England centre John Amaechi signed a free-agent training camp contract
with NBA side Orlando Magic.

Teeside Mohawks signed ex-Manchester guard Jason Swaine and re-signed
American forward Ralph Bucci for a third season.

London Towers Women re-signed Patsy Imbert.

Cardiff Clippers women signed Valerie Flores.

Tuesday
Korac Cup (1st Prelim. Round-2nd Leg)
Leopards 80-78 Reykjanesbaer
Leo: Youngblood 28, Capers 20, Deppisch 18
IRB: Perry 25, Orfysson12, Fkulsson 11
(Leopards lose 155-189 on aggregate)

Saporta Cup
London T 84-88 Cro Split
Lon: Lewis 33, Bucknall 24, Leak 17
Cro: Vujvic 27, Tvidic 25, Zizic 13


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In Britball today, we launch our new Edinburgh Rocks discussion board in
our Rocks profile section. Plus full NBL reseults including junior and
cadet leagues.

Edinburgh Rocks named Scotland men's coach Toni Szifris as their new
assistant coach. His successor as head coach at Edinburgh Kings will be
Ronnie Gordon Sr.

Cardiff Phoenix have been excluded from this season's NBL Men's Division
One. The club have been in dispute with the Basketball Association of
Wales.

England international Silas Cheung signed for Belgian side Ieper. Former
Chester and England centre Matt Meakin signed for Dutch side Den Bosch.

Irish international forward Ken Lacey signed for Greek side Dafni.
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Derby Storm released American guard Frank Harris and UK guard Damion
Modeste.

BBL
Edinburgh 88-75 Derby
Edi (McCord 30, New 16, Berry 14)
Der (Miller 24, Mulgrave/Tresvant 14)


Milton Keynes 75-78 Birmingham
MKL (Burks 20, Bobb 19, Cox 13)
Bir (Jamison 22, Williams 21, Jackson 16)

Sheffield 87-78 Leicester
She (Myers 30, Reinking 15, Johnson 13)
Lei (Potter 26, Wilson 15, Brown 11)

NBL Men D1
   Oxford 77-74 Birmingham
   Solent 70-82 Plymouth

FIXTURES
Tuesday 21
Korac Cup, 2nd leg qualifying
Leopards v IRB Reykjanesbaer 7.30pm

Saporta Cup, group stages
London T v Croatia Split 8.00pm

Wednesday 22 September
BBL
Thames Valley v Edinburgh Rocks 8.00pm


Dairylea Dunkers Championship Tables

Northern Conference                             P   W   L  Pts
1  Edinburgh Rocks                              2   2   0   4
2= Manchester Giants                            1   1   0   2
2= Newcastle Eagles                             1   1   0   2
4  Westfield Sharks Sheffield                   2   1   1   2
5= Chester Jets                                 1   0   1   0
5= Derby Storm                                  1   0   1   0
6  Renault Leicester Riders                     2   0   2   0

Southern Conference                              P   W   L  Pts
1  Pertemps Bullets Birmingham                   2   2   0   4
2= Haribo London Towers                          1   1   0   2
2= Thames Valley Tigers                          1   1   0   2
4= Brighton Bears                                1   0   1   0
4= adidas London Leopards                        1   0   1   0
6  Milton Keynes Lions                           2   0   2   0

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Derby Storm signed ex-Newcastle Eagles centre Chris Fite plus his team
mate of last season forward Carl Miller who was cut last week in
Manchester. Guard Wayne Mulgrave returns to the club after two years out
while All-Star John Tresvant returns for a second season. The club have
also postponed their opening two home games due to technical problems at
their new Thunderdome home.

