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Oxford HOOPS Basketball Club | Where the ACTION never stops!
LATEST RESULTS ...
December 2, 2008
Oxon & Bucks League
Monday 1st Dec 2008
Wallingford 84 - 65 OXHOOPS BLAZERS
Witney Cougars 38 - 33 OXHOOPS PHOENIX
Saturday 29th Nov 2008
Oxford Central Venue League U15
OXHOOPS SHARKS 43 - 34 Abingdon Eagles
NATIONAL FOUNDERS CUP
OXHOOPS BRAVES 83 - 63 Newman University (Birmingham)
Tuesday 25th Nov 2008
Witney Houstons 80 - OXHOOPS SONICS 93
Saturday 22nd Nov 2008
Central Venue League
OXHOOPS SONICS U-17 70 - 22 Young Steps
Friday 21st Nov 2008
Oxon & Bucks League
OXHOOPS SONICS 80 - OXHOOPS BLAZERS 49
OXHOOPS PHOENIX 62 - Aylesbury 33
Saturday 15th Nov 2008
National Founders Cup
Kings of Worcester 81 OXHOOPS BRAVES 49
Oxford Central Venue League
Chiltern v OXHOOPS SHARKS
Witney v OXHOOPS SHARKS
Friday 14th Nov 2008
OXHOOPS SONICS 90 Oxford Stealers 73
Tuesday 11th Nov 2008
Witney 51 OXHOOPS SONICS 93
Saturday 8th Nov 2008
USAF Croughton Triangular Tournie
US Air Force Alconbury 50 OXHOOPS BRAVES 58
US Air Force Croughton 42 OXHOOPS BRAVES 62
US Air Force Alconbury 66 US Air Force Croughton 56
Oxford Central Venue League
Angels 48 Wantage 8
Angels 60 Chiltern 12
Friday 7th Nov 2008
OXHOOPS SONICS 103 Witney Houstons 47
OXHOOPS PHOENIX 61 Aylesbury 46
Thursday 6th Nov 2008
Thame Tigers 62 OxHoops Sonics 67 (OT)
Sunday 2nd Nov 2008
Aylesbury Heat 38 OxHoops Sonics 118
Friday 24th Oct 2008
OxHoops Phoenix 77 Team Jet 37
OxHoops Sonics 70 Thame 65
Tuesday 21st Oct 2008 7pm
OxHoops Blazers 53 Stealers 118
U-17 Oxford Central Venue League
Saturday 25th Oct 2008
Sonics U17 37 Witney 39
National Founders Cups - Friendly
Sunday 26th Oct 2008
Braves 104 Luton 52
FIND FULL STORY and STATS FOR THESE GAMES WITH EACH TEAM'S HOME PAGE
LEAGUE TABLES
November 27, 2008
OXON & BUCKS LEAGUE >> WOMEN >> 25-11-08
OXHOOPS PHOENIX take an early lead and become number 1 as they test the waters during their first year in the League.
OXON & BUCKS LEAGUE >> MEN >> 25-11-08
OXHOOPS SONICS win their first 7 games to dominate league. Sonics will be put to the test when they face RAF Brize Norton and Wallingford over the next 2 weeks.
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GAMES AT ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL
November 30, 2008
LIVE BASKETBALL
SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER 2008 - NATIONAL FOUNDERS CUP
5.00 PM OXHOOPS BRAVES vs Kings of Worcester
Special Guest Appearance:
MESSY JAM DANCE GROUP
Entry Tickets: £2 >> OXHOOPS MEMBERS - FREE
DOUBLE HEADER
FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER 2008 - Oxon & Bucks League
7.00 PM OXHOOPS PHOENIX vs Witney Cougars
9.00 PM OXHOOPS SONICS vs Witney Houstons
Entry Tickets: £2 >> OXHOOPS MEMBERS - FREE
December 1, 2008
TRAINING DAYS & TIMES For November 2008
Please be aware that some training sessions are restricted.
Contact Oxford HOOPS before turning up.
