Scottish juniors visit Portugal - Jun 18, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
Scottish U18 National Team traveled to Portugal to take part at the Amadora International tournament. The team is getting fit for the European championship in Division B that is slated to start on July 23 in Sarajevo. Scotland will tip off the preliminary round in Pool C alongside Romania, Netherlands, Montenegro and Georgia.
Scottish teams took on CIBA U20 team in the opener in Amadora. The Scots looked dominant and raced to a 66:45 victory at the end [read more]
Scottish U18 National Team traveled to Portugal to take part at the Amadora International tournament. The team is getting fit for the European championship in Division B that is slated to start on July 23 in Sarajevo. Scotland will tip off the preliminary round in Pool C alongside Romania, Netherlands, Montenegro and Georgia. Scottish teams took on CIBA U20 team in the opener in Amadora. The Scots looked dominant and raced to a 66:45 victory at the end. Ali Fraser (-C) finished with 13 points to lead the charge. Ali Mackay had 9 points for the winners. Next Scotland faced the Portuguese counterparts. The Scottish youngsters got to the better start as they were up by 7 points after ten minutes. But Portuguese juniors turned the tables in midway through the encounter and turned the deficit into a 10-point lead before the final stanza. They kept the visitors at bay in the fourth quarter and celebrated a 63:48 success at the end. Paulo Santos netted 17 points for the hosts. Daniel Coelho added 10 points for the winners. Ali Fraser responded with 14 points for the visitors. Jonny Bunyan (-G) had 10 points in defeat. Ali Fraser topscored with 17 points in the third game of the tourney against Benfica U20 selection but it did not prevent Scotland from the second loss 49:62. Ali Mackay came up with 14 points in the loss.
Scotland U23 Men stung by Yellow Jackets - May 22, 2009 (by Eurobasket News)
The U23 Mens first outing was played at the Peak in Stirling last week and it was a great game to watch. In a close contest, a solid Cedarville squad defeated Scotland by 9 points.
Scotland got off to a great start building a 15 point lead through great defence and a well executed offence. Cedarville battled hard but it was the U23s who were finishing in and around the hoop as well as from beyond the arc [read more]
The U23 Mens first outing was played at the Peak in Stirling last week and it was a great game to watch. In a close contest, a solid Cedarville squad defeated Scotland by 9 points. Scotland got off to a great start building a 15 point lead through great defence and a well executed offence. Cedarville battled hard but it was the U23s who were finishing in and around the hoop as well as from beyond the arc. Martin Walmsley (198-F/C-86) looked sensational hitting 17 first half points and working hard to keep their 67 Jamaican, Ricardo Alliman (201-F-87), under wraps.
At half time the U23s led by 14 and looked in control. However, Cedarville had other plans. The Scottish guards were subjected to intense pressure defence on the perimeter making it very difficult to receive the ball on the wings safely as well as executing any offensive set. This sustained pressure led to several turnovers which were translated into 15 3rd quarter transition points and broke down the momentum of the U23s. With 6 seconds left in the 3rd, the U23s led by 2 points. Cedarville brought the ball up the court under pressure and with only 1 second left, Derek Hannon launched the ball in the air just inside the half and nailed it to take them 1 point in front going into the fourth.
Cedarville continued the 4th quarter in the same way and built on their lead. Any comeback from the Scots was quashed with superior ball movement and a fine display of outside shooting. Cedarville were without their full team who won their division and were ranked 3rd in NAIA Division II this year but still managed to display a very high level of basketball. No-one can take away the efforts of the U23s however, who only really had two full practice sessions together as a team prior to the game. As a result of the game, the coaching staff has a much clearer picture of areas to improve as well as the opportunity the squad has to excel. Courtesy of: http://www.basketballscotland.com/
CAMPBELL IS COMING FOR SCOTS NATIONAL TEAM - May 21, 2009 (by Sandy Sutherland)
Troon Tornadoes club coach Tom Campbell has been appointed coach of the Scottish national team after a decade in the wings.
Campbell, who is the current Scottish junior men's coach, has agreed to take over from former Scottish Rocks player-coach and National team captain Iain Maclean, who was in charge of the side who took the bronze medals in the Euro C Championships in Edinburgh in June 2008 [read more]
Troon Tornadoes club coach Tom Campbell has been appointed coach of the Scottish national team after a decade in the wings. Campbell, who is the current Scottish junior men's coach, has agreed to take over from former Scottish Rocks player-coach and National team captain Iain Maclean, who was in charge of the side who took the bronze medals in the Euro C Championships in Edinburgh in June 2008. An assistant to both Allan Turner and Ian Gordon as senior men's coach, Campbell was also in charge of the Scotland senior team who played the Rest of the Commonwealth at Meadowbank in the CHOGM Challenge in 1997, but has never taken the seniors to a championship tournament: 'This fulfills a life-long ambition and I'm looking forward to the challenge,' commented Campbell, who has four basketball-playing sons including two, Ross and Neil, who have played for the senior national team. There has been no senior national team activity for either men or women in 2009 and the men's next challenge will be the 2010 Euro C Championships next year. There is also the possibility that Scotland will go to the Commonwealth Championship in Bangalore, India next year though a decision on whether to enter has not yet been taken and cost could be a major deterrent. There is only one place open for a team from the European Zone which also includes England, Cyprus, Malta and Wales. Scotland men have never won a Euro C title and Campbell hopes to be able to call on many of the players he has nurtured through the junior ranks to help reach that goal.
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