History-making Great Britain will compete for the bronze medal and a first-ever podium finish on the last day of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 in Belgrade. Having already scooped a place in the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, Chema Buceta and his team enjoyed a great performance against powerhouse France on their Semi-Finals debut. But, they …
Great Britain are making history at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 The Great Britain women’s basketball team is making history at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019. Head coach Chema Buceta’s team face France in the semi-finals of the competition on Saturday (17:00 BST) with the British basketball nation thrilled at a series of historic performances. …
The incredible run of Great Britain continues as they reached the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket for the first time with a thrilling 62-59 success against Hungary. Led by Temi Fagbenle, a leading candidate in the tournament’s MVP voting, who racked up a stunning 29 points, they will also now play at one of …
The WBBL is today delighted to confirm the fixtures and dates for the sixth season of the Women’s British Basketball League. The 2019-20 season will commence on Friday 27 September with a special opening weekend at the University of Essex featuring all 12 WBBL teams competing in the Trophy Group Stages. Games will run from …
There were celebrations in Latvia last night as the Great Britain senior side moved into the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Quarter-Finals for the very first time. More than half of the roster in Riga are current or former WBBL players and have helped the team rack up three wins from their four outings so far in …
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 …
The University of Essex Rebels basketball programme has announced appointments to two new coaching positions. After the University’s most successful season in BUCS and a positive finish to the WBBL season, Tom Sadler has accepted the position of Head of Basketball Performance. Tom who took over coaching in early November, after a couple of heavy …
Nottingham Wildcats continue to build their squad for the 2019-20 WBBL season as they announced the signing of Portuguese combo guard, Simone Costa. Costa who has played for the Portuguese National teams at U16, U18 and U20 level has just graduated from the NCAA1 programme at the University of Georgia with a degree in Communication …
GB Basketball has today announced Spire Manchester Hospital as the official healthcare partner to both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball squads as well as the title sponsor for the upcoming Women’s game against Canada later this month. The announcement was made during a visit by the GB Women’s side to Spire Manchester Hospital in Didsbury …