This weekend will see the second instalment of the Maggie Forber Invitational Basketball Tournament after its inception a year ago. The event in Manchester will provide GB U16 Girls 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 …
GB Women’s basketball team overcame a partisan home crowd of 2,900 spectators, plus a second quarter fight back from the home team, to start their 2019 EuroBasket campaign with a convincing 74-60 win over Latvia. Latvia got the home crowd going with the first four points of the game before GB’s Jo Leedham-Warner got GB …
Details GB v Latvia FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Thursday 27th June, 16:30 tip Arena Riga Intro GB Women begin their 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket campaign with a game against the hosts Latvia in Riga this evening. The team come into the game in great form, adding a brilliant display v Spain and a win over Sweden …
GB Basketball tip off their 2019 FIBA Women’s EuroBasket campaign when they face hosts Latvia at Arena Riga tomorrow evening. Group A will see GB face Latvia, Ukraine and Spain in Riga over the next four days. The structure of the event means only the winner progresses directly to Belgrade, with teams placed second and …
GB Women completed their EuroBasket Women preparation in Fuenlabrada last night as they suffered a narrow defeat to World number two ranked Spain. Despite the defeat, GB will take great confidence from the game in which they went toe to toe with the Olympic silver medallists. The two teams will meet again in Riga later …
GB made it three wins in a week with a 64-56 win over Sweden as the team continue preparations for next week’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. In an end-to-end game which saw the lead change hands eight times, GB’s run of 11-0 in the second was critical in overturning Sweden’s early advantage. Speaking after the game …
GB face Sweden this evening in the penultimate warm up game before travelling to Latvia next week for the start of FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Ahead of this weekend’s double-header, GB spoke with Karlie Samuelson to get her thoughts on mood in the camp, Sweden and Spain and her first experience of EuroBasket. How’s the mood …
GB Women have arrived in Madrid ahead of their final two warm up games in preparation for next week’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. The team travel to Spain on the back of two wins over Canada and will look to continue building momentum as they face both Sweden and Spain in the coming days. On Saturday …
GB Basketball, with the support of FIBA through its Youth Development Fund, the three Home Countries and GB sponsors Molten will be hosting free Under 14 “We Play” 3×3 basketball events for boys and girls across the UK over the coming weeks. Each event will have a maximum of 60 places available so interested players …
A 19-6 run by GB in the game’s final 4:33 made all the difference in a low scoring contest as Coach Buceta’s side pulled away to a comfortable 67-53 victory against #5 ranked Canada in Manchester. Talented guard Karlie Samuelson was integral to that late burst as she scored five of her 16 points in …
GREAT Britain head coach Jose Maria Buceta has named his 12-woman squad for FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. The championships will be held in Latvia and Serbia between between June 27 and July 7 as 16 teams compete for the European crown. GB will face Ukraine, Latvia and 2017 champions Spain in the group stages of the …
Details GB v Canada FIBA Women’s EuroBasket warm up Wednesday 19th June, 19:30 tip Belle Vue Sports Village Intro GB Women welcome Canada to Manchester in the only home warm up game before the squad fly to FIBA Women’s EuroBasket next week. Having previously faced Slovenia and Sweden in Slovenia, Head Coach Chema Buceta and …
