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GREAT BRITAIN’S FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP 2023 QUALIFYING SQUAD: New Faces and Milestone Veterans

20th June 2022

Great Britain’s initial 24-man squad for the third window of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers has been selected.

GB will travel to Larissa to face Group B opponents Greece on Thursday 30 June before returning to Newcastle to play Turkey on Sunday 3 July (4pm).

GB enter this window in unprecedented form, having won 12 of their past 15 games – a run that extends all the way back to the 2018-19 season and includes wins over the European heavyweights of France, Greece, Germany and Montenegro.

🏟️The @VertuArena will once again be the host venue for GB Men's @FIBAWC 2023 Qualifiers!

🎟️GB will face Turkey in Newcastle on Sunday 3 July (4pm) and you can get your tickets now by clicking below!#BritishBasketball

— GB Basketball (@gbbasketball) May 20, 2022

While GB’s qualification for the Second Round of World Cup 2023 qualifying is already secure, this doesn’t make these games any less important as results from the First Round carry over and are essential to the team’s qualification hopes for the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2023.

The 24-man squad is built around a core group of veteran players who have committed to every international window during Nate Reinking’s tenure as Head Coach and features all 13 players who competed for GB in the November 2021 window.

With this being Great Britain’s first summer campaign since 2019, Reinking will be back on the side-line as Head Coach, supported by assistant coaches Andreas Kapoulas, Jamie Smith, and Marc Steutel.

Six players with national team experience re-join the squad following the November window, including Myles Hesson, Kyle Johnson, Sacha Killeya-Jones, Ovie Soko, Josh Steel and Devon Van Oostrum, with the five remaining players yet to suit up for GB at senior level.

Hesson, Ben Mockford, Gabe Olaseni and Assistant Coach Jamie Smith are all on course to achieve their 50th caps for GB this summer, with the former trio set to join only 10 other players who have achieved the feat for the Men’s team.

Amin Adamu, Jaiden Delaire, and Amari Williams receive their first GB Men’s National Team call ups following successful seasons in NCAA Division I, whereas Patrick Whelan and Callum Lawson could also be on track to earn their first caps in this window having featured in GB squads previously.

Adamu last represented GB as part of Andreas Kapoulas’ bronze medal winning U20 team at the 2017 European Championships alongside, having since played a key part in Montana State’s rise to prominence in NCAA Division I.

This will be Jaiden Delaire’s first national team call up at any level. Only 21 years-old, Delaire was named 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Connecticut, before a standout career at Stanford University which saw him earn PAC 12 Most Improved Player of the Year honours in 2021.

The view is nice when you're eye level at the rim.#GoStanford x @JaidenDelaire pic.twitter.com/Gq8krC9dey

— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 5, 2022

Amari Williams is coming off a transformative sophomore season at Drexel where he’s gone from playing a limited role off the bench as a freshman to earning a starting position midway through his sophomore year, averaging 11.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game since earning a starting berth.

The final match-day team to face Greece will be confirmed ahead of the game.

Great Britain Men’s National Team Roster – FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifying – June 2022

NAMEPOSITIONAGEHEIGHTCLUB 21/22CAPS*
Amin AdamuG246’5″Montana State University (USA)0
Jamell AndersonF316’7″Manchester Giants (GBR)4
Kavell Bigby-WilliamsF/C266’11”Indios de San Francisco (DOM)8
Dan ClarkF/C336’11”Manchester Giants (GBR)110
Jaiden DelaireF216’9″Stanford University (USA)0
Ashley HamiltonF336’7″Montreal Alliance (CAN)30
Myles HessonF326’6″Saga Ballooners (JPN)45
Kyle JohnsonG336’5″Hamilton Honey Badgers (CAN)83
Sacha Killeya-JonesF/C236’11”Hapoel Gilboa Galil (ISR)8
Dwayne Lautier-OgunleyeG266’3″Heroes Den Bosch (NED)10
Callum LawsonF266’6″Valur (ISL)0
Ben MockfordG326’2″Lyon (FRA)45
Luke NelsonG266’3″ESSM Le Portel (FRA)26
Teddy OkereaforG296’4″Cheshire Phoenix (GBR)51
Gabe OlaseniC306’10”Darussafaka (TUR)42
Tarik PhillipG286’3″San Pablo Purgos (ESP)12
Jacob RoundG226’4″CB Zamora (ESP)4
Ovie SokoF316’7″Shiga Lakestars (JPN)12
Josh SteelG256’4″Manchester Giants (GBR)4
Devon van OostrumG296’3″Club Melilla Baloncesto (ESP)40
Carl WheatleF246’7″Pistoia (ITA)17
Patrick WhelanG256’5″Leicester Riders (GBR)0
Amari WilliamsF206’10”Drexel University (USA)0
Jordan WilliamsF266’8″London Lions (GBR)2

Coaching & Performance Staff:

Head Coach: Nate Reinking

Assistant Coach: Marc Steutel

Assistant Coach: Jamie Smith          

Assistant Coach: Andreas Kapoulas

Head Performance Analyst: Adam Sewell

Team Manager & Head of Delegation: Chris Morris

Head Sports Therapist: Tom Cresswell

Physiotherapist: Aynkaran Vigneswaran

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Rich Clarke

Team Doctor: Karen Barclay

*International Caps are accurate as of the start of the June 2022 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifying Window.

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