England 3×3 squads named for Commonwealth Games medal defence
England have named their 3×3 squads for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with both the men and women targeting a medal defence at the Scottish Event Campus.
The 3×3 competition will run from 24-29 July, with the group stage played from 24-27 July. Each pool contains six teams and each side plays five games. The top team in each pool goes straight to the semi-finals, while second and third place move into the play-ins on 28 July.
England’s squads include returning Commonwealth Games medallists, FIBA 3×3 regulars and GB 3×3 internationals.
Women’s squad
- Shanice Beckford-Norton – Oaklands Wolves, London
- Georgia Gayle – Unattached, Sheffield
- Cheridene Green – Perfumerias Avenida, London
- Katie Januszewska – Leicester Riders, Castle Donington
Women’s reserves
- Marlee Ball – Unattached, Waterdown, Canada
- Nina Rickards – Unattached, New York, USA
Men’s squad
- Jamell Anderson – London 3×3, Nottingham
- Ashley Hamilton – London 3×3, London
- Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye – Njardvik, London
- Evan Walshe – London 3×3, Tring
Men’s reserves
- Veron Eze – London 3×3, Ipswich
- Toto Fagbenle – London 3×3, London
Basketball England said the selection process began in May, with a longlist assembled in Manchester before players were reduced through preparatory camps and tournaments in Ireland, Romania and Serbia.
“I am really pleased to announce the players who will be representing England this summer,” BE head of talent and performance Steve Bucknall said.
“The coaches have put together strong rosters with the talent and experience that we’ll need to navigate the expanded 3×3 competition.
“Both the men and women individually and together embody the dynamism, grit and poise that is English and British basketball, and I believe wholeheartedly in our medal potential and crowd-pleasing performances.”
England’s women open against Singapore on Saturday 25 July, while the men start against Jamaica on the same day.
England Women
- Saturday 25 July: Singapore v England
- Saturday 25 July: England v Scotland
- Saturday 25 July: New Zealand v England
- Monday 27 July: England v Papua New Guinea
- Monday 27 July: Singapore v England
England Men
- Saturday 25 July: England v Jamaica
- Saturday 25 July: England v Fiji
- Saturday 25 July: England v Kenya
- Monday 27 July: England v Malaysia
- Monday 27 July: Singapore v England
Julius Joseph MBE said the men’s group blends “experience and youth” and has the size and length to be effective at the elite level, while Sarah Hopkins-Chery said the women have become “a tight unit” through the selection process.
Team England chef de mission Jonathan Riall said Glasgow would be a chance to build on the success of Birmingham 2022, when England won men’s gold and women’s silver in 3×3’s Commonwealth Games debut.
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