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The summer of 2010 has been a busy one for the Raiders! The first major piece of business was the hiring of a new head coach, following the decision by Gary Stronach to step down to pursue other opportunities. An exhaustive search was undertaken, with the decision to hire former Raiders’ captain Gavin Love seen as the best option for the club in the short and long term. Love then began the recruitment process which has resulted in a strong, competitive squad being assembled for the 2010/11 season. Next on the Raiders target list was to find a sponsor to replace the Wrigley’s brand of Airwaves. Following the Wrigley Company takeover by the Mars Group, virtually all sport sponsorship was cut. The Raiders were proud to announce in June that UCP Marjon, one of Plymouth’s two universities, was to sponsor the team for three years, starting this coming season. Over the summer, the Raiders have strived to improve all aspects of the club - not just on court, but off court as well. This summer saw the end of the contract with FBT Sportswear. The club have now established a new relationship with Italian sportswear company Errea to provide Raiders with their team wear and replica merchandise for the 2010/11 season. The Raiders have joined Plymouth Argyle and Plymouth Albion in arranging their transport to away games through Target Travel. As part of the deal, the Raiders will be using Target’s range of luxury sports executive coaches. New equipment has been purchased over the summer, with baskets and 24 second shot clocks set to be replaced. These will all have the effect of improving the match night experience for the team as well as fans alike. A number of Key Sponsor packages were renewed this summer, with Esporta, Subway and Future Inns among the first to sign up with the team for the new season. New sponsors have been attracted to the club, including Nuffield Health - the UK’s biggest charity. On court, fans will see six new players, with four returning from last season. Americans Otis Polk, Brian McKenzie, and Lehmon Colbert are all fresh out of University in the USA and are set to bring an exciting athleticism to the team. American/German shooting guard Cody Toppert comes to the team on the back of some outstanding performances in recent years in New Zealand, Portugal and Germany. With an additional season under his belt in the NBA Development League, Toppert is set to provide the Raiders with the outside scoring threat so sorely missing from the team last year. England internationals Taner Adu and Sam Cricelli join the team after very solid first seasons in the BBL with Essex Pirates and Worthing Thunder respectively. Both players won their first England caps this summer. Joining them in the England team this summer, was returning power forward Anthony Rowe. Anthony had an outstanding first season in the BBL last year and was subject of strong interest from a number of other BBL teams. But he has elected to return to the Raiders to continue his development and play a key role in the 2010 team. Joining Anthony from last season’s team are shooting guard Jay Marriott, and forwards Jamie Burchell and Michal Czynienik.
Marriott has previous
experience of the BBL as a starting guard for the Birmingham
Bullets, and significant experience playing throughout Europe.
Burchell has been with the Raiders for 11 seasons, broken up by a
season in Cheshire on graduation from Marjon. Czynienik is a former
Polish junior international player and provides the team with
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Marjon Plymouth Raiders Basketball Club, New Victoria House, Weston
Park Road, Plymouth, PL3 4NU |
info@plymouthraiders.com | 01752
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