Great Britain Youth Team training camp squads confirmed ahead of European Championships
Training camp rosters have been confirmed for the Great Britain teams taking part in the FIBA European Youth Championships this summer.
GB will compete in all three age groups – Under-20, Under-18 and Under-16 – for the first time since 2019 – with all six teams in Division B action. The individual tournaments take place between July 7 and August 19 – see schedule below.
Comprehensive preparation programmes have been put in place for each team and initial squads have been invited to take part before the Head Coaches make their final decisions on their 12-player tournament rosters.
U20 Women
Florence Cotterill – Team Solent Kestrels
Ella Doherty – University of Toledo, USA
Kaylie Edge – Sacramento State, USA
Ebere Egbirika – Southwark Pride
Faye Endean – Team Solent Kestrels
Saruna Gudza – Ipswich
Fatmata Janneh – Barking Abbey
Katie Januszewska – St Francis College, USA
Molly Lavin – American University, USA
Jocie Leavold – Nottingham Wildcats
Anya McKenzie – Ipswich
Chenai Mushore – Arizona Western, USA
Kian Omer Jones – Sheffield Hatters
Daisy Porter – Oaklands College Wolves
Alex Shaw – Leicester and Loughborough Riders
Abbey Whitehouse – Sheffield Hatters
Charli Wroe – Sheffield Hatters
Head Coach: Chantelle Handy
Assistant Coach: Kenrick Liburd
Assistant Coach: Renee Busch
Team Manager: Paula Charity
Physiotherapist: Dave Hall
S&C Coach: Jack Clarke
U18 Women
Jessica Bakhsh – California Storm, USA
Valerie Cassidy-De Falco – Nottingham Wildcats
Natalie Charity – Nottingham Wildcats
Katie Cox – Sevenoaks Suns
Leia Edwards – Sierra Canyon, USA
Olivia Forster – Ipswich
Louisa Gibbins – Ipswich
Felicia Jacobs-Abiola – Southwark Pride
Esther Kursite Kobri – Southwark Pride
Alexandra McIntosh – Ayr Storm
Yemisi Mefful – Nottingham Wildcats
Kerry McGhee – Caledonia Gladiators
Aoife O’Loan Loftus – University of Edinburgh
Alina Riley – Nottingham Wildcats
Zoe Sharpe – Caledonia Gladiators
Grace Strickland – Barking Abbey
Violet Stutz – Southwark Pride
Head Coach: Karen Burton
Assistant Coach: Siobhan Prior
Assistant Coach: Lauren Milligan
Team Manager: Honor Campbell
Physiotherapist: Ryan Pearson
S&C Coach: Stuart Pearce
U16 Women
Kara Bassil – Ipswich
Kaiya Bateman-Nyathi – Milton Keynes Breakers
Emma Briggs – M14 Hoops, USA
Deanna Carrington – Ipswich
Tiarna Chambers-Desmond – Derby Trailblazers
Elizandra Costa – Manchester Mystics
Rachel Dagger – Falkirk Fury
Fleur Gamal – City of Edinburgh
Ayla Habbal – Haringey Hawks
Maisie Keyes – Manchester Mystics
Elinga Misiunaite – RDF Eagles
Irene Oboavwoduo – Manchester Mystics
Neve Rugette – Richmond Knights
Caitlin Ryan – Oaklands College Wolves
Athena Thompson – Milton Keynes Breakers
Rose Tyrrell – Falkirk Fury
Emily Wilson – Paisley
Maia Wiseman – Ipswich
Charley Woodman – Bristol Academy Flyers
Alice Woodward – Nottingham Wildcats
Haley Wright – Valencia, Spain
Chloe Vella – Richmond Knights
Megan Verbeeten – Sussex Storm
Head Coach: Lee Davie
Assistant Coach: Maialen Zilbeti
Assistant Coach: Azeb Smalley
Team Manager: Charlotte Redhead
Physiotherapist: Chedell Cruickshank
S&C Coach: Dan Cruse
U20 Men
Tomide Akinsiku – Barking Abbey
Jeffrey Akintolu – Avon Old Farms, USA
Michael Amako – Barking Abbey
Peter Asante – Myerscough College
Faruq Balarabe – Western Canada, Canada
Joe Buchanan – Manchester Magic
Lane Campbell – Leicester and Loughborough Riders
Dayvantia Campbell-Deeble – Myerscough College
