2025
01
Oct
Miles Barry – Paris Basketball Academy
Congratulations to Myles Barry who signs for the junior section of the Paris Basketball Academy. Myles, who plays for the U16s London Thunder Team, joined the Paris Basketball Academy in September and they currently play in the LNB Élite, the first division of basketball in France.
01
Aug
Fusion Table Tennis Summer Camp
Over two weeks this summer, Fusion hosted their annual Summer Camp. Thanks to generous sponsorship, they offer free places for children who might otherwise miss out. Please visit Fusions website for details of their holiday camps throughout the year!
01
May
Thunder U16s at the Final Fours
Congratulations to the Thunder Mens U16s who made the Final Fours 2025. Thunder grabbed the bronze medal position with Myles Barry leading their effort with a 23-point, 10-steal double-double.
01
Feb
FTTC win at the Veterans British Clubs League
In February 2025, Fusion Table Tennis Club won the Men’s Premier Trophy in the Veterans British Clubs League. Congrats to each of the players involved!
13
Jan
Wheelchair basketball returns to the thunderdome
From January 2025, wheelchair basketball returns to the Thunderdome! Sessions are every Saturday from 10am-11am.
2024
13
Jul
Thunder Girls win silver at the London Youth Games
Since its launch in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, the London Youth Games has provided opportunities for over 1.5 million young Londoners. This year London Thunder Basketball represented Lewisham and went on to win the Silver Medal at the Copper Box. Well done to all involved.
13
May
Fundraising Efforts
In May 2024, a fundraising dinner, organised by Chairman of the New Bermondsey Sports Foundation Steve Norris, raised a huge £19,450. Thank you to all of the donors!
13
Apr
Sport England’s Backing The Best
London Thunder players Myles Barry and Andrew Nwokolo have been selected for Sport England’s Backing The Best programme.
The programme, which is funded by the National Lottery and managed by SportsAid – the sports charity that supports talented young athletes – aims to level the playing field for athletes who would face difficulties progressing through their sport’s talent development system without critical financial help.
Both Myles and Andrew demonstrated their outstanding ability to be eligible for the funding and will now work with the Basketball England Talent and Performance team to support their athletic endeavours.
12
Jan
Larry Trumpauskas is victorious at the Senior National Qualifiers
Larry Trumpauskas emerged victorious at the Senior National Championship Qualifiers, securing the top spot without dropping a single match.
Congratulations to Larry! To see more details and more Fusion player news from the Qualifiers, see here.
2023
17
Jun
Basketball Awards 2023
On June 17th 2023 over 200 players, staff and friends gathered for Thunder’s 2023 Basketball Awards Night. Congratulations to all who were recognised on the night. To see the full list of award winners, please read here.
08
May
4 Thunder players selected for England Camp
Congratulations to Joelle Sealy (U14s Girls), Myles Barry (U14s Boys), Amelia Orungbeja (U15s Girls) and Andrew Nwokolo (U15s Boys), who have been selected for the England Selection Camp at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester.
You can read more here.
10
Mar
Josie Furner wins the London Young Person of the Year Award!
In March 2023, Thunder’s Josie Furner wons the London Young Person of the Year Award. Awarded by the Levelling the Playing Fields network and supported by the London Marathon Trust, Josie received the award in recognition of her dedication, overcoming diversity, inspiring others and making a positive impact on her community. Congratulations Josie!
26
Feb
Fusion 1 Ladies are the Champions!
In February 2023, Fusion 1 Ladies competed in and won the British Premier Division! In an unforgettable season, the ladies played a total of 10 matches, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing only 2. This outstanding performance secured them top honours in the league. Congratulations!
2022
05
Nov
Central Venue League at the Thunderdome
In November 2022, more than 80 players competed at Thunder’s Central Venue League (CVL), ran in association with London Region Basketball – a monthly tournament giving the very youngest players (U12s) a chance to taste competition.
29
Sep
Yu’s double triumph at Blackpool 4*
Tianer Yu was a double champion at the Stiga Blackpool 4* at a busy weekend which saw 135 individuals and 34 teams in action.
Yu won in the Junior Girls’ Singles final beating Jersey’s Commonwealth Games player Hannah Silcock 3-1, and in the Under-17s, facing Silcock once more, though this time it was won in three straight. Well done Tianer!
You can read more here.
05
Sep
Thunder Girls Win Silver at the London Youth Games
Since its launch in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, the London Youth Games has provided opportunities for over 1.5 million young Londoners. This year London Thunder Basketball represented at the games playing in the 3×3 competition finishing 2nd in the girls category.
The event took place on the 5th September 2021 and featured teams from all over London. A massive congratulations to the Thunder girls who won silver.
You can read more here.
18
Jun
Thunder Players Selected For Aspire All Star National Tournament
The inaugural Aspire All-Star National Tournament took place on the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June 2022 at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre. The event brought together Basketball England’s four ‘Super Regions’ – North, South, Central and London – for two days of competition.
Players selected from London Thunder were Amelia Orungbeja (u13s Girls), Joelle Sealy (u13s Girls), Myles Barry (u13s Boys), Henry Taiwo (u15s Boys), Josie Furner (u15s Girls) and Rihanna Loum Smith (u15s Girls).
You can read more here.
26
May
Larry Trumpauskas wins double at the Junior National Cup!
At the May 2022 Junior National Cup, Fusion’s Larry Trumpauskas – an unseeded player! – won both the U19 Junior National Boys’ singles title and the U15 Cadet title. Trumpauskas defeated top seed Connor Green, and his Fusion team mate Joshua Bruce collected the Bronze after losing out to Green in the semi-final. Congratulations both!
24
May
Watch: Steve Bucknall talks life and Birmingham 2022
Director of Basketball at London Thunder and Basketball England’s Head of Talent and Performance Steve Bucknall talks to Basketball England about his life and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.
You can watch Steve’s story here.
2021
19
Aug
Men’s Health visit the Thunderdome
Men’s Health, the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, recently visited the Thunderdome at the senior National League team’s first session back this Spring. They spoke to coach Steve Bucknall about the great work the club does with the youth of London and featured some of Thunder’s future champions!
The article can be found here.
2020
22
Jun
Sport England & London Marathon Charitable Trust award to upgrade the Thunderdome
On 22 June 2020 Sport England and the London Marathon Charitable Trust awarded £257,000 for roof repairs, new LED lighting, improvements to the changing facilities and business planning support to London Thunder basketball club.
2019
09
Sep
Global basketball superstar Steph Curry trains at the Thunderdome
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors, NBA, held a private training session at the Thunderdome. Steph is a six-time NBA All-Star, and has been named the NBA MVP (most valuable player) twice and has won three NBA championships with the Warriors.
2017
18
Feb
THUNDER U18’S MEN REACH NATIONAL FINAL
Thunder’s U18’s men reached the final 2 out of 128 teams entered in the National Cup. The match was a close affair with Thunder trailing 47-49 at the start of the final quarter. Unfortunately, they could not find a way through the Myerscough Spinners defence and the team from Preston ran out 68-55 winners. Thunder’s star man was their England international Josh Edwards who top scored with 23 points including 6 rebounds.
2016
05
Nov
FUSION HOST FIRST BRITISH PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH AT THE THUNDERDOME
Fusion men’s senior team hosted Halton 1 from Cheshire and achieved a resounding 7-1 victory recording their first win of the season.
2014
10
Aug
Fusion host international legends match
Fusion Table Tennis have celebrated the grand opening of their new 14 table home in the Thunderdome by hosting an international legends match featuring former world champions Jan-Ove Waldner & Jorgen Persson.
