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 …
Great Britain capped a remarkable EuroBasket qualification campaign with a stunning 94-73 victory over France in Podgorica. After sealing their passage to the 2022 Finals following a brilliant win over Germany on Saturday, Marc Steutel’s men recorded another amazing high point. France – sixth in the world – became the highest-ranked team GB have ever …
Great Britain won a nail-bitingly close battle with Germany 83-81 thanks to a dramatic last-second Luke Nelson winner – and sealed EuroBasket 2022 qualification. GB moved to a 3-2 record in Group G and their passage to the finals was guaranteed when France beat Montenegro 73-71 later on Saturday night. It was a heroic effort …
The 12-man squad for Great Britain’s rematch with Germany has been set. There are no new faces in the 12 selected for Saturday’s game with the team leaning on the experience of their veteran core to secure qualification. The 12-man squad is highlighted by an experienced core group of players who have committed to every …
Great Britain’s hopes of qualification for EuroBasket Women 2021 remain in the balance following a 67-57 defeat to Belarus in Riga. GB completed their group-stage campaign with a 2-2 record and must await results from the remaining group games later today (Thursday) and on Saturday to determine if they can qualify for the finals as …
The 24-man squad for Great Britain’s final window of FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers in February has been named. The four Group G games in February are set to take place in a central Covid-19-secure ‘bubble’ in Podgorica, Montenegro. GB go into the games against Germany and France with momentum following a crucial 74-59 win over …
The British Basketball Federation has been awarded £1.35m Progression Funding by UK Sport to help the Great Britain national teams target the Olympic Games. The award covers the qualification cycle for Paris 2024, with the first year of support agreed from April 2021. Interim chair of the BBF, Toni Minichiello, said: “I am delighted our application to UK Sport has been successful. “This money allows us …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has announced the appointment of Grace Jacca and Safia Iman to its Board. The additions help to strengthen the diversity of the board’s knowledge and experience. Grace is a former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Basketball England, and has worked in HR recruitment and law enforcement, as well …