Quinn Ellis – Monferrato, Italy
Tyler Fairburn – Team Solent Kestrels
Louis Grante-Halliday – Seattle University, USA
Ceejay Hanson – Cape Breton, Canada
Marcus King-Danchie – Florida Coastal, USA
Declan Kom – Sheffield Elite
Victor Ndoukou – Leicester and Loughborough Riders
James Okonkwo – West Virginia, USA
Di-Jani Parkinson – Southwark Pride
Josiah Philip – London Lions Academy Hackney
Dijarn Russell-Walters – Nottingham Trent Hoods
Callum Smart – Bristol Academy Flyers
Rory Stewart – Rhode Island, USA
Lucas Thorogood – Impact Basketball, USA
Louie Tucker – Bristol Academy Flyers
Zamoku Weluche-Ume – Barking Abbey/London Lions
Head Coach: Krumesh Patel
Assistant Coach: Liam Jefferson
Assistant Coach: Chris Bourne
Team Manager: Ruchae Walton
Physiotherapist: Javid Mirza
S&C Coach: Jordan Godfrey
U18 Men
Liam Campbell – London Elite
Nedas Cholevinskas – Barking Abbey
Latrell Davis – First Baptist Academy, USA
Sebastien Emenalo – Thames Valley Cavaliers
Shaquille Furlonge – Manchester Magic
Matthew Goodwin – Manchester Magic
William Issekya – Milton Keynes Breakers
Moziah King-Danchie – Barking Abbey
Aymen Kraria – Glasgow Rens
Tyrese Lacey – Kongo Basketball, USA
Benjamin Michaels – Long Island Lutheran, USA
Daniel Nwauzu – Myerscough College
Lewis Obiorah – Kingston Wildcats
Timothy Oboh – Kent Crusaders
Edward Onyia – Leicester and Loughborough Riders
Tyreese Perry-Huggins – Ipswich
Marcus Robinson – Team Arsenal AAU, USA
Lewis Smith – Myerscough College
Head Coach: Alan Keane
Assistant Coach: Ian Macleod
Assistant Coach: Mike Bernard
Team Manager: Steve Miknis
Physiotherapist: Toby Welch
S&C Coach: Tom Austin
U16 Men
Emmanuel Ahamefule – London Elite
Kelvin Aigbogun – Manchester Giants
Daniel Banjoko – London Lions
Khyle Capanzana – London Lions
Nathaniel Djanogly – Brewster Academy, USA
Obinna Ekufu – Haringey Heat
David Hewitt – Manchester Magic
Corey Hill – Bristol Flyers
Rafi Jalloh – Sussex Storm
Julius Kimani – Montverde Academy, USA
Xavier Lewis – SP Elite, USA
Kervy Mabaya-Muteba – Enfield Scorpions
Jamaul McAllister – Sussex Storm
Elijah Omar – Brixton Topcats
Maxwell Revell – Bremerhaven, Germany
Ethan Round – Northamptonshire Titans
Harry Sheehan – Manchester Giants
Harry Shellhammer – Tri City Prep, Canada
Isaac Spurrier – Plymouth BC
Jack Walton – Manchester Magic
Nicholas Wild – Derby Trailblazers
Nojus Zajankauskas – Baltic Stars
Head Coach: Troy Culley
Assistant Coach: Dan Petts
Assistant Coach: Stephen Barnes
Team Manager: Lewis Scott
Physiotherapist: Dan Morton
S&C Coach: Joe Gurley
Tournament schedule
7-16 July 2023: FIBA U20 Men European Championships Div B – Skopje, North Macedonia
28 July-6 August 2023: FIBA U20 Women European Championships Div B – Craiova, Romania
21-30 July 2023: FIBA U18 Men European Championships Div B – Matosinhos, Portugal
30 June-9 July 2023: FIBA U18 Women European Championships Div B – Sofia, Bulgaria
4-13 August 2023: FIBA U16 Men European Championships Div B – Pitesti, Romania
10-19 August 2023: FIBA U16 Women European Championships Div B – Podgorica, Montenegro
Great Britain’s games at the FIBA European Youth Championships will be shown exclusively in the UK on GB Basketball TV. Viewers can subscribe to the Federation’s new streaming service and watch every game this summer – including Women’s EuroBasket 2023 and all European Youth Championship games, which is a minimum of 45 games total – for just £19.99. Click here to find out more and subscribe today!