Cost: Registered Coaches/Players (No Cost) Non Members £ 5.00
Head Coach Franky Marulanda: 07827 331 593 >> SONICS & BRAVES
Coach: Louis Burford 07830 208 907 >> Phoenix / Blazers / Sonics U17
Coach Mike Porter: 0777 565 8434 >> Angels / Sharks
Coach Mike Gerrard: 07828 198 159 >> Phoenix / Blazers / Sonics U17
Coach Peter Egawhary: 0777 550 2838
Diane Sturgess: 07971 554 475
oxfordhoopsbc@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY 3rd DECEMBER -- Training
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
8.00 PM to 9.15 PM BLAZERS & SONICS
9.15 PM to 11.00 PM BRAVES
THURSDAY 4th DECEMBER -- Games -- AWAY
7.00 PM RAF Brize Norton vs OXHOOPS SONICS (ID Required)
8.00 PM Team Jet vs OXHOOPS PHOENIX
FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER -- Training
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
7.00 PM SONICS & BLAZERS
9.00 PM BRAVES
FRIDAYS
Location: Ferry Sports Centre, Summertown, Oxford
Time: 5pm to 6.45pm
Team: PHOENIX (Female Team)
Wanted: More Players
Coaches: Peter Egawhary
Oxford Community School, Glanville Road, Cowley, Oxford
10.00 AM ANGELS U13
12.00 PM PHOENIX
2.00 PM BLAZERS / SONICS U17 / SONICS
SUNDAY 7th DECEMBER -- NATIONAL FOUNDERS CUP -- Game
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
5.00 PM Entry: £ 2 >> HOOPS MEMBERS = FREE
OXHOOPS BRAVES vs WORCESTER
Special Appearance by: MESSY JAM Dance Group
TUESDAY 9th DECEMBER -- Games -- AWAY
8.00 PM Cheney School
Oxford Stealers vs OXHOOPS BLAZERS
WEDNESDAY 10th DECEMBER -- Training
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
8.00 PM PHOENIX
9.15 PM BRAVES
FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER -- GAMES -- HOME
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
7.00 PM OXHOOPS PHOENIX vs Witney Cougars
9.00 PM OXHOOPS SONICS vs Witney Houstons (Cup)
SATURDAYS
Location: Ferry Sports Centre, Summertown, Oxford
Time: 10am to 11am - Junior 8yrs to 12 yrs
Time: 11am to 12noon - Junior 12yrs to 18yrs
Cost: £3.20 (Oxford City Council Charges)
Teams: Open Session ALL Welcome
Coaches: Peter Egawhary
SATURDAY 13th DECEMBER -- Games -- AWAY
6.00 PM Kings of Worcester vs OXHOOPS BRAVES
SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER -- Training
St. Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road, Cowley, Oxford
11.00 AM ANGELS / SHARKS
1.00 PM BLAZERS / SONICS U17 / SONICS
3.00 PM BRAVES
SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER -- Games -- AWAY
8.00 PM Aylesbury DUX vs OXHOOPS PHOENIX
WORLD HISTORY IN THE MAKING
November 5, 2008
Early this morning I was torn by 2 of the greatest shows on earth, NBA Champs Celtics were at a revived Houston Rockets live on channel FIVE, at the same time the most gripping election campaign I have witnessed was unfolding live on ITV1 and BBC1. I don't think I've flicked channels so often, looking for the NBA action and trying to follow the results of the US elections.
At one point Obama had 200 and Mcain had 90 and whilst the commentators were already claiming victory for Obama, I was fearful that the dream may become a nightmare. By the time the 3rd quarter was finished, Mcain had taken more points than Obama and had reduced the lead to 207 - 148, at this point I sat up straight and forgot to switch back to the Celtics game.
But, an amazing wave of state victories followed and Obama just left Mcain behind like Hamilton did not so long ago to take the F1 Championship. Martin Luther King said he had a dream, he said that he would like his kids to be judged by their character and integrity and not by the colour of their skin. Rev. Jesse Jackson wept uncontrollably as Obama became the 44th US President, for me this was the picture that said it all. Then Mcain came out to gracefully accept defeat with a great speech, full of hope and support for the new President. He asked his people to rally behind Barack Obama as he had pledged he would.
