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England 121- 73 South Korea

Another dominant performance from the U21 squad as they cruise to a 48 point win over 58th ranked South Korea. The win puts England top in the consolation tournament rankings after 2 games with a 2-0 record and +93 points difference.

Again another quick start as England jumped out to a 16 point lead in the first quarter set the tone for the game. A combined 71 points from quarters 2 and 3 continued to stretch the lead.

Eric Singleton was on fire as he top scored with with 25 points, shooting 9-10FG (4-4 3FG). Allan Lyons had another strong game as he added 22 points from the bench. Big guy Barker Wickens had a game to remember as he had a monster 21 points and 18 rebounds. You can vote for your player of the game on the previous post by testudo.

The draw has been made for the remaining 6 qualifying games and it's safe to say the BB Gods were on our side this season with a pretty favorable draw. Next week we face 90th ranked Macau away and I will be looking to improve our record to 3-0.

Congratulations to Barker Wickens, who was voted MOTM vs South Korea!

Today we had an early game in Macau which we won 99-66, vote for your MOTM here.

(https://strawpoll.com/polls/NMnQBQKjYg6)

England 99 - 66 Macau

Another decent performance from the England U21s with a 33 point win away against 90th ranked Macau. The win improves our record to 3-0 with a +126 points difference, putting us 3rd in the rankings.

The game was blown open early with a 32-11 first quarter. The offence slowed down from then on but the game was effectively done after 12 minutes. Macau performed better than their ranking suggests, especially on the defensive end limiting us to only 99 points. Barker Wickens led the game in points and rebounds with a 20 point, 13 rebound double double off the bench. Williams Handl had himself a strong all round game with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

We next face 94th ranked Paraguay at home, a game in which I expect to dominate once again.

William Handl of ES Arnould was voted MOTM last week vs Macau.

A huge score for us this week! The stats were spread evenly over the team but feel free to choose your pick of the bunch here: (https://strawpoll.com/polls/mpnbawPoPy5)

England 150-64 Paraguay

England regained top seed in the consolation tournament win a huge 86 point win over Paraguay to improve the record to 4-0. The scoring load was shared out among the team as there were 8 players score in double digits, and no one had more than 21 which was achieved by SF William Handl.

Paraguay decided to only field 4 players, which against a strong full court pressure defence struggled and were forced in to 32 turnovers. It also allowed England to dominate on the offensive end with 69 made field goals on 62% shooting. England were able to find their way to the paint for easy baskets many times throughout the game which allowed them to rack up such a high score.

England again have a home fixture this week as they face 76th ranked Costa Rica who find themselves at 1-3. Another loss for Costa Rica essentially out of the running for qualification so they will be desperate to pick up the win. England on the other hand will be looking to improve to a 5-0 record and maintain their spot as the number 1 seed.

Congratulations to Shawn Bondi of Leeds City Ballers Academy, who collected 100% of the MVP votes from last week's game!

So far Barker Wickens, William Handl and Shawn Bondi have one MVP each. This week we had a big victory over Costa Rica, vote here:

(https://strawpoll.com/polls/B2ZB3l7MLyJ)

Eric Singleton of Scunthorpe Devils was voted MVP last week vs Costa Rica!

Vote here for the best performer in today's game against Algeria: (https://strawpoll.com/polls/BDyNjGNpkyR)

England 113-51 Costa Rica

Another big win for the U21s against 76th ranked Costa Rica to improve to 5-0 on the season. England dominated all over the court and showed their dominance in the game. Eric Singleton top scored with 27 points on 10-15FG (5-6 3FG). Handl added 16 from the bench as the two season top scorers battle out for the team leader. England shot 53% FG and 58% 3FG and had 28 assists in an efficient offensive performance (we ignore the free throw shooting haha)

The defensive end was just as dominant for England, holding Costa Rica to only 23% FG. and holding their top scorer Eliz to shooting 8-33FG. We were also +33 on the glass.

England 110-57 Algeria

England next faced 88th ranked Algeria away and came away with a huge 53 point win and a 6-0 record. While not having as much of an efficient offensive performance, we still had 28 assists as once again we showed a balanced team offence with every player scoring a basket. Backup C Christopher Mitchell surprisingly top scored with 20 points off the bench. He also added 14 rebounds in a massive double-double in only 21 minutes. His club teammate Puffit also had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

The defensive strength was on display again, holding Algeria to 23% shooting and were a +38 on the boards. Key defensive effort on the Algeria top scorer Moussaoui who was held to only 3 baskets.

This win confirms qualification to the knockout rounds with 2 games spare. We are aiming for the top seed and will need 2 more wins to achieve that. We next face Jamaica in what should be another huge win and get us to 7-0.

Congratulations to Christopher Mitchell of Wind City Ballers, who was MVP last game.

MVP Awards this season:

Allan Lyons (first game, awarded via coach)
Barker Wickens
William Handl
Shawn Bondi
Eric Singleton
Christopher Mitchell

The players really filled up the box score in this week's game at home to Jamaica. Pick your top guy here! (https://strawpoll.com/polls/XOgOJxjJ0n3)



Last edited by testudo at 06/13/2022 15:59:14

I also have Lyons having a MVP, who I believe must have got MVP in the first game. So that’s 6 different players all contributing MVP performances, love to see the depth in this squad, and given the games from Fairclough and Fawaz we probably see a 7th different player receiving game MVPs!

Stephen Fawaz is the latest MVP, and another new recipient!

MVP Awards this season:

Allan Lyons (first game, awarded via coach)
Barker Wickens
William Handl
Shawn Bondi
Eric Singleton
Christopher Mitchell
Stephen Fawaz


This week we unfortunately suffered our first defeat of the campaign vs Malaysia. I don't think anyone had a particularly good game, but vote for the best here - (https://strawpoll.com/polls/6QnM7NROkZe)