
The future is bright for GB despite FIBA U17 3×3 Europe Cup exit
Great Britain battled proudly but lost their Pool A games in the FIBA U17 3×3 Europe Cup in Crete, Greece, on Saturday.
Great Britain battled proudly but lost their Pool A games in the FIBA U17 3×3 Europe Cup in Crete, Greece, on Saturday.
Great Britain’s women are ready to bring the energy to the FIBA U17 3×3 Europe Cup with their campaign commencing Saturday, 23 September, in picturesque Crete, Greece.
Great Britain have been drawn in Group D with Sweden, Denmark and Estonia for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The first matches for the GB team, who are currently ranked tenth in Europe, will be at home to Sweden (currently ranked 15th in Europe) and away to Estonia (currently ranked 32nd in Europe). These matches will take place …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has announced the appointment of three new independent non-executive members to its Board of directors. Melissa Lawton, currently Chief Content Officer for SailGP; business owner, commentator and former GB player, Martin Henlan, and another former basketball player and coach, Katy Adamson, who is currently leading major programmes for Jaguar Land …
Great Britain Under-16 Women finished in sixth place at the FIBA European Championships Division B in Podgorica, Montenegro after a final-game loss to Iceland. GB fell just short at 69-62 in the 5-6 classification game to end the tournament, with Irene Oboavwoduo top-scoring with 14 and Athena Thompson hitting 13. Head coach Lee Davie’s team …
The Great Britain Under-16 Men finished in 10th place at the FIBA European Championships Division B in Pitesti, Romania. Head coach Troy Culley’s team had a 1-3 group record with their only win coming with a 100-64 thrashing of Norway. But they saw off Iceland with a 83-63 margin in the 9-16 classification then Sweden …
Great Britain have been drawn in a group with Greece, Czech Republic and the Netherlands for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The draw took place in Munich, Germany, today (Tuesday) with the 32-team field split into eight groups of four teams with Final Round co-hosts Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland placed into separate groups. The …
Great Britain’s Under-20 Women finished in 12th place at the FIBA European Championships Division B in Craiova, Romania. GB were third in their group to miss out on the quarter-final action, then started the 9-17 classification stage with a thumping win over Georgia. But they were unable to follow that 78-44 success in their second …
Great Britain’s U18 Men finished fifth at the FIBA Division B European Championships after a dramatic overtime win against the Netherlands in their final game. GB came from behind to take a 95-94 victory that showed the fighting qualities they had displayed throughout the tournament. A 65-62 defeat in the quarter-finals to Montenegro – their …
Great Britain U20 Men finished in eighth place at FIBA European Championships Division B in Skopje after going down to Switzerland in the final classification game. Coach Krumesh Patel’s side finished the group stage with a 2-2 record to qualify for the quarter-finals, beating Austria 72-63 and Hungary 57-54. But they fell to hosts North …
Senior British Basketball referee, Gavin Williams, has been selected to attend an international referee development programme during this month’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The programme, which is run by the NBA’s referee operations team, will focus on the off-court development of international officials and instructors, according to the principles and methods used by …
The Great Britain Under-18 Women placed 12th at the FIBA European Youth Championships at the conclusion of the tournament in Bulgaria. Head coach Karen Burton’s team ended with a 2-5 record after seven games in Sofia and had to contend with injuries to key players. In the group stage, they fell to narrow losses to …