In Britball.com - News from Manchester and Sheffield as they head
overseas
to warm up and we chat to Sharks coach Chris Finch.

Manchester Giants have signed 6'5 American guard Phil Handy,who spent
last season with Macabi Hadera of Israel’s Division II
where he averaged 19.2 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
Giants also signed 6'7 American centre Roy Hairston who hit 29 points
and
11 rebounds for Haukar in Iceland last year and re-signed UK centre
Danny
Craven.
The club also released US guard Porter Roberts.

Brighton Bears signed American point guard Michael Brown, who spent last
season with Milton Keynes.

Sheffield Sharks signed 6'5 American guard / forward Andre McCloud from
Belgian side Oostend. Forward Richard Windle will be out for a month
with a
fractured hand.


RESULTS
Brighton Bears 80-99 Thames Valley Tigers
Bri: Gaines / Brown 22
TVT: Robbins / Singleton 18

Carling Classic - Cornwall
Birmingham Bullets 115-64 Plymouth Raiders

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