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 …
GB scored their second win in the U16 Division B tournament 45 – 62 against an Austria side lacking in confidence and now rooted to the bottom of Group D. A poor first quarter from both sides saw only 8 made baskets and 19pts total, as GB edged a 10-9 lead. The second quarter saw …
GB remain very much in the hunt for a podium finish and promotion to Division A from this tournament, but it will not be through a place in the final as they fell 86 – 68 to the class team in the tournament, Finland, in a high scoring and entertaining semi-final. Up against the only …
GB U20 Women booked their place in the FIBA U20 Europe semi-final as they beat Israel 67-47 in Kosovo earlier today. The game started with GB taking an early lead through Holly Winterburn (20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists), who scored eight straight points for GB. However, Israel kept pace with the team and a …
GB could not overcome Ireland in their opening game at the Fiba U20 Women’s European Championship. Head coach Jeff Jones’ team went down 72-58 in their Division B contest at the Tetori Sports Hall in Prishtina, Kosovo. The Irish took the first quarter by a point (19-18) and then broke the game open in the …
The Great Britain U20 Women travelled to Greece on Monday to begin their Division B European Championship pre-tournament prep. Head coach Jeff Jones named his final 12 ahead of the trip and hopes the games in Greece will prepare his side well for their first Group B game of the tournament against Ireland on August …
GB U20 Women’s Head Coach, Jeff Jones, has today named his training roster ahead of August’s European Championships in Serbia. The players are currently in Manchester as the team begins preparations at the National Basketball Performance Centre. The team will then head to Greece at the end of the month for two warm up games …
The Great Britain Men’s and Women’s schedules for the FIBA U20 European Championships 2019 have been confirmed. The tournaments will take place in July with the Men taking part in the Division A competition in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Women in the Division B Championships in Kosovo. With a busy summer of preparations ahead, …
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 …
