Great Britain head coach Jose Maria Buceta has tinkered with his squad and announced five exciting additions for a second preparation camp which started yesterday in Manchester. The squad will travel to France to continue their preparation ahead of the qualification campaign for the FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifiers which starts during November. Proud that …
Team Northumbria have tied up two of the WBBL’s top performers as the 2016 WBBL Play-Off winners look to bounce back from an injury-ravaged campaign. US stars Ali Gorrell and Kara Bonenberger will both be back at Sport Central next season after committing to Chris Bunten’s ambitious programme. And the England Under 20 assistant coach …
British Basketball have announced the players selected for the Great Britain U20 Women’s camp commencing on 20th June 2017 in Manchester with no fewer than eight WBBL candidates. The camp will provide vital preparation for the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship which takes place between 8 and 16 July 2017 in Eilat, Israel. The players …
Barking Abbey secured a 60-54 victory over NCAA Division III school Springfield College in an exhibition on Tuesday afternoon at BA. BA overturned a 36-30 halftime deficit to hand the visitor the only defeat of their 10 day UK tour. Savannah Wilkinson led BA with 19 points and 17 rebounds, Tereza Brantlova had 19 points, …
Barking Abbey point guard Diana Naydenova-Goryanova has announced her retirement from basketball after a distinguished career spanning 28 years. Having signed her first professional contract at 15, and then going on to win a championship and receive an invite to the Bulgarian Senior Women’s National Team that same season, it was a fitting start to …
Introducing FIBA stats to statistics Saturday 10 June 10:00am – 12:00pm Wildcats Arena, Nottingham *This course is suitable for those with a minimum basic knowledge of basketball statistics* This two hour course will introduce statisticians to FIBA stats. The first 45 mins will involve recognising what to see and definitions of problematical decisions such as …
There will be a new franchise in the Women’s British Basketball League for the 2017-18 campaign after an application from Durham Palatinates to join the WBBL was approved. The club will be part of the recently launched Durham University National League brand which encompasses all National League/franchise sport overseen by Durham University. From September 2018, …
British Basketball have confirmed all coaching and team management roles for the GB National Youth Squads, ahead of the various FIBA European Championships this year. With 2017 being the first timethat Under 16 and Under 18 teams will be competing as Great Britain, rather than the Home Countries, there is great excitement within the basketball …
Two years in a row, two Play-Off Final victories at The O2 for Ta’Yani Clark. However, this time it tastes even sweeter with Clark unable to play in last year’s Final due to injury. “It’s a great feeling,” she commented post-game as Sevenoaks Suns completed a 70-61 triumph. “It was great winning with Northumbria last …
Suns come back with dominant third to complete season double. Molten WBBL Play-Off Final Sevenoaks Suns 70 (17,36,52) (Carr 20, Niktinaite 15, Clark 15 Nottingham Wildcats 61 (25,42,44) (Harris 16, Ferreira 13, Prior 11) Sevenoaks Suns finished the season in the best way possible as they defeated Nottingham Wildcats 70-61 to be crowned Molten Play-Off …