Female PickUp hubs launch for 19/20 With the 2019/20 basketball season under way across Scotland, basketballscotland’s new Female PickUp Basketball project, promoting recreational basketball for women and girls, has launched weekly sessions across the country. PickUp Basketball is recreational basketball with a focus on socialising, having fun and getting active. Sessions are aimed at those …
First 19/20 Jr. NBA draft to be held next week The draft for the first Jr. NBA Leagues of 19/20 will take place at Edinburgh City Chambers next Monday, September 23rd. Pupils and staff from schools across Scotland will gather for the event as each school is paired with an NBA team for the duration …
Vacancies: Wheelchair Basketball National Academy Coaching Staff basketballscotland are now accepting applications for voluntary Coaching Staff for our Wheelchair Basketball National Academy. The Academy will support the talent development of athletes in the U14, U18 and U23 programmes. How do I get involved? Coaches will be expected to attend 30 hours of contact coaching time …
World’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League to tip off this month. Following on from the announcement of plans to launch the world’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League back in May, basketballscotland are proud to confirm the program is set to tip off later this month. Jr. NBA is the NBA’s global youth basketball programme for …
Kieron Achara has been appointed as an ambassador for GB basketball. Achara announced his retirement from both club and international basketball earlier this year following a prestigious career. Achara was the youngest player to play for Scotland and spent over 10 years representing both Scotland and GB at major tournaments across the world. Earning 105 …
basketballscotland welcomes new Board Members During the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, elections were undertaken for five positions on the basketballscotland Board. In October last year, a process was undertaken to find individuals who could fill skills gaps on the Board. In December, Craig Chambers (Commercial), Doug Folan (Performance), Robyn Love (Wheelchair Basketball) and Stephen McCall …
Our U18 Women played their first game in the U18 Women’s Division B European Chmpionship in Skopje against the Netherlands and experienced a tough 73-48 loss. The Dutch side came out strong with a 12-2 run as they immediately showed their experience. Our girls kept fighting and as the quarter went into the last minute …
GB Basketball, with the support of FIBA through its Youth Development Fund, the three Home Countries and GB sponsors Molten will be hosting free Under 14 “We Play” 3×3 basketball events for boys and girls across the UK over the coming weeks. Each event will have a maximum of 60 places available so interested players …
Kennedy Leonard will be hoping to fly the flag for Scotland at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket this summer after she was named in GB’s 17-woman squad for July’s tournament. A recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Kennedy is the only player in CU history with over 1500 points, over 600 assists, over 400 rebounds and …
GB Head Coach Jose Maria Buceta has today named his 17-woman squad for this summer’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Tipping off in 41 days, the championships will be held across Latvia and Serbia as 16 teams compete for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket crown. Held between June 27th and July 7th, the tournament also serves as a …
