Panthers Programme Vol 1

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THE

PANTHERGAMEDAY MAGAZINE OF KINGSTON PANTHERSISSUE NO.1

KINGSTON PANTHERS V SEFTON STARS II

20TH OCTOBER 2013

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PANTHERS ROAR

Dear Panther Fans,

Welcome to out rst ever National League home game at the very impressive Sports Arena.Ater 3 to 4 months o hard work we are nally here and the Panthers success story continueswith 2 wins rom 2 tough games.The back room sta and mysel have been very busy during pre-season getting everythingready and preparing or this years debut season in National League.Ater last seasons success in the local league, we knew we had got a strong squad that wasready or National League. But we elt we needed something else, so over the summer I wenton a personal mission to nd three to our players that would make us unstoppable. I spent a

ew weeks travelling back, and ater todays perormance Im sure you will agree the additionsto the team are the right ones. Our guys are strong, athletic and over the summer we havebuilt a team, a brand that is something a little dierent to Hulls basketball community.I would like to rstly thank all our sponsors who have contributed so ar this season. Withoutyou guys this story wouldnt have continued. I would like to give a big thank you to Peterand all the guys at James Legal solicitors, our ocial national league sponsors. We are only assuccessul as the people supporting us, and the support has been overwhelming.Well ans sit back and get ready to welcome the Kingston Panthers team to the court, wewant to hear you shout and scream and support Hulls newest team. You ans in the crowd are

as important as the players on the court, you are the sixth man and we need you help.Also dont orget to pick up your Panthers merchandise catalogue, the more blue and white inthe crowd the better.

Enjoy todays game!!!

Thank You

Karl BuitendamDirector O Basketball


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COACHES COMMENTS

Hello Panthers fans welcome to my

corner!

Recently we made the short journey overto Leeds Carnegie to play our very rstNational League game ater what seemedlike an everlasting preseason. In doing socreating club history byachieving our rst evernational league victory85 44. The score line seems emphatic

however it didnt eel like that on the day!The rst two quarters were very scrappyand hard ought, a mixture o nerves andunamiliarity seemed to be the diagnosis.Consequently we a ound a cure in the thirdand ourth dominating play hitting a lot oopen cutters and setting some hard screensto ree up shooters.

Upon refection the game was an

ideal starter or the season all 12 mencontributed to the victory supplemented

with travelling ans who brought a lot

o noise made it a great experience orme. It was a great game to test thedepth and player rotations o our squadagainst Division 4 opposition. The gamedidnt totally go our way however when

something was askedo the squad they dulyresponded with fare and achilling sense o execution.We are now looking to

carry this momentum orward and make

winning a habit.

On a nal note I would like to thank you allor attending tonights game, your supportdoes not go unnoticed and is denitely theheartbeat o the club. So please continueto support and remember MAKE SOMENOISE!

With love,

Coach Hayes


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TEAM PHYSIO

EB SPONSORS



CLUB HISTORY

Kingston Panthers were ounded inNovember 2011 and competed inthe Humber Basketball Associationdevelopment league or the 2011/12season nishing in 4th position with a8-3 record beore winning the play-onal.

Due to this success Director oBasketball Karl Buitendam revealedhis dream to enter Panthers into EBL

National League and began to recruita team to compete primarily in theHBA premier league or the 2012/13season but as a oundation or biggerthings to come. Retaining the core othe 2011 team in MVP Ben Withers,current Nationla League player SeanJohnstone, James Moore and MattGant, Buitendam recruited extensivelyrom local league teams bringing inkey players Kamil Pilarski and TomasGrigaliunas amongst others.

In March 2013 Panthers merged withEast Hull Harriers who were coachedby highly respected coaches ArranHayes and Geo Lewis. This unionenabled Panthers to orm KingstonPanthers Juniors giving local youngstersa pathway into senior basketballand develop in a structured club

surrounding, and also benet romCoach Hayes skills as he agreed tocoach the senior mens team.

Around the same time local solicitorsrm James Legal agreed a our guresponsorship deal enabling Panthers toconrm their entry into EBL division4 or the 2013/14 season whilst alsosecuring the regions premier indoor

sports acility The Sports Arena ashome venue giving the team one o thebest acilities in the entire league as abase to entertain basketball ans.

