BBF Commits to Fielding All Age Group Teams for 2018-19

By Sam Neter on October 18, 2018

The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has made a commitment to register Great Britain teams in all age groups for international competitions during the 2018/19 campaign, backtracking on their original plan to drop the Under-20s as part of a cost-cutting exercise.

Following the Home Country Associations (HCAs) takeover of the BBF in July,
the BBF has remained non-commital to the Under-20s, even after the men retained their Division A status, until now.

G R E A T B R I T A I N. 🇬🇧

BBF Statement on GB Teams in International Competitions

Read the statement here 🔗 https://t.co/ENv4geq1zr #TogetherWeAreBasketbALL #BritishBasketball pic.twitter.com/DM6Sa3qggr

— Basketball England (@bballengland) October 18, 2018

The short statement released on Basketball England’s website this morning did not say much, other than confirm there will be teams for all age groups for the impending campaign.

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