Great Britain’s men’s team and their head coach Nate Reinking have been hailed by British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins following the resounding success of the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualifying campaign. Former GB player and assistant coach Reinking – head coach of Canton Charge in the G-League – took the reins just before the team’s home …
After a tough loss against Slovenia yesterday, GB bounced back against Ukraine in some style to win 69-46. Fatmata Janneh, Abbey Whitehouse and Paige Martin all made it into double digits as Coach Liburd’s side secured the win following a dominant 3rd quarter showing. Ukraine opened the scoring with the first possession of the game …
GB played hard in their quarter final against Slovenia but in the end their 27 turnovers resulted in a 40-57 loss. The first period started with neither team gaining an advantage as they fought for their place in the final four. As the quarter came to a close Great Britain had secured a small 13-10 …
Great Britain’s men set a new national team record of consecutive wins as they finished their successful Eurobasket 2021 pre-qualifying window with a trip to Luxembourg. While they had the luxury of knowing that qualification to the next round had been secured with a game to spare, Nate Reinking’s men had the opportunity to secure …
Details Luxembourg v GB FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifier Wednesday 21st August, 6pm Centre National Sportif & Culturel d’Coque Intro GB are aiming to complete the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers unbeaten as they travel to Luxembourg for the fourth and final game. Having defeated Kosovo in Manchester on Saturday night, GB are through to the Qualifiers regardless of …
Great Britain finished off their group B schedule with a dominate performance, booking themselves a place in the quarter final after a 66-44 win over Austria. The first quarter started back and forth with neither team taking a significant advantage. But then Coach Liburd’s side pushed on with an 8-3 run as GB built their …
Great Britain’s U16 women picked up their second win of the European Championship in Sofia with a brilliant 61-54 success against Ireland. After thrashing Albania last time out, coach Kenrick Liburd’s team bagged another victory with a gritty performance. The first quarter started tightly with both teams quiet on the offensive end with the score …
Great Britain’s Under-16 men finished 10th at the European Championship in Podgorica. Coach James Vear’s team went down 83-60 to Ukraine in their final game of the tournament. But with four wins under their belts – over Slovakia, Austria, Iceland and Portugal – they can be proud of their efforts. Against Ukraine, Michael Belle led …
Great Britain’s men sealed a place in the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifying tournament with a comprehensive 101-79 victory at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre. Coach Nate Reinking’s men, led by Myles Hesson (19 points and 10 assists, 9 rebounds), Luke Nelson (19) and Gabriel Olaseni (18) secured top spot in their pre-qualifying group with a commanding, …
Great Britain’s Under-16 women crushed Albania to record their first win at the European Championship in Sophia. After narrow Group B losses to Portugal and Belarus, coach Kenrick Liburd guided his team to a convincing victory in their third game of the tournament. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (18 points) and Joise Leavold (17) were the team’s high-scorers …
Details GB v Kosovo FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifier Saturday 17th August, 7pm National Basketball Performance Centre Intro GB welcome Kosovo to Manchester tonight, knowing a win is enough for the team to finish top of the Pre-Qualifiers and book their place in the EuroBasket Qualifiers alongside France, Germany and Montenegro. Opponents Kosovo kept their hopes …
Great Britain claimed a place in the European Championship ninth/tenth place classification game with a gritty win over Portugal. The first quarter started with Coach Vear’s side trading baskets with the Portuguese as the lead kept changing hands. But a late push from Portugal saw them finish the quarter with a 9-4 run to end …
