The British Basketball Federation has been awarded £1.35m Progression Funding by UK Sport to help the Great Britain national teams target the Olympic Games. The award covers the qualification cycle for Paris 2024, with the first year of support agreed from April 2021. Interim chair of the BBF, Toni Minichiello, said: “I am delighted our application to UK Sport has been successful. “This money allows us …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has announced the appointment of Grace Jacca and Safia Iman to its Board. The additions help to strengthen the diversity of the board’s knowledge and experience. Grace is a former Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Basketball England, and has worked in HR recruitment and law enforcement, as well …
Bristol Flyers have added Great Britain International Ben Mockford to their roster on a short-term contract. The 31-year-old guard is set for his third spell in the BBL, having previously played for Plymouth Raiders and Cheshire Phoenix. Mockford joined the BBL in 2014 and averaged 11.1 points per game for the Raiders during the 2014/15 …
GB Basketball, in partnership with British Esports Association, are set to take part in the federation’s first Esports competition as the FIBA Esports Open II tips off this weekend. The event, which follows on from FIBA’s initial launch event back in June, sees some of the world’s best NBA 2K21 Pro-Am players compete in regional …
Great Britain bounced back to keep their EuroBasket 2022 qualifying hopes alive with a convincing victory over Montenegro in Pau. Coach Marc Steutel got exactly the reaction he wanted following Friday’s loss to France – a gritty, defensively intense win that moves his team on to two Group G wins and gives them the head-to-head …
Details GB v Montenegro EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier Sunday 29th November, 17:00 (GMT) tip Palais des sports de Pau, France Intro Just 48 hours after our first qualifier of the November window, we return to Palais des sports de Pau tomorrow evening to face Montenegro in the second game of our November window. With the opposition …
Great Britain have little over a day to recover from a draining defeat to France. Coach Marc Steutel’s men could not pull off another surprise following their big home win over Germany in February. They go into Sunday’s clash with Montenegro looking for a second victory in EuroBasket 2022 Qualifying Group G. And Steutel will …
Details GB v France EuroBasket 2022 Qualifier Friday 27th November, 17:00 (GMT) tip Palais des sports de Pau, France Intro Nine months after our historic win over Germany in Newcastle, GB Men return to action tomorrow evening as we face France in the first of the weekend’s EuroBasket 2022 qualifying double-header. The opposition: FRANCE Currently …
Three new faces have joined up with GB Men this window ahead of our EuroBasket qualifying double-header vs France and Montenegro this weekend. Here’s all you need to know about the youngsters: Cameron Hildreth Hildreth steps up to the senior squad for the first time having previously represented GB at age-group level, most recently travelling …
