Great Britain’s initial 24-man squad for the third window of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers has been selected. GB will travel to Larissa to face Group B opponents Greece on Thursday 30 June before returning to Newcastle to play Turkey on Sunday 3 July (4pm). GB enter this window in unprecedented form, having won …
GB Men will be looking to build on their superb home form in July as they return to Newcastle for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifiers. GB have claimed back-to-back wins at the Vertu Motors Arena in their last two outings – toppling European heavyweights, Germany and Greece – and the venue has been …
Following the postponement of Great Britain Men’s two FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers in February, FIBA have today released a statement confirming the Russian and Belarusian National Teams have been withdrawn from the competition. It means GB Men will qualify for the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time …
He didn’t get to take his talents to the hardwood in competitive action for the Great Britain Men’s National Team in the most recent FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifying window, but Ovie Soko was in fine form as he to discussed his thoughts and feelings about the future of the British game. “British Basketball is …
Head coach Marc Steutel and captain Dan Clark have reflected on a challenging and unprecedented week for the Great Britain Men’s team. At the end of a FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifying window that should have seen GB compete twice against Belarus, before both games were postponed due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, Steutel …
FIBA have confirmed the postponement of Monday’s World Cup Qualifier between Great Britain and Belarus in Newcastle. It follows the decision to reschedule Friday’s fixture between the two nations in Minsk because of the situation in neighbouring Ukraine. The Belarusians were due to fly to the UK on Saturday for the second game of the …
The Great Britain Men’s National Team did not travel to Belarus for their FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifier because of the situation in neighbouring Ukraine. GB were due to face the Belarusians in Minsk on 25 February and fly to the former Soviet state for preparation a few days before that. But tensions in the …
Great Britain’s united squad of players can’t wait to get back on court. Ashley Hamilton is in upbeat mood ahead of the Men’s side’s double-header of FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers against Belarus, with the 45-cap forward revealing the joy that he and his teammates feel when in camp together, and how it helps GB …
With one window of FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers in the books, it is all square in Group B as Great Britain Men’s and all their group opponents having won and lost one game apiece – the only group of all the European qualifiers with that distinction. With a double-header against Belarus awaiting GB, playing …
Just a couple of weeks ago, one of Great Britain Basketball’s all-time greats Kieron Achara received an MBE for services to community sport after being named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2020. In the 16 months between his nomination and investiture as a Member of the British Empire, Achara was rightly lauded with …
Ahead of back-to-back matches against fellow FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifying hopefuls, Belarus, Great Britain have today announced their 24-man squad for the double-header of fixtures. GB enter the second window of FIBA World Cup Qualifying in unprecedented form, having won 12 of their past 15 games – a run that extends all the way …
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 …
