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 …
Great Britain’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifying campaign started with a narrow defeat in Montenegro. GB went down 81-74 at a raucous Moraca Sports Centre in Podgorica despite a late push to overhaul their hosts, who are ranked seven places above them in the European standings. They twice fought back from double-digit deficits in the Group G …
The Great Britain roster for the FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifying game against Montenegro has been confirmed. Acting head coach Marc Steutel, standing in for Nate Reinking, will lead the team in Podgorica on Friday, February 21 before they head to Newcastle for a sell-out showdown with the Germans at the Eagles Community Arena. The initial …
Marc Steutel says it will be ‘business as usual’ when he steps up to act as head coach for Great Britain’s FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers against Montenegro and Germany. With Nate Reinking is unavailable trip to Podgorica on Friday and Mondau’s eagerly anticapted visit of Germany to Newcastle on Monday, assistant coach Steutel will now …
