Robbie Scoops Award (16 Apr 2005)

London Towers' Head Coach Robbie Peers has won the BBL Coach of the Month award for March after he led the team on seven straight wins in the month, helping them to a third placed finish in the BBL Championship.

After not dropping a single game in March they have established themselves as the form team entering into the post season Playoffs, which begin for the Towers on Saturday when they host Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks.

Two results in particular stand out from that month, Towers beat both of the teams that finished above them in the table. First of all an 85-99 victory on the road against TCS Chester Jets, after opening the game 8-0 they never trailed. They followed that up a week later by beating Springfield Honda Newcastle Eagles 71-64 at Crystal Palace.

They also beat their Playoff opponents the Rocks towards the end of March, the 80-72 win came courtesy of restricting the Rocks to just eleven points in the third period and saw two former Rocks players lead the scoring in Niki Arinze and Jerry Williams.

Peers wins the award for the first time this season, with 41% of the vote, and fought off competition from Fab Flournoy of the Eagles and Milton Keynes Lions' play caller Nigel Lloyd.

Robbie Signs Niki Arinze (17 Jan 2005)

London Towers Head Coach, Robbie Peers, today announced the signing of former Rock's star, Niki Arinze until the end of the season. Dennis Mims has been released.

Robbie Announces New Player (8 Jan 2005)

London Towers Head Coach, Robbie Peers, announced today that Kojo Mensah-Bonsu would be joining the team on a two week contract with a possible extension until the end of the season. Robbie said, "I'm hopeful that Kojo will prove to be a strong addition to the team and give some more breadth." Robbie also reported that all players had reported back strong, well and raring to go after the Christmas break.

Robbie Announces Changes (4 Dec 2004)

London Towers Head Coach today announced the addition of two new players to the London Towers playing squad. Dennis Mims, a 6'9" centre who attended Virginia Tech and Sean Jackson, a 6'5" forward who attended the University of California (Irvine), will be lining up against Sheffield Sharks at Crystal Palace tonight.

Louis Truscott and James Hamilton have left the Towers.

On another busy day in London the Towers are excited to announce three more players for the 2004/05 roster, including last seasons MVP Jerry Williams.

In 2003/04 Jerry was in the top 10 players for leading scorers, averaging 23.33ppg, total rebounds with 7.83pg, assists (4.78pg), steals (2.25pg) and turnovers (3.22pg). It was these impressive stats that helped gain him a place in the League All-Star Team for the second season in a row and he was also named League Player of the Year. Williams has made his mark on the BBL since debuting with Westfield Sharks Sheffield two years ago and playing for the Scottish Phoenix Honda Record Rocks last season. Coach Robbie Peers said of Williams, "he's another player that has proven himself in this League and we expect him to have a big impact on the team this year".

The second player announced today is Manchester born Danny Craven, the 32-year-old, 6 10 Centre has represented England at every level since he was 15. Danny enjoyed a previous spell with Towers in the 2002/03 season, which was sandwiched between two spells with the Birmingham Bullets, he also spent ten years with his hometown club Manchester Giants. Craven is a seasoned campaigner in the BBL and helps realise Peers aim to have a side brimming with experience and confidence in this league.

Towers also welcome Louis Truscott to Britain, the only player signed by Peers so far not to have any experience of the BBL. Born and raised in Houston this is where he also attended university, putting up some excellent stats for the HU Cougars (15.3ppg and 11.2rpg in his final year) before turning out for the Gary Steelheads in the American CBA and the Florence Flyers in the USBL. He is a 25 year old forward known for his committed rebounding.

London Towers have a busy opening weekend to the season with Thames Valley at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on Saturday the 2nd October, then on Sunday they travel to Plymouth.

Towers Show Intentions with High Profile Signings (23 Sep 2004)

London Towers are delighted to release some of the first names on their 2004/05 roster. In their hunt for silverware this season Towers have looked towards experienced and successful players with a history in the BBL.

Lynard Stewart is the first big name to be announced. The 6’ 8” 28 year old American had starred for the Westfield Sharks Sheffield for the last 3 seasons and is a proven player of high calibre in this league. Last season he averaged 15.29 points per game and 8.94 rebounds. He was also the MVP in the Sharks BBL Cup victory. Lynard is well travelled having played in the Czech Republic and Israel since leaving Temple University .

Sullivan Phillips is another man whose pedigree is well known to the BBL. The Bermuda native joins Towers after spending two years here playing for Birmingham Bullets in 2002/03 and winning a Championship medal with Brighton Bears last season where he averaged 7.38 points per game and 4.63 rebounds as well as being second in assists.

Robbie Peers is also pleased to have re-signed Rod Brown for a second year at the Towers. He played an important role last season as he led the team in assists and was second in three point shooting. These assets coupled with Brown’s experience are likely to be very important to Towers this time out. The 26-year-old Texan point guard has spent 4 years in London in total having previously been with the London Leopards in the BBL.

Three British players, all familiar to Towers, have been recruited so far alongside Stewart, Phillips and Brown. Steve Ogunjimi was a Tower between 1996 -1998, during which time he was a Play-Off and BBL Trophy winner. Steve has also played for the London Leopards and Springfield Honda Newcastle Eagles in the BBL. Michael Bishop played for Towers last season making a few appearances off the bench and Sam Betts is a young 6’ 2” former Towers Junior stepping up to this level for the first time.

Peers said of his new players, “I have tried to sign proven players in this league who have performed in the past, so we know we are not gambling”.

Robbie Fines Rico & Jerry (20 Sep 2004)

Towers Head Coach, Robbie Peers, tonight issued the following statement: "Rico Alderson has been fined five times the normal disciplinary procedure and suspended for one game of our tour to Ireland. Jerry Williams has been fined as per normal team rules and suspended for one game of the tour. Tower's preparation for the forthcoming season is the real loser here, not either individual. Winning is a rare commodity. Winning even bigger is even rarer. Both players are under no illusions of what standards are required."

Robbie Peers Announces Roster (17 Sep 2004)

London Towers Head Coach Robbie Peers today announced the team he is taking to Brighton for a pre-season tournament on 18th & 19th September:

Saturday 18th
6.30pm Gravelines v Towers
8.30pm Bears v USA Select

Sunday 19th
12.00pm USA Select v Towers
2.00pm Bears v Gravelines

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