Midgley retires

Richard Midgley, the Everton and Great Britain guard, has retired from basketball, according to BBL sources. The Sussex-born playmaker, who has just turned 26, was left out of GB's Eurobasket squad due to injury. However, he has remained in the USA and will not return to Everton for this campaign, leaving his final game as a terrific, if ultimately fruitless, performance in May's play-off final.

Andre Smith and Josh Gross will also not be returning to the Tigers.