London Regional Team victorious at U16 London Summer Series
London U15 has emphatically claimed victory in the U16 London Summer Series Tournament. Their supreme athleticism and very aggressive defence allowed the young Londoners to overcome London United [70-51], Manchester Magic[81-37] and Ujpest Budapest [103-73].
Although London United finished last after 3 defeats, they were able to stay in contention for 3 quarters and on each occasion dramatically has faded away in last 10 minutes of the game.
BC Ujpest U16
Daniel Szatkowski, United’s head coach was very clear with his message after the tournament: “It was definitely a very useful way of preparing us for the next season. We will have to work very hard in the next 2 months to make sure that we will be prepared for our first competition in the European Youth Basketball League”.
Next weekend our U18 will be tested in the U18 London Summer Series where they will compete against London RegionalU17, ,Zastal Zielona Gora [Poland] and Sopron [Hungary]
Full Tournament Results:
Friday:
London United v London U15 51-70
BC Ujpest v Manchester Magic 72-75
Saturday:
London United v BC Ujpest 53-68
London U15 v Manchester Magic 81-37
Sunday:
London United v Manchester Magic 52-73
London U15 v BC Ujpest 103-73
Final Standings:
1.London U15
2.Manchester Magic
3.BC Ujpest
4.London United