PREVIEW: Double Header to open Sharks season

BBL Cup Group Stage

It’s a double-header opening weekend for your B. Braun Sheffield Sharks. Read on for everything you need to know about our games against Cheshire Phoenix and Glasgow Rocks.

Friday – Sharks v Phoenix – Ponds Forge 7.30pm

Tickets – B. Braun Sheffield Sharks v Cheshire Phoenix – BBL Cup Tickets, Fri 24 Sep 2021 at 19:30 | Eventbrite

Ones To Watch

Teddy Okereafor – Great Britain starting Point Guard with experience in Estonia, Italy and Greece. Played for Bristol Flyers last season.

Namon Wright – Played for Leicester Riders in the 2019-20 season averaging 15.7 points per game.

Jules Dang-Akodo – Represented London Lions in 2020-21 and was part of Great Britain’s 2017 Eurobasket squad. Has overseas experience in Germany, Spain and Slovenia.

Kyle Carey – Formerly with the now defunct London City Royals but signed for Cheshire in December 2020. Averaged 7.5 points per game with 3.2 rebounds last season and has represented Great Britain at U20 level.

Last Meeting

March 7^th 2021 – Cheshire Phoenix (Lull 17 McCall 13 Hayes 12) 75 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (Lillard 21 Hemsley 20 Koch 16) 69

Sunday – Rocks v Sharks – Emirates Arena 4.30pm

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Ones To Watch

Jordan Johnson – Graduate of the University of Nevada. Played for Rio Grande Vipers in the NBA G League, averaging 7.5 points per game, 2.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists.

Jaycee Hillsman – Small forward who averaged a whopping 25.5 points per game alongside 10.2 rebounds for Olulun in Finland. Graduate of San Jose State University.

Boban Jacdonmi – 6’ 9” British Centre who averaged 8.6 points per game with 6.3 rebounds in his rookie season.

Jonny Bunyan – 29 year old Point Guard in his 11^th season with the Rocks. Club captain and renowned three point shooter.

Last Meeting

February 5^th 2021 – B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (Lillard 21 Koch 13 Nichols 13) 77 Glasgow Rocks (Keeling 14 Delph 14 Jacdonmi 10) 61

Shark Bites

The Sharks have played fourteen out of their last sixteen opening day games in Sheffield.

Sadly, however, the Sharks have lost four out of their last five opening day home games. We are determined to put this right on Friday!

The Sharks are 4-0 against Glasgow in opening games of the season.

The Sharks were 88-80 winners over Leicester Riders in their pre-season friendly last week. Aaron Anderson scored 21 points and made 10 assists. Captain Mike Tuck led all scorers with 23 points. Jonathan Williams, Joe Jr Mvuezolo, Marcus Delpeche and Lucien Christofis also made their debuts for the team.

SharkNation

It was so good to see the SharkNation back in the ‘Tank’ last Friday for our pre-season game against Leicester! We hope you enjoyed our exciting new team – go to the link at the top of this page for tickets for Friday’s home opener against Cheshire. We’re taking measures to make Game Night as covid-secure as we can for you – we want to see as many of you as we can back in the arena! If you can’t make it to Glasgow on Sunday, check us out on the BBL Player – free once you have signed up for an account. Sharks basketball is back!

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Adam Bates