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 …
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 …
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 …
Great Britain Women face Canada at Manchester’s National Basketball Performance Centre on Wednesday, June 19 in preparation for the FIBA Women’s Eurobasket Finals 2019. And special ticket prices are available for families and groups of youngsters to attend the game. Families (2 adults, 2 children) can get in for just £24, while a group of …
My immediate reaction to the draw handed to Great Britain for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 was ‘ouch’. Perhaps as fourth seeds (the bottom Group) it was never going to be anything different. After that initial feeling to being drawn against Spain, Ukraine and Latvia, I recognised it could have been even worse (Group D …
Great Britain Women will gather together in Manchester later this week to commence their final preparations for the remaining two games in Group D of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers window. Facing Greece on the 17th and Portugal on the 21st, the team can guarantee themselves a place at Final Round if they can …