Panthers nished the season unbeatenin all competitions with a 14-0 recordacheiving an unprecedented quadruplein the process.

The end o the season coincided with

the ormation o the Kingston PanthersLadies team ater a series o meetingsbetween D.O.B Buitendam and a coreo local players led by ex BradordDragon Rachel Dixon. This establishedthe rst organised ladies team in thecity and plans are in place to developtowards entering National League inthe 2014/15 season.

A successul open trial session in May2013 brought Daniel Lampkowski andJason Milner to the team which in turnsaw the signing o National leagueplayers Justin Loblack, Liam Hudsonand Patryk Kozlowski.

The 2013/14 season will see 6 teamsrepresenting Kingston Panthers inU16s CVL, U20s, Ladies and Mens inthe HBA development league, Mens

premier and Senior mens in Nationalleague.

October 6th 2013 will go into therecord books as a historic day orKingston Panthers when they tipped otheir National league campaign with acomortable 85-44 victory over LeedsAllerton High Carnegie.



A HUGE THANK YOU TO...



Liam Hudson PG 511 - Attended High School and University in

Michigan USA a deadly three point shooter with experience in Europehaving played in Croatia and Montenegro.

Edgaras Krulis PG 62 - A silky smooth guard nothing phases him, atough deender, part o our Lithuanian quartet.

Jason Milner PG 60 - Tenacious with seemingly endless reserves

o energy, has experience locally with York Vikings and ScunthorpeSteelers.

Jamie Boynton G 59 - Explosive leaper who runs the ast breakwell, played in the tough Sheeld league or the Sheeld Suns.

Radek Gruszowski SG 61 - The ice cold assassin rom Poland,

cool under pressure with a good outside shot, outstanding on de-ense and when he gets hot can be a big time scorer

Ola Popula SG 511 - Originally rom Nigeria, likes to attack the bas-ket without ear and can be dicult to stop with slick moves.

Rokas Macijauskis G/F 61 - The enorcer has the ability to guardany position his relentless approach rustrates opponents, unselshand earless rom Lithuania.

Kamil Pilarski G/F 60 Played Division 4 or Hull Wasps, a silkysmooth leader equally adept at scoring or creating opportunities orhis team mates

MEET THE



Graham Smurthwaite G/F 63 - Very experienced at this level having

played or Doncaster Panthers, Newcastle Eagles and Hull Stingers, atough deender with a dangerous 3 point shot.

Patryk Kozlowski SF 64 - Formally o the locally renowned Goolewarriors team, an athletic young orward with a reliable jump shot.

Tomas Grigaliunas F 64 - Oensively gited, the Lithuanian sen-sation has a quick rst step which he uses to attack the basket, athreat rom anywhere on the court and a terric oensive rebounder.

Tomas Kutkevicius F 60 - Panthers very ownman o steel captaino the team whose size belies his erocious rebounding ability, romLithuania

Matty Abbott F 64 - The youngest member o the team, an explo-sive leaper and athletic rebounder.

Sean Johnstone F 64 - An original Panther rom 2011, runs the foorwell and has great post moves.

Justin Loblack F 64 - Born in London raised in Atlanta, Georgia, anathletic orward dominant on the boards, plays above the rim.

Daniel Lampkowski F/C 65 - Played division 3 in Poland, has greatshooting range, a powerhouse with a variety o post moves and asot touch inside.

PLAYERS



GALLERY

Kamil taking it to the hole

MVP Rokas

animated

on court

Tom G going through 3 players

Super Smurf

Matty Abbot going in strong

Captain Tom K battling for the rebound



OFFICIAL TEAM

TRANSPORT

IN THE NEWS

New sponsorship deal for Hull

Panthers

James Legal Solicitors agreed the our-guredeal with Kingston Panthers ater oneits legal team, Pete Konieczko- Hansom,

started training with the club.Mr Konieczko- Hansom said: I was inspiredby the work ethic o the team, as well asthe inectious enthusiasm o the coachingsta.I was particularly impressed by their visiono creating a team that could challenge ornational honours on a yearly basis.Formed only two years ago, Kingston

Panthers has recently nished an unbeatenHumber Basketball Association season,securing a clean sweep o the trophiesavailable.The new deal has enabled the Panthers tosecure the sports arena, in Walton Street,west Hull, to play their home games when

the seasonstarts inSeptemberas well asproviding newhome and

away kits.Director o basketball at the club KarlBuitendam said: I would like to thankJames Legal solicitors or showing aith inKingston Panthers.Having being in talks or several monthsthey have displayed their support and belieby agreeing to be our ocial sponsor inour debut at England Basketball NationalLeague level.

