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Nick George Hoping for GB Call-Up

February 3, 2012

Former Great Britain player Nick George has said he is looking to make a return to the court with a BBL team before the end of the season and “would love” the opportunity to represent GB at this summer’s Olympics. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, the 6’8″ forward revealed the rumours of [...]

England U15 Development Squad Cut to 17

February 1, 2012

England Under-15 head coach Jesse Sazant has cut the development team down to 17, reducing the squad by 9 players since the original roster was released. The seventeen man squad is as follows: Seventeen Man England Under-15 Development Squad Tolu Babalola, Haringey Hawks Daniel Bate, Torbay Tigers Daniel Evans, Leeds Carnegie Joshua Foulds, City of [...]

Ward-Hibbert Now Ranked 20th in the World…at Tennis

January 30, 2012

The most talented baller of the 1994 born generation, Josh Ward-Hibbert, continued to prove his worth in his other sport last week as he won the 2012 Australian Open junior boys’ doubles tennis title, shooting himself up the world rankings. The victory, as well as a strong showing in the singles where he made a [...]

Tim Lewis Will Not Reapply For U20s Role

January 21, 2012

This year’s Great Britain Under-20s will definitely be under the direction of a new head coach after Tim Lewis has said he will not be re-applying for the role. Talking to Sheffield paper The Star, Lewis revealed he will be a part of Chris Finch’s Senior side coaching staff at the London Olympics, meaning he [...]

Telegraph Examines Olympic ‘Plastic Brits’

January 14, 2012

The Telegraph’s Simon Hart published an extremely interesting article this week, asking whether the Olympic import of overseas athletes is good for British sport or if it could be stifling British talent. A survey of Britain’s Olympic governing bodies published recently revealed that approximately 50 of our 550 British athletes competing at the London 2012 [...]

Is Australian Corletto the Newest Addition to GB?

January 12, 2012

The newest addition to the Great Britain training camp roster battling for a spot at the London 2012 Olympics could be an Australian, if rumours swirling in New Zealand are to be believed. Daryl Corletto, a 30 year old guard currently playing his club basketball with the NZ Breakers, has told media outlets he has [...]

Breitengüßbach Win, Haris Memorial Tournament Recap Day 3

December 30, 2011

Breitengüßbach were crowned champions of the 2011 Haris Memorial Tournament on Friday, after beating Manchester Magic Under-18s 64-56 in the final at the Amaechi Centre in Manchester. Phillip Daubner’s 24 points led the German club side, whilst a 17 point-12 rebound double double from Jordan Whelan led Manchester. England Under-16s finished in 7th place after [...]

England U18s Take 4th Place in Belgium

December 29, 2011

England Under-18s returned from the Belgacom Invitational Cup in Belgium today with a fourth place finish under their belt. After winning their first two games against USK Prague and Switzerland, England were defeated by Canarias Basketball Academy in the semi-finals, before losing to Belgium 74-61 in the third place playoff game. Finishing the tournament with [...]

Haris Memorial Tournament Recap Day 2

December 29, 2011

The second day of the 2011 Haris Memorial Tournament took place yesterday with German side Breitengüßbach and Spanish side Cornella proving to be the teams to beat. England Under-16s continue to struggle, suffering heavy defeats to both Manchester Magic Under-18s and Breitengüßbach, scoring a combined 92 points across both games (45 and 47). It was [...]

Haris Memorial Tournament Recap Day 1

December 28, 2011

The 2011 Haris Memorial Tournament tipped off yesterday, with all English sides suffering defeats at the hands of their international foes. Full results and leading scorers from each game are below: Haris Memorial Tournament Results Day 1 Breitengüßbach 71-49 Magic U18 (Magic: Alex Fortnam 11, Jordan Whelan 8, Jack Crook 7/Breitenguessbach: Johannes Thiemann 11, Lucas [...]

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