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 …
Ahead of their European Championships at the end of July GB’s U18 men have been in camp at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. The sessions are being used to get the team chemistry up and allow the coaches to prepare the team for the tough tournament. The squad have are taking part in practice tournament in Lyon, …
GB Women will find themselves facing either France or Belgium on Saturday in the semi-final of the 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket after a 62-59 win over Hungary. Hungary took an early seven-point lead as GB endured a shaky start but the team recovered well as a three-pointer from Jones ignited a comeback, which saw the …
Details GB v Hungary FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Thursday 4th July, 11:30 tip Belgrade Arena Intro GB will aim to continue their historic run as they face Hungary in the quarter-final of the 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. The game is the first of the four quarter-finals tomorrow as France face Belgium, Russia face Spain and Serbia …
Great Britain’s Under-18 Men begin their busy summer schedule this week in Manchester ahead of the Division A Fiba European Championships in Greece later this month. The preparations for Greece include a practice tournament in Lyon, France from July 5-7 where coach Alan Keane’s squad will test the waters over a series of three games …
On paper, it was a consistent GB Women’s team versus the enigma of Montenegro. GB had looked strong in all three of their EuroBasket group games – Montenegro, on the other hand, looked either potent or poor. At stake for both teams was a date with Hungary in Belgrade in the tournament’s quarter final. It was GB who settled first. After two minutes score-free, GB hit 7 points in a …