We like to treat our sponsors as part o theteam and I think this has made a dierencein gaining James Legals sponsorship.

Source: Hull Daily Mail



TODAYS OPPONENT

Seton Stars were ormed in2005, growing quickly rom acommunity club beore joining

National League division 4 in2006.They consolidated in theirdebut season with a solid 8-6record beore excelling theollowing season winning the leaguetitle easily with an emphatic 15-1 re-cord. Since then the Stars have goneon to become an established andcompetitive side in division 3 and asthe club has grown and consolidatedthey have this season entered a 2ndteam into division 4, as a progressionor those players who excelled at U18level.Having lost their debut match vleague avourites Mersey Tigers veryheavily 22-100, they have despite be-ing more competitive against Leeds

Tigers and Teesside Lions, succumbedin all 3 matches and currently sit

Despite their lowly position Setondo have players capable o makingan impact, Danny Walsh (pictured)

is the captain o the Welsh U18national team and has experienceo higher level basketball havingplayed or the Stars division 3 teamand led his teams scorers versus

Teesside Lions with a season high 19points. He is backed up by CameronMcKay who is a ormer England U18star and Jamie Hughes both o whomare capable o troubling Panthers

deence.Having played together or several sea-sons as they have progressed throughthe junior ranks, Seton will be a welldrilled cohesive unit, and as theirrecent results suggest they are growingin condence and improving with eachmatch.

Squad

Name Height (cm)

Louis Hart 180

Sam Hawkins 170

Darren Merritt

Chris Helsby 183

John Lockwood

Rob Aindow

Ben Duckworth

Connor Potter 180

Ben Mcgee

Andy Hughes 185

Jamie Hughes 180


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FIXTURES AND RESULTS



ts all change in division 4 North or the2013/14 season, ollowing the very earlywithdrawal o Bradord Dragons II and

Childwall Academy there are 10 teams in the

division 8 o whom are new teams with onlyHull Wasps and Liverpool (Mersey Tigers)remaining rom last season.Teesside Lions have been relegated romdivision 3 and should be amongst theavourites or promotion as they have areputation or being one o a handul oteams at this level who recruit rom overseasand this season have a pair o high calibrePortugese players, along with stalwarts HullWasps who have recruited impressively,including GB U20 John Stewart who starredin division 2 in 2012, and look strong thisseason.The North East, a hot bed o basketballtalent, has 3 sides representing this season,Gateshead Phoenix have recruited ex BBLplayers Dijon Fisher and Will Spragg both owhom won championship medals with the

Newcastle Eagles, and should are well.Rounding out the trio o North East teamsBBL clubs Durham Wildcats and thepowerhouse Newcastle Eagles have bothentered 2nd teams. Historically BBL 2ndteams do not perorm well as they are used

as a stepping stone or junior players to gainexperience, however you can guarantee thatthey will be well coached and well drilled.Merseyside has 2 representatives this season,

Liverpool who are perennial strugglers at thislevel and who nished bottom last seasonhave now merged with exiled BBL teamMersey Tigers and now represent a massivethreat, whilst Seton Stars II are the 2ndteam or the eastablished and strong division3 team.Leeds Allerton High Carnegie are a youngathletic team who were England schoolsnalists last season and have joinedorces with the much heralded Carnegieprogramme to take its players to the nextlevel. Leeds Tigers make up the division,another relatively unknown quantity whowon the Leeds basketball league division1 title last season. Tigers are led by highscoring Aussie Jarryd Moss whose deadly 3point shooting should ensure they remaincompetitive.

With so many new teams it is impossible topredict who will reign supreme at the endo the season, what we do know is that it isgoing to be a antastic season o basketball.

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