2nd Team Secure 2 Wins in a Row

Nailsea 2 are getting into the swing of their first season in the league, being new into Div 3 this year. They had already won their first game of the season away in Stroud (50 - 46) and have recently secured another 2 victories in a row.

The first win was at home last Friday (24th Oct) against Filton’s 3rd team, with a massive 64 - 47 defeat of the travelling team. Tom Sparey picked up MVP honours, along with 19 points for the home side:

Game Stats

This week, Nailsea 2 travelled away to face Braves 3 on Monday 27th October. Despite periods with a convincing lead, Nailsea only managed to come out with a 5 point margin at the end of the game. Kieran Morgan was awarded MVP and picked up 15 points. The final score was 60 - 55, and this marked the 2nd team’s 3rd win of the season. They currently stand 3 - 3 for the season.

Game Stats

1st Team Win at Home Against Cavaliers!

Not to be out-done by the 2nd team’s recent first win of the season, Nailsea 1 played at home this week against the Cavaliers, winning in overtime 81 - 80. Game MVP went to Dan Roach with 26 points. Stats are below:

Game Stats:

2nd Team Score First Win of the Season

Nailsea 2 travelled to Stroud on Tuesday 7th October to score their first win of the 2008/09 season. The game ended with a very close score of 50 - 46, with Kieran Morgan picking up MVP honours with 17 points.

Game Stats:

Nailsea 1st Play Worle in Pre-season Friendly (Wed 17th Sept)

Nailsea 1st will play their first pre-season friendly against Division 1 rivals, Worle. The game will take place at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre at 8.15pm tip on Wednesday 17th September. Fans and support welcome as always, Jon will; be selecting the team based on 1st team sign-ups and proposed team for the forthcoming regular season

1st and 2nd Team Separate Training Sessions Next Week

The Nailsea Basketball traning sessions officially get under way next week, with the 1st team primarily playing on Wednesday night at Scotch Horn (8 - 1opm) and the second team primarily playing at Nailsea School on Friday night (8-10pm). While the teams will be split mainly in this way, people are encouraged to come along to a second session should they want to play any more. Paul Roy will be arranging extra payments for those attending extra sessions.

2008 - 09 Fixtures Released

The fixtures for the new season are available now for both teams. The 1st Team will enter Division 1 for the first time, while the newly formed 2nd team will enter new into Division 3. All fixtures available now:

http://www.nailseabasketball.co.uk/fixtures/

Training Begins!

Training for Nailsea Basketball will begin again next week on Wednesday 13th August. The first few sessions will be combined for the 1st and 2nd team, and will take place at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre @ 8 - 10pm. See the messageboard for more information.

WEBBA Summer League Under Way!

Nailsea Basketball have entered two teams into the WEBBA Summer League, being held at Filton WISE campus every week. The off season will see both Nailsea 1st and Nailsea 2nd have 14 games taking place until early July, with the first team playing every Tuesday night, and the second team playing every Thursday night. The off-season league is a chance for both teams to keep fit and active during the summer months and develop team work for a possible split into two teams next season. Look out for Nailsea 1st in their day-glow green shirts (as above), and Nailsea 2nd in a more subtle dark green colour!

Interested In Joining Nailsea Basketball?

Nailsea Basketball has now completed their second season in the WEBBA league, being crowned champions for the second year in a row, this time in Division 2. Normal training will commence again around September time, and will hopefully continue at Scotch Horn Leisure Centre in Nailsea on a Wednesday night, 8 - 10pm. Sessions are run by player-coach Jason Boulton and offer a mixture of drills, training and practice games.

In the off-season during the Summer, we will be entering 2 teams into the South West Summer league tournaments. This will be friendly and casual play, with games taking place on either Tue or Thur nights.

• Our Fixtures Page is kept regularly updated with all the team’s activities
• You can find further information about the club in our ‘About’ section of the site
• Please join in the dicussion on our Messageboard for more information or to express an interest in joining the club
• For further information, you can also contact Simon Baker

Nailsea Defeat Newport in Overtime (98 - 96) to Become 2007/08 Divison 2 Champions!!

On Friday 25th April, Nailsea Basketball travelled to Newport in what would be a fitting end to the 2007/08 season. Having placed second in the Division behind Newport, and handing the home team their only defeat of the season a few weeks prior, Nailsea arrived confident and ready for the final of the play-offs. The game was back and forth throughout, with both teams holding up to a 9 point lead over the other at some points in the game. The half time score saw Nailsea up 48 - 41, but with a lot left to do if they wanted to secure their second championship trophy.

By the end of regulation time, Nailsea were down 2 points with only 4 seconds remaining on the clock. Two clutch free-throws from game MVP Dan Roach secured the team’s second overtime period of the season, ironically against the team they had taken to overtime a few weeks before in the regular season competition. The regulation time score ended 87 - 87, and the pressure was on for both teams. A 5 minute overtime period did little to separate the teams, but a final shot from top-scoring Jon Moore (21 pts) put Nailsea up a point with 97, before Dave Beesley was sent to the line to secure a final free-throw and a 2 point cushion. Newport were unable to capitalise on a final possession, and the game ended 98 - 96 in Nailsea’s favour.

Game Stats:

The game was characterised by Nailsea’s varied and high pressure defense, with a mix of man-to-man and zone D being played to keep the home team on their toes. Scoring was lead by the inside presence of Jon Moore with 21, while game MVP Dan Roach and Nick Ball provided 15 points each with some hot outside shooting.

Nailsea have now won the Division 2 playoffs and have put themselves in a good position for a hopeful promotion to Division 1 next season. Decisions regarding league structures will not happen til later in the summer.