GB scored their second win in the U16 Division B tournament 45 – 62 against an Austria side lacking in confidence and now rooted to the bottom of Group D. A poor first quarter from both sides saw only 8 made baskets and 19pts total, as GB edged a 10-9 lead. The second quarter saw …
Great Britain pulled out all the stops to put together a complete 4th quarter, breaking open a close game to beat Luxembourg 71-54. GB took the final frame 23-2 after some aggressive play to attack the basket on offence, whilst forcing Luxembourg into tough looks and turnovers in reply. Luxembourg eventually shot 1/14 in the …
GB remain very much in the hunt for a podium finish and promotion to Division A from this tournament, but it will not be through a place in the final as they fell 86 – 68 to the class team in the tournament, Finland, in a high scoring and entertaining semi-final. Up against the only …
Details GB v Luxembourg FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifier Saturday 10th August, 7pm National Basketball Performance Centre Intro GB will be hoping to go two for two as they look to build on Wednesday’s win over Kosovo at the National Basketball Performance Centre on Saturday night. Opponents Luxembourg are also looking to maintain their winning start, …
GB U20 Women booked their place in the FIBA U20 Europe semi-final as they beat Israel 67-47 in Kosovo earlier today. The game started with GB taking an early lead through Holly Winterburn (20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists), who scored eight straight points for GB. However, Israel kept pace with the team and a …
Great Britain’s Under 16 Men dropped the opening game of their European Championships following a narrow 57-63 defeat by Finland. Michael Belle top scored for GB with 19 points, adding 14 boards for the double-double to go with 3 assists, two steals and a block. Belle’s do it all performance helped his side stay close …
Great Britain marked Nate Reinking’s debut as head coach with a scrappy performance, but it was still enough to get their 3rd round pre-qualifying campaign up and running as they beat Kosovo 71-63. Gabe Olaseni top scored for GB with 15 points, including a crucial couple of baskets in nervy end to the 4th quarter. …
GB U20 Women kept their hopes of promotion to Division A alive with a strong 89-67 win over Croatia, aided by a dominate scoring performance from Loren Christie who finished with 26 points. The game started evenly with both teams trading baskets. This continued throughout the first ten minutes as neither team could ignite a …
Great Britain’s Men and new head coach Nate Reinking take on Kosovo this evening as their FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifying 3rd Round campaign gets underway! You can watch their game from Mitrovica below, tip is at 7:30pm UK time:
Great Britain Head Coach Nate Reinking has announced his final 12 to face Kosovo this evening as he leads the senior side for the first time. After selecting a long list of 24 players to enter camp, Reinking has only had a limited amount of time to work with the team and install his game …
We are now taking accreditation applications for the 2019-20 British Basketball League season, via the online form found at www.bbl.org.uk/media-accreditation. The information submitted by all applicants will be subject to a robust review process and priority will be given to those with a track record of covering BBL, previous attendance and those working with our current …
GB could not overcome Ireland in their opening game at the Fiba U20 Women’s European Championship. Head coach Jeff Jones’ team went down 72-58 in their Division B contest at the Tetori Sports Hall in Prishtina, Kosovo. The Irish took the first quarter by a point (19-18) and then broke the game open in the …
