Surrey Scorchers v London Lions Programme, Saturday 28 November 2015

SURREY SCORCHERS vs LONDON LIONS SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015 TIP-OFF 7:00PM OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP £2.00 I #6

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COACH’S CORNER WELCOME FROM COACH CREON RAFTOPOULOS Good evening Surrey Scorchers fans and welcome back to Surrey Sports Park after a 2 week break from BBL action.

The key to success for us today is going to be controlling the tempo and feeding off the energy you give us on defence.

Since we’ve been on court, we’ve been working hard to get everybody back off the injury list and on to court. Hopefully by the time we take to the court tonight we have a fully fit team and we’ll be closer to having one or two more imports in for the remainder of the season.

Thanks once again to all our sponsors and partners.

Today we host London Lions, who I feel are a very strong team who should be fighting for the title. In their team they have Jaron Lane, an American player, along with some British talent in Nick Lewis, the Willliams brothers and Allie Fullah.

Sit back, enjoy the game and thank you for your continued support.

MATCH REPORT

LEEDS FORCE 73-63 SURREY SCORCHERS FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2015 I 2015/16 BBL CHAMPIONSHIP Surrey Scorchers slipped to their fourth defeat of the season after a tightly fought contest against Leeds Force.

In a game that ebbed and flowed across all four quarters, the result really could have gone either way.

Scorchers’ Lekan Popoola had some early success with the 3 ball with Christian Behrens also making a good start at the offensive end.

At the break, Creon’s men had managed to reverse the 4 point deficit to lead by 4, their biggest margin of the game.

With shooting success low on both sides, it was game won on rebounds, turnovers and steals.

Scorchers took a 3 point lead into the final stanza, yet it was the home side that were able to make the key moments and turnovers count to run away 73-63 victors.

Elvisi Dusha joined Behrens as Scorchers top scorer on the night with 13 points, with Tayo and DJ Felder checking in with 11 points each.

The defeat leaves Scorchers 3-4 and sitting seventh in the BBL Championship with a form of WLWLL.

BBL FIXTURE CHANGES Due to opposition cup competition commitments, Surrey Scorchers face further home and away fixture changes over the upcoming months.

Surrey Scorchers will now face Manchester Giants at home on Friday 11 December (previously Cheshire Phoenix), welcome Worcester Wolves on Saturday 2 January (previously Manchester Giants) and host Cheshire Phoenix on Friday 26 February (previously Worcester Wolves).

Fans who have already purchased tickets for all fixtures do not need to do anything following this change- all tickets will remain valid for the respective game days, despite the opposition changes.

Should fans no longer wish to attend a game due to the opposition change, please contact events@surreysportspark.co.uk.

On the road, Scorchers now go to Sheffield Sharks on Sunday 3 January (previously Friday 15 January).

These fixture changes are unfortunately beyond the club’s control, but we apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank fans for their understanding.

2015/16 SCORCHERS ROS ANDREAS SCHREIBER Power Forward DOB: 21/07/1987 NATIONALITY: Swedish-American HOMETOWN: Täby, Sweden HEIGHT: 6’10” HOBBIES: Piano, guitar & video games

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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” HOBBIES: Hair cutting & playing video games

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ELVISI DUSHA point guard DOB: 15/07/1994 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: London HEIGHT: 6’2” HOBBIES: Sport, chilling with friends & family

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HENRY WILKINS Shooting Guard DOB: 08/10/1990 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Guildford HEIGHT: 6’4” HOBBIES: Movies, golf, food & music

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STER JACOB LOVERIDGE Forward DOB: 30/11/1992 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Chertsey HEIGHT: 6’5” HOBBIES: Cricket & gaming

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

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

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TAYO OGEDENGBE Forward DOB: 15/05/1987 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Hammersmith HEIGHT: 6’6” HOBBIES: Movies, golf, food & music

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WILL NEIGHBOUR Power Forward DOB: 15/05/1990 NATIONALITY: British HOMETOWN: Surrey HEIGHT: 6’10” HOBBIES: Golf, movies, tennis & football

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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 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) 7:00PM 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 Lekan Popoola Nick Schlitzer Tayo Ogedengbe (C) Will Neighbour HEAD COACH Creon Raftopoulos ASSISTANT COACHES Dave Adams Russell Purvey

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