Following yesterday’s announcement, which detailed the England Talent Programme activity for 2019, Basketball England is pleased to announce the players that will be invited to the National Basketball Performance Centre at Easter to start their England Talent Programme journey.
Players have been selected primarily through their involvement in the Aspire Programme or England Development Programme levels of the Basketball England Talent Pathway. In each of the 10 basketball regions across the country, Basketball England have a Regional Talent Manager whose role it is to support, track and refer players for selection to England Talent Programmes. Their input has also been used during this initial selection process.
Basketball England’s Programme & Pathway Integration Manager Charlie Ford said: "Through our Regional Talent Managers and the hard work of the Aspire Programme workforce, we have selected our initial group of players that will assemble in Manchester at Easter for the first time. The group will then have the opportunity to compete in a number of tournament activities in the coming months."
"The general premise of the England Talent programme is simple. We want to provide opportunities for our players and coaches to compete against European opposition earlier and more frequently than we have previously. This will ensure that by the time we get to Great Britain Under 16 and Under 18 levels, we have players and coaches that have significant experience playing against different styles and conditions to those in play domestically in our National Leagues."
"I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our network of clubs and coaches who have done a fantastic job of developing these young players to the point of selection for the England Talent Programme. This cannot go unrecognised and we will be re-introducing formal accreditation of this achievement so clubs can proudly display it at their home venues."
The players selected to be part of the England Talent Programme in 2019 are:
|
Player |
Club |
Region |
|
Lucy Tucker-Blackford |
Team Solent Kestrels |
South |
|
Charlie Wroe |
Manchester Mystics |
North West |
|
Zulieka Franklin |
Sevenoaks Suns |
South East |
|
Grace Strickland |
Oaklands College Wolves |
East |
|
Violet Stutz |
Richmond Knights |
South East |
|
Natalie Charity |
Exeter Spartans Basketball |
South West |
|
Elena Ramos Matheson |
Tenerife Central |
N/A |
|
Tinu Fakunle |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Katie Januszewska |
Derby Trailblazers |
East Midlands |
|
Fatmata Jenneh |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Hannah Gray |
Ipswich Basketball Club |
East |
|
Amba Thompson |
Richmond Knights |
South East |
|
Tejonah-Sharon McKay |
Hounslow Hawks |
London |
|
Megan Adair |
Mansfield Giants |
East Midlands |
|
Kizzy Spence |
Manchester Mystics |
North West |
|
Salu Oluwatunmise |
London Greenhouse Pioneers |
London |
|
Leia Edwards |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Alex Barrett |
Richmond Knights |
South East |
|
Nicole Carroll |
City of Leeds |
Yorkshire |
|
Isobel Jonas |
Newcastle Eagles |
North East |
|
Lauren Bird |
Newcastle Eagles |
North East |
|
Olivia Forster |
Manchester Mystics |
North West |
|
Tamara Smith White |
Luton Basketball Club |
East |
|
Esha Rani Nayar |
Manchester Mystics |
North West |
|
Deborah Buliruarua |
York Eagles |
Yorkshire |
|
Eleni Vourliotis |
Manchester Mystics |
North West |
|
Nicholle Lavinier |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Esther Kursite-Kobri |
Hounslow Hawks |
London |
|
Leisha Burgess |
Northamptonshire Titans |
East Midlands |
|
Ashia King |
Northants Basketball Club |
East Midlands |
|
Alex Bello |
Northamptonshire Titans |
East Midlands |
|
Yemisi Mefful |
Newcastle Eagles |
North East |
|
Player |
Club |
Region |
|
Zak Missouri |
Team Solent Kestrels |
South |
|
Tyrese Lacey |
Team Birmingham Elite |
West Midlands |
|
Fergus Caskey-Sutton |
Torbay Tigers |
South West |
|
Ben Brown |
Manchester Magic |
North West |
|
Liam Campbell |
London United |
London |
|
Farouq Olatunji |
Luton Basketball Club |
East |
|
Isaac Round |
Northamptonshire Titans |
East Midlands |
|
Ali Abushego |
City of Birmingham |
West Midlands |
|
Zac Moore |
Sheffield Sharks |
Yorkshire |
|
Louie Tucker |
Bristol Academy Flyers |
South West |
|
Latrell Davis |
City of Leeds Basketball Club |
Yorkshire |
|
Joshua Eccleston |
London United |
London |
|
Lucas Ricketts |
Manchester Magic |
North West |
|
Myles Alcindor |
London Thunder |
London |
|
Joe Sheeran |
Newcastle Eagles |
North East |
|
Michael Daniel |
Reading Rockets |
South |
|
Bradley May |
Manchester Magic |
North West |
|
Efeose Ukegheson |
Southend Rockets |
East |
|
Alasan Njie-Morgan |
City of Birmingham |
West Midlands |
|
Noah Myers |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Theo Cloake-Caveney |
Manchester Giants |
North West |
|
Dara Adeyemi |
Luton Basketball Club |
East |
|
Leo Leperrier |
Newcastle Eagles |
North East |
|
Joshua Kubaci |
Manchester Giants |
North West |
|
Allen Mordi |
West Herts Warriors |
East |
|
Christian Boden |
City of Leeds Basketball Club |
Yorkshire |
|
Sampson Onuoha |
Right Development Foundation |
London |
|
Daniel Eke |
Oaklands College Wolves |
East |
|
Elisee Guede |
Newham Youngbloods |
London |
|
Jason Soodeen |
Bristol Academy Flyers |
South West |
|
Henry Winton |
Woking Blackhawks |
South East |
|
Vuk Stojkovic |
Bucks Hornets |
South |
|
Toby Akinlade |
Manchester Magic |
North West |
|
Fortune Hambeh |
City of Birmingham |
West Midlands |
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