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6th October Towers have won their first game on the season by beating the Birmingham Bullets 75-84. Kendrick Warren top scorer.
The 2002/03 roster so far is: Terrell Myers, Stuart Robbins, Robert Youngblood, Kendrick Warren, John O'Connell, Sammy Salter, Ronnie Baker, Rob Parker and Danny Craven.
25th September Terrell Myers has sprained his ankle in a preseason game in Germany and may be out of action for the first couple of weeks of the season.
Towers have signed new player Sammy Salter for the new season. Also Ronnie Baker is back for his 3rd season with the Towers!!!
30th August Towers added another new player to their roster today. 6'5 Irish international forward John O'Connell.
The 2002/03 roster so far is: Terrell Myers, Stuart Robbins, Robert Youngblood, Kendrick Warren and John O'Connell.
30th August Kendrick Warren former Tower of 2000/01 season has returned to London Towers for the new season.
Ronnie Baker has been take part in competitions all summer and it is looking good for him to sign this season.
26th August Kinder London Towers will entertain top US college team Duke in an exhibition series in October, it was announced today. For more information go to www.london-towers.co.uk
13th August Robert Youngblood has signed for another season with the Towers.
18th July
Kinder London Towers' Managing Director Rick Taylor has announced that, regrettably, the club will not be accepting the invitation to play in the ULEB Cup for the 2002/03 season.
The Kinder London Towers will instead concentrate all their efforts on winning all the BBL competitions and on completing their new purpose-built arena in Barnet.
24th June Kinder London Towers have met with the new council in Barnet who have affirmed their support for the Tower's new stadium. Towers are hoping to get planning permission by September or October.
13th June
London Towers have added a second player to their roster for the 2002/03 BBL Championship season, it was announced today, as Stuart Robbins joins team-mate Terrell Myers for another season at the club.
Further player signings to accompany Stuart Robbins and Terrell Myers will be announced soon.
20th May Kinder London Towers confirmed their first player signing of the summer today, with the news that Terrell Myers will be returning for the 2002/03 BBL Championship season.
The Nurishment Player of the Year runner-up will once again be one of the key players on the Towers� roster, as they bid for domestic and European success.
The 27-year-old American was the star on the Towers� team in the recently completed 2001/02 campaign, which saw Towers win the BBL Championship Southern Conference title.
The 6�3� guard was Towers� leading scorer last season � indeed, his 23.20 points per game average ranked him second in the BBL overall for scoring. He was especially deadly from three-point range, as his incredible 53.09% average ranked him first overall in the BBL.
14th May Kinder London Towers have retained Head Coach David Lindstrom for another season, it was announced today.
The 55-year-old American will lead the Towers on the domestic and European fronts for the 2002/03 season, following success with the Towers in his first season in charge.
2nd April The 27-year-old American shooting guard Terrell Myers has been named NEBL player of the week for the 2nd time. He is the leading scorer of the lists (averaging 27ppg.) exploded with 35 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the game versus Yambolgaz of Bulgaria last week.
Kinder London Towers have been named the 2001-2002 BBL Southern Conference Champions. Claiming their third consecutive Southern Conference title. The ended the regular season with a 32-20 record in the BBL, the Towers clinced the title on Sunday 31st March when they beat London Leopards, 107-95.
BBL Championship play-off action begins on 6th April, when the first round games will be played. However, since Towes are number one in the Southern Conference, they automatically qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played on Sunday 14th April.
4th March British basketball recieved a huge boost today with the news that the Towers plan to build a 5000 seat basketball arena in Barnet.
When it opens in 2004, the arena will provide a world class venue for the Kinder London Towers and make Barnet the basketball capital of Britain.
To see a picture of the new arena click here
12th February Terrell Myers has been named NEBL Player of the Week. Competing against Birmingham Bullets last week Myers made 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to win the match 101-87 and appeared 2nd at the scoring lists of the League. Myers has also been leading scores in the BBL averaging 23.6ppg.
1st February On Sunday, Towers will take on Brighton Bears in the BBL Trophy quarter-finals at Skydome Arena, Coventry (tip-off 4.00pm).
31st January The BBL Championship game between Kinder London Towers and Brighton Bears on Saturday 2nd February has been cancelled, as the match as played on 1st December 2001 in place of the scheduled Manchester Giants game.
28th January
Kinder London Towers have made the following changes to their roster:
Jeff Kent - Released
Phil Hickey - Delicensed BBL, Licensed Euroleague, NEBL
John White - Delicensed Euroleague, Licensed BBL, NEBL
Ted Allen - Licensed BBL, Euroleague, NEBL
Eric Mann - Licensed BBL, NEBL
18th January Kinder London Towers have registered two new players.
Ted Allen and Eric Mann have been brought into the Towers'roster at the expense of Jeff Kent and Phil Hickey.
Allen is a 6'10" centre, an American national who played college basketball at the University of Colorado. He has also played in the CBA
6'9" Eric Mann is also American and plays the centre/power forward position. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute , he played in Italy for GS Celana Basket Bergamo
Both will make the debut tomorrow when Towers take on Derby Storm in the BBL Championship.
A win would see Towers extend their lead at the top of the Southern Conference to 8 points, with a game still in hand on second-placed Thame Valley Tigers.
11th January BBL Trophy Draw, Saturday February 3rd. Skydome Arena, Coventry.
11.30am Milton Keynes Lions v Thames Valley Tigers
1.45pm Chester Jets v Newcastle Eagles
4.00pm Kinder London Towers v Brighton Bears
6.15pm Sheffield Sharks v London Leopards
Terrell Myers and John White have been choose to play for the Southern Conference All Star team.
Myers, the leading scorer in the BBL, is ranked 7th inthe South All Star Ratings. Towers second All Star, White follows his teammate in the ratings in 8th place.
