Reading Rockets Awards For All basketball programme came to an end on Tuesday when local schools including Radstock, Loddon and Whiteknights came together for a showcase tournament at Radstock School. Each of the schools receiving  the programme had received 5 weeks of basketball coaching from the Rockets where they have learnt ball skills, passing, shooting and finally had a chance to bring all those skills together for the tournament.

Reading Rockets Under 18 stars Harrison Gamble and Louis Sayers have been selected in the final twelve to represent their country in this year's European Championships which will be held in Israel in just over a week's time. Both players have been playing with the squad in the build up to the tournament and have travelled to Cherbourg, Bristol, Belgium, and most recently Kingston where both featured in the well known Future Stars tournament. Both received the news whilst away in Belgium and it is the first time in the Club's history that two Rockets players have featured in the same International team.

 Rockets are getting behind a new campaign to "Back British Basketball" and get Britain supporting Team GB as they try to qualify for the 2012 Olympics on our own turf.

The British basketball team are the only Brits not to qualify automatically for London 2012 Olympics. To even get a spot the "host" team have to play four crucial games in August. Outrage!

So if they have to play to get in we're gonna make sure they play with the biggest crowds and create an atmosphere never before seen. C'mon Britain, Back British Basketball and let's cheer our team to a gold.