Great Britain’s Under-18 Men and Women concluded their FIBA Europe Cup Qualification tournaments today in the beautiful Italian city of Rieti. Although neither side was able to produce a win over the weekend, the manner in which the teams played provided a healthy reminder of the positive steps the 3×3 game has taken for GB …
Great Britain’s Under-18 Men finished their 2019 European Championships Division A summer in 8th place after a 70-88 loss to a free-scoring Lithuania. Tosan Evbuomwan finished his tournament on a high, top scoring for GB with 16 points, adding 10 rebounds for the double-double. Everything Lithuania tried in the early going generally came good as …
A slow 2nd quarter from Great Britain’s Under 18 Men allowed France the opportunity to build a lead they’d never relinquish, eventually confirming a 52-81 final score in Volos, Greece. Tomiwa Sulaiman top scored for GB with 14 points, coming close to the double-double as he also pulled down 9 boards. GB looked lively to …
Head coach Kenrick Liburd has confirmed his 12-player roster for the FIBA Under-16 Women’s European Championship. Liburd selected his roster ahead of the B Division tournament in Sofia this month and will put the final 12 through their paces again this weekend in a series of games against Denmark. It follows three games against Ireland …
Great Britain’s Under 18 Men couldn’t find a way past a dogged Slovenia side to grab a place in this weekend’s semi-finals, slipping to a 57-71 defeat after shooting 26% from the floor. Mate Okros once again starred for GB as he scored a game high 17 points to go with six rebounds, two assists …
The British Basketball Federation has announced the members of Head Coach Nate Reinking’s coaching staff for the EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifying campaign, naming Jamie Smith and Marc Steutel as assistant coaches. Also named to Reinking’s staff are Chris Morris as team manager, Tom Cresswell as lead therapist, Aaron Wharton as physiotherapist, Mark Williams as strength & …
Great Britain’s U18 Men secured their Division A status for another season with a commanding 77-62 Round of 16 victory over Montenegro in Volos, Greece. 18 points, five rebounds and five assists from Mate Okros helped propel Coach Keane’s side to the win as they’ll now play for one of the competition’s top eight places. …
The Great Britain U20 Women travelled to Greece on Monday to begin their Division B European Championship pre-tournament prep. Head coach Jeff Jones named his final 12 ahead of the trip and hopes the games in Greece will prepare his side well for their first Group B game of the tournament against Ireland on August …
Great Britain suffered an 86-66 defeat at the hands of the Germans in their final game of the group stage in Volos, Greece. Despite yesterday’s emphatic overtime comeback win against Serbia, coach Alan Keane’s side didn’t manage to muster the same heroics this time around. A scrappy first few minutes saw the Germans jump out …
The countdown to the next British Basketball League (BBL) season has officially begun with the release of the fixtures and competition systems for 2019-20. Following previously announced changes to competition formats, the 2019-20 season will open on Friday 20 September with the Cup Group Stages, which will run until the weekend of 22-24 November. The …
Great Britain came from behind to pull off a stunning 87-85 overtime win over reigning champions Serbia at the Under-18 Men’s European Championships. Tosan Evbuomwan’s lay-up with 23 seconds of regulation time remaining tied the game at 77-77 to send it into the extra period at the Portaria Hall in Volos, Greece. GB went as …
GB are drawn in Group A for this year’s tournament. They have a familiar foe in Serbia, who defeated them in group play last year on their way to winning the tournament, along with Germany, who finished 6th last year, and Turkey who finished 12th. With several key members of last year’s squad having progressed …
