Peter Scantlebury
MBE Mbe may refer to:
* Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo
* Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria
* Mbe language, a language of Nigeria
* Mbe' language, language of Cameroon
* ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language
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(born 21 November 1963) is a former international professional
basketball
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player who was capped 131 times for England.
Scantlebury began his playing career in 1981 with Guildford.
He scored 9,502 points and won nine
British Basketball League
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winners' medals in his National League career.
He made his debut for England in 1986 and scored 1,069 points in an international career that lasted until 2002.
He was appointed an
MBE Mbe may refer to:
* Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo
* Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria
* Mbe language, a language of Nigeria
* Mbe' language, language of Cameroon
* ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language
Molal ...
in 2002 for his services to basketball.
He was appointed head coach of
Sheffield Sharks
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in 2003,
leading them to the
Haribo Cup trophy and
BBL Championship
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play-off title in 2004, and was appointed head coach of England's men's basketball team in 2004,
coaching them to a bronze medal at the
Commonwealth Games
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in
Melbourne
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in 2006.
Also now he is a head of y11 for Aston Academy, a high school in Swallownest, England.
Coaching careers
* 2003–2008
Sheffield Sharks
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* 2004–2006
England national team – Won Bronze at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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Playing career
* 1998–2003
Sheffield Sharks
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* 1997–1998
Newcastle Eagles
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Playing in the top-tier British Basketball League and holding the franchise for Tyne & Wear, they are the most successful team in the League's histor ...
* 1993–1997
Thames Valley Tigers
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* 1991–1993
London Towers
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* 1989–1990
Sunderland
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* 1985–1989
Bracknell Pirates /Tigers
* 1984–1985
Winthrop University
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* 1981–1984
Guildford / Bracknell Pirates
References
1963 births
Living people
Newcastle Eagles players
English basketball coaches
English men's basketball players
People from Camberwell
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Southwark
Sheffield Sharks players
Basketball players from Greater London
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Winthrop Eagles men's basketball players
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