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BUCS Final 8s 2013 – Day 1 Recap
By Sam Neter on March 16, 2013
The 2013 BUCS Final 8s tipped off today, with a new format and new venue as BUCS try to bring all the different sports final...
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Funding Uncertainty Impairing GB’s Coach Search
By Sam Neter on March 16, 2013
Over six weeks after UK Sport reinstated British Basketball’s funding for a minimum of one year, a decision is yet to be made on the...
Brits in College: Week 18 Recap
By Rowan Shiell on March 15, 2013
By Rowan Shiell There isn’t enough time in the day for the amount of basketball games over the last week and in the coming fortnight. Nevermind the...
NCAA TOURNAMENT CHALLENGE – ENTER NOW
By MVP Staff on March 15, 2013
Itâ€™s almost time for the start of March Madness. And MVP is teaming up with our friends at ESPN to offer you the chance to...
FUNDING A FACTOR IN GB COACH SEARCH
By Mark Woods on March 15, 2013
British Basketball chairman Roger Moreland has pledged that the body will recruit head coaches with proven pedigree for Great Britainâ€™s men and women teams, despite...
Joe Mvuezolo Throws Down the Sick Two Handed Lob!
By Sam Neter on March 14, 2013
Check out Barking Abbey’s Joe Mvuezolo (1996 born) going backdoor and catching the nice pass from Roy Downey to throw down the sick two handed...
LEICESTER EXTEND BBL LEAD WITH A VENGEANCE
By MVP Staff on March 13, 2013
After the disappointment of losing the BBL Trophy Final last weekend, Leicester Riders extracted a modicum of revenge with a 85-63 blowout of Sheffield Sharks...
AMAECHI LINK FOR SALFORD SCHOLARS
By Mark Woods on March 13, 2013
Salford will become the latest university to offer basketball scholarships after linking up with the Amaechi Centre in Stockport.
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Jimmie Guymon – Original Trail Blazer
By Luke Hatfield on March 13, 2013
By Luke Hatfield | @Luke_Hatfield The first time Jimmie Guymon touched a basketball was when he was just four years of age. What transpired from...
TOM MAHER EXIT LINKED TO FUNDING FARCE
By Mark Woods on March 12, 2013
Outgoing British Basketball performance director Chris Spice has hinted that his bid to keep GB womenâ€™s coach Tom Maher in post was thwarted by the...
BRIAN SCALABRINE: SHADES OF GREEN
By Niall Gray on March 12, 2013
To most fans he was just simply ‘Scal’, to others he was the ‘White Mamba’, a playful take on KobeÂ Bryant’s ‘Black Mamba’ nickname. After eleven...
EUROLEAGUE WEEKLY SHOW
By MVP Staff on March 11, 2013
The Euroleague’s play-off race is almost at an end as the Top 16 round heads towards its end. Catch this week’s action in the weekly...
Reading Rockets Win VCars.co.uk Division 1 League Title
By Sam Neter on March 11, 2013
Reading Rockets won the 2012/13 VCars.co.uk Division 1 League title with five games to spare this weekend, as they beat Brixton 77-51 in Brixton on...
PATERNOSTRO, LYONS HAVE FIGHTS AHEAD
By Mark Woods on March 10, 2013
Leicester Riders coach Rob Paternostro admits that any thoughts of a procession to the British Basketball League title have been banished by their shock loss...