RESULTS
BBL
Saturday
Birmingham 80-70 London Leopards
Bir (Jamison 18, Jackson/Lloyd/Williams 16)
Leo (Capers 18, Brantley 13, Johnson 12)

Brighton 72-84 Newcastle
Bri (Sharp 18, Scantlebury 15, Claxton 11)
New (Blalock 22, Mavis 20, Smith 14)

Leicester 83-102 Edinburgh
Lei (Moore 21, Coleman 16, Potter/Gilroy 10)
Edi (McCord 30, Berry 21, New 18)

London Towers 91-71 Milton Keynes
Lon (Leak 22, Lewis 21, Johnson 18)
Mil (18,35,54) (Burks 19, Cox 15, Windless 13)

Manchester 86-79 Sheffield
Man (Dorsey 30, Hairston 23, Handy 14)
She (Myers 30, Reinking 20, Johnson 12)

Thames Valley 104-90 Chester
TVT (Siemon 23, Arena 21, Meldrum 20)
Che (Francis 25, Childs 15, Brown 14)

NBL Men D1
   Birmingham 82-77 Sutton
   Islington 69-56 Cardiff C
   Mid Sussex 59-63 Coventry
   Westminster 72-64 Oxford
   Worthing 95-101 Teesside

EBBA Women's National Cup Round One
Brighton 69-76 London T
Chelmsford 50-79 Cardiff
Doncaster 43-58 Leicester
St Albans 54-42 Wandsworth
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Milton Keynes Lions signed 6'6 former Manchester forward Mike Defoe and
re-signed 6'4 guard Leon Neol for a seventh season. Lions have signed
guards Ricky Levenston and Drew Spinks, plus forward duo Mats Dewitte
and Jake Russell and 2.06m centre Ben Knight.

Newcastle Eagles signed 5'8 ex-Teesside guard Jon-Paul Heron for a
second spell with the club.

Thames Valley Tigers re-signed guards Shaun Romeo and Nigel Williams.


RESULT
Korac Cup (Preliminary Round, 1st Leg)
Reykjanesbaer 111-75 London Leopards
Rey: Perry 26, Hauksson 18
Leo: Deppisch 20, Youngblood 16


FIXTURES
BBL
   Saturday
   Birmingham v London Leopards 7.00
   Brighton v Newcastle 7.00
   Leicester v Edinburgh 7.30
   London Towers v Milton Keynes 7.00
   Manchester v Sheffield 6.15 sky
   Thames Valley v Chester 7.30

   Sunday
   Edinburgh v Derby 5.00
   Milton Keynes v Birmingham 4.00
   Sheffield v Leicester 4.00

NBL Men D1
   Saturday 18
   Birmingham v Sutton
   Cardiff P v Taunton
   Islington v Cardiff C
   Mid Sussex v Coventry
   Westminster v Oxford
   Worthing v Teesside

   Sunday
   Oxford v Birmingham
   Solent v Plymouth

EBBA Women's National Cup Round One
   Brighton v London T
   Chelmsford v Cardiff
   Doncaster v Leicester
   St Albans v Wandsworth
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TIP OFF 99
We start our countdown to the new BBL season with a preview of the
runners and riders in the Northern Conference.. plus the thoughts of
Birmingham coach Mike Finger and Leicester coach Tim Darling on their
new-look teams.

Chester Jets announced that US forward Kenny Pratt will be out for the
entire season after sustaining an achilles injury.

Brighton Bears signed 6'8 Canadian rookie forward Jan Trojanowski, who
was a first team All-Canadian last year at Arcadia University, Nova
Scotia and averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds per game.

The BBL confirmed that the 2000 All-Star game will be held at the MEN
Arena, Manchester.

Killester Ladies will have a new coach for the coming season in American
Stephen Eberley, a former assistant at Rider, Harvard and Boston
Universities. Former chief Pat McKenna moves to the Men's team alongside
Peter Ferrari and Martin Grennell.
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In Britball today, we preview Leopards Korac Cup opener.

Leopards signed 6'7 former Milton Keynes forward Michael Martin.

Leopards Korac Cup Roster
Youngblood *, Capers *, Deppisch, Mathurin, Martin, Attewell, Quashie,
Lettissi, Robinson, Martin   (* - permit)

Neptune signed former Chester and Tralee forward Ricardo Leonard.

Star of the Sea signed John Bennett, a 2.05m rookie centre out of
Delaware University.
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Every Monday, full results and scorer information from all the NBL
leagues on britball.com.

Manchester Giants released Carl Miller.

