{"id":361,"date":"2022-09-08T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/?p=361"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:35:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:35:49","slug":"academy-quintet-to-bolster-senior-mens-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkbasketball.club\/2022\/09\/08\/academy-quintet-to-bolster-senior-mens-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy quintet to bolster Senior Mens team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MK Breakers Head Coach Billy Beddow has selected five academy players to join the senior men\u2019s roster for the 2022-23 season. Buai Luak, Eben Effah, Ethan Ratcliffe, Robertas Barkauskas and William Issekya, who are all members of the Breakers basketball academy based at Shenley Brook End School, will suit up for the men this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luak 6\u20198\u201d, Effah 6\u20199\u201d and Ratcliffe 6\u20198\u201d will bring plenty of size to the front court and Barkauskas and Issekya will add even more fire power the back court.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cTo be able to offer this next part of our pathway at club and academy is brilliant. The games will start to test the academy players at the senior level, but more importantly the opportunity to practice with and against the senior guys we have on the team all week is where a lot of growth will take place. The senior guys have such high levels of playing experience and can show our academy players what\u2019s required at the levels they aspire to reach.\u201d<\/p><cite>added Beddow.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to offer the opportunity to five junior players from the club the opportunity to play senior basketball in Milton Keynes. Previously this was something players would have move away for, now they are able to do it right here in their home city. We believe in these guys, and they are ready to deliver for the team at this level. I hope this shows younger players in the club that there is a pathway for them.\u201d<\/p><cite>General Manager Josh Merrington added<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Breakers roster now almost complete, your first opportunity to see the team play will be September 24th when we host Loughborough Riders at Bletchley Leisure Centre for a 4:30pm tip off, ticket information to be released shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MK Breakers Head Coach Billy Beddow has selected five academy players to join the senior men\u2019s roster for the 2022-23 season. Buai Luak, Eben Effah, Ethan Ratcliffe, Robertas Barkauskas and William Issekya, who are all members of the Breakers basketball academy based at Shenley Brook End School, will suit up for the men this season. 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