August 2008
26th Aug - BBL - JETS ANNOUNCE PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
With four weeks until the start of the 2008-9 BBL season,
the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have announced a series of pre-season
matches involving their BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks, EBL Division
1 2007/8 Champions Manchester Magic and two local National
league sides.
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26th Aug - BBL - Bargeman sails into Worthing!
Worthing Thunder Basketball Club are pleased to announce
the addition of their third and final American player for
the upcoming season with the arrival of 6'5" guard/forward
Colby Bargeman.
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26th Aug - BBL - Spinks Is In
Marshall MK Lions have returned their Captain Dru Spinks
to the Lions roster ahead of the 2008/09 season.
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21st Aug - BBL - No Change For Charles
Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce that they have
retained the services of fans favourite "Prince"
Charles Smith for the forthcoming 2008/09 BBL season.
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20th Aug - BBL - Shawn Jets Back Again
With the start of the new BBL season only about a month
away, BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have put another piece into
the jigsaw that is their 2008-9 roster by re-signing long-time
Northgate favourite Shawn Myers.
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20th Aug - BBL - Heat re-sign Dean Williams and Jon May
Guildford Heat are proud to announce that they have re-signed
club stalwarts Dean Williams and Jon May ahead of the upcoming
BBL season.
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20th Aug - BBL - Jamaal Joins Wolves
The Worcester Wolves Basketball Club have made Jamaal Caterina
there final import signing for the up and coming season.
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19th Aug - BBL - Airwaves Raiders Announce Final Signing
The Airwaves Plymouth Raiders have finished recruiting their
team for the 2008/09 season, with the exciting announcement
that 6'8" Kwbana Beckles will be joining the team at
the end of August, in time for the team's pre season training
to begin.
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19th Aug - BBL - Swanson Latest Addition For Riders
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro has added
American forward Tommy Swanson to his line-up for the 2008/09
BBL season.
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13th Aug - BBL - Raiders Announce Major Sponsorships
The Plymouth Raiders are proud to announce one of the biggest
sponsorship deals in British basketball history with the news
of a new main sponsorship deal with Wrigley's Airwaves chewing
gum
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13th Aug - BBL - Frenchman Signs for Wolves
The Worcester Wolves have added some French flavour with
the capture of 6'7" forward Harry Disy ahead of the 2008/09
BBL Championship season.
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11th Aug - BBL - Cup Winners' Cup Dates Confirmed
It has been announced that Guildford Heat will be facing
BBL Cup Winners the Marshall MK Lions in this season's BBL
Cup Winners' cup over two games, the first to be held at the
Guildford Spectrum
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8th Aug - BBL - Wolves Sign Seven-Footer
The Worcester Wolves are pleased to announce the signing
of 7'0" Austrailian/British centre Justin Brown.
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1st Aug - BBL - All-Star Shelton Signs for Scots
The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have completed the signing
of former Sheffield standout and BBL All-Star Blake Shelton
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July 2008
31st Jul - BBL - Time on Tyne for Toney
Newcastle Eagles have added 6ft 8in Tafari 'Tap' Toney to
their squad for the forthcoming 2008/09 BBL season.
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29th Jul - BBL - Mike New is Back for Lions
The 6'9" power forward / centre, will enter his third
year and second spell with the Lions after playing in Milton
Keynes during the 2002-03 Basketball season.
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29th Jul - BBL - High Five for Defoe
Londoner Darius Defoe has signed for a fifth consecutive
season with Newcastle Eagles as he bids to improve on his
incredible haul of BBL medals despite still only being 23-years-old.
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28th Jul - BBL - Lamble Back for Third Term with Riders
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders have re-signed centre
Barry Lamble for the 2008/09 season.
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25th Jul - BBL - Riders to Host International Tournament
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders will host a four team
international pre-season tournament in mid- September, two
weeks prior to the start of the BBL campaign.
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23rd Jul - BBL - Brown Back to Point Lions
Terrell Brown has become Vince Macaulay's second addition
to his Milton Keynes Lions roster ahead of the 2008/09 season,
returning for his third season with the club.
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23rd Jul - BBL - Martin is First Signing for Riders
Rob Paternostro has made his first signing as Jelson Homes
DMU Leicester Riders head coach with the capture of American
Matt Martin.
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17th Jul - BBL - Sanders Signs For Sharks
The Sharks continue their announcements this morning with
the signing of British International Chris Sanders.
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15th Jul - BBL - Moore for Raiders
The Plymouth Raiders have announced that Gaylon Moore is
back with the club, and has signed a 2 year contract.