RESULTS
NBL Men D1
   Cardiff C 75-80 Mid Sussex
   Coventry 89-78 Solent
   Islington 99-100 Teesside OT
   Oxford -P- Cardiff P
   Sutton 71-68 Worthing
   Taunton 68-71 Birmingham
   Westminster 66-83 Plymouth

McDonald's Magic Pro Am (Paisley)
   St. Mirren 39-67 Scottish Rocks
   Scottish Rocks 77-62 Edinburgh Kings
   Edinburgh Kings 57-72 Star of the Sea

   Edinburgh Rocks 68-58 Star of the Sea
   Edi: New 20
   Sta: Kennedy 24
   Edinburgh Rocks win tournament

Thames Valley 83-80 Brighton


FIXTURES
   Monday 13
   Hull v Chester (Ellesmere Port)

   Wednesday 15
   Derby v Lascelles Select (T'dome)

   Korac Cup (1st Prelim. Round)
   Reykjanesbaer v London Leopards 8.00
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The BBL has revealed its biggest ever sponsorship deal, with snack food
brand Dairylea Dunkers signing a multi-million pound three year
agreement to sponsor the British Championship. The new sponsorship deal
includes title rights to the competition, which will be known as the
'Dairylea Dunkers Championship.' and replaces existing sponsors
Budweiser.

Derby Storm have announced that ex-Phoenix Sun Richard Dumas will not be
part of their BBL campaign this season. The 30-year-old forward is set
to join either a club in Croatia or Italy.

Irish side Clare Jets have appointed Sean Rivers, a former Assistant
Coach at Marquette, as General Manager.

England internationals Steve Hansell and Nick Donovan signed for Greek
side AEK Athens. Hansell spent last season with Fortitudo Bologna while
Donovan was with Derby Storm. AEK also signed Irish international Dan
O'Sullivan.

Scottish Women's league side Edinburgh 3/4ers merged with Denny junior
club. The new senior side will be known as Doorcentre Denny BC. The club
also signed Scotland international Kerrie Marshall from Polonia Phoenix.

Former Manchester and Leopards centre Makeba Perry signed for Japanese
side Zexel. Ex-Towers and Newcastle guard Dwayne Morton joined Hitachi
Honsya of the same league.


RESULTS
Intercell Shoot Out (Newcastle)
Newcastle 58-43 Sheffield
Sheffield 41-33 Chester
Chester 39-36 Newcastle
**Sheffield win tournament**

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In Britball today, England coach Laszlo Nemeth casts his critical eye on
the state of England's women's basketball.

Greater London Leopards signed former Birmingham, Sheffield and
Manchester forward Mark Robinson on a short term contract. Robinson, who
was released in Portugal this week, will provide cover in the club's
Korac Cup games.

BBC Radio 5 Live has confirmed the return of the Hoops show on Thursday
nights starting on October 7.

St. Mirren signed Scottish Junior international centre Ross Edgar.
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Sheffield Sharks will bear the name of healthcare company Westfield on
their shirts this season after the BBL holders clinched a sponsorship
deal.

England international guard Ray Carter has signed with the Manchester
Giants. The 6'2 graduate of Central Florida last season averaged 15.1
points in 14 games for KFI Reykjavik in Iceland and 15.1 points for
Austrian side Oberwart. The club also confirmed the signing of UK
forward Errol Seaman.

Derby Storm signed Tristan Lawson and Jerome Johnson, who have both been
playing for Nottingham at under-19 level. Lawson is a 6’4" guard,
Johnson a 5’7" point guard.  Storm also signed 6’5" guard Damion Modeste
and 6’2" shooting guard Mark Burton. Both are aged 21, have spent time
at colleges in the United States and have played for London Towers’
junior sides.

Worthing Thunder Revels named ex-Worthing Bears coach Neil McElduff has
their new coach. The Rebels also signed ex-Bears players forward Peter
Knechtel and guards Gary Smith and Ernesto Moreno. The clubs' two
permitted import stars will be 6'5 American forward Sean Hampton and
fellow countryman 6'9 centre Jamal Palmer.

NBL Men's side Cardiff Clippers named Michael Gould as coach.

