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