E. Manco in junior team

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33540, 22 May 1974, Page 7

E. Manco in junior team

Two Canterbury players, F.. Manco (Christchurch Boys’ High' School! and J. Bosch (Y.M.C.A.), have been included in the 10-■ strong New Zealand junior, under 20) men’s basketball team •o make a short tour of the' South Island next month. Both displayed outstanding form hi the training games during the ' rce-day trials in Christchurch and cemented their places in the team bv playing important roles :i the South Island's victory over the North in Cowles Stadium on Saturday. Mancos selection is a particularly fine achievement consider-: ing that he does not yet play A grade club basketball. His school team plays in the B grade. Bosch, who is 18 and stands! 6ft Bin tall, will be one of the centres in the team. But it does not lack tall players. Its shortest players are both 6ft and it has' an average size of 6ft 4in. J- Rademakers (Taupo) has been named captain. The team is: Rademakers 'Taupo. Manco. Bosch (Canterbury:; p. Mildenhall (Napier); M. Turner (Otago): K. McGrattan. J Saker 'Wellington): P. Reid; Auckland'. C. Driscoll (Hamil-i tom. J McDougall (Southland'. The team will assemble in Nel-, acn on June 8 and two days later ’•' ill plav its first match against I ’ e Nelson provincial side. The! ■’her three fixtures on its programme are. West Coast, Greymouth. June 11. Canterbury. k? w ' es -Stadium, June 13. and Dunedin. June 15. , ,r Seifert will M'o hold coachpcourses for high school olayj.' r a nd coaches at Greymouth on 11 and at Timaru on June