Men on the move this season include Shekoubah Sessay, pictured above winning the ball for Giants against Manzur. who joins Le Mont Saint in two restructered line-ups. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0524651)

PAT OGIER has returned  as president of the Guernsey Basketball Association in its 40th anniversary year. He is back in the hot seat after a year’s absence.

Peter Beausire moves sideways to the secretary position and Adam Farish replaces James Tracey as vice-president. Ogier says this is an important year for Guernsey basketball with a busy league season, a home inter-insular, youth games and an Island Games to look forward to.

These events will be the committee’s main focus as well as trying to develop relations with the schools to make recruitment at development level easier for clubs and coaches.

But undoubtedly the biggest change is the island women’s side entering into the National League for the first time. They will be playing in the South West League Division Two against Bristol Flyers, Bristol Storm, Taunton, UWIC, Cardiff Celts, Guildford and Birmingham.

The Guernsey team will play their home games out of Hamble Community Centre – a brilliant facility which is used by Division One team Solent Suns.  Guernsey will also be the only second division side (men or women) to have their stats recorded live, so followers and supporters back home can follow the score on the internet at www.sportingpulse.com.