Great Britain were outscored 40-21 in the 2nd half as they fell to a 52-67 defeat to Austria on Saturday evening. Defeat leaves GB with a game against Norway tomorrow to decide 19th and 20th place as the U18 Women’s European Championships will draw to a close. “We had a little lead at the half, …
GB U20 men started their Euro campaign against Turkey, who finished in 5th place in last year’s competition. In a game that never really flowed, GB remained in touch throughout but fell short at the end to lost 56-69. It wasn’t the start the Coach Karl Brown was hoping for but there were plenty of …
Great Britain Under 18 Women kept alive their hopes of a 17th place finish at this year’s European Championships after a nail-biting 57-54 win over North Macedonia on Friday night. Rebecca Adjeiwaah-Dwomoh led the way for GB with a team high 13 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. The talented …
Great Britain’s senior men play two matches in Manchester during August as they look to seal a place in the final round of the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers. Tickets are on sale now for the games against Luxembourg on August 10 (7pm) and Kosovo on August 17 (7pm). Both matches take place at the National Basketball Performance …
The last group match of the U18 women’s European Championship Group saw them lose a nail-biting game to Luxembourg. The first quarter started with both teams fighting hard and the lead switched hands multiple times throughout the initial minutes. However, as the period drew to a close some great shooting from the line had GB …
Ahead of Great Britain Men’s Under-20 European Championships, Coach Karl Brown took his initial squad to a friendly tournament in Italy where they finished with a 1-2 record. The Men started their Championship preparations on June 27th, with training camps spread out over two weeks at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. After the …
Both teams entered this Group D match-up in Skopje hungry for their first win, as each side stood with an 0-3 record at the bottom of the group and were hungry for their first taste of European Championship victory. As the game began, GB’s Esther Little helped her side jump out to a fantastic 9-0 …
Great Britain’s Under-16 Women began their Division B Fiba European Championship preparations at the Maggie Forber tournament in Manchester last month. The event provided head coach Kenrick Liburd with another opportunity to continue shaping his side after taking part in the Pauline Prior International Challenge in Nottingham last April. Coach Liburd was able to oversee …
British Basketball Federation chairman Maurice Watkins has congratulated the Great Britain team on their performance at Women’s EuroBasket. Chema Buceta’s team finished fourth in the tournament in Latvia and Serbia, an achievement that guarantees them a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2020 Olympic Games. The team beat Montenegro and Hungary after qualifying from …
After a whirlwind week and a half, the dust is now beginning to settle on EuroBasket 2019. Coach Chema Buceta’s side were listed as 150-1 shots to win the tournament before it began, showing that most had this GB side slated for an early exit and a team just looking to make up the numbers …
Great Britain centre Temi Fagbenle has been recognised for her amazing contribution at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 by being named to the Tournament All-Star Five. Fagbenle helped Great Britain to make history as they reached the Quarter-Finals and then Semi-Finals for the very first time – as well as punching a ticket to the …
Great Britain couldn’t sign off their best ever performance at a FIBA Women’s EuroBasket with a maiden medal at the event, but now leave Belgrade proud of an amazing and historic success. Missing out on the bronze medal to local favorites Serbia who secured a comfortable 81-55 success, Chema Buceta and his team can reflect …
