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Annika Lohneiss Work Out
Even though she is no longer with us, former Solent Suns player Annika Lohneiss wanted to wish everyone the best of luck for the new season! She wants everyone to know they are welcome anytime to visit her, whether it be in Germany this year or in Australia in the new year, she misses you all dearly! .....So I thought I would share this video of what she has been up to this summer, and who knows maybe the intensity of the ''German Machine'' (as Lynne described her) might rub off on some of us!! Enjoy. ... Read more

AGM and IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  To All there are few things so please read this email and also pass it onto your parents 1 Next Sunday 13 Sept  is a tournament at Hamble and these are the times and games ... Read more

RAF CAREERS ENDS SPORT SPONSORSHIP
England Basketball and basketballscotland have both been long term beneficiaries of RAF Career’s support and hope that the possibility of a renewal of the association may occur in better economic times. The support provided by RAF Careers and COI to England Basketball’s junior national leagues over the past ten years has been outstanding and is something ... Read more

Junior Leagues for 2009/2010 Announced!
Junior Leagues Announced U18 WOMEN MIDLANDS/SOUTH Bristol Storm City of Birmingham Force Hinckley & Bosworth Lady Hoops Northants Lightning Reading Rockets Salisbury Sirens Solent Suns Woking Blackhawks U16 GIRLS SOUTH Brentwood Fire Chiltern Pumas Colchester Jammers Eastside Eagles Haringey Angels Hounslow Hawks Ipswich Bobcats 1 Ipswich Bobcats 2 Sevenoaks Suns Solent Suns Southend Swifts Worthing Th... Read more

Suns presentation day
SOLENT SUNS PRESENTATION DAY SAT 09th May Solent Suns Basketball Club are holding this years Presentation Day at Hamble Sports College satchell lane Hamble We will also be using this opportunity to have a Club Development meeting where we can all discuss the future of Solent Suns Basketball Club from junior development through to Senior the team and express our views.... Read more

Head Coach Ball signs off on a Winning Note!
Michael Ball signs off with a win report by  "Pops" Jenkins !    Michael Ball’s reign as Head Coach at Solent Suns came... Read more

Solent Suns Heading for Final Four Championships!
Solent Suns upset the odds and a nightmare road trip to defeat Team Northumbria 63-54 and for the second year in succession progress on to the Final Four Championships taking place in two weeks time in Manchester. ... Read more

Solent Players off to play in Prague
Five Solent junior players are off to Prague on Wednesday for the Easter Eurobasket Tournament. They will spend 2 days at a training camp in Brandys nad Labem before going on to Prague for the tournament which involves over 150 teams mainly from Eastern Europe. The lucky ladies are :- ELLIS PODYMA, FLO WARD, LAUREN MILLIGAN, HATTIE STILES and   MOLLIE BEA... Read more

Ladies arrive in Northumbria
The team arrived safe and well in Northumbria in this morning (despite a minor accident which was no fault of Mr Fullbrook's) ready for their play off match with Team Northumbria at 2pm, looking for a place in the Final Fours for the 2nd year running.  Added to the squad are three U18 players Megan Jenkins, Flo Ward and Katharine Blake, a late replacement for Bex Standen who had to work.  Megan has played for the 1st team on a number of occasions this season, but for Katharine &  Flo this will be their... Read more

Suns arrive in Leeds.
The team arrived safe and well in Leeds where they were staying overnight before heading on to Northumbria in the morning to play Team Northumbria in the Quarter Finals at 2pm, looking for a place in the Final Fours for the 2nd year running.  Added to the squad are three U18 players Megan Jenkins, Flo Ward and Katharine Blake, a late replacement for Bex Standen who had to work.  Megan has p... Read more

SUNS IN PLAY-OFFS
Solent Suns Ladies Div One and U 14's Girls teams are in action in this weekends National League Play Offs. Head Coach Michael says " We know that we go into the game as underdogs - just as we did last year - but once again we believe that we can pull off an upset a... Read more

Solent Suns Video's 2008
   CLICK to see Video suns v northumbria                           CLICK to see Video suns v hatters       ... Read more

FEMALE BASKETBALL BOOTS FOR SALE
Interested then please Email Steph @ steph@readingrockets.co.uk And 1 Franchise Mid Boots                                                            Black/... Read more

Solent Suns Awards 2007/08
On Saturday 14th June the sun was shining for the Solent Suns Awards day, it was a great day but a sad day for the club we not only said goodbye to the 2nd teams coach Ollie Jerram who is going back to coaching boys which is where Ollie first started her Basketball Coaching, she will be missed and we all wish Oliie and Gary all the best. We also said farewell to two senior team players Lizzie Cloke and Sarah Cooper, they are both of to seas far way on a teaching job Sarah and Lizzie will be missed by all (I Cliff) will miss them both especially Sarah as we go... Read more

YouthTeams announced for new season
Teams for the forthcoming season has been announced by EB  Fixtures should be out in about two week U18 SOUTH BRIXTON TOPCATS CHILTERN PUMAS DEVON DEVILS HARINGEY ANGELS SALISBURY SEVENOAKS SUNS SOLENT SUNS SOUTHEND SWIFTS TAUNTON TIGERS WANDSWORTH STING U16 SOUTH 11 BRISTOL STORM EASTSIDE EAGLES LONDON HARINGEY ANGELS LONDON TOWERS READING ROCKETS SEVENOAKS SUNS SOLENT SUNS ... Read more

