Marc Steutel names final roster for FIBA EuroBasket 2025

Great Britain Head Coach Marc Steutel has named his final squad ahead of the highly anticipated FIBA EuroBasket competition.

GB begin their campaign against Lithuania on Wednesday (27 August) before taking on Pool B hosts Finland.They will also compete against Sweden, current reigning world champions Germany, and Montenegro in the Tampere Deck Arena.

The squad is captained by Carl Wheatle who competes in his second FIBA EuroBasket.It will also be a second showing for Patrick Whelan, while the experienced trio of Myles Hesson, Gabriel Olaseni and Luke Nelson play in their third EuroBasket tournaments.

Steutel said: I’m absolutely delighted to name the final 12 players for the FIBA EuroBasket roster. We’ve had a really productive and competitive camp from day one with many different phases.We’ve appreciated everyone who has been able to come in and commit to our cause.”

GB completed their preparations with a 72-62 victory over Estonia on Friday after pushing France and Slovenia right to the final whistle in previous warm-up fixtures. With the focus now on the main challenge, Steutel added:

‘The final 12 players are really elated.It is an incredible honour to play at a major tournament and even more so in FIBA EuroBasket which is regarded as one of the best basketball tournaments in the world.

‘I’ve been proud of every player and staff member who has consistently worked every day to try and be the best version of themselves and we are now excited to open up the competition against Lithuania on Wednesday.

‘My emotions are a mixture of pride, excitement and privilege in being able to lead this group and I am continually blown away by the level of commitment that they all give to the jersey and the cause of GB.’

GB’s FIBA EuroBasket Squad:

Amin Adamu – London Lions (GBR)

Daniel Akin – Kolossos BC (GRE)

Jubrile Belo – Falco Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely (HUN)

Myles Hesson – Unattached

Luke Nelson – Sopron KC (HUN)

Gabriel Olaseni – Mersin BSB (TUR)

Tarik Phillip – London Lions (GBR)

Josh Ward-Hibbert – Newcastle Eagles (GBR)

Jelani Watson-Gayle – Unattached

Carl Wheatle © – Reyer Venezia Mestre (ITA)

Patrick Whelan – Falco Vulcano Energia KC Szombathely (HUN)

Akwasi Yeboah – Trabzonspor BC (TUR)

GB’s FIBA EuroBasket Staff

Head Coach - Marc Steutel

General Manager - Daniel Clark

Assistant Coach - Alberto Lorenzo

Assistant Coach - Andreas Kapoulas

Assistant Coach - Jackson Gibbons

Team Manager - Josh Merrington

Performance Analyst - Adam Sewell

Sport Science & Medicine Lead - Tom Cresswell

Strength & Conditioning Coach - Duncan Ogilvie

Physiotherapist - Toby Welch

Doctor - Markos Reissis

You can stream GB’s opening match against Lithuania live on Courtside 1891 at 11:30 am (BST) on Wednesday, 27 August.