PLAYERS CHOSEN FROM CRYSTAL PALACE QUALIFIER (AUGUST 12th)

RANK NAME POSITION POINTS
1 STEFAN GILL PG / SG 90
2 ZAYNE GAWANAB PG 72
3 HUGH BARNETT PF 59
4 KAROLIS STEPANAVICIUS PF 56
5 BENJAMIN LAWMAN SF 53
6 GARETH LAWS SF 47
7 DARRYL LEWIS SF 43
8 PAPA DEMBA-KASSE C 42
9 DANIEL SANDELL SG 38
10 LAURENT IRISH PF 37
  • Stefan Gill
    Mr Matrix was impressive at the Birmingham run last week, but didn't manage to stay on the floor long enough to get onto the leaderboard. However, he MORE than made up for it this week. Stef was unstoppable - launching a deadly long-range assault on all challengers. He also took the ball to the basket strong. Finished the night WAY out in front at the top of the leaderboard with the highest points total of all qualifier events.

  • Zayne Gawanab
    The shock of the night, Zayne played out of his skin to earn second place on the leaderboard. Stroking the outside jumper and finishing some tough lay-ups helped him, and his team, to rack up those all important W's.

  • Hugh Barnett
    A relative unknown, Hugh got the job done the old fashioned way - through hard work, chasing down rebounds and playing D.

  • Karolis Stepanavicius
    We can't pronounce his name, but we know one thing - this guy can play.
    Earned his way onto the court in the "show and prove" session with tough inside play...going to the basket and often finishing with authority. Racked up a massive points total early on and managed to stay near the top of the leaderboard for the rest of the night. On a side note...he looks more like Ivan Drago than Dolph Lundgren.

  • Benjamin Lawman
    If Matrix was the best baller of the night, then Benji was the most exciting.
    He too earned his place on the elite court...after dunking all over people on court 3.
    Once he got onto the main stage, he stepped up another gear - finishing fast breaks with some monster dunks and playing good team basketball. Brought the house down with a T-Mac style jam off the backboard. Ouch.

  • Gareth Laws
    You gotta love G-Laws. After playing (and losing) a few games, he found himself on -3 points. Most guys would have given up. But The Juggernaut refused to lose...and when he came back onto the court he did everything in his power to make sure his team won and snagged all of those 5 point bonuses. G did it all, driving the lane, hitting the J, finding the open man...more than earned his spot at Brixton.

  • Darryl Lewis
    Another guy who could have given up, Darryl told me after the event that he was in 20th position with two hours left. But, like Gareth, he was hungry for a place at the finals - and went on a mission to book himself a place on the list.

  • Papa Demba-Kasse
    This guy came out of the woodwork at the Brixton qualifier and nearly made the top 10.
    His efforts there meant he took to the elite court at Crystal Palace as one of the pre-seeded players. This man mountain brought a huge inside presence, not to mention untold rebounds.

  • Daniel Sandell
    Fresh off the plane back from American, Daniel stacked up his points so quietly you almost forgot he was there. But come 6am, his name was there on the list...and that's all that matters.

  • Laurent Irish
    Where's this cat been all summer?! Laurie smashed up the Crystal Palace run early...getting himself to the top of the leaderboard. After a few hours he figured he'd done enough to make it to Brixton and went home. Turns out he was right...just!