The British Basketball Federation (BBF) can confirm all six Great Britain age-group teams will be entered into the 2023 FIBA European Youth Championships. The male and female U16, U18 and U20s will take part in the tournaments next summer after commitment to funding was secured via UK Sport and the home county sports councils (Sport …
The Great Britain Under-16 Men’s and Women’s coaches have given their reactions to their teams’ recent FIBA European Championship performances. The teams made first outings to the since before the pandemic in the Men’s and Women’s ‘B’ Divisions respectively. Troy Culley’s Men’s side battled the likes of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Norway, Portugal and Sweden in …
The Great Britain U16 Men are back in European Championship action starting from Friday. The squad was confirmed earlier this week with the Men in Division B competition in Sofia, Bulgaria and you can watch all the group stage games via the links below. GB 51-48 norway – Friday, 12 august, 6:30pm Coach Culley’s reaction …
The British Basketball Federation is delighted to confirm the 12-man roster for the Under-16s FIBA European Championship ‘B’ Division in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Championships commence on August 11, with GB’s first game taking place on August 12 against Norway, with subsequent fixtures to follow against Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sweden and Portugal in the Pool Stages …
The British Basketball Federation and the home country basketball associations have confirmed staff appointments for the GB youth teams competing at this summer’s FIBA European Youth Championships. The Championships will see over 250 teams play across 16 tournaments, three age categories and three divisions, with GB competing in Division B of the U16 men’s, and …
Great Britain Basketball is recruiting coaches and support staff for its U16 teams ahead of the FIBA European Championships this summer. The U16 and U18 male and female teams are in action in four tournaments in July and August. The U18 teams have staff in place but four vacancies exist in the U16s. GB require …
The Great Britain Under-16s and Under-18s this afternoon discovered their opponents in the FIBA 2022 European Youth Championships as the competition draws were completed in Freising, Germany. A total of 254 teams will compete in the 16 youth tournaments, which will be played across three age categories and three divisions, with GB competing in the …
Great Britain will enter four junior teams in the FIBA European Championships 2022 after a plan to fund the programmes was drawn up by the Home Countries. The male and female GB U16s and U18s will enter competitions next summer, supported financially and logistically by Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales. With British Basketball Federation (BBF) UK Sport funds only allowed to be focused …
Great Britain Basketball has signed an agreement for Macron to become the national teams’ kit supplier for the next four years. The Italian manufacturer will provide playing, training and off-court wear for the senior and junior teams and staff. GB will wear Macron kit for the first time at the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup qualifiers and Under-23 3×3 League of Nations later this month. There will …
The Great Britain youth teams will not take part in revised FIBA competition this summer because of COVID-19 considerations. FIBA has passed a resolution to suspend the 2021 European Youth Championships, replacing them with smaller European Youth Challenger events. The British Basketball Federation, along with its members, Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales, have …
Great Britain’s U20, U18 and U16 Men and Women will compete in the European Championships in July 2021. The 2020 Euros were among a host of sporting events ruled out because of the coronavirus pandemic. The GB U18 and 20 Men will take part in their respective Division A competitions, while the U16 Men and …
The British Basketball Federation wishes to formally recognise all players that were in contention for Great Britain youth team representation at the 2020 European Championships, which have been cancelled due to COVID-19. The summer months are usually a busy time for Great Britain’s youth teams, with our squads competing in their respective European Championship campaigns. But as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown conditions imposed throughout …
