Veteran Chantelle Handy is determined to protect the legacy she has helped create with Great Britain basketball as the team prepares to head to China to battle for Olympic qualification. And she is desperate for the younger players on coach Chema Buceta’s team to experience what she did at the 2012 Games. Handy, 32, is …
Great Britain’s men will take on Germany at the new home of the Newcastle Eagles next month. Coach Nate Reinking’s team will host their opponents in a EuroBasket 2021 qualifier at the Eagles Community Arena on Monday, February 24. The game comes three days after GB’s trip to Podgorica to face Montenegro in the opening game of their Group G campaign. It will take place at …
Armchair basketball fans have been given a boost with the news that the men’s and women’s British Basketball Cup Finals will be shown live on the BBC on Sunday 26 January. The two matches – representing the climax of one of the sport’s premier knockout competitions – will be available live on the BBC Sport …
WITH time ticking down to February’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the stage will soon be set for Great Britain to once again show the world that they’re a team who shouldn’t be underestimated. More than a few countries discovered that at their peril during EuroBasket 2019, and veteran guard Rachael Vanderwal feels that GB’s settled nature …
Via UKAD: Basketball player Alfredie (AJ) Roberts has been suspended from all sport for a period of two years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Roberts provided a Sample In-Competition on 19 May 2019, following the British Basketball League Final between the London City Royals and Leicester Riders. Analysis of Mr Roberts’ Sample returned …
Via UKAD: Basketball player William Ohuaregbe, who was registered with London City Royals, has been suspended from all sport for a period of four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Ohuaregbe provided a Sample In-Competition on 10 March 2019, following the British Basketball League Trophy Final between the London City Royals and London …
As Great Britain sit within touching distance of a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now is the time for coach Buceta’s side to embrace what got them this far. For guard Eilidh Simpson, that means sticking to what they know. “To pull off another success, we just need to play the GB way. That’s …
Jen Leedham’s appointment to a head coaching role in the Great Britain programme represents a ‘step in the right direction’. US-based Leedham was recently named as head coach to the GB Under-16 girls and will lead the team into the 2020 European Championships. She follows current GB assistant coach Vanessa Ellis, who was GB Women Under-18 head coach …
The Great Britain Men’s and Women’s team have had some great highs over the last decade. And they go into the new one with lots to aim for in their respective EuroBasket campaigns and the women’s February bid to qualify for the Toyko 2020 Olympics Games. But for now we look back. For a bit …
Hannah Shaw believes there is more to come from her bullish Great Britain Women team-mates, saying: “I don’t think we are done yet.” Coach Chema Buceta’s side went beyond expectations to finish fourth at summer’s Women’s EuroBasket. That performance – the best-ever by a senior male or female GB team – earned them a place …
Two of Great Britain’s key men are looking forward to more success in 2020 following a positive 2019. It is the first time in the 72-year history of the GB Men’s team have ended the calendar year unbeaten – they finish with a perfect 6-0 record. The team heads into the February 21 game against …
The head coaches for Great Britain’s 2020 European Championship campaigns have been appointed. After a thorough selection process jointly managed by the home country’s of England, Scotland and Wales, head coaches have been picked for the six male and female age-group teams at under-16, under-18 and under-20 from a range of high-quality candidates. The appointments …