Scottish international centre Jane Ward has joined Midlothian
Saints from league champions Polonia Phoenix.

FIXTURE
NBL Men D1
Oxford -P- Cardiff P

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In Britball today, news on London Towers Saporta Cup campaign..


Derby Storm signed rookie American forward, 6’5" Darrian Evans, 23, from
the University of South Alabama.

Leicester Riders signed veteran England guard Kevin St Kitts. St Kitts,
35, re-joined Manchester Giants late last season, playing 18 regular
season games at 4.89 points apiece.

Brighton Bears released Canadian forward Bill Crowdis

Chester Jets signed 22 year old non-permit American Carlos Brown, a
graduate of the College of Charleston.

Plymouth Raiders re-signed American G/F Ray Blackwell for a second
campaign. Raiders second import spot goes to 6'5 US forward Michael
Schantz who will face his rookie pro season out of Hamilton College.
Raiders also signed Dean Williams from London Towers, Deng Deng from
Mid Sussex and Jamie Burchell from Solihull while coach Gary Stronach
has retired as a player.

Marian have signed rookie American F/C Duane Jones out of South Wesleyan
University

Blue Demons new duo of US import players for the new Super League season
will be rookie forward pairing of John Estick out of Miami-Ohio
University and Joseph McKenny from Jackson State University.

North London Lords confirmed ex-England cap sam Stiller as player/coach

English Basketball Association signed a sponsorship deal for the NBL
Junior and Cadet Leagues with the Royal Air Force.

Kingston Wildcats (formerly Chessington) signed Rob Harper and Keith
Mulholland from Sutton Pumas plus Canadian guard Noel Haynes from
Swindon Sonics.

Former Manchester and Leopards guard John White signed with Franch side
Strasbourg.

RESULTS
Friendlies
Coventry 94-71 Oxford
Solent Stars 62-111 Thames Valley Tigers

FIXTURES
Friday 10
Trio Tournament (Telewest Arena) (Highlights, Saturday C3 NE)

Saturday-Sunday
St. Mirren Invitational, Paisley

Saturday 11
NBL Men D1
   Cardiff C v Mid Sussex
   Coventry v Solent
   Islington v Teesside
   Oxford v Cardiff P
   Sutton v Worthing
   Taunton v Birmingham
   Westminster v Plymouth

(Please note NBL Division 2 and 3 fixtures are published weekly on
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In Britball.com today, Woman on top: We chat exclusively to Women's
National Basketball Association President, Val Ackerman ... plus your
letters and emails in Hoopchat.


Chester Jets have signed 6'4 guard ex-Worthing guard Steve Nelson.
33 year old Nelson hit 12.74 points per game last season with the Bears.
Jets have released former Star of the Sea and Derby forward John Leahy,
who picked up an achilles injury last week.

Derby Storm 26 year old American point guard Frank Harris, a graduate of
New York University. 6'2 Harris, who does not require a work permit, has
played the last two seasons in Switzerland, averaging 30.5 points in one
and 29 points in the next.

London Towers signed England international centre Neville Austin, who
had spells with Thames Valley and Birmingham last season.


RESULT
Friendly
Brighton 96-69 Mid-Sussex
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Derby Storm have re-signed UK guard Tim Lascelles for a 15 season and
named him assistant coach. Lascelles will have a testimonial match at
the Thunderdome, Derby on September 15.

Milton Keynes Lions have signed former League MVP Eric Burks, who joined
Leira in Portugal earlier this summer. The 6'3 non-permit American guard
spent the past three season at London Leopards.

Leiscester Riders have re-signed ex-England international guard Karl
Brown, guard Hilroy Thomas and forward Drew Barrett.

Derby Storm signed ex-Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers forward
Richard Dumas. The 6'7 American spent last season in Poland.

Slough have withdrawn from the NBL Division Two Men.

