| Lewisham Thunder made their first trip to the U18 Men’s Final Fours a memorable one after they defeated Westminster Warriors 64-55 on Sunday in the playoff final. England U18 Player of the Year Rowell Graham was presented with his award on Sunday and topped the day off by winning the U18 playoff final MVP. Graham had 15 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks in the final against Westminster. Warriors led at the half, 29-28, but Thunder had a big third quarter and took an eight point lead into the final 10 minutes. Thunder never lost the lead after that point and went on to win their first U18 men’s playoff title. Terence Mustre led Lewisham with 16 points while Dwayne Simon also had 12 points for coach Steve Bucknall’s club. Westminster were led by Dwayne Orija’s 17 points. See Rowel Graham dunks. Video by Hoopsfix.com:
After Lewisham Thunder most successful season they were crowned national champions at U18 Men. We are now conducting National League open try outs for all age groups both Boys and Girls. Become part of the Thunder Tradition! Every Thursday 6pm -8pm: - 6pm – 7.30pm U15 Boys and Girls
- 6pm – 9pm over 15-17 Boys
Venue: Harris Academy Beckenham, Manor Way Beckenham BR3 3SJ Cost: £2.50 The following people have been appointed as Performance Coach Co-ordinators for 2012/13. The new role was announced in March as part of a new coaching framework to help develop the talent pathway. The position description is listed on the Performance Pathway section of the England Basketball website. - East: Mark Lloyd
- East Midlands: John Collins
- London: Steve Bucknall
- North East: Marc Steutel
- North West: Jim Carnegie
- South: C J Lee
- South East: Len Busch
- South West: Rick Wooldridge
- West Midlands: Simon Fisher
- Yorkshire: Rob Saipe
The new positions are seen as part of the solution to help the performance player and coach agenda for England Basketball. The PCC will greatly assist and support regional coaches to coach effectively to the British Basketball Areas of Emphasis: Guidelines for Coaches. These new positions will also aid player and coach development over the next two years. Head of Performance Warwick Cann commented on the announcement: “It’s pleasing that we have experienced and committed coaches prepared to volunteer by sharing their experiences. Better coordination leads to better efficiency. I think the PCC will assist the Regional Management Committee with the coaching and player development agenda in their respective regions and certainly provide a pipeline for myself and to each and all the regional coaches who have an important role in our T16 player development.”
Harris Basketball Academy in association with
Lewisham ThunderInvites boys and girls to Open Trials to be held at Harris Academy, Manor Way, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SJFor further details, please follow this link.We are pleased to announce the Player of the Year for 2011:Playing in U18-Men team is Rowell Graham of Lewisham Thunder Basketball Club. This award is in recognition of an outstanding and consistent leadership, teamwork and application based on performances on court, off court, in training and in competition. Rowell was not in the starting five for the U18 Men, but still managed to rack up 8.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He was the team’s most efficient scorer shooting at 59.5%. He posted double figure points twice and was in the top 10 in the tournament in blocked shots. “Rowell is a physically talented athlete who has only been playing organised basketball for two years. He has progressed from street ball to international level through his determination and drive to become the best! He has shown leadership on the floor and was the best England player at the recent European Championship.” Steve Bucknall, England U18 Head Coach
The season’s start has been a tough one for the Lewisham Thunder Under 16’s Girls Team who have struggled to gather any sort of consistent rhythm over the first four games of their inaugural season. Very much in at the deep end, long term injury to players, academic responsibilities and an opening flurry of matches against some of the strongest teams in the league have weighed heavy of the girls. Despite this, their resilience and capacity to play with considerable spirit from the first to the last minute of every game, regardless of the score has provided some thrilling moments including the loss at home against Solent in the first Women’s National League game the club has ever played, by two points, in front of a noisy and massively appreciative home support was hugely uplifting. The players walked away wanting more. The following week’s away game to a very strong Haringey team was not what the doctor ordered! A second consecutive away game this time at Woking saw a better all around performance with all the players contributing at both ends of the floor. Definitely a step in the right direction. A home game against Southend brought the girls down with a thump as they struggled to compete against a well drilled Southend. The team’s coaches are very pleased with aspects of the team’s performance to date and know that there is far more to come as the player’s technical development continues and they become aware of the challenges of the game-time, on-court environment. This weekend the girls travel to fellow league newcomers and unknown quantity, Mole Valley Phoenix, keen to halt the run of losses and show what they are really capable of. The scores for the games played can be viewed here: With its national basketball federation celebrating its 90th anniversary, Italy hosted the Invitational 3×3 Youth World Championship in the city of Rimini.
The competition took place between 9 and 11 September for girls and boys simultaneously. A total of 40 teams – 16 girls and 24 boys. Again, Rowell Graham represented his country at this Inaugural Invitational 3×3 Youth World Championship. 2011 marks the first time this event was held. FIBA’s plans call on the 3×3 Youth World Championship to be held annually. England’s girls and boys finished 12th (out of 24) and 25th (out of 36) respectively at the recently completed FIBA 3×3 World Youth Championship in Rimini, Italy. England girl’s team impressed at FIBA 3×3 World ChampionshipThe girls’ result was particularly pleasing given that they were the youngest team in the whole tournament with all 4 members coming from the recently promoted U16 Women national team. The girls began with impressive victories over Greece and Canada, but two consecutive losses to Australia (one in group play, one in the last 16) knocked them out of contention. The boys only won two group games out of eight (against Nepal and Japan), although they did run eventual tournament champions New Zealand close.
A classification game loss to South Korea meant they could only finished as high as 25th, but they duly rattled off three consecutive victories to secure that position. Good games and regardless of the result it was fantastic experience. Well done!
U18 Men’s Basketball European Championship Division B Varna (BUL) 21 – 31 July 2011 With 2 players from Lewisham U18 squad Omari Coates & Rowell Graham who competed for a place at the 2011 U18 FIBA Basketball European Championship, Lewisham Thunder has gone from strength to strength. Rowell Graham was finally chosen as part of a 12 man squad. A late addition due to injury he is a physically gifted natural athlete who was consistently playing out of position. Only 6’4 in statue but Rowell plays like 6’10 and he is one for the future! Head Coach steven Bucknall says: Overall , the team stats were in our favour to win games and we did have comparable stats with the top 8 teams in rebounding , steals , allowed field goals , points allowed , free throws attempted which shows signs of hope especially at the defensive end. A priority must be learning to play under pressure and better Execution of 1 vs 1 move with limited dribbles and overall basketball IQ.
This is not news (found in New Shopper) any more because it happened few months ago but I think it is still valuable information and could be forgotten otherwise. This is why I posted it here to remember about the winning! The U13 boys team took 2nd place in the finals in Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury on 2nd April 2011.
This IS great achievement! My congratulations! LEWISHAM Thunders U13s basketball team will compete at the final fours in the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, in Aylesbury early next month.They booked their place after winning every game in the league this season and will now take on Manchester Magic, Ipswich Tomcats and Notts Nova Centurions in the race to win the title of national champions. Captain Jason Witter has led by example this season, showing consistency, superb skill and determination. Lewisham Thunders has four players who have already been selected onto the England U15 player development pathway, Jason Witter, Rayon Brown, Andrew Trunca and Jennelle Grant. Witter has also been selected …
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