Basketball has today been confirmed as one of four sports to receive funding from UK Sport following a second wave of awards as part of the new Aspiration Fund. The £3 million Fund was launched in November 2018 and saw 14 Olympic and Paralympic sports receive investment to help support their ambitions to qualify for …
BIRMINGHAM, 27 JANUARY, 2019 – The British Basketball Federation (BBF) today announced the launch of the #HerWorldHerRules campaign aimed at attracting more girls to the sport at primary and secondary school ages (6-15 years old). Enlisting the help of all 12 WBBL clubs and launched at the WBBL Cup Final in Birmingham, the campaign is …
FIBA youth European Championships draw ceremony taking place in Belgrade Great Britain’s youth sides will have their time to shine next summer as the draw for the respective tournaments according to age group was made earlier today in Belgrade. The GB U20 Men will head to Tel Aviv for the European Championships, where they will …
Great Britain women’s national team will face co-hosts, Latvia, European champions, Spain and Ukraine in Group A at next year’s EuroBasket Women, which will be held in Latvia and Serbia following today’s draw staged in Belgrade. The Group A games will take place in the Latvian capital of Riga at the Arena Riga with the …
Great Britain men’s head coach Alberto Lorenzo was understandably delighted with his team’s defence in the 75-61 EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifying win over Cyprus on Monday night. The victory in Nicosia kept GB’s hopes alive as they now need to beat Cyprus again and Austria by 15 points or more in February in order to advance to …
Great Britain’s men breathed new life into their EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifying campaign with a 75-61 win over Cyprus in Nicosia on Monday evening. Myles Hesson led GB with 21 points as a 9-0 run early in the third quarter gave them a 46-36 lead, which they never relinquished. GB had led for the majority of …
Great Britain men’s coach Alberto Lorenzo knows what awaits his team ahead of Monday’s crunch EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifier against Cyprus in Nicosia. Lorenzo’s side need to beat Cyprus in order to stay in the hunt to advance to next year’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers proper but knows that Monday’s opponents will not make things easy. “We …
Maurice Watkins CBE, the newly-appointed Chair of the British Basketball Federation has heralded the GB Women victories against Greece and Portugal in Manchester, and the team’s qualification for FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019, as a major statement that the sport is making progress. He said: “Wednesday’s victory against Portugal and qualification to FIBA EuroBasket Women in …
It was a fond farewell for Great Britain legend, Azania Stewart, as she waved goodbye to the international scene with a flourish. Stewart had 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in GB’s 83-42 win over Portugal, which stamped their ticket for next year’s EuroBasket Women finals in Serbia-Latvia, before coming off to a standing …
Great Britain Women sealed their place at next year’s Women’s EuroBasket in Serbia and Latvia following a resounding 83-42 win over Portugal at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Belle Vue, Manchester on Wednesday night. With second placed Greece beating Israel earlier in the day in the other qualifying game in GB’s group, the pressure …
The GB Women’s team took another step closer to Eurobasket Qualification when they defeated Greece by two points 79-77, in another thrilling match in front of a vocal home support at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. GB started the game on full throttle, playing tough defence and patient and positive offence. They won …
Azania Stewart is another name that is now written into the pages of British Basketball History. She has joined the group of British Basketball players who have achieved 100 caps, playing in the Eurobasket Qualifier against Greece in Manchester, this evening, Saturday 17th November, 2018. “It’s absolutely amazing. It’s a great milestone, not just for …
