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 is recruiting coaches and support staff for its U16 teams ahead of the FIBA European Championships this summer. The U16 and U18 male and female teams are in action in four tournaments in July and August. The U18 teams have staff in place but four vacancies exist in the U16s. GB require …
FIBA statement: FIBA remains very concerned by the recent events in Ukraine and expresses its deepest sympathies to the victims. In line with the International Olympic Committee Executive Board resolution and its reasons, FIBA has announced today that Russian teams and officials will not be allowed to participate in FIBA Basketball and 3×3 Basketball competitions …
He didn’t get to take his talents to the hardwood in competitive action for the Great Britain Men’s National Team in the most recent FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifying window, but Ovie Soko was in fine form as he to discussed his thoughts and feelings about the future of the British game. “British Basketball is …
Head coach Marc Steutel and captain Dan Clark have reflected on a challenging and unprecedented week for the Great Britain Men’s team. At the end of a FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifying window that should have seen GB compete twice against Belarus, before both games were postponed due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine, Steutel …
FIBA have confirmed the postponement of Monday’s World Cup Qualifier between Great Britain and Belarus in Newcastle. It follows the decision to reschedule Friday’s fixture between the two nations in Minsk because of the situation in neighbouring Ukraine. The Belarusians were due to fly to the UK on Saturday for the second game of the …
The Great Britain Men’s National Team did not travel to Belarus for their FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifier because of the situation in neighbouring Ukraine. GB were due to face the Belarusians in Minsk on 25 February and fly to the former Soviet state for preparation a few days before that. But tensions in the …
Great Britain’s united squad of players can’t wait to get back on court. Ashley Hamilton is in upbeat mood ahead of the Men’s side’s double-header of FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers against Belarus, with the 45-cap forward revealing the joy that he and his teammates feel when in camp together, and how it helps GB …
The Great Britain Under-16s and Under-18s this afternoon discovered their opponents in the FIBA 2022 European Youth Championships as the competition draws were completed in Freising, Germany. A total of 254 teams will compete in the 16 youth tournaments, which will be played across three age categories and three divisions, with GB competing in the …
With one window of FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifiers in the books, it is all square in Group B as Great Britain Men’s and all their group opponents having won and lost one game apiece – the only group of all the European qualifiers with that distinction. With a double-header against Belarus awaiting GB, playing …
Just a couple of weeks ago, one of Great Britain Basketball’s all-time greats Kieron Achara received an MBE for services to community sport after being named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2020. In the 16 months between his nomination and investiture as a Member of the British Empire, Achara was rightly lauded with …
Ahead of back-to-back matches against fellow FIBA World Cup 2023 qualifying hopefuls, Belarus, Great Britain have today announced their 24-man squad for the double-header of fixtures. GB enter the second window of FIBA World Cup Qualifying in unprecedented form, having won 12 of their past 15 games – a run that extends all the way …
