Report: Bristol Flyers 99-90 Manchester Giants
Posted: Friday, October 23rd 2015
Preview: Manchester Giants v Bristol Flyers
Sunday, April 17th 2016
Preview: Manchester Giants v Bristol Flyers
Bristol Flyers v London Lions
BBL Championship
Saturday, April 16th, 6pm
The Lucozade Trafford Sportsdome
Bristol Flyers travel to Manchester Giants in the final game of the season on Sunday evening (6pm).
All the key information on Sunday's BBL opponents can be found below.
MANCHESTER GIANTS
Giants enter Sunday's game having played away to Leeds Force on Friday night. Last season the Giants flirted with securing successive Play-Off spots, only to be edged out on the final day of the season by Bristol Flyers into ninth place.
HEAD COACH
Yorick Williams - One of the most controversial players in BBL history, Williams took the reigns from Jeff Jones as a player-coach for the Manchester Giants. Williams has played over 5600 minutes in the BBL, scoring over 6200 points for six different clubs. The 6ft 4in guard has represented Great Britain team in his playing career, and enters the final weekend needing nine more made three-pointers to reach 1,000 in the BBL Championship
ONE TO WATCH
Ingus Bankevics - The Latvian guard averaged 15.2 points per game last season and scored 25 points in the Giant’s first meeting against the Flyers this season.
FORM*:
Giants: LLWLLL
Flyers: LLLLLW
*Entering the weekend
OFFICIALS
Taking charge of Sunday’s game will be Steve Ferris, Steve Ellis and Neil McKelvey
LAST TIME OUT
Bristol Flyers' play-off hopes took a huge blow following a narrow two point defeat away to Manchester Giants, 64-62
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