World’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League to tip off this month. Following on from the announcement of plans to launch the world’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League back in May, basketballscotland are proud to confirm the program is set to tip off later this month. Jr. NBA is the NBA’s global youth basketball programme for …
Kieron Achara has been appointed as an ambassador for GB basketball. Achara announced his retirement from both club and international basketball earlier this year following a prestigious career. Achara was the youngest player to play for Scotland and spent over 10 years representing both Scotland and GB at major tournaments across the world. Earning 105 …
basketballscotland welcomes new Board Members During the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, elections were undertaken for five positions on the basketballscotland Board. In October last year, a process was undertaken to find individuals who could fill skills gaps on the Board. In December, Craig Chambers (Commercial), Doug Folan (Performance), Robyn Love (Wheelchair Basketball) and Stephen McCall …
The 2019/20 British Basketball League (BBL), Cup, Trophy and Play-Off games will be free-to-view on the BBL’s dedicated YouTube channel this season. The season starts on Friday 20 September 2019 and in an unprecedented move for a top-tier UK professional sporting league – BBL games will be available for fans to view completely subscription and …
British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins has sent a ‘well done’ message to the GB age-group teams. GB’s male and female U16, U18 and U20 teams took part in their respective European Championships over the summer. Watkins said: “I’d like to thank all of the players, coaches and staff for their efforts in bringing together …
Great Britain’s men go into their EuroBasket 2021 qualifying group with confidence sky-high following their record-setting seven-game winning streak. And team stalwarts Myles Hesson and Teddy Okereafor believe there is a rock-solid spirit in the squad that beat Kosovo and Luxembourg home and away to progress from pre-qualifying. GB face Montengro, France and Germany in …
Following a meeting of the FIBA World Congress in China this week, British Basketball Federation Chairman Maurice Watkins CBE has been appointed to the FIBA Ethics Panel. The appointment will run from 2019 until 2023 as the Panel continues to safeguard the integrity and reputation of the sport of basketball worldwide. Speaking about the appointment, Watkins said: …
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 …