Bradford University have withdrawn from the NBL Division Two Women

RESULTS

Tayto Newtonabbey International Tournament, Belfast
FINAL
Chester Jets 73-68 Edinburgh Rocks (36-38 HT)
Che: Pero Cameron 18, Kenny Pratt 15
Edi: Ted Berry 21, John McCord 20

3/4 PLACE
Newcastle Eagles 108-98 Visions Washington
New: Andrew Mavis 26, Ralph Blalock 22
Vis: Pervis Presha 25, Kyle Ivy Jones 24

5/6 PLACE
Brother Gent 76-58 Star of the Sea

Tournament MVP , Pero Cameron, Chester

Sainsbury's Tournament (Wembley)
FINAL
London T 78-99 Maccabi

Semi-Finals
Maccabi Tel Aviv 88-85 Benetton Treviso
London T 79-72 Athletes in Action


BIBF Women's Cup (Waterford)
Pool Round
Waterford Wildcats 81-31 Glasgow All Stars
Waterford Wildcats  62-37 Tolka Rovers
Sheffield Hatters 58-34    Glasgow All Stars
Waterford  56-46 Sheffield Hatters
Tolka Rovers 75-56 Glasgow
Sheffield Hatters 76-50 Tolka Rovers

Third/Fourth
Tolka Rovers 69-55 Glasgow All Stars

FINAL
Waterford Wildcats 70-57 Sheffield Hatters
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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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Brighton Bears signed former Manchester and Milton Keynes point guard
Michael Brown. With Milton Keynes last season, Brown averaged 11.5
points and 4.67 assists per game.

Coventry Crusaders signed Kevin Pinny, Colin Rhooms and Manny Shareland.

Chester Jets signed Canadian guard Greg Francis to replace American
Antoine Brockington who pulled out of his contract for personal reasons.
6'3 Francis was an All-Star in 1998 for Worthing when he notched a team
high 22 points per game.


MIDWEEK FIXTURES

   Monday-Tuesday
   Carling Coliseum Classic (Cornwall)

   Tuesday
   Brighton v Thames Valley, 7pm

   Friday September 3
   Valley Tournament (Belfast)

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ROCKS IN NYC .. We follow Edinburgh's rookies on their summer trip to
the Big Apple.

PLUS Pleased with your team's signings so far ? Or is it doom and gloom?
Have your say by emailing hoopchat@...


Newcastle Eagles have signed 6’6" small forward Charles Smith. The 23
year old is a graduate of Rider University in New Jersey and has been
playing overseas in Venezuela and Taiwan.

Edinburgh Rocks have re-signed Canadian Brendan Graves. The 6'9 centre,
who has a British passport, returns for a second season with the club.

London Towers signed England international guard / forward Bryan Balser
from Thames Valley Tigers.

Belgian club Bree signed England international forward Kojo Mensah-
Bonsu.
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In Thursday's britball.com, first news on the threat of legal action
hanging over English Basketball.. plus we look at how hoops is hitting
the Notting Hill Carnival this weekend.


Edinburgh Rocks signed John McCord from Thames Valley Tigers and Joel
Burns from Derby Storm. 6'8 forward McCord averaged 25 ppg last season,
fourth in the League, while Burns hit 199ppg for Derby.

Neptune have named former Waterford Wildcats and current Irish Women
coach, Gerry Fitzpatrick, as head coach of the Super League Team.


FIXTURES
   Thursday
   Leopards v Franklin-Marshall (Southend, 7.45)

   Friday 27-Sun 29
   Manchester @ Gravelines, France
   Sheffield @ Antwerp, Belgium

   Saturday 28-Sun 29
   Big Cats Tournament (Bracknell)

   Sunday 29-Tues 31
   Carling Coliseum Classic (Cornwall)

POLL RESULT
Q: Which Basketball League conference looks stronger ?
52%   Northern
48%   Southern

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Edinburgh Rocks re-signed British guards Keith Bunyan, Ross Szifris and
forward James Steel. Rocks also signed UK guard Gordon Smith from
Falkirk Fury.


RESULTS (Friendlies)
Birmingham 79-80 Uni. Minnesota
Manchester 105-69 Uni. Minnesota
Manchester 77-60 Thames Valley
Scotland 69-66 Franklin Marshall C

FIXTURE
Tuesday
Teesside v Franklin Marshall C
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In today's Britball, news from Manchester Giants training camp as the
Uniball Trophy holders prepare for their pre-season bow.


