GB Basketball; Great Britain Basketball

February 17, 2012

Great Britain will be holding their pre-Olympic training camp in Houston where they will face Lithuania in a warm-up according to reports in Lithuania. As reported by Lithuaniabasketball.com, GB will face off against Lithuania in a warm-up in June, with training camp allegedly starting June 11th. Head coach Chris Finch has previously said he wants [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Page & Van Oostrum Honoured by British Baskeball

December 21, 2011

Great Britain Women’s player Julie Page has been named as British Basketball’s Player of the Year 2011, with Devon van Oostrum recognised as the Emerging Athlete of the Year 2011, the first recipient of the new category. Page was awarded the title following a stand out summer leading the GB women to the second round [...]

Great Britain Climb the FIBA Rankings

September 28, 2011

Great Britain continue to climb the FIBA World Rankings after another season of senior men’s continental championships, moving from 56th place to 43rd. The thirteen place climb, is the second biggest leap of any team in the rankings, behind F.Y.R. of Macedonia’s fourteen place improvement to get inside the top 35, at 33. GB’s ascent [...]

GB Beat Poland, Finish Eurobasket on a High

September 5, 2011

Great Britain finished their 2011 Eurobasket campaign on a high, beating Poland 88-81 behind a dominant performance from the tandem of Luol Deng and Joel Freeland. GB will not advance to the second round at Eurobasket, but finished with a record of 2-3 to take fourth place in Group A. Deng finished with 28 points, [...]

GB Notch First Eurobasket Victory, Beat Portugal

September 4, 2011

Great Britain secured their first ever Eurobasket victory, beating Portugal 85-73 on Sunday afternoon, and with it kept their slim hopes of advancing to the second round alive. Luol Deng was dominant once again, finishing with a 31 point-10 rebound double double, whilst Mike Lenzly had 17 and Nate Reinking added 9. Head coach Chris [...]

GB Fall to Spain, Eurobasket Day 3

September 2, 2011

Despite a hanging around in the first half,Great Britain were dominated by Spain in the second, as they fell 86-69 on Friday afternoon in Lithuania at Eurobasket 2011. Defending champions Spain remain undefeated in the tournament, whilst GB fell to 0-3, putting their game against Portugal on Sunday as a must-win if they are to [...]

Turkey Overpower GB, Eurobasket Day 2

September 1, 2011

Great Britain could do very little as Turkey overpowered them for a 90-61 victory at Eurobasket 2011 on Thursday afternoon. Turkey’s size and offensive prowess was just too much for GB as they dominated the boards, and shot a blistering 54.8% from the field. GB head coach Chris Finch was disappointed with GB’s lack of [...]

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