Northfleet Basketball Academy was started in 2009 by Northfleet Technology College

Northfleet technology college

Northfleet Technology College is located in Northfleet, Kent. It is an all boys school that offers secondary education for students aged 11+.-New School:...

 to recruit the elite of Gravesham

Gravesham

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's basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 players. The academy is based at Northfleet Technology College, Colyer Road, Northfleet

Northfleet

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, Kent

Kent

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, D A11 8BG, England. The team currently plays in Kent cup under 19s, under 19s boys academies and VI form colleges, games are arranged every week and friendlies are arranged if we have no competitive games against other strong academies and VI form colleges.

Kit

Northfleet Basketball Academy athletes are equipped with Nike tracksuits, kits, shooting shirts and bags, each with their own number and initials. The academy athletes have shown great pride in wearing these kits, which are worn throughout their academy life.

Home court

In the 2009–10 season their home court is at Northfleet Youth Centre, and then in the 2010–11 season they are moving in to a state-of-the-art basketball gym, facilitating plexi backboards, flexi rims and a spring-loaded floor; this will be at Northfleet Technology College

Northfleet technology college

Northfleet Technology College is located in Northfleet, Kent. It is an all boys school that offers secondary education for students aged 11+.-New School:...

.

Players

Nation	Player	Position	No.
	Liam Digby	SG/SF	3
	Robert Gregory	SG/SF	9
	Aaron Gear	PF	32
	Kyle Johnson	SG/SF	8
	Sam Lane	PG	7
	Thomas Pettiford	PF/C	6
	Reece Parkinson	SF	10
	Alex Bell	SF	21
	Jagvir Singh	PG	33
	Nick Draper	SG	23
	Olly Preston	PG	2

Shay Lee

Camera man

Head Coach: Ayo Brown

This team was selected by Martin Parry at the trials, of which four have played for Sevenoak Suns and one for Medway Park Crusaders, both National League Basketball teams, and Six have played Men's Medway League since the age of sixteen.

Games

Team	Score	Home or Away	Win or Loss
V Ravenswood	68-42	Home	Win
V Dartford	44-47	Away	Loss
V Itchin College	61 - 90	Away	Loss
V Barton Perival	70 - 52	Home	Win
V Simon Langton	70 - 41	Away	Win
V Greenacre	98 - 61	Home	Win

External links

• http://www.ntc.kent.sch.uk/letterbank/sports-academy.pdf

• http://www.ntc.kent.sch.uk