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GB enters teams into two FIBA 3×3 events in collaboration with Basketball England

Great Britain Basketball and Basketball England will collaborate to help prepare Team England for the inaugural Commonwealth Games 3×3 event at Birmingham 2022.  GB have entered male and female teams made up of England players at two FIBA events this year – the Europe Cup qualifier and the Under-23 League of Nations.  Basketball England, with Commonwealth Games funding from Sport England, will select and run the teams, using the tournaments as part of the Team England player selection …

GB Youth teams will not enter summer events because of COVID-19 risk

The Great Britain youth teams will not take part in revised FIBA competition this summer because of COVID-19 considerations. FIBA has passed a resolution to suspend the 2021 European Youth Championships, replacing them with smaller European Youth Challenger events. The British Basketball Federation, along with its members, Basketball England, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales, have …

BBF announcement: Laurent Irish fined and suspended for betting offences

London Lions assistant coach Mr Laurent Irish has been fined £10,000 for betting offences in relation to basketball matches and suspended from coaching in the current season. The British Basketball Federation, in conjunction with FIBA, were engaged with the Gambling Commission Sports Betting Intelligence Unit and the GB betting industry, in a detailed investigation, led …

FIBA EuroBasket 2022: Clark, Reinking react to finals group draw

Veteran Dan Clark believes Great Britain have a good shot at qualifying from their FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Finals group following last week’s draw. GB will face hosts Italy, along with Greece, Croatia, Ukraine and Estonia, in Group C of next September’s showpiece tournament.  Of those, only Estonia (#47) are below Great Britain (#41) in the world rankings – …

EuroBasket 2022 draw: GB discover finals opponents

Great Britain know their group opponents at the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket Finals following today’s draw in Berlin.  The GB Men will face hosts Italy, Greece, Croatia, Ukraine and Estonia in Group C of next summer’s showpiece tournament.  EuroBasket 2022 ambassador Dirk Nowitzki and fellow former internationals Roberto Brunamonti and Viktor Sanikidze, assisted with the drawing of the groups.  The 24 qualified teams were sorted into four groups of …

France 73-94 Great Britain: GB cap qualifying campaign with another stunning win

Great Britain capped a remarkable EuroBasket qualification campaign with a stunning 94-73 victory over France in Podgorica. After sealing their passage to the 2022 Finals following a brilliant win over Germany on Saturday, Marc Steutel’s men recorded another amazing high point. France – sixth in the world – became the highest-ranked team GB have ever …

Preview: France v GB

Details GB v France EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier Monday 22nd February, 16:00 (GMT) tip Podgorica INTRO GB face Group G winners France on Monday afternoon in the final game of the EuroBasket 2022 qualifying campaign. Both teams go into the game off of narrow wins on Saturday – victories that confirmed their places in next summer’s …

Germany 81-83 Great Britain: GB secure Eurobasket 2022 qualification

Great Britain won a nail-bitingly close battle with Germany 83-81 thanks to a dramatic last-second Luke Nelson winner – and sealed EuroBasket 2022 qualification. GB moved to a 3-2 record in Group G and their passage to the finals was guaranteed when France beat Montenegro 73-71 later on Saturday night. It was a heroic effort …

Preview: GB v Germany

Details GB v Germany EuroBasket 2028 Qualifier Saturday 20th February, 16:00 (GMT) tip Podgorica INTRO GB play Germany tomorrow in the first of our weekend double-header. With the end goal of securing a place at EuroBasket 2022, a win tomorrow night could be enough to punch our ticket if France overcome Montenegro in the group’s …