SURREY SCORCHERS
vs WORCESTER WOLVES SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2016 TIP-OFF 3:00PM OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP #10
COACH’S CORNER WELCOME FROM COACH CREON RAFTOPOULOS Good afternoon Surrey Scorchers fans and welcome back to our second game of 2016 at Surrey Sports Park. It feels like it’s been a long time since we last played in front of you so we are looking forward to this opportunity and to put on a good performance. Since our last home appearance we’ve been in a slump trying to discover more about ourselves and how to work better as a team. Since then we have made a lot of progress and I think that this will show this afternoon as we go up against the Worcester Wolves once again. Sadly we have had to release DJ Felder and Jacob Loveridge this week. Both players were not up to the standard that we had set each of them and would be better suited in other basketball environments. I wish them all the best in their careers.
Worcester continue to be a top four team with a lot of experience. It’s important that we maintain discipline and put all of our effort into the game. If we do that we stand every chance of taking a tight win. The last home game was fantastic. To play in front of a sell-out crowd was incredible. Thank you for your continued support and hopefully we will see you all back for more exciting games this season!
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MATCH REPORT
READING ROCKETS 72-82 SURREY SCORCHERS WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY 2016 – BBL TROPHY LAST 16 Scorchers secured their first win of 2016 and a safe passage through the BBL Trophy First Round tie at Reading Rockets with a 72-82 triumph. It was a scrappy opening ten for Scorchers, with the hosts bringing the hustle with the full-court press. Wilkins settled in with two early triples as Rockets continued getting amongst the visitors, quickly racking up the team fouls. Yet Scorchers struggled from the line, hitting just 22% as Reading continued to frustrate. As the first quarter came to a close, there was nothing between the two teams, with Rockets responding from a Schlitzer three with one of their own to level the game at 14-14 after the opening stanza. Quarter two saw Rockets start strong and take their lead out to three with Reading’s D’Montre Edwards leading the game scoring with nine. The impressive Scorchers debutant Jordan Williams made an instant impact from the bench, going to work to convert an and-1. With the game levelled up at 36-36, Rockets looked like taking a small lead into the halftime break. Yet Scorchers’ Elvisi Dusha had other ideas, driving to the basket for 2 and 1, which
he converted to push Scorchers ahead by three. With seconds on the clock, Dusha stole a sloppy Rockets pass from the line and made a huge three point buzzer beater to leave Surrey up by six, 36-42 at the half. Scorchers came flying out the blocks in the third with Jordan Williams and Christian Behrens leading the offence and Surrey pushing their lead out to 13 with K.C. RossMiller checking in with back-to-back triples. With confidence flowing on court, Scorchers stretched their lead to a game high 22 points before finishing the third up by 15 at 52-67. With a cushion going into the final ten, Scorchers continued to press ahead with Nick Schlitzer adding a further seven points to his tally. Rockets threw everything at Scorchers in the final five minutes, with a strong full court press forcing a series of sloppy Surrey turnovers to get the hosts back within eight. Yet Scorchers managed the game out to secure their first victory in six games, running out 72-82 winners and booking a place in the BBL Trophy quarterfinal away at Leicester Riders on Saturday 30 January.
2015/16 SCORCHERS ROSTER ALHAJI-ALLIE FULLAH Forward DOB: 07/06/1989 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Hackney HEIGHT: 6’8”
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”
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”
JORDAN WILLIAMS forward DOB: 16/10/1995 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Bromley HEIGHT: 6’8”
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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”
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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 FRIDAY 12 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) WON 89-81 GLASGOW ROCKS (A) LOST 94-77 MANCHESTER GIANTS (H) WON 96-82 WORCESTER WOLVES (A) LOST 108-92 PLYMOUTH RAIDERS (A) LOST 102-96 WORCESTER WOLVES (H) LOST 66-91 SHEFFIELD SHARKS (A) LOST 107-55 NEWCASTLE EAGLES (A) LOST 99-67 READING ROCKS (BBL TROPHY, A) WON 72-82 WORCESTER WOLVES (H) 3:00PM LEICESTER RIDERS (BBL TROPHY, A) 7:30PM GLASGOW ROCKS (A) 6:00PM LONDON LIONS (A) 7:30PM 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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Alhaji-Allie Fullah Andreas Schreiber Christian Behrens Elvisi Dusha Henry Wilkins Jordan Williams 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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