Sheffield Sharks make their mark at the inagural All Stars Basketball tournament

The O2 in London was the setting today for the first All Stars Basketball tournament - a quickfire series of games between the top 8 BBL teams with the winner earning £25,000.

Shot of the day was a 5-point (yes, you read that right) buzzer beater by Mackey McKnight which sent the crowd on to its feet.

Some pix from today...more ltr.

 Dirk Williams with an early attempt agsinst Worcester Wolves

 Tony Wroblicky going big against Worcester Wolves

  Dirk Williams goes for the basket agsinst Worcester Wolves

 Mackey McKnight celebrates his game-winner...

 ...before being mobbed by his team mates

Atiba Lyons and the Sharks bench - vs Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks pre-season against Manchester Giants

Friday night at the EIS, Sheffield and the new-look Sheffield Sharks took on Manchester Giants in a pre-season friendly.  Sharks ran out 111-81 winners in a contest which only looked to have one winner from the get-go.

Everyone got good game time and the team tried out some play variations.

Nice to see Karen Child keeping her sponsorship position

 Coach Atiba Lyons in an early time-out

 Chris Alexander under the basket

 Dirk Williams taking the points on a solo run

 Rob Marsden takes on the Giants defence

 Mackey McKnight lays up

 Ryan Wilson shoots

 Captain Mike Tuck from the free throw line

 Chris Alexander runs the line

Mackey McKnight goes for the half-time buzzer-beater

 Mackey McKnightlooks for a way past Callum Jones

 Tony Wroblicky runs through for two

 Eddy Brownell on the move

 Dirk Williams looking for a way through

 Marko Backovic

Zach Gachette for a single

Eddy Brownell brings up 111 for the Sharks

Zach Gachette leads the team huddle at the end of the game

Full Time Stats: @TWthekid 16, @RyanWilsonrbw 15, @Zachariah_GoGo 15, @MIKETUCK15 14, Chris Alexander 14, @R3turn0fTheMac 12, @RMarsy88 12.

Sheffield Sharks 2017/18 Season launch at B.Braun

Thursday night saw the 2017/18 Sheffield Sharks squad gathered at B.Braun to launch their 2017/18 season in their 10th year of sponsorship with the company.

 

Head Coach Atiba Lyons 

 

Assistant Coach Ariel Parrucci

Captain Mike Tuck  6' 7" Power Forward

Zach Gachette  6' 3" Guard

Tony Wroblicky  6'10" Centre

 

Eddy Brownell 

Marko Backovic

Rob Marsden 6'7" Power Forward

Mackey McKnight 6'0" Point Guard

Ryan Wilson 6'5" Small Forward

 Chris Alexander 6'3" Guard

 Dirk Williams 6'5" Shooting Guard/Small Forward

Dan Walker Charity Golf Day 2017

Dan Walker hosted his fourth annual 'Walker Cup' (not that one) again at the Hallamshire Golf Course in Sheffield with a multitude of stars joining the shotgun format competition.

Most of the stars at the start (unfortnately some had already set off for distant parts of the golf course for ths shotgun start).

 Jermain Jenas, A P McCoy, Mat Fitzpatrick, Dan Walker

 Matt Fitzpatrick enjoys a joke with Dan Walker before teeing off

20 times champion jockey A P McCoy tees off on the first