*Updated: 22 June Head coaches Julius Joseph and Stef Collins have selected their Great Britain squads for two FIBA 3×3 tournaments later this month. GB will take part in the Europe Cup qualifier in Romania and the U23 League of Nations event in Israel. Teams have been entered as part of a collaboration between Great Britain Basketball and Basketball England to help prepare …
Great Britain Basketball has signed an agreement for Macron to become the national teams’ kit supplier for the next four years. The Italian manufacturer will provide playing, training and off-court wear for the senior and junior teams and staff. GB will wear Macron kit for the first time at the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup qualifiers and Under-23 3×3 League of Nations later this month. There will …
British basketball legend Luol Deng has been awarded an OBE for his services to the sport in the Queen’s birthday honours list. The London 2012 Olympian, 36, arrived in London as a refugee after escaping civil war in South Sudan with his family before carving out a lengthy and successful career in the NBA. He …
basketballscotland are seeking Head Coaches to lead their 3X3 and Wheelchair 3X3 programmes. The aspiration is to qualify for and subsequently compete for medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Scotland has have talented male and female players in both the running and wheelchair game, and are excited about the upcoming opportunities for our …
Recruiting: Chairperson basketballscotland are now welcoming nominations for the role of Chairperson. In advance of the 2021 AGM, the Board has now commenced a recruitment process to formalise the appointment of a Chairperson for a four-year term through an open process as outlined in our governing documents. The Executive Board are charged with selecting …
By Jamie Thomas There is a special relationship between Great Britain and the United States. It extends beyond transatlantic politics and bonds the Great Britain National Basketball Team with the biggest and best league in the world. For the past 30 years, players like Steve Bucknall, Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Luol Deng among others, have provided …
Great Britain Basketball and Basketball England will collaborate to help prepare Team England for the inaugural Commonwealth Games 3×3 event at Birmingham 2022. GB have entered male and female teams made up of England players at two FIBA events this year – the Europe Cup qualifier and the Under-23 League of Nations. Basketball England, with Commonwealth Games funding from Sport England, will select and run the teams, using the tournaments as part of the Team England player selection …
The Great Britain youth teams will not take part in revised FIBA competition this summer because of COVID-19 considerations. FIBA has passed a resolution to suspend the 2021 European Youth Championships, replacing them with smaller European Youth Challenger events. The British Basketball Federation, along with its members, Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales, have …
London Lions assistant coach Mr Laurent Irish has been fined £10,000 for betting offences in relation to basketball matches and suspended from coaching in the current season. The British Basketball Federation, in conjunction with FIBA, were engaged with the Gambling Commission Sports Betting Intelligence Unit and the GB betting industry, in a detailed investigation, led …
Veteran Dan Clark believes Great Britain have a good shot at qualifying from their FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Finals group following last week’s draw. GB will face hosts Italy, along with Greece, Croatia, Ukraine and Estonia, in Group C of next September’s showpiece tournament. Of those, only Estonia (#47) are below Great Britain (#41) in the world rankings – …
British Esports and British Basketball have formed a team of NBA 2k21 esports players to represent Great Britain on the global stage in the FIBA Esports Open III. For the first time, the North & Central America and Europe Conferences will consist of two divisions: Current Generation (PS4) and Next Generation (PS5). The GB team …
Great Britain know their group opponents at the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket Finals following today’s draw in Berlin. The GB Men will face hosts Italy, Greece, Croatia, Ukraine and Estonia in Group C of next summer’s showpiece tournament. EuroBasket 2022 ambassador Dirk Nowitzki and fellow former internationals Roberto Brunamonti and Viktor Sanikidze, assisted with the drawing of the groups. The 24 qualified teams were sorted into four groups of …
