Achieving back-to-back Final Four appearances in the FIBA EuroLeague Women’s competition is no mean feat. But that’s exactly what our Great Britain star Karlie Samuelson achieved, as she and her Perfumerías Avenida teammates won a EuroLeague Women’s medal for the second straight year. As the conclusion of her third season with the Spanish side nears, …
There may still be some time to go until the GB Women’s can suit up again to take to the court once more, but that hasn’t stopped some of our best and brightest players from accomplishing incredible feats across the world for their club teams. Take Chantelle Handy as an example, who has just won …
The WBBL’s London Lions are already loaded with some of the game’s very best British talent, but that didn’t stop them adding another homegrown star to the roster last month in acquiring Shequila Joseph. After successful stints suiting up for some of the continent’s top teams, Joseph has come home to join Mark Clark’s Lions …
She describes her social media as having been crazy for the last few months, turning off her notifications on multiple occasions due to an avalanche of messages about her sparkling form. It is a nice problem to have. Savannah Wilkinson has been dominating over in the United States as her performances for Southern Methodist University …
Great Britain Basketball Women’s Assistant Coach Vanessa Ellis has been chosen as one of 24 candidates for UK Sport’s Female Coaches Leadership Programme. With Ellis joining the latest cohort as the only basketball representative, the six-month programme is designed to help some of the brightest female coaching talent from across a variety of sports to …
Great Britain teams will return to the FIBA 3×3 Europe Cup Qualifiers in June. GB Basketball will again partner with Basketball England to prepare for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2024 Paris Olympics and to grow the half-court version of the game in the UK. Men’s and women’s teams will again be made up …
London Lions sealed a place in the EuroCup play-offs on a nail-biting final day of the regular season. Lions, featuring a host of Great Britain stars, lost 70-67 at Castors Braine on Wednesday, despite a sterling effort from Jo Leedham-Warner. It meant they needed results on Thursday to go their way for their Euro season …
Details Turkey v GB FIBA World Cup Qualifier Sunday 28th November, 4:00pm (GMT) Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul INTRO GB men have travelled to Istanbul ahead of tomorrow’s FIBA World Cup qualifier qualifier versus Turkey. The hosts enter the game 0-1 after a 14-point loss to Belarus, whilst GB overcame Greece 78-69 in Newcastle. The opposition: …
Details GB v Greece FIBA World Cup Qualifier Thursday 25th November, 6:30pm (GMT) Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle INTRO GB Men beginning their FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifying campaign in Newcastle tomorrow night, hosting world number 10 ranked Greece at the Vertu Motors Arena. The game is the first for GB since the 21-point win over …
Great Britain slipped to 0-2 in their Women’s EuroBasket 2023 qualifying campaign with defeat in Estonia. After going down to Greece in their opener in Manchester on Thursday, coach Chema Buceta’s team fell just short again in Tallinn on Sunday afternoon, losing 72-69. Leading by six at half-time, GB couldn’t maintain their advantage after the …
Details Estonia v GB FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Qualfier Sunday 14th November, 4:00pm tip (GMT) TAL TECH Sportshall, Tallinn INTRO GB Women have travelled to Tallinn, Estonia ahead of our second FIBA Women’s EuroBasket qualifier of the November window tomorrow night. The opposition: Estonia Hosts Estonia come into the game off a 62-43 defeat to Portugal …
Great Britain slipped to a home defeat in the first game of their FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 qualifying campaign. Greece, six places ahead of GB in the world rankings at No.15, claimed a 73-66 win in a frenetic game at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre. A raucous crowd backed the Brits but Greece edged into …
