British Basketball can confirm that the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester will host the final two FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 qualification games and the Great Britain Men’s first game in round two of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers in November. Both teams need your support as the women look to secure their place at EuroBasket …
Great Britain have confirmed their roster of 12 who will compete at this week’s FIBA U16 Women’s European Championship Division B which takes place in Montenegro. Head Coach Kenrick Liburd’s players will compete in Podgorica, looking to develop and progress in this year’s tournament, which opens against Macedonia on Thursday. Manchester Mystics’ Jade Mbam is …
Great Britain have confirmed a 16 player training camp ahead of next month’s FIBA U16 Women’s European Championship Division B in Podgorica. Head Coach Kenrick Liburd who has just been appointed play-caller at Nottingham Wildcats, is again in charge of the group, with support from Syracuse Assistant Coach, Adeniyi Amadou – as well as physiotherapist …
Great Britain have confirmed the final 12 for the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship Division B, which begins in Oberwart, Austria next month. Head Coach Vanessa Ellis who is also Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters’ play-caller, has made her selection after a three-day training camp at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. GB return just …
A total of 14 players have been confirmed as part of Great Britain’s outline training camp for the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship Division B, which takes place in Austria next month. Lancashire Spinners’ Shauna Harrison and Barking Abbey’s Loren Christie come straight off the back of their participation in the U20 camp. Harrison was …
Great Britain’s final twelve for the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship Division B 2018 has been confirmed – the first of six junior teams to be named this summer. With Head Coach Jeff Jones at the helm, the team fly out to Romania later today to take on the best of Division B. Seven of …
British Basketball have confirmed the roster for the FIBA’s U20 Women’s Championships, taking place next month in Oradea, Romania. Coached by Manchester Mystics Head Coach Jeff Jones, the fifteen names met in Manchester on Friday for the opening day of camp. Jones is backed up by Leicester Riders coach Krumesh Patel, Natalie Challonor and Great …
UK Sport has today announced a unique funding support package for British Basketball to help support GB athletes to continue to compete on the world stage in order to inspire communities to engage positively in sport activity The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed additional funding to be routed through the …
Ed Warner, former Chair of UK Athletics and the British Equestrian Federation, has today been named as Interim Chair of British Basketball. Warner, who also chaired the bid and organising committee for the London 2017 World Athletics Championships and has a long career in city finance, will start in his role immediately. Warner said: “I …
Ian Curryer has decided to step aside from his position as Chair of British Basketball in order to fully focus on his role as Chief Executive Officer of Nottingham City Council. The British Basketball Board will now begin the process to appoint an interim Chair with immediate effect. Commenting on his decision, Ian Curryer said: …