Surrey Scorchers v Bristol Flyers Programme, Friday 4 December 2015

SURREY SCORCHERS vs BRISTOL FLYERS FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2015 TIP-OFF 7:30PM OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP £2.00 I #7

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COACH’S CORNER WELCOME FROM COACH CREON RAFTOPOULOS Good evening loud and proud Surrey Scorchers fans for another Friday night game night at Surrey Sports Park.

After the disappointment of last weekend’s game, we’ve worked hard this week to ensure that we give a performance worthy of the support you give us.

Today we welcome Bristol Flyers and their fans in a game which will decide the head-to-head record in the league.

It’s a very important game and we’re very excited to welcome our new point guard, K.C. Ross-Miller, who I think will be a big addition to the squad.

Bristol have some exciting players in their ranks.

Tyrone Lee brings a lot of energy defensively and they’re a very good three point shooting team.

Keys to victory for us tonight are going to be defensively boxing out and rebounding as a unit.

We’ll need your support once again so please continue to get behind the team. The next win is just around the corner!

Thanks as always to all our loyal fans, season ticket holders, sponsors, partners and volunteers.

Enjoy the game

GO SCORCHERS

MATCH REPORT

SURREY SCORCHERS 61-95 LONDON LIONS SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015 I 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP Surrey Scorchers were condemned to their third straight defeat on Saturday night, going down 61-95 to London Lions at Surrey Sports Park.

Scorchers were dealt an early blow when new American import K.C. Ross-Miller was unable to make his debut due to international clearance issues.

With a starting five of Dusha, Behrens, Felder, Ogedengbe and Schlitzer, Scorchers made a bright start in front of over 760 fans, but it was to be short-lived.

Lions took the lead after 3 minutes and retained that lead for the remainder of the game, with London’s Jamal Williams tallying up four triples for 14 first half points, before ending the game tied-top scorer with fellow Lion Nick Lewis on 19 points.

With the visitors lead out to 14 points at half-time, Scorchers were unable to mount a comeback in the second half, with the hosts struggling for rebounds and for looks against a tough Lions defence.

By the time of the final buzzer, Lions’ winning margin was out to 34 points in a night to learn from for the men in black.

Scorchers’ Nick Schlitzer was voted Fans’ MVP with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists whilst Christian Behrens also totalled 12 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Commenting on the game, Scorchers Coach Creon Raftopoulos said: “It was a real disappointment and we’ve all got to take responsibility for it and understand performances like that are not acceptable.

We’ve done a great job in getting a fan base back together and we know it’s important that we reward them with some good, honest, hard performances.

“I know my players give it their all and sometimes we are going to come up against tough opposition like London Lions. They’re a very experienced team who know the style of this league and we’ve got to learn quickly.

“On a positive note, we’re looking forward to welcoming K.C. Ross-Miller into the fold on Friday. The biggest things we’ll be addressing is continuously working on our help-side defence and we know we’re not going to be winning many games when we’re out-rebounded by 30. It’s all about hustle points and we will be working on that this week.”

2015/16 SCORCHERS ROSTER ANDREAS SCHREIBER Power Forward DOB: 21/07/1987 NATIONALITY: Swedish-American HOMETOWN: Täby, Sweden HEIGHT: 6’10”

CHRISTIAN BEHRENS Forward DOB: 14/12/1992 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Maple Valley, Washington HEIGHT: 6’8”

DJ FELDER power forward DOB: 20/06/1991 NATIONALITY: African-American HOMETOWN: Montgomery, Alabama HEIGHT: 6’7”

ELVISI DUSHA point guard DOB: 15/07/1994 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: London HEIGHT: 6’2”

HENRY WILKINS Shooting Guard DOB: 08/10/1990 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Guildford HEIGHT: 6’4”

JACOB LOVERIDGE Forward DOB: 30/11/1992 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Chertsey HEIGHT: 6’5”

13 14 23

12 7 30

K.C. ROSS-MILLER Point Guard DOB: 4/01/1991 NATIONALITY: American HOMETOWN: Tulsa, Oklahoma HEIGHT: 6’0”

LEKAN POPOOLA DOB: 02/02/1981 NATIONALITY: Nigerian-British HEIGHT: 6’0”

NICK SCHLITZER shooting guard DOB: 28/12/1992 NATIONALITY: American HOMETOWN: Pottsville, Pennsylvania HEIGHT: 6’6”

TAYO OGEDENGBE Forward DOB: 15/05/1987 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Hammersmith HEIGHT: 6’6”

WILL NEIGHBOUR Power Forward DOB: 15/05/1990 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Surrey HEIGHT: 6’10”

SCORCHER THE DRAGON MASCOT DOB: Over 2000 years old!

NATIONALITY: Dragonese HOMETOWN: Guildford HEIGHT: 5’10”

10 8 33

15 35 00

FIXTURES 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP DATE SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER 2015 FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2015 SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2015 SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2015 SUNDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2015 SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 4 DECEMBER 2015 SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER 2015 FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER 2015 SUNDAY 27 DECEMBER 2015 SATURDAY 2 JANUARY 2016 SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2016 FRIDAY 8 JANUARY 2016 SUNDAY 10 JANUARY 2016 SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2016 SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2016 SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2016 FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2016 SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2016 SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2016 SUNDAY 13 MARCH 2016 TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2016 FRIDAY 25 MARCH 2016 SUNDAY 27 MARCH 2016 FRIDAY 1 APRIL 2016 SUNDAY 3 APRIL 2016 FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2016 SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

OPPOSITION TIP-OFF BRISTOL FLYERS (A) WON 68-71 NEWCASTLE EAGLES (H) LOST 65-98 MANCHESTER GIANTS (H) WON 84-83 LEEDS FORCE (A) LOST 74-69 LONDON LIONS (BBL CUP, H) LOST 81-89 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS (H) WON 91-86 BRISTOL FLYERS (H) LOST 72-80 LEEDS FORCE (A) LOST 73-63 LONDON LIONS (H) LOST 61-95 BRISTOL FLYERS (H) 7:30PM GLASGOW ROCKS (A) 6:00PM MANCHESTER GIANTS (H) 7:30PM WORCESTER WOLVES (A) 7:30PM PLYMOUTH RAIDERS (A) 4:00PM WORCESTER WOLVES (H) 7:00PM SHEFFIELD SHARKS (A) 7:30PM NEWCASTLE EAGLES (A) 7:30PM READING ROCKS (BBL TROPHY, A) TBC WORCESTER WOLVES (H) 3:00PM LEICESTER RIDERS (A) 7:30PM GLASGOW ROCKS (A) 6:00PM PLYMOUTH RAIDERS (H) 3:30PM SHEFFIELD SHARKS (H) 3:00PM CHESHIRE PHOENIX (H) 7:30PM LEICESTER RIDERS (A) 7:30PM CHESHIRE PHOENIX (A) 5:00PM NEWCASTLE EAGLES (H) 3:00PM LONDON LIONS (A) 7:30PM LEICESTER RIDERS (H) 7:30PM MANCHESTER GIANTS (A) 6:00PM GLASGOW ROCKS (H) 7:30PM CHESHIRE PHOENIX (A) 5:30PM SHEFFIELD SHARKS (A) 7:30PM LEEDS FORCE (H) 3:00PM

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Andreas Schreiber Christian Behrens DJ Felder Elvisi Dusha Henry Wilkins Jacob Loveridge K.C. Ross-Miller Lekan Popoola Nick Schlitzer Tayo Ogedengbe (C) Will Neighbour HEAD COACH Creon Raftopoulos ASSISTANT COACHES Dave Adams Russell Purvey

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