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Canaria Basketball Academy - One year On
Topic Started: Jun 26 2008, 09:52 AM (10,019 Views)
Franklyn Hamilton
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Well, we have come to the end of the first year of the Academy and I thought I'd share an update with you guys.

First off. This first year has proved to be a resounding success with the future looking bright

Like with any massive undertaking of this type there have been high ad Low points

Low Points

Tim Lewis leaving
Undoubtedly, the lowest point of the year. Tim's a great guy and I am pleased to call him my friend. Unfortunately for a number of reasons (of which I shall not go into here or elsewhere), Tim and the Academy parted ways by mutual consent. As you can imagine, replacing a guy of Tim's calibre is no easy task and some major adjustments had to be made.

Disciplinary Measures
Late last year, we had to send a number of kids (3) home for grave breaches of discipline. After a period of consultation all but one of the kids were allowed back. The positive out of this was that the processes in place worked and ensured that the other kids at the academy were not negatively impacted.

The Senior Team Not getting promoted

Not sure this a low point really. The senior team narrowly missed out getting promted to the EBA where they lost a couple of matches in the play-offs. The senior team play in the Spanish fifth division for Aguimes.

High Points

Graduates

The Academy graduated 8 young Men and is particulary pround to have signed off six (6) of them to NCAA Division 1 schoolson full athletic scholarships. List below

Nacaa Division 1 Graduates
Ashley Hamilton (London) - Loyola MaryMount University (Los Angeles)
Philip Wait (Manchester) - St Johns University (New York)
Sam Fernley (Sheffield) - Fairleigh Dickinson University (New jersey)
Kamil Svrdlik (Prague) - Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey)
Tom Ward (Brighton) - St Francis University (New York)
Richard Clark (Reading) - St Francis University (new York)

Other Graduates

Ben Russell - Undertaking trials for a BBL Club
Ryan Richards - I believe in negoatiations for a top European club with firm offers from Real Madrid, etc

Nate - Nate ( i have forgotten his surname - doh) deserves special mention as his story and path is very different. Nate is an american Kid who comes from a basketball family. His dad is a high school coach in the states. Apparently, Nate's dad wanted his son to play for him in the high school team where he was the coah but Nate faced stiff competion from another kid on the Roster with a similar level of ability. His dad therfore decided to send him to the academy for one semester to polish his skills and give his son that competitive advantage so that when he did play Nate ahead of the other kid, no one could accuse him of nepotism. The plan worked. :laugh


Visits

Over the course of the year, we have had a number of high profile vists from both US colleges and European Clubs.Find below a non-exhaustive list.

Bill Self- University of Kansas
Herb Sendek- Arizona State University
Reggie Frilot- University of New Orleans
David Carter- University of Nevada
Bob Williams- University of California- Santa Barbara
Donnie Daniels- University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA)
Glenn Braica- St. John’s University (New York)
Jimmy Carr- Rutgers University (New Jersey)
Tom Green- Fairleigh Dickinson University (New Jersey)
Dave Anwar- University of Nebraska
Chucky Martin- Marist College (New York)
Bob McKillop- Davidson College (North Carolina) *** Props to Tim Lewis for arranging this even after he had left
Glenn Cyprien- University of Kentucky
Gib Arnold- University of Southern California (USC)
Gary DeCesare- Depaul University (Chicago)
Brice Drew- Valparaiso University (Indiana)
Susan Mulders – Nike Basketball Europe
Rich Shuebrooks – Head International Scout NBA Charlotte Bobcats
Scott Howard – Director of Scouting- NBA Charlotte Bobcats
Alonso de Madariaga- Youth Basketball Director- Real Madrid C.F.
Bill Bayno- Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles)
Danny Yoshikawa – University of San Francisco
Brian Nash- St. Francis College

Staffing Personnel

The staffing team has grown to three full time coaching staff, One full-time Physio and two house mothers. More details on the staff later.

Subscriptions
In its first year of existence, the Academy was fully subscribed with 24 kids. We are growing the academy to 35 kids for next year and are almost fully subscribed with all but three places left.




I will post further upates later

regards
Franklyn
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94feet
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Can someone - probably Franklyn or CBA player - post where other players/graduates are off to next year?

Players that have not been mentioned yet are (from website)

Amir Boucenna
Daniel Thompson
Filip Macevski
Jason Beharie
Menelik Watson
Gilvydas Biruta
Johnathon Hirst
Bandja Sy
Tosha Gommers
Nathaniel Smith

Believe that Keith Anderson was a player there - one that was sent home (along with Ryan Richards) before being allowed back due to their part in the "breaches of discipline".

Franklyn - I notice Rich Sheubrooks pic being on the website and I am sure I have seen a couple of others up during the year - do u have more?
BTW, from the website , it looks like Nate's surname is "Vernon" : wink
Edited by 94feet, Jul 15 2008, 08:00 AM.
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We have seen Menelik Watson and Jonathon Hirst recently and I believe both are returning to GCBA
A bit rusty and knackered but still impressive for her age!
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Jul 15 2008, 07:55 AM
Can someone - probably Franklyn or CBA player - post where other players/graduates are off to next year?

Players that have not been mentioned yet are (from website)

Amir Boucenna
Daniel Thompson
Filip Macevski
Jason Beharie
Menelik Watson
Gilvydas Biruta
Johnathon Hirst
Bandja Sy
Tosha Gommers
Nathaniel Smith

Believe that Keith Anderson was a player there - one that was sent home (along with Ryan Richards) before being allowed back due to their part in the "breaches of discipline".

Franklyn - I notice Rich Sheubrooks pic being on the website and I am sure I have seen a couple of others up during the year - do u have more?
BTW, from the website , it looks like Nate's surname is "Vernon" : wink
All the players you mention will be back next year. With the exception of Jason and Menelik, the other young men had commited to a program of 2 + years. Jason and Menelik were potentially 1 year students but a number of factors (long term injuries, position transitioning, etc) have made it necessary for them to do a second year.


Yes, I do have more and I'll put them up later. I know Rob has posted some on the academy facebook group

and thanks for the reminder about Nate's surname :-)
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This one is a bit complicated

1993 England Development squad named individual (see link November 2007) Dale Francis. He was stated as a 1994 unattached boy.

He then went off to Gran Canaria but does not appear on their roster.

He has not attneded recent England Camps

Is he at Gran Canaria?

Has he been assigned elsewhere?

Did he ever go there ?

Does he still belong to England Development - all a bit of a puzzle and I would appreciate someone throwing some light on the subject.
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Franklyn - if you have time, could u go into more detail about the staff please?

Thanks!
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Is there a definite list of who is attending the academy next year?
I've heard a couple of names thrown about but there doesnt seem to be any certainty to any...

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Basketball 24/7 visits the Canarias Basketball Academy

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CBA nicked Samit from Magic good for Samit not so good for Magic, though it gives our young coaches a chance to shine.

Those apartments are better than the 4 star hotel I stayed in whilst in GC over the summer, is a very nice place the weather is amazing 20+ degrees at 3am! 33 during the day during May-June time.

Having had the pleasure to seeing some of the players play last year at the Haris tournament last Christmas I hope they come back and defend their title will be the first team to do so.

Good luck to everyone at CBA Faster, Harder, Stronger!
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