GB Round-up: 17th/18th February 2024

Photo: BWB / SA Images

At home in the BWB National League Premier Division, Manchester Revolution (Martin Edwards, Tyler Baines) beat Mohawks 87:53 at home. For Manchester Revolution, Martin Edwards had 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tyler Bains had 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists.

GB Women headed to the Osaka Cup 2024, where they competed in a series of friendlies against Australia, Thailand and hosts Japan. Read more on how their fixtures went here: https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/2024/02/gb-women-victorious-at-the-osaka-cup-2024/

In Spain,  Amiab Albacete (Harry Brown, Simon Brown, Ben Fox, Lee Manning, Charlotte Moore, Phil Pratt) secured a 67:77 victory on the road against Amivel Reyes Gutierrez (Abdi Jama, Kyle Marsh). For Amiab Albacete, Harry Brown had 7 points and 3 rebounds. Ben Fox had 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. Lee Manning had 2 points and 2 rebounds. Phil Pratt had 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 10 assists. For Amivel Reyes Gutierrez, Abdi Jama had 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. Kyle Marsh 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists.

CD Ilunion (Gregg Warburton, Terry Bywater) had a dominant 91:61 win over Econy Gran Canaria. For CD Ilunion, Greg Warburton had 19 points, 1 rebound, and 7 assists. Terry Bywater had 13 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Bidaideak Bilbao (James MacSorley) beat IMF Getafe 84:42 at home.

UCAM Murcia (Lee Fryer, Peter Cusack) won 73:91 against Iberconsa Amfiv. For UCAM Murcia, Lee Fryer had 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Peter Cusack had 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 8 assists.

This weekend is the highly anticipated Copa del Rey 2024 – we wish the very best to all the athletes on court! More information can be found on the BSR Espana website: https://www.bsrespana.es/Definidos-el-cuadro-de-competicion-de-la-Copa-del-Rey-BSR/

In Germany, Rhine River Rhinos (Jim Palmer) claimed a 63:56 victory over Hannover United.

Spanish League:http://bsr.feddf.es/ 
German League: https://rollstuhlbasketball.de/ 
BWB National League: https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/competition/national-league/ 
BWB Women’s Premier League:https://britishwheelchairbasketball.co.uk/competition/womens-premier-league-2023-24-2/ 
Italian League: https://www.federipic.it/ 
University of Alabama (USA):https://bamaadapted.com/sports/wbball?path=wbball