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Young St Mirren trio called up for national squad training camps
Three rising stars of Renfrewshire basketball have been called up to Great Britain training camps.
British Basketball has confirmed that basketballpaisley’s Callan Low, Chris Feeney and Laura Collins have all been selected for the initial training camps for Great Britain national sides at under-16 and under-18 levels.
The training camps are lined up as preparations for the upcoming FIBA European Championships taking place over the course of the summer.
The St Mirren trio have all been in stunning form for the side over the course of last season as the Paisley squads continued their domination of the domestic game with league triumphs and Scottish Cup victories, as well as success in the end of season play-offs.
The teams will enter camp later this summer, with 19 Scottish players set to attend from various clubs around the country.
Head of basketball at basketballscotland, Barry Lang, said: “This is an excellent opportunity for all of the Scottish athletes to train and prepare with fellow talented players from across Great Britain.
“We wish all of the nominated players the best of luck and encourage every player to make the most of this exciting opportunity to represent Great Britain in a youth national squad for the first time.”
The Paisley three will be joined by a number of other Scottish players, as well as those from England and Wales.
There is also call-ups for City of Edinburgh’s Ryan Armour and Alexander Ferguson, who Low joins in the under-18 men’s side.
Feeney is joined by Lewis McGlasson in the under-16 men’s side, while Collins has a number of familiar faces in the under-16 women’s side.
British Basketball chief executive, Lisa Wainwright, added: “This is such an exciting announcement to make. For the first time, the under- 16 and under- 18 teams wi l l be competing in European Championships under a GB banner and flying the Union flag.
“The home count r i e s have done their own talent identification processes and have nominated a wonderful bunch of young athletes to take part in the initial training camps. Good luck to everyone over the next few months.”