Great Britain were unable to replicate their victory over Greece in Newcastle last year in the penultimate clash of the First Qualifying Round of World Cup 2023. GB knocked off their world-ranked No.9 opponents at home last November but it was a tougher mission in Larissa with a slick Greek team coming from behind to …
Four groups of players have been invited to Great Britain camps ahead of this summer’s FIBA European Youth Championships. The Championships will see more than 250 teams play across 16 tournaments, three age categories and three divisions – with GB competing in Division B of the U16 men’s, and U16 and U18 women’s competitions, and …
Great Britain squads for this weekend’s FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifiers have been confirmed. Head coaches Stef Collins and Julius Joseph have selected their four-player teams for the competition in Romania on 4 and 5 June following a four-day invitational camp in Manchester. The GB Men face Spain and Turkey in their pool games with …
The British Basketball Federation and the home country basketball associations have confirmed staff appointments for the GB youth teams competing at this summer’s FIBA European Youth Championships. The Championships will see over 250 teams play across 16 tournaments, three age categories and three divisions, with GB competing in Division B of the U16 men’s, and …
The British basketball community is coming together to pay tribute to the legendary pioneer Betty Codona OBE, who has sadly passed away. An unrivalled colossus of the women’s game in the UK, Codona dedicated 60 years of her life to passionately inspiring thousands of people to play the sport that she loved so much. In …
Great Britain Basketball is recruiting coaches and support staff for its U16 teams ahead of the FIBA European Championships this summer. The U16 and U18 male and female teams are in action in four tournaments in July and August. The U18 teams have staff in place but four vacancies exist in the U16s. GB require …
FIBA statement: FIBA remains very concerned by the recent events in Ukraine and expresses its deepest sympathies to the victims. In line with the International Olympic Committee Executive Board resolution and its reasons, FIBA has announced today that Russian teams and officials will not be allowed to participate in FIBA Basketball and 3×3 Basketball competitions …
Great Britain teams will return to the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifiers in June. GB Basketball will again partner with Basketball England to prepare for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics and to grow the half-court version of the game in the UK. Men’s and women’s teams will again be made up …
The British Basketball Federation is seeking to appoint a new Board Chair. The BBF is looking to appoint an individual with the necessary blend of skills and experience, to guide the organisation through a period of growth and development on the path to Paris 2024 and beyond. Acting as a driving force, the Board Chair …
London Lions sealed a place in the EuroCup play-offs on a nail-biting final day of the regular season. Lions, featuring a host of Great Britain stars, lost 70-67 at Castors Braine on Wednesday, despite a sterling effort from Jo Leedham-Warner. It meant they needed results on Thursday to go their way for their Euro season …
Great Britain could not repeat their opening-night heroics in Istanbul on Sunday evening, falling 84-67 to a Shane Larkin-inspired Turkey. After the high of beating Greece in Newcastle on Thursday night, head coach Marc Steutel’s men, who led by as many as 13, put in a brave performance in the Turkish capital in their second …
Great Britain will enter four junior teams in the FIBA European Championships 2022 after a plan to fund the programmes was drawn up by the Home Countries. The male and female GB U16s and U18s will enter competitions next summer, supported financially and logistically by Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales. With British Basketball Federation (BBF) UK Sport funds only allowed to be focused …
