Great Britain came from behind to pull off a stunning 87-85 overtime win over reigning champions Serbia at the Under-18 Men’s European Championships. Tosan Evbuomwan’s lay-up with 23 seconds of regulation time remaining tied the game at 77-77 to send it into the extra period at the Portaria Hall in Volos, Greece. GB went as …
Ovie Soko and Myles Hesson, GB’s two top scorers from the second round of EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifying, highlight a talented roster which blends youth with experience. GB who are riding on a three-game game winning streak and have named Nate Reinking as their new head coach, hope to continue the positive momentum through to the …
GB Under-18 Men take on Turkey in their first Group A game on Saturday evening evening at the Portaria Hall in Volos, Greece. Head Coach Alan Keane named his final 12 players prior to the trip who will represent GB at this Summer’s FIBA U18 European Championships and take on the Turks, Serbia and Germany …
The British Basketball Federation have appointed Nate Reinking as head coach of the Great Britain men’s national team ahead of the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifying programme next month. The former GB guard and assistant coach will succeed Alberto Lorenzo. Reinking, 45, is the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA G-League affiliate Canton Charge and has …
Great Britain’s senior men play two matches in Manchester during August as they look to seal a place in the final round of the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Tickets are on sale now for the games against Luxembourg on August 10 (7pm) and Kosovo on August 17 (7pm). Both matches take place at the National Basketball Performance …
Great Britain’s Under-16 Women began their Division B Fiba European Championship preparations at the Maggie Forber tournament in Manchester last month. The event provided head coach Kenrick Liburd with another opportunity to continue shaping his side after taking part in the Pauline Prior International Challenge in Nottingham last April. Coach Liburd was able to oversee …
British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins has congratulated the Great Britain team on their performance at Women’s EuroBasket. Chema Buceta’s team finished fourth in the tournament in Latvia and Serbia, an achievement that guarantees them a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2020 Olympic Games. The team beat Montenegro and Hungary after qualifying from …
After a whirlwind week and a half, the dust is now beginning to settle on EuroBasket 2019. Coach Chema Buceta’s side were listed as 150-1 shots to win the tournament before it began, showing that most had this GB side slated for an early exit and a team just looking to make up the numbers …
Great Britain centre Temi Fagbenle has been recognised for her amazing contribution at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 by being named to the Tournament All-Star Five. Fagbenle helped Great Britain to make history as they reached the Quarter-Finals and then Semi-Finals for the very first time – as well as punching a ticket to the …
Ahead of their European Championships at the end of July GB’s U18 men have been in camp at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. The sessions are being used to get the team chemistry up and allow the coaches to prepare the team for the tough tournament. The squad have are taking part in practice tournament in Lyon, …
Great Britain’s Under-18 Men begin their busy summer schedule this week in Manchester ahead of the Division A Fiba European Championships in Greece later this month. The preparations for Greece include a practice tournament in Lyon, France from July 5-7 where coach Alan Keane’s squad will test the waters over a series of three games …
Great Britain’s Under-20 Men continue their Division A Fiba European Championship preparations this week, as they head to Italy for a practice tournament. The five-day event comes after a brief training camp at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester, where coach Karl Brown put the squad through their paces. With the tournament complete, the …
