Aspire All-Star National Tournament 2025: Hat-trick of titles for London; South see off North

Finals recaps and other results

U13 Girls' Final: South 61-67 London

A feisty encounter to start Sunday's finals, South launched a final quarter come back, after trailing by 15 at the end of the third, to make London nervous.

But the girls from the Capital held out to take the win by six, aided by monster performances from Giorgia Malerba (16 points, 20 rebounds), who was named the final's MVP, Ene Adepoju (15 points, 9 rebounds) and Sofia Abeleda (17 points). 

Mia Wilson was the standout star for the South, with a 20 points, nine rebounds effort, backed up by teammate Natalia Lawicka, who scored 15. 

U13 Girls' 3rd/4th Playoff: North 84-68 Central

U13 Girls' All-Star Five

• Sofia Abeleda (London)
• Ene Adepoju (London)
• Gabriella Fakokunde (South)
• Ginevra Mensio (Central)
• Gabrielle Carabana (North)

U13 Girls' Shooting Competition Winners

• U13 Girls Nico Fidler (North)
• U13 Girls Natalia Lawicka (South)

U13 Boys' Final: London 90-66 South

London picked up their second chip of the morning in the boys' final.

Despite being behind after the opening frame 29-19, the Londoners were able to get themselves together and deliver another W, completing their sweep over the South in the U13 category.

Richmond Knights' Oliver Sherman put in a stellar performance of 30 points and eight rebounds, which earned him MVP honours. Backing him up was Maxwell Campbell, who racked up an incredible 26 rebounds and 25 points. 

Kash Nesi-Lawani of Milton Keynes Breakers had 20 points, three rebounds and four assists for the South. 

U13 Boys' 3rd/4th Playoff: North 72-57 Central

U13 Boys' All-Star Five

• Oliver Sherman (London) MVP
• Maxwell Campbell (London)
• Kash Nesi-Lawani (South)
• Oliver Thompson (Central)
• Blake Ellis (North)

U13 Boys' Shooting Competition Winner

• U13 Boys Nate Elliott-King (Central)

U15 Girls' Final: South 88-59 North

In their third final appearance of the day, South Magic were motivated to avoid finishing runners-up this time around, as they beat North Power to take the U15 Girls' Aspire All-Star title. 

The Magic shot 40% from the floor, as well as nailing 50% of their three throws, to keep their Northern rivals at arms length.

Sytira Smith had a great shift with 21 points and four rebounds, sharing a 19 efficiency rating with her teammate Holly Smith White, who scored 15 and grabbed six boards. Luna Etienna of MKB earned herself a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. 

Power's Molly Windle kept her team competitive with her own near double-double performance (10 points, 8 rebounds).  

U15 Girls' 3rd/4th Playoff: London 53-60 Central

U15 Girls' All-Star Five

• Holly Smith White (South)
• Sytira Smith (South) MVP
• Molly Windle (North)
• Denaya-Jade Anderson (Central)
• Pearl Douzoh (London)

U15 Girls' Shooting Competition Winner

• U15 Girls Amelia-May Wesley-Maryan (Central)

U15 Boys' Final: South 64-70 London

London Force make it three for three in finals wins, as the U15 Boys Aspire All-Star title goes back to The Old Smoke as well. 

The match up between them and South Magic was fierce, with both teams taking two quarters each. Points from turnovers was one of the deciding factors in the Force's favour, as they scored 27 from the Magic's loose possessions (compared to 15 the other way).

MVP honours went to Guard Dylan Ameen, who controlled the floor well, adding 17 points, five boards and three assists to the Force's title push. He was backed up by shot blocking big, James Balleny, who had a double-double (12 points, 16 rebounds) and three shot stoppers. 

Essex Charge's Emilis Kaiminskas scored an impressive 30 points for the South in their battle for the title. 

U15 Boys' 3rd/4th Playoff: Central 98-91 North

U15 Boys' All-Star Five

• Dylan Ameen (London) MVP
• Emilis Kaminskas (South)
• Timi Babalola (North)
• Leo Morrow-Brown (Central)
• James Balleny (London)

U15 Boys' Shooting Competition Winner

• U15 Boys Timi Babalola (North)

What happened on the Friday and Saturday?

Eight games tipped off on Friday night at Manchester's National Basketball Performance Centre, with the North and South teams winning three of their four match ups across the competition categories.

On the Saturday, the cards fell nicely for South Magic in the U15s competition, with their girls and boys squads making it through to Sunday's finals.

The boys had a perfect day, cleaning up 3-0, whilst the girls went 2-1, with a loss to Central in the morning.

The girls topped the standings, however, on head-to-head after beating second placed, North Power, who they'll take on again in the final. The boys will face London Force.

In the U15 Boys third and fourth playoff games, North will look to pick up a first win against Central Showtime, whilst in the Girls', Force face Showtime.

The U13s rounded off Saturday's competitive action and settled who was making an appearance in Sunday's finals. 

In the girls competition, it was all to play for going into Saturday's final games, with all regions still able to come either first or second.

A last 20-second two-pointer secured South's place in the final, winning 56-55 over North. In the other fixture, London over came a stubborn Central, 58-45, to take second and a chance at gold. 

That meant, North and Central headed to the third and fourth playoff for a shot at bronze. 

The boys' table had London, South and North all finish on seven points, with a 2-1 win-loss ratio.

Taking into account the head-to-head and winning percentage, the ladder finished with London on top, and South in second, meaning they got to deuce it out in the U13 Boys Final.

And Central looked to avenge a bad run of luck and pick up their first win of the tournament against North in the third/fourth playoff.  

Schedule and results

Results will be updated here as the tournament progresses.