingham with three representiives each.
NORTH
SOUTH
Sharon Castanada (Sheffield)
Malin Andrew (Thames Valley)
Vanessa Ellis (Sheffield)
Caroline Ayres (Spelthorne)
Carmen Glover (Leicester)
Severene Baquillon (N.W. London)
Karen Goodrich (Northampton)
Jenny Gardiner (Ipswich)
Ann Jamieson (Sheffield)
Missy Lender (Rhondda)
Mary Klima (Northampton)
Theresa MacCuish (N.W.London)
Natalia Marshall (Nottingham)
Kelli McHugh (Thames Valley)
Fiona Murray (Birmingham)
Charlene Oesterling (Thames Valley)
Emma Pass (Nottingham)
Jane Thackray (Rhondda)
Jo Sarjant (Nottingham)
Claire Wiseman (Spelthorne)
Coach: John Collins (Northampton)
Tracy Killingley (Spelthorne)
Last season, in the first All Star Game
at Manchester, the North beat the
South All Stars by the smallest possible
margin, 64 - 63.
Before the game there is an England Junior
Womens International against
Scotland, tip off 1.00 p.m.. Tickets
for both matches are available from Paul
May at Chelmsford basketball Club,
Tel: 01621 869492.
