FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Sunday, November 17, 5pm National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester INTRO GB return to their home court for the first time since their historic fourth-place finish at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 against Belarus. Chema Buceta squad go into the game on a high after an impressive campaign-opening win in Poland …
Karlie Samuelson says it has been ‘easy’ to integrate with a ‘united’ Great Britain team. The 24-year-old is a relative newcomer to a squad that features a lot of experience, making her GB debut in February last year. But the Perfumerías Avenida sharpshooter was one of head coach Chema Buceta’s key players during the summer’s …
Great Britain’s Women got their EuroBasket 2021 qualification campaign off to the best possible start as they beat Poland 75-63 in Walbrzych. Temi Fagbenle was a difference maker at both ends of the court as Eilidh Simpson top scored with 18 and Karlie Samuelson added 16 more. GB raced out to an early lead thanks …
The Great Britain women are back in action in November, fresh from their historic fourth-place finish at Women’s EuroBasket this summer. Chema Buceta’s team travel to Poland on November 14, then face Belarus in the second of their four-game qualification round for Women’s Eurobasket 2021 in Manchester on November 17. The players have made the …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) is recruiting head coaches and support staff for the organisation’s Great Britain age-group teams. The move comes at an exciting time, with the prospects for Olympic qualification a real possibility for the GB women in 2020 and the GB men’s team on a long winning streak. The BBF wants to …
Details Poland v GB FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers Thursday, November 14, 5:15pm Aqua Zdroj Arena Intro GB return to the court for the first time since their historic fourth place finish at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019, facing Poland in Walbrzych on Thursday evening. The squad will be looking to continue the momentum built …
Great Britain’s high-flying senior women have broken new ground again. After finishing fourth at this summer’s Women’s EuroBasket, the highest any senior GB side has recorded in the competition, Chema Buceta’s team have broken into the world’s top-20 for the first time. Following their exploits in Latvia and Serbia, GB have jumped to 19th from …
Great Britain Women’s coach Chema Buceta has announced his provisional 14-player squad for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Poland and Belarus. The team travel to the Polish city of Walbrzych for the opening fixture of the competition on Thursday, November 14. They then host Belarus at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester …
Head coach Chema Buceta knows his team believe in each other. And the Spaniard is sure a Great Britain side who are the inspiration for the female game in this country can achieve even more. Buceta has created a unity among his players that saw them seal a historic fourth-place finish at the summer’s EuroBasket …
Point guard Georgia Jones is determined to capitalise on Great Britain’s success at the summer’s EuroBasket Women – on and off the court. The Mancunian will use GB’s fourth place as motivation to do even better as the team heads into the qualifying phase the next edition of the tournament – which takes place in …
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has issued a 10-year licence for the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL) to continue as the professional platform for the female game in the UK. Granting the licence for the next decade, the BBF is looking forward to seeing the WBBL develop both on and off the court. The parties …
With less than a month until GB Women return to Manchester, GB Basketball is launching a unique raffle for supporters coming along to the National Basketball Performance Centre on November 17th. Following on from our historic summer of basketball, when GB Women finished fourth at EuroBakset Women, GB host Belarus and at the game we’re …
