UK Sport have confirmed that it will invest up to £325,000 to support the GB women’s basketball team in their ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification campaign. Following their run to the semi-finals of the EuroBasket tournament in July the squad will now travel to China in February for an Olympic qualification tournament where they will …
Great Britain Women have been drawn with China, Korea and Spain in their Olympic Qualifying tournament group. The draw was made at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, FIBA headquarters, in Switzerland. GB will head to the Chinese city of Foshan in February to face the hosts, Korea and Spain with the top three going …
Great Britain stalwarts Kieron Achara and Rachael Vanderwal have obtained a Masters of Science in Leadership and Management from the Business School of the Northumbria University. The pair were among ten graduates of TIME-OUT, a programme launched by FIBA Europe and its national federations in 2017. Former GB men’s Archara captain and current women’s team …
Great Britain’s age-group squads know who they will face in the summer’s FIBA European Championships after the draw was made in Munich today. The GB Under-18 and 20 Men will compete in their respective Division A competitions, while the Under-16 Men and all of the nation’s female teams will be in action in Division B. …
Great Britain fans will get the chance to see star forward Ovie Soko back on a basketball court this weekend. The star of Love Island hasn’t played since before he went on the TV show this summer. He was unable to feature in GB’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers in August because of his role in ITV’s …
Georgia Jones says Great Britain Women are feeling ‘positive’ following the draw for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament groups. GB face a trip to Foshun in China in February to take on the host country, Spain and Korea. A place at Tokyo 2020 is at stake with the top three teams going through, along with the …
Great Britain’s Women have been placed in seeding pot three for the Olympic Qualifying competition in February. It comes after the conclusion of the FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2019 in Africa, Americas, and Asia-Oceania and the November window of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. The top-seeded teams include the current Olympic and FIBA …
Great Britain forward Ovie Soko has signed for BBL club London Lions. Soko, also known for his stint on Love Island, has more recently seen on TV screens as a Sky Sports basketball presenter. Soko said: “I’m excited to be back home, and help contribute to basketball back home where my love for the sport …
With the next set of GB fixtures tipping off in February 2020, GB Basketball are launching a new competition for supporters to design the\ GB jerseys to be worn by the players. The new jerseys, which will once again be produced by official kit supplier Kappa, will be worn by the teams in various FIBA …
Great Britain lost their EuroBasket Women qualifier to a tough, well-organised Belraus in Manchester on Sunday evening. After an opening-game win in Poland on Thursday, Chema Buceta’s team found their visitors a tougher nut to crack. The Belarussians used their inside strength, ball movement and deadly outside shooting to good effect and despite a gutsy …
FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Sunday, November 17, 5pm National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester INTRO GB return to their home court for the first time since their historic fourth-place finish at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 against Belarus. Chema Buceta squad go into the game on a high after an impressive campaign-opening win in Poland …
Karlie Samuelson says it has been ‘easy’ to integrate with a ‘united’ Great Britain team. The 24-year-old is a relative newcomer to a squad that features a lot of experience, making her GB debut in February last year. But the Perfumerías Avenida sharpshooter was one of head coach Chema Buceta’s key players during the summer’s …
