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 …
The head coaches for Great Britain’s 2020 European Championship campaigns have been appointed. After a thorough selection process jointly managed by the home country’s of England, Scotland and Wales, head coaches have been picked for the six male and female age-group teams at under-16, under-18 and under-20 from a range of high-quality candidates. The appointments …
Great Britain’s age-group squads know who they will face in the summer’s FIBA European Championships after the draw was made in Munich today. The GB Under-18 and 20 Men will compete in their respective Division A competitions, while the Under-16 Men and all of the nation’s female teams will be in action in Division B. …
With the next set of GB fixtures tipping off in February 2020, GB Basketball are launching a new competition for supporters to design the\ GB jerseys to be worn by the players. The new jerseys, which will once again be produced by official kit supplier Kappa, will be worn by the teams in various FIBA …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) is recruiting head coaches and support staff for the organisation’s Great Britain age-group teams. The move comes at an exciting time, with the prospects for Olympic qualification a real possibility for the GB women in 2020 and the GB men’s team on a long winning streak. The BBF wants to …
British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins has sent a ‘well done’ message to the GB age-group teams. GB’s male and female U16, U18 and U20 teams took part in their respective European Championships over the summer. Watkins said: “I’d like to thank all of the players, coaches and staff for their efforts in bringing together …
Great Britain’s Under-16 men finished 10th at the European Championship in Podgorica. Coach James Vear’s team went down 83-60 to Ukraine in their final game of the tournament. But with four wins under their belts – over Slovakia, Austria, Iceland and Portugal – they can be proud of their efforts. Against Ukraine, Michael Belle led …
Great Britain claimed a place in the European Championship ninth/tenth place classification game with a gritty win over Portugal. The first quarter started with Coach Vear’s side trading baskets with the Portuguese as the lead kept changing hands. But a late push from Portugal saw them finish the quarter with a 9-4 run to end …
After a close loss in their first group game against Portugal Coach Liburd’s side fought hard against Belarus but experienced a tough 61 – 58 loss. Belarus started with a quick 4 – 0 run but Great Britain quickly got back into the game. From then the lead went back ‘n’ forth, but a missed …
The Great Britain U16 men grabbed a narrow 84-83 win over Iceland a nail-biting first placement game. The first quarter started tightly with the teams trading baskets neither gaining an advantage. A big block by Michael Belle saw GB push out to a 21-17 lead as they went to the second period. The second quarter …
Great Britain went down to Romania in their final group game of the Fiba U16 European Championship in Podgorica after a strong quarter was undine by turnovers. The game started in cagey fashion with both teams struggling to open the scoring but, it was finally opened through Pharrell Wallace-Steele with a strong coast-to-coast move. GB turned up the …
