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 …
Great Vritain’s Under-16s went down 105-70 to a strong Belgium side after winning their last two. The Belgians came out strong and forced James Vear’s team into an early timeout after just five minutes as after taking an 18-9 lead. Out of the timeout Quinn Ellis hit a quick three followed by a transition basket from …
Great Britain’s Under 16 Men dropped the opening game of their European Championships following a narrow 57-63 defeat by Finland. Michael Belle top scored for GB with 19 points, adding 14 boards for the double-double to go with 3 assists, two steals and a block. Belle’s do it all performance helped his side stay close …
GB U16 Men’s Head Coach, James Vear, has named the initial 18-man training squad as the team begin their preparations ahead of August’s European Championships. Players from across the UK have already gathered as the team spent some time in Loughborough to begin the camp, which is set to continue over the next few weeks. …
The Great Britain Men’s and Women’s U16 squads will begin their FIBA European Championship preparations next month, ahead of their respective tournaments in August. The U16 Men will be competing in the Division B Championships in Podgorcia, Montenegro whilst the Women head to Sofia, Bulgaria for their Division B campaign. Next month begins a busy …
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 …
