The Men defeated league leaders and previously unbeaten NEWI 96-67 in Wrexham this evening.  JP Dimandja scored 19, Soren Sorensen 14 and Sam Betts 14.  Further details to follow.

The Under 18s also won on the road, defeating Essex and Herts Leopards 88-69.

Both teams are in action again tomorrow (Sunday) with the Under 18s playing Richmond in the National Cup at 12:30 and the Men hosting University of Birmingham at 3:00.  Both games take place at Body and Mind.

Saturday 

Men League: Leeds Carnegie 81 Kent Crusaders 71 (Sam Betts 17, Robbie Parker 15)

Under 18 League: Kent Crusaders 66 Sevenoaks Suns 68

Sunday

Under 18 National Cup: Kent Crusaders 74 v Sevenoaks Suns 60

Under 16 National Cup: Sevenoaks Suns 75 v Kent Crusaders 68

Under 14 League: Sevenoaks Suns 15 v Kent Crusaders 93, Camden Jaz 15 v Kent Crusaders 65

Men: Kent Crusaders 87 Plymouth Raiders II 73 (Robbie Parker 24, Simon Mitchell 16, Soren Sorensen 14, James Harris 13, Damian Lyons 11)

Under 18s: Westminster Warriors 75 Kent Crusaders 74

Under 16s: Kent Crusaders 60 Westminster Warriors 49

Under 14s: Bucks Hornets 91 Kent Crusaders 27

The Kent Crusaders won both Patron’s Cup games convincingly this weekend defeating the Northampton Neptunes 95-60 at home on Saturday and Colchester Hornets 100-65 on the road on Sunday.

The 2 wins guarantee that the Crusaders will finish top of Pool 1 in the Patron’s Cup and will host the runner-up from Pool 2 on Sunday, 1 February in the semi-finals.

Robbie Parker top scored on Saturday with 27 points, followed by Mike Webber with 15 and James Harris 14.  On Sunday, Simon Mitchell top scored with 17, followed by Harris with 16 and Damian Lyons with 14.

Full report to follow

Starting with tonight’s game against Northampton, all Kent Crusaders Men’s Home Games will have LiveStats available on the internet.  Tonight will be the first official game broadcast by England Basketball in this format.

Now our supporters from abroad and those who can’t make it to the game will be able to follow the game.

Tonight’s game can be found at www.fibalivestats.com/matches/123/00/23/61/576IOWBkTEJk

The link to all future games can be found at www.englandbasketball.co.uk/LiveGames

Apologies for any confusion but junior training will be at Simon Langton as normal today.  Sorry for the late notice, we’ve been juggling venues trying to ensure the sessions happen.

There is no training this Saturday, 27 September due to all of our national league teams being away at Southend for pre-season friendlies. You should have received this information already.

Former Crusader, Ryan Richards, has signed his first professional contract with Dexia Mons-Hainaut in Belgium’s top division.  The club is coached by Chris Finch, the Great Britain men’s team coach.

We will have some more information and an interview with Ryan coming soon.