Marlborough Basketball

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We are now on Instagram too! 🔥

Follow our new account for more visual news & updates on what is going on in the basketball programme. ✅👊🏻

Account name:
@mcol_basketball

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Congratulations to Jigme W (B1) who will leading the Senior U18 Boys squad as Captain for the 2024/2025 season 🔥👏🏻🏀

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Final run out of the school year for all the squads. ⛹️‍♂️

Great to see so many boys still getting stuck in each week of summer term developing ready for next season 🔥👏🏻🏀

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U14 Boys continue their off-season training in preparation for next season 🏀 @MCol_Sport @MarlboroughCol

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Showing support for our Coach Matt tonight as he gets the win for Trowbridge Hawkes over Calne Saints in the WEBA Semi-final ! 🔥🏀
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Basketball activity for summer term in full flow ! Followed by u16+u18 squad training !
Off-season player development starts now 🏀📈

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Great to see the continual passion for basketball in our year 9 & year 10 Tuesday activity. 45+ pupils signed up 🔥🏀

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📸A few snaps from the U16 Boys last game of the season !

A valiant team effort to take the narrow 3-point win in the last 60s of the game 🫣🏀

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U18 Senior Boys 2023-2024 🏀

(12 Wins : 0 Losses +315pts difference) ✅

A second successive season undefeated for these boys making history & setting records for the basketball programme 📈👏🏻👊🏻⛹️‍♂️

Well done all and enjoy your holidays!

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U16 Junior Boys 2023-2024 🏀

(4 Wins : 5 Losses) 📈

A season of close games for this young u16 side. Building experience, showing grit & developing individually.
x12 members stay in u16 next year. I look forward to seeing what they can do 2024-2025✅
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U14 Junior Boys 2023-2024 🏀

(8 Wins : 0 Losses)✅

A second successive season undefeated for this age group 🔥

The future is bright for Marlborough College basketball with lots of potential & talent coming through from this young side 📈👏🏻👊🏻⛹️‍♂️

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Junior Team Awards 2023-2024 🏆

U14 Boys:
MVP - John M L
Defensive Player - Ariel D
Most Improved - Finn H

U16 Boys:
MVP - Jeevan P
Defensive Player - Cam L
Most Improved - Benhur S

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Tuesday we celebrated the U18 Boys season. Gave thanks to our head coach & said goodbye to the leavers at our end of season awards dinner 👏🏻 🏀🔥

Most Valuable Player - Arthur B

Defensive Player of Year - Jigme W

Most Improved Player - Jachin A

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Results from yesterdays games:

U14 Boys vs @WellySport (52-30 Win) ✅
U16 Boys vs Sir Thomas Rich (41-38 Win) ✅

And that is wrap for the season! Great way to finish for the teams on another successful year 😀🏀👏🏻

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Another big week ahead for all 3 basketball teams, their last games of the season 🏀😄

Tuesday 19th March:
- U14 Boys vs @WellySport - Away
- U18 Boys vs @WellySport - Away
- U16 Boys vs Sir Thomas Rich - Home (17:30 tip off - sports hall)

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House Basketball Finals 🏆🔥

Big performances, big energy and lots of boys competing to the last second. It was all left out their 👊🏻🏀

C1 are your lowers house champions 2023-2024🏆 ⛹️‍♂️🎉

🥇 - @MCol_C1
🥈 - @MCol_Preshute
🥉- @MCol_C3
4th - C2

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Results in from this afternoons HOME games vs @WinColl 🏡🏀

U14 Boys - (42-35 WIN ✅)
U18 Boys - (64-26 WIN ✅)

Both teams maintain their unbeaten record with 1 game to go next week👏🏻🔥

Almost all 24 players across both teams on the scoresheet😀
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Preview | Another busy afternoon of Marlburian sport ahead with action for @MCol_Basketball, @MCol_Rackets, @MCol_Squash and Target Rifle Shooting.
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Another big day for our u14 & u18 boys as we host @WinColl for a set of home fixtures this afternoon.

U14 - 4:00pm tip off
U18 - 5:20pm tip off

Sports hall 🏡⛹️‍♂️🏀

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Good luck to our squash players this Friday ! 👊🏻

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As we look forward to Friday, when we will be travelling to Edgbaston for a 3rd consecutive Nationals, memories of recent visits loom large👇🏼: ‘22 - 5th for the Girls in the Championship and 3rd for the Boys in the Plate; 2023 - Plate 2nd for the Girls and 3rd for the U16 Boys.