Via UKAD: Basketball player William Ohuaregbe, who was registered with London City Royals, has been suspended from all sport for a period of four years following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Ohuaregbe provided a Sample In-Competition on 10 March 2019, following the British Basketball League Trophy Final between the London City Royals and London …
As Great Britain sit within touching distance of a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, now is the time for coach Buceta’s side to embrace what got them this far. For guard Eilidh Simpson, that means sticking to what they know. “To pull off another success, we just need to play the GB way. That’s …
Jen Leedham’s appointment to a head coaching role in the Great Britain programme represents a ‘step in the right direction’. US-based Leedham was recently named as head coach to the GB Under-16 girls and will lead the team into the 2020 European Championships. She follows current GB assistant coach Vanessa Ellis, who was GB Women Under-18 head coach …
The Great Britain Men’s and Women’s team have had some great highs over the last decade. And they go into the new one with lots to aim for in their respective EuroBasket campaigns and the women’s February bid to qualify for the Toyko 2020 Olympics Games. But for now we look back. For a bit …
Hannah Shaw believes there is more to come from her bullish Great Britain Women team-mates, saying: “I don’t think we are done yet.” Coach Chema Buceta’s side went beyond expectations to finish fourth at summer’s Women’s EuroBasket. That performance – the best-ever by a senior male or female GB team – earned them a place …
Two of Great Britain’s key men are looking forward to more success in 2020 following a positive 2019. It is the first time in the 72-year history of the GB Men’s team have ended the calendar year unbeaten – they finish with a perfect 6-0 record. The team heads into the February 21 game against …
The head coaches for Great Britain’s 2020 European Championship campaigns have been appointed. After a thorough selection process jointly managed by the home country’s of England, Scotland and Wales, head coaches have been picked for the six male and female age-group teams at under-16, under-18 and under-20 from a range of high-quality candidates. The appointments …
UK Sport have confirmed that it will invest up to £325,000 to support the GB women’s basketball team in their ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification campaign. Following their run to the semi-finals of the EuroBasket tournament in July the squad will now travel to China in February for an Olympic qualification tournament where they will …
Great Britain Women have been drawn with China, Korea and Spain in their Olympic Qualifying tournament group. The draw was made at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, FIBA headquarters, in Switzerland. GB will head to the Chinese city of Foshan in February to face the hosts, Korea and Spain with the top three going …
Great Britain stalwarts Kieron Achara and Rachael Vanderwal have obtained a Masters of Science in Leadership and Management from the Business School of the Northumbria University. The pair were among ten graduates of TIME-OUT, a programme launched by FIBA Europe and its national federations in 2017. Former GB men’s Archara captain and current women’s team …
Great Britain’s age-group squads know who they will face in the summer’s FIBA European Championships after the draw was made in Munich today. The GB Under-18 and 20 Men will compete in their respective Division A competitions, while the Under-16 Men and all of the nation’s female teams will be in action in Division B. …
Great Britain fans will get the chance to see star forward Ovie Soko back on a basketball court this weekend. The star of Love Island hasn’t played since before he went on the TV show this summer. He was unable to feature in GB’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers in August because of his role in ITV’s …
