Two national bodies are teaming up to represent the very best that Great Britain has to offer in a new basketball esports tournament. The British Basketball Federation will be working closely with the British Esports Association to select and manage a team of NBA 2K21 esports players. This team will represent Great Britain on the …
Myles Hesson goes into the November EuroBasket Qualifiers against France and Montenegro feeling a mixture of confidence and pride. The Great Britain co-captain is set to feature in back-to-back games in Pau, France as part of a team buoyed by a convincing win over Germany in Newcastle last time out. And, despite the two ‘home’ games being played in a central Covid-secure bubble …
The Great Britain Men and Women’s November home games have been switched to central bubbles in France and Turkey respectively, FIBA has announced. The pair of EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers against France (November 27) and Montenegro (November 29), scheduled to take place in the UK, were switched to Pau last week along with other Group G …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF), the National Governing Body for the sport of basketball with responsibility of the national teams, has been awarded up to £180,000 by UK Sport to help lessen the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The move will help support the GB Men and GB Women’s squads in their forthcoming international home …
There will be new teams for some of Great Britain’s stars when basketball returns – while other have announced extensions at their current clubs. There may be uncertainty about when playing can resume following the coronavirus pandemic, but there have been plenty of preparations taking place. Here is where some of our GB players will …
Great Britain Guard Conner Washington has returned to the Leicester Riders signing a two-year deal after spending last season in Europe. Conner is one of Riders’ most decorated players having won 10 trophies over 7 seasons in Leicestershire including 261 appearances. “We are thrilled to have Conner back. We are excited to see him in …
New anti-doping procedures put athlete safety first as sport resumes in the UK Safety and welfare of athletes at heart of changes to testing process UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is announcing today changes to its testing processes that will be in place as sport emerges from lockdown. UKAD Director of Operations, Pat Myhill said: “The safety …
Great Britain Men’s assistant coach Marc Steutel has found a new role for next season after being announced as the head coach of the Teesside Lions. Steutel played an integral part in helping the GB Men to a 7-1 record across 2019/20, including stepping up to lead the team to an outstanding 81-73 victory over …
The FIBA Europe Board convened on Tuesday and decided to cancel a raft of summer events. The European Championships, in which Great Britain’s male and female u16, u18 and u20 teams were due to take part, are among the events ruled out because of the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting, which took place via video conference, …
Olympian Jo Leedham-Warner is among a raft of Great Britain coaching appointments ahead of the 2020 European Championships. The GB legend, who represented her country at London 2012 and has been the leading light of the national team since, has been named as an assistant coach for the Under-16 Women’s squad. She will support head …
Great Britain pulled off a stunning come-from-behind win over Germany at a raucous Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle. The irrepressible Luke Nelson scored 26 points while Ovie Soko had 18 and 10 rebounds as GB showed true grit to withstand German pressure and set up a grandstand finish. GB went into the sold-out EuroBasket 2021 …
DETAILS Great Britain v GermanyEuroBasket 2021 QualifierMonday 24 February, 20:00 (GMT)Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle INTRO GB go into the sold-out clash in the North East looking to bounce back from last week’s narrow defeat to Montenegro. It is the second Group G game of the final round of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifying. The loss in …
