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 …
After a close loss in their first group game against Portugal Coach Liburd’s side fought hard against Belarus but experienced a tough 61 – 58 loss. Belarus started with a quick 4 – 0 run but Great Britain quickly got back into the game. From then the lead went back ‘n’ forth, but a missed …
Ovie Soko will be at the Great Britain basketball team’s crunch match with Kosovo in Manchester on Saturday night. The 28-year-old GB forward won’t be rejoining his team-mates on court after his stint in the hit ITV show Love Island. But he will be at the National Basketball Performance Centre at Belle Vue to support …
The Great Britain U16 men grabbed a narrow 84-83 win over Iceland a nail-biting first placement game. The first quarter started tightly with the teams trading baskets neither gaining an advantage. A big block by Michael Belle saw GB push out to a 21-17 lead as they went to the second period. The second quarter …
The GB U16 Girls started their European Championship campaign with a narrow 46-41 loss against Portugal. Great Britain where slow out of the gate and allowed Portugal to get out to an early 12-2 lead on the back of 15 turnovers in the quarter. Coach Kenrick Liburd managed to get his side back on track …
Veteran centre Eric Boateng is enjoying life under the ‘unique’ guidance of Great Britain coach Nate Reinking. Boateng, 33, has been around long enough to have played with the new GB play-caller for their country. The pair were team-mates for years before, in 2012, Reinking started out on a coaching road that has led him …
Great Britain went down to Romania in their final group game of the Fiba U16 European Championship in Podgorica after a strong quarter was undine by turnovers. The game started in cagey fashion with both teams struggling to open the scoring but, it was finally opened through Pharrell Wallace-Steele with a strong coast-to-coast move. GB turned up the …
Great Vritain’s Under-16s went down 105-70 to a strong Belgium side after winning their last two. The Belgians came out strong and forced James Vear’s team into an early timeout after just five minutes as after taking an 18-9 lead. Out of the timeout Quinn Ellis hit a quick three followed by a transition basket from …