Birmingham Bullets have secured the services of guard/forward Tony Simms
for a third consecutive season. The 6'3 Birmingham native hit 8.33
points per game last season.

Chester Jets signed 6'9 British centre Dave Gardner for a third spell at
the club. Gardner was non-playing assistant coach at Manchester last
season. Jets also re-signed British trio small forward Peter Frempong,
guard Dave Lambert and guard Neil McKelvey.

Killester re-signed American guard Damon Shoultz for a second season.
Shoultz hit 29ppg last season.

Blue Demons coach Pat Price resigned to join Connecticut College.

FIXTURES
Saturday 21
Towers Invite (Crystal Palace)
Manchester v Uni. Minnesota (Hemel, 8pm)

Sunday 22
Birmingham v Uni. Minnesota (Hemel, 4pm)
Towers Invite (Crystal Palace)
Scotland Men v Franklin Marshall U.  (M'bank)

RESULTS
Tuesday
Howelston Amazons 53-83 Villanova Uni.

Wednesday
Northampton 76ers 34-72 Villanova Uni.

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OFF TO EUROPE
Britball chats to Leopards coach Billy Mims on the Korac Cup challenges
ahead and unveils his Millenium squad.. plus a new identity for the
Basketball League... and team by team historical records in our updated
BBL Team Pages.


Greater London Leopards signed...

Kenya Capers, a 6'3 American guard from Austrian side Oberwart.
Brandon Brantley, a 6'9 American centre from Spanish D2 side Dansell.
Larry Johnson, 6'3 American guard from USBL side Idaho Stampede.
Mark Quashie, 6'7 British forward who has been playing in Iceland

And re-signed...

German guard/forward Peter Deppisch
Five time All-Star forward Robert Youngblood who will spend his sixth
season at the club.
British forward/centre David Attewell for a second season.
British guard Brian Moore, Andy Mathurin, Michael Richardson plus junior
Gianpaolo Lettissi.
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London Towers re-signed American point guard Danny Lewis for a sixth
season. Lewis averaged 17 ppg and 4 apg last season and won Championship
MVP.

Leicester Riders have signed 6'8" American forward John Potter who
averaged 21.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game for France Pro B side
Vichy last season.

Brighton Bears signed 2.11m American centre Charles Claxton. Claxton
spent the 1997-98 campaign with Lithuanian outfit Atletas Kaunas  where
he averaged 13.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

Chester Jets released Canadian guard/forward Shaun Hartley to Dutch A
League side MPC Donar Groningen.
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American Michael Jennings joined Clare Jets as assistant coach. Jets
will undertake a four game tour to the Sarthe Region in France from
August 26/30th.

England international centre Chris Haslam joined Belgian side Go Pass
Pepinster.

RESULTS
Friendlies (Meadowbank)
Scotland Men 75-69 Binghamton College
Sco: Maclean 27, Mackay 18

Scottish Select Women 34-85 Villanova U.

FIXTURE
Monday 16 August
Scottish Select v Villanova U.  (Kirkliston 7.30)


POLL RESULT
Q: Who is the best signing of the summer to date ?
      25%   Steve Bucknall (London T)
      21%   Travis Conlan (Manchester)
      19%   Andrew Mavis (Newcastle)
      15%   Nate Reinking (Sheffield)
      11%   Kelvin Robinson (Milton Keynes)
      8%    John Leahy (Chester)

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Manchester Giants signed ex-England forward Carl Miller from Newcastle
Eagles. The 6'7" Birmingham-born Miller enters his third spell with the
club.

Leicester Riders signed Tony Moore, a 6ft 9in forward/centre out of Duke
University. Moore spent last season in France Pro B with Brest and has
also played in Lebanon and Finland.

Former England and Chester centre Matt Meakin joined Dutch side
Hertogenbosch.