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14th Jul - BBL - All Whyte for Sharks
The Sheffield Sharks have announced their third signing
ahead of the 2008/09 BBL Championship season in returning
favourite James Whyte.
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10th Jul - BBL - Dahi Bitten by Sharks
The Sheffield Sharks have announced the first addition to
player/coach Atiba Lyons' squad in the form of power forward
sensation Arnaud Dahi.
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10th Jul - BBL - Wolves Sign Exciting Prospect Wallace
The Worcester Wolves have signed 18-year-old Andrew Wallace,
one of the most exciting English young talents who many believe
has the potential to play in the 2012 Olympics.
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10th Jul - BBL - Virgil Returns to the Jets
The BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have confirmed that they have
secured the signature of Alto Virgil, who will rejoin the
Jets after a season with rivals Sheffield Sharks.
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9th Jul - BBL - Raiders Retain Lasker
The Kularoos Plymouth Raiders are delighted to announce
a major coup in the re-signing of star guard Drew Lasker.
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8th Jul - BBL - Gall Signs on Again for Raiders
Gary Stronach, Head Coach of the Plymouth Raiders, has announced
that native guard Allister Gall has re- signed for his fifth
season in the BBL with his hometown club.
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June 2008
26th Jun - BBL - Jets Land Evans
The BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have captured the signature
of Chuck Evans, from the Worcester Wolves, ahead of the 2008/09
BBL Championship season.
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25th Jun - BBL - Trey on the Tyne
Former BBL Player of the Season Trey Moore has been added
to the roster of the Newcastle Eagles ahead of the forthcoming
2008/09 season.
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24th Jun - BBL - Scotland's Captain Returns for the Rocks
The SAMG Verve Scottish Rocks have confirmed that Scotland
international Gareth Murray will return to the Glasgow-based
side for his fourth successive season.
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24th Jun - BBL - Riders Appoint Paternostro as Head Coach
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders are delighted to announce
the appointment of Rob Paternostro as their head coach for
the 2008/09 season.
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24th Jun - BBL - Patrick Fitzpatrick Joins Raiders
The Plymouth Raiders have signed free agent forward Patrick
Fitzpatrick from the Irish Superleague's Neptune Basketball
Club.
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20th Jun - BBL - Beasley's Back for Raiders
After weeks of speculation, the Plymouth Raiders have confirmed
that talisman DeAntoine Beasley will be returning for the
forthcoming 2008/09 BBL Championship campaign.
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19th Jun - BBL - Hoops is Healthy - Official
Health chiefs have hailed one of British basketball's biggest
successes as a potential life-saver as kids flock to join
a sporting revolution.
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19th Jun - BBL - Jets Hope to Create Stars of the Future
The BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have taken a considerable
step forward in the realisation of their ambitious junior
basketball programme after reaching an agreement with the
Ellesmere Port Panthers
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19th Jun - BBL - Love Returns for Raiders
The Plymouth Raiders have announced their fourth signing
of the closed season, and it sees point guard Gavin Love,
a native of the region, return for another campaign.
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18th Jun - BBL - Martin Returns to Raiders for Championship
Hunt
Point guard Anthony Martin has been confirmed as the third
player to return to the Plymouth Raiders, for what will be
his second season with the club and his fourth in total in
the BBL.
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12th Jun - BBL - Bridgey is Back in Newcastle
Newcastle Eagles have struck a deal with club captain Andrew
Bridge that will se him remain on Tyneside for another season,
in what will be his seventh successive campaign with the reigning
league champions.
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10th Jun - BBL - Thunder Achieve Clubmark Status
Worthing Thunder have become the latest BBL club to achieve
Sport England - England Basketball Clubmark status.
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10th Jun - BBL - Hamilton to Continue with the Jets
The BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have announced that veteran
forward James Hamilton has put pen to paper for another season
at the club with whom he has spent seven of his ten seasons
in the BBL.
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10th Jun - BBL - Raiders Retain Noel
The Plymouth Raiders are delighted to announce the return
of James Noel to the team's roster for the 2008/09 season.
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7th Jun - BBL - Raiders Developing
Plymouth Raiders are delighted to announce that their development
teams have received a major boost as Jamie Burchell has been
appointed Head of Development in a full-time capacity.
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4th Jun - BBL Announce 2008/09 Competition Structure
The British Basketball League (BBL) is pleased to confirm
the structure of their competitions - the BBL Championship
& Playoffs, the BBL Cup, and the BBL Trophy - for the
2008/09 season, which begins in September.
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