The BBF (British Basketball Federation) have confirmed the coaching staffs for the GB junior teams ahead of this summer’s European Championships.
GB are fielding men’s and women’s teams at Under-18 and Under-16 level, but opted not to enter teams at Under-20 level for the first time – receiving widespread criticism including from within the GB Senior side.
Craig Nicol will take charge of the GB Under-18 Men with Kenrick Liburd remaining in control of the GB Under-18 Women having both been appointed in late 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the cancellation of junior tournaments in the following summer.
Liburd’s two assistants have both recently coached England junior teams with Karen Burton leading the Under-16s and Oaklands Wolves player-coach Lauren Milligan guiding the Under-18s to victory at the Four Nations Tournament.
Donnie MacDonald will lead the GB Under-16 Women with former Glasgow Rocks head coach Darryl Wood as an assistant with MacDonald having recently helped Scotland qualify for the 3×3 Commonwealth Games tournament. Meanwhile, Troy Culley keeps hold of the GB Under-16 Men role.
The full coaching staffs are as follows:
Head Coach – Kenrick Liburd
Assistant Coach – Karen Burton
Assistant Coach – Lauren Millgan
Team Manager – Paula Charity
Physio – Dave Hall
S&C Coach – Jon Fortesque
Head Coach – Craig Nicol
Assistant Coach – Will Maynard
Assistant Coach – Dan Gayle
Team Manager – Damien Plumer
Physio – Aynk Vigneswaran
S&C Coach – Chris Wanford
Head Coach – Donnie MacDonald
Assistant Coach – Renee Busch
Assistant Coach – Darryl Wood
Team Manager – Hannah Shaw
Physio – Sarah Hattee
S&C Coach – Dan Cruse
Head Coach – Troy Culley
Assistant Coach – Jamie Smith
Assistant Coach – Dan Petts
Team Manager – Gavin Naylor
Physio – Elliott Cockrell
S&C Coach – Joe Gurley
GB’s Under-18 Men are the only team to compete in Division A this summer as they head to Turkey from July 30-August 7, while the Under-18 Women travel to Austria for Division B action from August 5-14.
The Under-16 Men are in Bulgaria from August 11-20 before the Under-16 Women round out the summer in Montenegro for their own Division B campaign.
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