Great Britain Women’s coach Chema Buceta has announced his provisional 14-player squad for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Poland and Belarus. The team travel to the Polish city of Walbrzych for the opening fixture of the competition on Thursday, November 14. They then host Belarus at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester …
Head coach Chema Buceta knows his team believe in each other. And the Spaniard is sure a Great Britain side who are the inspiration for the female game in this country can achieve even more. Buceta has created a unity among his players that saw them seal a historic fourth-place finish at the summer’s EuroBasket …
Point guard Georgia Jones is determined to capitalise on Great Britain’s success at the summer’s EuroBasket Women – on and off the court. The Mancunian will use GB’s fourth place as motivation to do even better as the team heads into the qualifying phase the next edition of the tournament – which takes place in …
With less than a month until GB Women return to Manchester, GB Basketball is launching a unique raffle for supporters coming along to the National Basketball Performance Centre on November 17th. Following on from our historic summer of basketball, when GB Women finished fourth at EuroBakset Women, GB host Belarus and at the game we’re …
With a year to go to Tokyo 2020, Great Britain and England point guard Georgia Jones reflects on GB’s success at Women’s EuroBasket 2019 – and looks forward to achieving even more after the team secured entry to the Olympic qualifying tournament. One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.I am …
Less than a month after GB’s EuroBasket Women semi-final v France, the draw for the 2021 EuroBasket Women qualifiers took place in Munich as the teams begin preparations for the next set of qualifiers. GB Women have been drawn in Group F, one of three groups to contain just three teams, alongside Belarus and Poland. …
British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins has congratulated the Great Britain team on their performance at Women’s EuroBasket. Chema Buceta’s team finished fourth in the tournament in Latvia and Serbia, an achievement that guarantees them a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2020 Olympic Games. The team beat Montenegro and Hungary after qualifying from …
After a whirlwind week and a half, the dust is now beginning to settle on EuroBasket 2019. Coach Chema Buceta’s side were listed as 150-1 shots to win the tournament before it began, showing that most had this GB side slated for an early exit and a team just looking to make up the numbers …
Great Britain centre Temi Fagbenle has been recognised for her amazing contribution at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 by being named to the Tournament All-Star Five. Fagbenle helped Great Britain to make history as they reached the Quarter-Finals and then Semi-Finals for the very first time – as well as punching a ticket to the …
Great Britain couldn’t sign off their best ever performance at a FIBA Women’s EuroBasket with a maiden medal at the event, but now leave Belgrade proud of an amazing and historic success. Missing out on the bronze medal to local favorites Serbia who secured a comfortable 81-55 success, Chema Buceta and his team can reflect …
GB Women completed their extraordinary EuroBasket campaign with a fourth place finish against the elite basketball teams of Europe – and secured an opportunity to qualify to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. After defeating and scaring some of the powerhouses of European basketball, GB lost their bronze medal game to Serbia by 81-55. But, having …
Details GB v Serbia FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Sunday 7th July, 16:30 tip Belgrade Arena Intro GB will end their 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket campaign v hosts Serbia this evening in the bronze medal game at the Belgrade Arena. The two sides meet after losing their semi-finals to France and Spain respectively. Both games were close …