Today, my friends, we were part of history, today we start to live the dream that Martin Luther mentioned, the one that got him killed, today a new world cooperation will start. Well done to our American friends who regardless of their colour, gender or faith came out to vote in their millions to prove to us all that if we wanted bad enough and are willing to work and make sacrifices for it, anything is possible.
I am also pleased that Obama's daughters will get a new puppy to live with them in the White House. Bringing this back to basketball, which as we all know is colour and faith blind, the Celtics took the game 103-99.
Ed.
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Hoops in Britain Is a Different Language
By STEPHEN DANLEY
Published: October 18, 2008
My first day at Oxford took an unusual turn when a stranger walked up to me and said: “Are you American? And do you play basketball?”
Skip to next paragraph Unbeknown to me, the man was Brian Porth, the first-year coach of the Oxford University basketball team. He happened to be at Argos, the local catalog store, and was intrigued enough by my 6-foot-8 frame to ask if I was interested in playing.
My first instinct was to say no. My last two seasons at Penn ended with my body breaking down, culminating in back surgery. I was in no rush to get back to working out three times a day and taking painkillers at night. Add the fact that I did not want my graduate education to be dominated by sports the way my undergraduate education was, and I was definitely hesitant.
Porth assured me that English basketball was different. He said Oxford had only 10 regular-season games and had the gym only twice a week to practice. He was willing to be flexible around my academic calendar. No one, he told me, comes to Oxford to play basketball.
A few days later, I stopped by the gym to play with the returning players. On my first possession, I dropped off an assist to a cutting teammate. In the United States, I would have expected him to say “nice pass.” Instead I heard “cheers.” Yes, in England, an assist is inevitably followed by “cheers” and a missed shot by “unlucky, mate, unlucky.”
The jargon on the court was strange, but that was nothing compared to tryouts, which consisted of 60 new players competing for three open spots. So, 57 players were cut in an hour and a half, or one every 95 seconds.
The mode of evaluation was simple: layups. After a half-hour, Porth divided the players into two groups. Twenty players who appeared to remotely understand the game were invited to stay. The others were informed that their recently acquired dream of playing basketball was over. After a full-court scrimmage, 20 became 3, and the tryout was over.
Why the rush? Well, Oxford is on the trimester system, meaning classes start weeks after they do at most universities in Britain. So while teams throughout the country were practicing, Oxford students were still drifting back to campus. The university mandates that tryouts occur on the first Friday of the term, and that leaves just five days before the first game.
With only a Sunday practice scheduled before the game, Porth wanted to use the time allotted to tryouts as an additional practice. The gym at Oxford is hard to schedule, and boxing was supposed to take over the court after us. Now, if it were badminton, we could get away with running a little late, but none of us really want to pick a fight with the boxers.
I was not worried about making the team, but I was worried about trying to play a game after just one practice. It seems like a recipe for disaster, but the guys insisted that we were in better shape than last year. For example, this year, we have a coach.
Last year, the coach left during the season, and the team had to coach itself. With two Rhodes scholars on the team, intellect was not the issue. But being a player-coach is not easy, and the team struggled to a 1-13 record.
After the season, Oxford was relegated because of the last-place finish. That means the team did so poorly it was moved down a division. Picture Florida State being moved to the Ivy League after another last-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
So now, with just four days until our first game, I am taking a crash course in international basketball. I am becoming used to the trapezoidal lane and the slick FIBA basketballs while picking up a little British slang along the way. It feels good to be competing again, and on Wednesday, I will start my first game since Penn played Texas A&M in the N.C.A.A. tournament. That, of course, is assuming our coach does not find a new frontline at Argos in the meantime.
Stephen Danley played forward for Penn from 2003 to 2007.
More Articles in Sports » A version of this article appeared in print on October 19, 2008, on page SP4 of the New York edition.
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