U18 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULES
The FIBA U18 European Championships 2019 are set to get underway in July with the Great Britain Men competing in the Division A Championships in Greece and the Women with the Division B Championships in the Republic of North Macedonia. Both teams have a busy summer ahead to prepare for their group stages, so here’s the run down of their schedule, fixtures and team info.
Under 18 Men
The U18 Men begin their Division A FIBA European Championship preparations with a brief training camp in Manchester at the National Basketball Performance Centre before heading to Lyon, France July 4th for a 3 day friendly tournament. After returning to the UK, the men head to Loughborough for a 4 day training stint prior to departing on July 21st for a week of pre-tournament prep in Greece ahead of their first FIBA European Championship group stage game. Their Group A campaign begins with a match-up against Turkey in Portaria, Volos, Greece on July 27th. The men will then face Serbia on the 28th and Germany on the 29th to conclude the group stage. If successful, GB will advance into the Round of 16.
The staff list has been confirmed with an initial squad list as follows. The final 12 players have yet to be selected to begin GB’s European Championship preparations:
| Player List | |
| Chris Feeney | Ethan Damerum |
| Mate Okros | Vasja Pandza |
| Tomiwa Sulaiman | Cameron Hildreth |
| David Chive | Amari Williams |
| Ben Winter | Sam Grant |
| Veron Eze | Blaize Sagna |
| Ethan Price | Lewis McGlasson |
| Theo Hughes | Josh Uduje |
| Tosan Evbuomwan |
| Coaching Staff |
| Head Coach: Alan Keane |
| Assistant Coach: Mark Jarram |
| Assistant Coach: Ian Macleod |
| Team Manager: Pete Daines |
| S&C Coach: Paddy Waplington |
| Physio: Mark Dayson |
| Official: Iain McDonald |
Under 18 Women
The U18 Women prepare for their Division B FIBA European Championships with 2 weeks of training camp in Manchester in late June, before travelling to Greece June 29th for pre-tournament prep and a series of international friendlies.
Once completed, they leave Greece and head to the Republic of North Macedonia on July 4th for the U18 Fiba European Championships group stage. Their first game in Group D will see them take on the Netherlands on July 5th at the Sports Centre Jane Sandanski II, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia before facing Sweden, Ukraine, Albania and Luxemburg to conclude the group stage. GB will look to have a successful group stage and aim to advance to the Quarter Final playoff round.
The staff list has been confirmed with an initial squad list as follows. The final 12 players have yet to be selected to begin GB’s European Championship preparations:
| Squad List (Initial) | |
| Rebecca Adjeiwaah Dwomoh | Molly James |
| Asha Andrews | Clara Kelly |
| Lilly Annim | Esther Little |
| Brahe Ashton | Jade Mbam |
| Esther Atunrase | Olivia Partridge |
| Alex Baker | Shaniya Rose |
| Emilie Black | Amelia Sandie |
| Hannah Dawson | Pollyanna Storie |
| Emma Imbevore | Cameron Taylor-Willis |
| Coaching Staff (Confirmed) |
| Head Coach: Len Busch |
| Assistant Coach: Chris Bunten |
| Assistant Coach: Roz Mason |
| Team Manager: Renee Busch |
| S&C Coach: TBC |
| Physio: Dave Hall |
| Official: Simon Unsworth |