Basketball players in the North East travelled to Spain to represent their region at an international basketball tournament as part of the North East Basketball Board’s (NEBB)’s development programme. The U16’s and U18’s boys & girls North East Knights squads travelled to the Costa Brava in Spain to participate in the EUROBASKET BASKETBALL FESTIVAL 2023 in July along with teams from across Europe. A total of 46 players from twelve clubs in the NEBB were involved in the squads with five players, two coaches and one administrator from Navan Cougars club. U16 Boys Ethan Giltrap, Caoimhín O’Neill, Terry Okodogbe and Alex Walsh, U18 Girls Neasa McDermott travelled to the seaside town of Lloret de Mar with their team mates to take part in the week-long festival of basketball, The teams played over the course of 5 days in July, facing opposition from England, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey to name but a few. An eight-person team of coaches, managers, and other personnel from the NEBB clubs supported the players including from Navan Cougars BC Tony Ayres U18G coach, Tom Smyth U14B coach and Ursula Thompson who coordinated flights and training venues. Basketball in the North East will continue to thrive into the future.

 

Well done to our U12 Girls on winning the NEBB U12G "B" League and the plate Top 4's yesterday. Dunshaughlin Rockets team gave us a hard fought game but we held on to win by 5 points. Well done girls, Coach Kris and Manager Louise.