Solent Suns Semi Final Preview
The mid-season signing of Joann Overstreet, who spent last year with Team Northumbria, looks to have been the key for Michael Ball’s team. In contrast, Rebels lost the services of player-coach Andrea Congreaves and Great Britain international Sally Kaznica late in the campaign as they suffered two defeats in the final weeks to miss out on the league title. In the quarterfinals Rebels made it four wins from four against Welsh neighbours UWIC Archers with an 82-61 home victory while Suns recorded the only away victory in the quarters with a vic... Read more

Suns in the Semi Finals Final Four
ENGLAND BASKETBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 WOMEN PLAYOFFS   TEAM NORTHUMBRIA 88 – 94 SOLENT SUNS ... Read more

NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 WOMEN MATCH REPORTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 WOMEN   LONDON TOWERS 38 – 90 SOLENT SUNS SOLENT SUNS 76 – 5... Read more

Div 1 Women - Solent Continue Good Form
Tuesday, 11-Mar-2008 By Dave Ryan Nottingham Wildcats coach Leanne Chandler still believes that her side can clinch a home playoff spot despite their 78-69 home loss against Solent Suns. "Solent are playing so well right now and are coming off some big wins," she said. "We knew we were facing a different team comp... Read more

National Trophy Semi Final
The Solent Suns Womens second team take centre stage this coming Sunday, 20 January, when they host current cup holders Sevenoaks Suns in the semi finals of the National Trophy. The competition is open to teams outside the English Basketball League 1st division & Solent have reached the last four with hard fought victories over Bristol Storm & Plymouth Raiders. 2007/2008 saw the reintroduction of a Solent Suns 2nd team to national league basketball. With places limited on the 1st team roster the club felt that girls leaving the junior ranks, together with a... Read more

Womens Basketball Boots Available on EBay
JRDN RETRO X (WMNS)-WHITE / ICE GREEN Size 4.5 Price £59.99 + £6 p & p ... Read more

Solent Suns Basketball Development Centres
The Solent Suns are proud to announce our new Basketball Development Centre Scheme. To find out more information about the centres you can download our information pack here. Development Centre List Hamble School, Satchell Lane, Hamble Mondays 4pm-5.30pm (Girls: Years 7-9) Crofton School, Marks Road, Fareham Thursdays, 4pm-5.30pm (Boys &... Read more

Solent Suns Hoodie
SOLENT SUNS HOODIES The Solent Suns Hoodies are available in the following sizes X Small to 3XL  Price £20 The required date for an orde... Read more

U16's into Qtr Final SureShot Cup
Solent Suns U16's women's basketball team continued their fine start to the season and as result are on their way to the quarter finals of the National Sure Shot Cup following a great success against Wiltshire Demons, at Hamble on Sunday 11th November. Solent got off to a slow start and were down 15-13 at the end of the first quarter. There was little improvement in the second quarter, things were not looking good and by half time they were 4 points adrift t... Read more

Lifetime Portable Basketball System 1471 for £195 Hurry at this price it is a Bargain
 Lifetime Transport Basketball. Price £195. Contact: Paul Miller on 07973 501099 or email paul@3d-people.com Description (see Picture): ... Read more

Southern Region RAF CAMP (Wednesday 24th October, RAF Odiham, Hampshire)
Due to the anticipated high demand, places are limited and are on a strictly first come, first served basis. Any player wishing to participate must complete the attached form (also available on our website www.englandbasketball.co.uk  If you would be willing to collect all responses from within your club and provide me with a list of names in advance that would be greatly appreciated! Alternatively, players/parents can return their forms to me directly (England Basketball, c/o English Institute o... Read more

Tournament this Weekend at Hamble
There is a U14 & U16 Tournament this weekend, Sat 29, for the U14's with teams coming from Ipswich,Reading and the Southern Region U14 Squad. On Sunday 30 Sep it's the turn for the U16's with teams coming from Guernsey & Ipswich The action starts at 12noon on saturday and goes through till 5.30 and Sundays action starts at 11am and goes through till 5.30  ... Read more

Junior National League Policies 2008/09
Download Junior National League Policies for 2007/2008 (Word document) Junior National League Program Objectives The Solent Suns Junior National League Program is committed to achievement in:   Improving the overall quality of our players and coaches. Dev... Read more

England Basketball Awards - Cliff Wins the Numbers Game
The England Baskeball's Annual General Meeting was held on the Saturday 1 September at the National Motorcycle Museum where our own Cliff Fullbrook baged the award for Volunteer Statistician of the Year.... Read more

Solent Suns Club Structure
Overall View | Management | Player Pathway Please download the Solent Suns Club Structure Powerpoint Presentation (.ppt): Solent Suns Club Structure Overall View ... Read more

Solent Suns Constitution 2007
Outlined below is the Solent Suns Basketball Club Constitution as of 2007. You can download the Constitution in Word format (.doc) from the link supplied: Solent Suns Constitution: Download File here (Microsoft Word Document) Jump to Constitut... Read more

Lianne’s Story - My Italian Adventure
This was it….I can’t believe it, on the 26th July 2007 I was finally on my way to what I hope will be the first of many International tournaments for me. After the gut wrenching disappointment of missing out last year due to my knee surgery I was determined to enjoy every moment of my Italian adventure. I never used to... Read more