Great Britain’s Shanice Beckford-Norton started Thursday’s win against Denmark like always when she dons the national team colours. Like an energiser bunny after an additional coffee, the Oaklands Wolves guard was relentless, defensively. She set the tone for GB’s game, scoring five of her side’s first seven points and demonstrating her defensive prowess. “At times, …
Great Britain showed character and resilience in their 75-62 win over Denmark on Thursday, improving to 2-1 in Group D of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket qualifiers in Manchester. It was a crucial win for Anna Montañana’s side as they win their second straight game of the qualifiers ahead of Sunday’s vital tie with Sweden in …
The mood in the Great Britain camp is upbeat ahead of Thursday night’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025, Group D qualifier against Denmark in Manchester. Great Britain returns home for the second qualifying window, having narrowly lost 64-62 to Sweden in Manchester and then hammered Estonia 83-45 in Tallinn last November. GB also welcomes Temi Fagbenle …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) is delighted to announce that it is recruiting Coaches and Team Managers for its Great Britain teams ahead of the 2025 FIBA Youth EuroBasket tournament. The exciting positions currently open are for our U20 Women, U18 Men and U16 Men Head Coaches as well as Assistant Coaches and Team Managers …
British Basketball Federation launches formal process for the appointment of long-term Licensee to operate British professional men’s basketball league. The British Basketball Federation (“BBF”) is taking an important next step in the development of British professional basketball. The Federation is inviting formal expressions of interest to bid for a long-term licence to operate the men’s …
The 2025 Great Britain Basketball Youth Team combine will take place at the Archers Arena in Cardiff over two days, January 2-3, bringing together the most promising players across the country in the U16 and U18 age groups. Following the successful 2024 combine in Manchester that prepared the under-16 and under-18 men and women for …
BBF and Basketball England Welcome Mayor of London’s Basketball Taskforce The British Basketball Federation and Basketball England have expressed their support for the Mayor of London’s pledge to build on the growing success of basketball in the capital. The Governing Bodies, which are responsible for the game from entry level to international competition, have partnered …
Great Britain can be one of the top five nations in 3X3 basketball within five years. That’s the claim of GB Basketball’s Consultant 3X3 Programme Manager Martin Dyan following a summer season that has seen the Brits compete in the FIBA U23 FIBA 3X3 Nations League and the men reach the quarter-finals of the FIBA …
Athena Thompson proudly declared this summer the most memorable one of her young life. And for good reason, the Great Britain under-16 star not only guided her side to promotion to FIBA U16 Women’s EuroBasket from its Division B stages but also earned some individual accolades along the way. The Milton Keynes Breakers product led …
Great Britain’s FIBA Youth EuroBasket campaign ended on a massive high. The U16W claimed promotion to Division A thanks to a stunning combination of team and individual performances in Turkey. The Brits took the bronze medal in Konya by beating the hosts 84-62. Milton Keynes Breakers point guard Athena Thompson ended up as the tournament’s …
Great Britain’s Holly Winterburn believes that the side’s semi-final finish at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifiers is a big first step and that the future is bright. Housed in Group D in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, GB lost their opener to Argentina but bounced back to beat Lebanon before hammering the hosts …
Great Britain’s FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup adventure ended with an 82-59 loss to Hungary in the semi-finals in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. Ultimately, it was a game-changing 15-2 run from Hungary that spanned from the first to the early stages of the second quarter that decided the game. GB had their runs, but the …
