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Fraser Leads GB U20s to Victory Over Norway

July 17, 2011

Ali Fraser led the Great Britain Under-20s to their second consecutive victory as they beat Norway 78-64 on Sunday afternoon in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Fraser was one of the most dominant forces in the Under 18 Division B European Championships last summer as he averaged 20.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game with Scotland but has [...]

GB U20s Get First Win, Beat Luxembourg

July 16, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20s secured their first victory of the Division B European Championships as they rolled over Luxembourg 85-56 on Saturday in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Ryan Richards led GB with a 20 point-11 rebound double double, Devon Van Oostrum added 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists, Alex Marcotullio had 15 points, 8 rebounds and [...]

GB U20s Suffer Devastating Loss to Finland

July 15, 2011

Great Britain Under-20s suffered a devastating 72-68 loss to Finland this evening, all but dashing their hopes of advancing to the next round of the Division B European Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Despite a huge game from Ryan Richards, who finished with 28 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocked shots, GB could do [...]

GB U20s Shocked by Portugal in Opener

July 14, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20s suffered a 60-57 loss to Portugal in their Division B European Championship opener today in Sarajevo, Bosnia. With expectations high going into the game having hammered Portugal by 25 last year, the performance that was required never materialised as GB were plagued by turnovers, and an over-reliance on three point shooting. [...]

Lewis: GB U20s Must “Take Care of Own Game”

July 14, 2011

Head Coach Tim Lewis has emphasised his team needs to “take care of their own game” as the Great Britain Under-20s tip off their Division B European Championship campaign later today in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Talking to the British Basketball website Lewis said: “At the moment we’re bothered only by own performances and playing to our [...]

Great Britain Under-20s: European Championship Preview

July 13, 2011

By Matt Clear | @matt_clear The Great Britain Under 20s begin their European championship campaign tomorrow, and expectations for promotion are higher than ever before. With the under-20 women making some noise in their first year in Division A, and last year’s near-miss (where Tim Lewis’ side missed a semi-final place on point differential after [...]

Richards, DVO Chasing Gold as GB U20s Fly to Bosnia

July 12, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20s fly out to Bosnia today to begin their Division B European Championship campaign and get that much desired promotion to Division A. Led by Spurs draft pick Ryan Richards and Baskonia guard Devon Van Oostrum, the team has multiple tools at their disposal and on paper are one of the strongest [...]

GB U20s Lose Perfect Record, Go 0-2 Against Belgium

July 8, 2011

The Great Britain Under-20s were brought back to reality over the past two days as they suffered two consecutive defeats to Belgium, losing their undefeated record and bringing their final record in their warm-up games to 6-2. GB U20s vs Belgium Game 1 GB were shocked 94-71 on Wednesday, facing a Belgium side playing with [...]

GB U20s Down Denmark, Move to 6-0

July 5, 2011

The GB U20s kept their perfect record intact over the past two days with another pair of victories, this time over Denmark. GB U20s vs Denmark Game 1 On Sunday afternoon it was the Devon Van Oostrum show as he led GB to a 79-66 victory. With Ryan Richards looking out of sorts, Van Oostrum [...]

GB U20s Final Roster Set, Last Cuts Made

June 27, 2011

The GB U20s faced the last cuts yesterday as four more players were released from the squad to leave the final roster of 12 that will be heading to the Division B European Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Big men Harrison Gamble, Shore Adenekan and Jeff Dirkin, and guard Jack Thompson were the last [...]

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