Brentwood Sport
Ladies flying as Leopards announce fixtures
10:54am Thursday 29th July 2010
BASKETBALL: Four members of Leopards Ladies helped Great Britain under-20s make history by winning the European Championship B Division title.
Mary Durojaye, Ella Clark, Josephine Salmon and Kashmere Joseph helped GB defeat the Slovak Republic 47-46 in a thrilling final in Macedonia.
Damian Jennings’ side had already clinched promotion to the top flight, but their success in the final saw them become the first British age group team to clinch a FIBA Europe title.
Durojaye finished with 12 points and six rebounds in the final and averaged 9.7 points and 6.7 boards per game in the tournament.
All four of the Leopards’ players played a part in GB’s success as they won six of their seven games.
Meanwhile, Jesse Chucku and Teddy Okereafor have helped England win three of their games in the European Championship B Division in Israel.
Chucku is averaging 7.5 points and 3.5 rebounds plus an impressive 2.5 blocks per game while Okereafor is dishing out 3.5 assists, pulling down 3.75 boards and scoring two points per game.
Leopards have now announced their fixtures for the season.
The Big Cats open their National Trophy campaign with a home game at Brentwood against Reading Rockets on Sunday, September 26.
They then face four successive away games before staging a National Cup third round game at Brentwood on Sunday, October 31. A week later they play their first home Barking Abbey game of the campaign when they host Bristol Academy Flyers.
The women’s team start in the National Cup at Oaklands College on October 9 before hosting Brixton Topcats on Sunday, October 17, at Barking Abbey.