BASKETBALL: Crusaders no match for United.London United For London United Busways (1989 - 2006) see Transdev London. For the former tram company see London United Tramways. London United is a professional basketball team from London, England, competing in the British Basketball League. 99 Coventry Crusaders The Coventry Crusaders is a Coventry-based basketball team competing in Division 1 of the English Basketball League. They play their home games at the Coventry Sports Centre, which has seating for approximately 1,000 people, and the junior teams play at the The Alan Higgs Centre. 71 A DEPLETED de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d Crusader squad were no match for a London side who retained their 100 per cent league record with ease. With only nine players available to coach Derrick Pope, Crusaders knew they were going to be up against it, but they managed to keep things fairly even for most of the first half. They were helped by London finding themselves a man short after Mantia Callender was called for two technical fouls for abusing one of the match officials. Crusaders went into the break 41-36 down but any hopes they had of getting back into the game were extinguished early in the third period when London finally managed to stop Troy Selvey from scoring under the basket. That, and the introduction of former British Basketball League star Pete Deppish, turned the game decisively United's way. Deppish, a three-pointer specialist, chipped in with 23 second half points as London raced away to their fifth successive league win. Crusader Scores: Dave Jones 20, Derrick Pope 16, Matt Collins 13, Troy Selvey 12, Selwyn Reid 5, Adam Smith 3, Andy Bennet 2. CAPTION(S): PROBLEMS: Pope |
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