GB Senior Men’s Final 12 Confirmed for Eurobasket Qualifiers

By Sam Neter on August 9, 2014

Great Britain have confirmed the 12 players who will kick start the campaign to qualify for EuroBasket 2015.

The squad are now in Reyjkavik preparing for the opening game of the group against Iceland which begins tomorrow.

It contains the eleven players who travelled to Tbilisi and includes Drew Sullivan who missed the four-nation tournament in Georgia for personal reasons. All twelve players are fit and eager to being the task of helping GB reach their fourth EuroBasket Finals in a row. Ashley Hamilton takes his place in the squad after shaking off an ankle injury sustained in the game against Georgia – making the final cut for the first time in his career, along with Ben Mockford, who is also a fresh face.

Both Ogo Adegboye and Luol Deng never did make it to training camp, while it was Orlan Jackman and Paul Guede who were the final cuts.

“We have come a long way in a short amount of time,” GB Head Coach Joe Prunty told gbbasketball.com. “We have dealt with some unique circumstances but we have always believed it is important to control what we can control. The qualifiers will be difficult but we are excited and ready for the challenge.”

GB Senior Men Final Roster 2014

Name/Height/Position/Country
Kieron Achara, 6’10, Forward, Scotland
Devan Bailey, 6’3, Guard, England
Eric Boateng, 6’10, Centre, England
Matthew Bryan-Amaning, 6’9, Forward, England
Dan Clark, 6’10, Centre, England
Ashley Hamilton, 6’7, Forward, England
Myles Hesson, 6’6, Forward, England
Kyle Johnson, 6’5, Guard, England
Ben Mockford, 6’2, Guard, England
Gareth Murray, 6’7, Forward, Scotland
Drew Sullivan, 6’8, Forward, England
Devon Van Oostrum, 6’3, Point Guard, England

All four EuroBasket qualifiers will be televised by BT Sport. Coverage of tomorrow’s first game at the Laugardalshöll Arena will be shown on a delayed basis on Monday August 11th, at 12.30, on BT Sport 2 HD. Both home games will be shown live on BT Sport 1 HD; they will then face Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday night at the Copper Box, before Iceland at the Copper Box the following Wednesday (20th) and then Bosnia & Herzegovina in Sarejevo on the 24th.

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