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 …
GB U18 Women’s third group game of their European Championship saw best result so far in a competitive loss to Ukraine, 46-65. The first quarter saw Ukraine take an early lead as they held GB to just four points through the first eight minutes of the period. However, a quick run by Coach Busch’s side …
GB Women completed their extraordinary EuroBasket campaign with a fourth place finish against the elite basketball teams of Europe – and secured an opportunity to qualify to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. After defeating and scaring some of the powerhouses of European basketball, GB lost their bronze medal game to Serbia by 81-55. But, having …
Details GB v Serbia FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Sunday 7th July, 16:30 tip Belgrade Arena Intro GB will end their 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket campaign v hosts Serbia this evening in the bronze medal game at the Belgrade Arena. The two sides meet after losing their semi-finals to France and Spain respectively. Both games were close …
After defying all the odds to reach the EuroBasket semi-final, GB Women narrowly missed out on a chance to compete for a Gold or Silver medal, being beaten by France by 63-56. GB will tomorrow take part in a decider between Spain or Serbia for the tournament’s Bronze medal. As the game tipped-off, with GB …
The U18 Women’s second group match pitted them against Sweden in a tough game which ended 81-38 in favour of the Swedes. The first quarter started tight with both sides not giving the other a run keeping the score close with five minutes left of the first (4-5). At the mid-point Sweden changed gear and …
Details GB v France FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Saturday 6th July, 17:00 tip Belgrade Arena Intro GB face France in the semi-final of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket after another historic win, this time against Hungary in the quarter-finals. The game is the first of the two semi-finals, with reigning champions Spain facing hosts Serbia later on Saturday …
Our U18 Women played their first game in the U18 Women’s Division B European Chmpionship in Skopje against the Netherlands and experienced a tough 73-48 loss. The Dutch side came out strong with a 12-2 run as they immediately showed their experience. Our girls kept fighting and as the quarter went into the last minute …
