Great Britain Women face Canada at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre on Wednesday, June 19 in preparation for the FIBA Women’s Eurobasket Finals 2019. Special ticket prices are available for families (£24) and groups of youngsters (10 juniors and one free adult for £48). GB host the Canadians after surprising many people in the qualifying stages and …
Kennedy Leonard will be hoping to fly the flag for Scotland at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket this summer after she was named in GB’s 17-woman squad for July’s tournament. A recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Kennedy is the only player in CU history with over 1500 points, over 600 assists, over 400 rebounds and …
Sevenoaks Suns closed out the fifth WBBL season in style with victory in the benecos Play-Off Final, led by 23 points from MVP Janice Monakana. The star forward produced a game defining display: her game-high 23 points proved the difference between the two sides, as Monakana’s output off the bench was 16 points more than …
GB Head Coach Jose Maria Buceta has today named his 17-woman squad for this summer’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Tipping off in 40 days, the championships will be held across Latvia and Serbia as 16 teams compete for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket crown. Held between June 27th and July 7th, the tournament also serves as …
Great Britain women’s national team will face co-hosts, Latvia, European champions, Spain and Ukraine in Group A at next year’s EuroBasket Women, which will be held in Latvia and Serbia following today’s draw staged in Belgrade. The Group A games will take place in the Latvian capital of Riga at the Arena Riga with the …
Maurice Watkins CBE, the newly-appointed Chair of the British Basketball Federation has heralded the GB Women victories against Greece and Portugal in Manchester, and the team’s qualification for FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019, as a major statement that the sport is making progress. He said: “Wednesday’s victory against Portugal and qualification to FIBA EuroBasket Women in …
It was a fond farewell for Great Britain legend, Azania Stewart, as she waved goodbye to the international scene with a flourish. Stewart had 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in GB’s 83-42 win over Portugal, which stamped their ticket for next year’s EuroBasket Women finals in Serbia-Latvia, before coming off to a standing …
Great Britain Women sealed their place at next year’s Women’s EuroBasket in Serbia and Latvia following a resounding 83-42 win over Portugal at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Belle Vue, Manchester on Wednesday night. With second placed Greece beating Israel earlier in the day in the other qualifying game in GB’s group, the pressure …
The GB Women’s team took another step closer to Eurobasket Qualification when they defeated Greece by two points 79-77, in another thrilling match in front of a vocal home support at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. GB started the game on full throttle, playing tough defence and patient and positive offence. They won …
Azania Stewart is another name that is now written into the pages of British Basketball History. She has joined the group of British Basketball players who have achieved 100 caps, playing in the Eurobasket Qualifier against Greece in Manchester, this evening, Saturday 17th November, 2018. “It’s absolutely amazing. It’s a great milestone, not just for …
Azania Stewart, one of British Basketball’s Olympians confirmed that she will retire from International Basketball after the two crucial Eurobasket Qualification games against Greece and Portugal. These games will take place at the National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester on the 17th and 21st of November. The game against Greece marks Azania’s 100th International cap and …
Team GB Women gather together in Manchester on the 11th of November, to commence their final preparations for the remaining two games in Group D of the EuroBasket Qualification window. These will take place over the next two weeks. Facing tough opposition against Greece on the 17th and Portugal on the 21st, GB Women can …