WEEKEND FIXTURES
Friendlies (Meadowbank, Edinburgh)
Sunday 15 August
Scottish Women's Select v Villanova Univ  1.30

Scotland Men v Binghampton College 4.00
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England international Ronnie Baker re-signed for a third season with
Manchester Giants. The 5'8" guard - the club captain - had 10.5 points
and 4.3 assists per game last season.

Brighton Bears and Mid-Sussex Magic Basketball Clubs are teaming up to
back a new NBL Women's League team to be known as the Brighton Magic.

Milton Keynes Lions' leading scorer from last season Tony Windless will
return to Bletchey for a second campaign. 6'5 forward Windless, a five
time All Star, hit 17.48 points per game and 8.62 rebounds per game
after joining the club early in the campaign.

Ex-Hemel coach Mark Dunning has joined the Brighton Bears as assistant
coach.

Ex-British student international Mark Hawley signed for Belgian Div. 2
side Fleron. The 2.01m forward averaged 4ppg for Leicester last season.

Irish Super League debutantes Clare Jets signed 6'6" power forward
Lester Hunt and Michael Jennings, a 6'5" point guard out of Penn State
who last year played for Spanish D2 team Maroca.
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Newcastle Eagles re-signed 6'8" forward Chris Webber. The Canadian
played once for the Eagles last season and also had spells with
Birmingham, Leicester and Plymouth.

Birmingham Bullets signed 6'7" forward Corey Jackson. The two-time All
Star American spent last season at Newcastle where he averaged 15 points
and 6 rebounds per game.

Irish international Stephen Mc Carthy has re-signed for Neptune. The
1.85m point guard is returning after a season's break from the game.
Neptune's coach of last season Mark Scannell has stepped down to coach
the club's Under 19 team.

Ex-Neptune, Manchester and Sheffield forward Mark Robinson has joined
Portuguese side Figueira. Robinson remains Chief Executive of the
British Players Association.
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In Britball.com this weekend, we chat to Sheffield Sharks' coach Chris
Finch, plus news of possible signings at Bullets, Giants and Sharks.


Edinburgh Rocks have signed 2.08m Scottish international centre Stuart
Mackay from Scottish League side St. Mirren.

Derby Storm have signed  6'7" American forward Cypheis Bunting. The 26
year old graduate of West Kentucky University played last season with
Sundsvall Dragons of Sweden.

Star of the Sea have signed American guard Tim Kennedy. The 6'5" rookie
travels to Ireland after a college career at Loyola Marymount
University.

Denny Notre Dame have signed 1.94m forward Eric Blair. The American led
the Irish Super League in scoring last season, notching 30ppg with
Waterford.
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In Britball.com today, we catch up on a tough summer with Derby Storm
coach Martin Ford plus exclusive news of the club's first signing.

Neal McCotter has re-joined Star of the Sea. The Irish guard spent last
season with Tolka Rovers.

Milton Keynes signed American point guard Modie Cox. The 1.80m American
out of Buffalo University played last season in South Africa.
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Full Previews and coverage from the European Junior Championships in
Dublin.

Thames Valley signed 2.07m Welsh international centre Stuart Robbins.
The 22 year old returns from US college. Tigers also re-signed veteran
guard Julio Politi.

Guildford announced that the club is re-locating to play out of the
Westcroft Leicesure centre in Sutton and will be re-named Sutton Pumas.

Star of the Sea announced that Irish international captain Adrian Fulton
will sit out the forthcoming the season. The point guard has signed a
semi-professional football contract. Star will additionally lose both
Irish international duo forward Kevin Craig (re-loaction)and centre
Ronan O'Leary (Teiko Post University).
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Birmingham Bullets signed England international Yorick Williams. The
1.92m guard spent last season with Derby averaging 17.3 ppg in 24 games.
Bullets also signed a title sponsorship with recruitment company
Pertemps.

Newcastle Eagles re-signed England international centre Ian Whyte for a
second season. Whyte joined the club mid way through last season,
averaging 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

The composition of the Irish Men's First Division will be a nine team
league with only Irish or Bosman players allowed. Teams: Queens Belfast,
Ballina, Ballina Colts (new team), Moycullen, Clare Jets, Castleisland,
Neptune, Blue Demons and Kilkenny (new team)
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