As part of a programme to standardise the online presence of Great Britain Basketball, the British Basketball Federation has moved its official website to a new Top Level Domain (TLD) – based on the domain name www.gb.basketball. This is the highest level domain name system on the internet. The International Basketball Federation – known as …
Kennedy Leonard will be hoping to fly the flag for Scotland at FIBA Women’s EuroBasket this summer after she was named in GB’s 17-woman squad for July’s tournament. A recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Kennedy is the only player in CU history with over 1500 points, over 600 assists, over 400 rebounds and …
Cheshire Phoenix have announced that Momcilo Latinovic will be returning for a second season with the Nix for the 2019-20 BBL Season. The 6’6 shooting guard had a fantastic first season with the Nix and has put pen to paper after captaining the team to our best finish in three seasons. Latinovic established himself as …
Following the excitement of this season’s benecos British Basketball Play-Off Finals, tickets for next year’s finale are to go on pre-sale on Thursday 13th June 2019 at 9am. The spectacular showpiece event is returning to the world renowned O2 Arena for a sixth consecutive year – on Sunday 17th May 2020 – having first hosted …
Former two-time BBL Coach of the Year Nick Nurse will lead Toronto Raptors in the NBA Finals – starting on Friday morning (UK time). The Canadian franchise takes on Golden State Warriors in the best-of-seven finale for the first time with Nurse having forged his coaching career in the BBL. View this post on Instagram …
Luol Deng discussed the potential of British Basketball in an interview on BBC Sport during yesterday’s benecos Basketball Play-Offs at The O2. The two-time NBA All-Star and GB Olympian spoke positively about the future with the full interview available to watch on Facebook: https://t.co/IoKiSh29cw pic.twitter.com/qalGqk0p4M — British Basketball League (@BBLofficial) May 20, 2019
Sevenoaks Suns closed out the fifth WBBL season in style with victory in the benecos Play-Off Final, led by 23 points from MVP Janice Monakana. The star forward produced a game defining display: her game-high 23 points proved the difference between the two sides, as Monakana’s output off the bench was 16 points more than …
Sevenoaks Suns marked the close of the fifth WBBL season with victory in the benecos Play-Off Final. benecos WBBL Play-Off Final Sevenoaks Suns 60-55 Leicester Riders (21-15, 29-33, 42-41) Sevenoaks Suns made it three WBBL Play-Off titles in a row with a thrilling 60-55 victory over Leicester Riders in the benecos Play-Off Final, in front …
GB Head Coach Jose Maria Buceta has today named his 17-woman squad for this summer’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Tipping off in 40 days, the championships will be held across Latvia and Serbia as 16 teams compete for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket crown. Held between June 27th and July 7th, the tournament also serves as …
GB Head Coach Jose Maria Buceta has today named his 17-woman squad for this summer’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket. Tipping off in 41 days, the championships will be held across Latvia and Serbia as 16 teams compete for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket crown. Held between June 27th and July 7th, the tournament also serves as a …
Sarah Toeaina has been crowned the Molten WBBL MVP for 2018-19 after a stellar first year in British Basketball at Wesfield Health Sheffield Hatters. Her consistency has been incredible and she was the only player to reach double-digits in the number of weekly All-Star Five appearances, after racking up 10 of them through the campaign. …
