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

Sheffield Sharks at last get the better of Newcastle Eagles

In a thrilling "game of two halves" at the EIS, Sheffield on Friday night, Sheffield Sharks overcame one of the longest standing losing streaks to finally beat Newcastle Eagles.

It was 12 games ago in February 2014 when the Sharks last came away with the points against Newcastle, so when the Eagles took an early lead and were 31-43 up in the middle of the second quarter, it could have been same-old-same-old.  But the Sharks hit back to leave it 41-47 at half-time.

Coming out with renewed vigour in the second half, Sharks kept up with Newcastle to take it to 61-64 near the end of the third.  They then went on an amazing run - 21 unanswered points - to eventually run out 95-84 winners.

 Max Guercy, in for the injured Jordan Davies, run in

Max Guercy guards Deondre Parks

 Ramon Fletcher runs in

Coach Atiba Lyons

 Rashawn Rembert breaks away for a layup

Zach Gachette floats one in

Eddy Brownell on the ball

Malcolm Riley goes for a three

Birthday boy Mike Tuck shoots from the sides

George Brownell runs in, screened by Marko Backovic

Colin Sing runs in

Max Guercy finishes off a fine run in

Fab Fournoy tries to energise the Newcastle bench

With 29 points and 5 rebounds, MVP goes to Malcolm Riley