On this page on mikeshaft.com we acknowledge the BBL Coach of the Year from 1988 through to the present day. In the early days this was dominated by legendary BBL Coach Kevin Cadle and in recent years if anyone has been dominant then it is Fab Flournoy of the Newcastle Eagles. However Rob Paternostro has now won the BBL Coach of the Year 7 times.

Last Monday the 30th of April saw the DBL Sharks Sheffield 'End of Season' Dinner. It was, once again, an absolute joy to be a part of it.

Saturday the 14th of April saw the new-look WBBL Betty Codona Trophy Final take place at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village. And what a wonderful event it was. Congratulations must go to the All Conquering Leicester Riders organisation for lifting yet another piece of silverware. The magnificent crowd were also able to celebrate the England Women winning Silver Medals at the Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Team England have named their men’s and women’s basketball squads who will compete for Team and Country on the Gold Coast in Australia.

Received 09/03/2018

And so it was that the battles for the first trophies of 2018 were fought out at Arena Birmingham on Sunday the 28th of January. The day was an absolute joy and congratulations must go to Nottingham Wildcats and Cheshire Phoenix who walked away with the Silverware.

BBL Cup Final Worcester Wolves 88-99 Cheshire Phoenix (25-21, 40-41, 62-73)

Two weeks ago, Kevin Cadle, one of British Basketball's greatest coaches was laid to rest. Back in September of 1998 two colleagues, Deno Tofalos (now deceased), Chris Tofalos and me Mike Shaft published the magazine SHOOTtheHOOP. In that first issue we paid a full tribute to the man himself. It took some time but I finally managed to track down that copy of the magazine. This is the final part of that article. Some of the photos are from that original article but others are from more recent times.

On Thursday the 9th of November 2017, friends and family came together to say goodbye to one of the most influential human beings I have ever had the pleasure to meet...My Man! Mr Kevin Cadle. There were many tributes to Kevin or Michael as he was known to his family who had made the trip over from the States. Perhaps the most moving tribute came from one of his dearest friends in the UK, Renaldo Lawrence. Renaldo finished his tribute with a letter he wrote to Kevin soon after Kevin's death was announced. The applause at the end told us all what Kevin meant to him and to all who knew him.

This week, Kevin Cadle, one of British Basketball's greatest coaches will be laid to rest. Back in September of 1998 two colleagues, Deno Tofalos (now deceased), Chris Tofalos and me Mike Shaft published the magazine SHOOTtheHOOP. In that first issue we paid a full tribute to the man himself. It took some time but I finally managed to track down that copy of the magazine. This is part two of that article. Some of the photos are from that original article but others are from more recent times.