By Jamie Thomas The return to the court of the GB Men’s National Team had been eagerly anticipated by basketball fans across the country, as Marc Steutel’s side have been in a rich vein of form for an extended period that has seen many famous nights and euphoric memories created. When Great Britain took to …
Great Britain will enter four junior teams in the FIBA European Championships 2022 after a plan to fund the programmes was drawn up by the Home Countries. The male and female GB U16s and U18s will enter competitions next summer, supported financially and logistically by Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales. With British Basketball Federation (BBF) UK Sport funds only allowed to be focused …
Great Britain recorded a sensational opening win to their FIBA World Cup qualifying campaign, beating Greece 78-69 in a rocking Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. On the night when Belarus stunned the fancied Turkey in the same group, GB saw off the Greeks – ranked 32 places above them – in stunning fashion. And it …
The Great Britain Men’s roster for the FIBA World Cup Qualifying home clash with Greece on Thursday has been confirmed. Acting head coach Marc Steutel has selected his 12 players for the showdown at the Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle (6.30pm tip). He will again call upon his experienced core group, though there are a number of players returning after an absence and one new cap. Ironman …
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 centre Dan Clark insists he never gets bored of pulling on his country’s colours ahead of their opening FIBA World Cup qualifier this week. GB begin their campaign against European heavyweights Greece in Newcastle on Thursday, and ‘Mr GB’ revealed he is relishing a swift return to Tyneside. Clark has collected more than …
In 1976, Scotland’s Bill McInnes set a British Basketball record of 49 consecutive games played for Great Britain. As Teddy Okereafor sets himself to surpass that record after 45 years, discover more about the man remembered as ‘the greatest Scotsman to ever play the game’. Former teammates Mel Capaldi, Tony Wilson and Dave Patterson all …
Teddy Okereafor is looking forward to resuming battle with Greece and Turkey – and believes Great Britain are stronger than the last times the teams met. GB have been drawn with the two European powerhouses, as well as Belarus, in their 2023 World Cup Qualifying group. That gets under way at Newcastle’s Vertu Motors Arena with a clash against the Greeks on …
Marc Steutel wants to see a rocking Vertu Motors Arena when his Great Britain side host Greece in Newcastle in their FIBA World Cup Qualifier late this month. The acting GB head coach believes there has never been a better time to get behind British basketball and help fire the resurgent men’s national team towards …
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 …
