Off Court Archives - Page 17 of 52

FIBAâ€™S BAUMANN DEAD
By Mark Woods on October 14, 2018
Tributes have been paid to the head of the basketballâ€™s global governing body FIBA Patrick Baumann after his death from a heart attack in Buenos...
Lisa Wainwright Departs from BBF CEO Position
By Sam Neter on October 13, 2018
Lisa Wainwright has left her role as CEO of GB Basketball, the home nations announced on Friday, as she becomes the latest casualty of the...
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British Basketball Given Lifeline With New £500k ‘Aspiration Fund’
By Sam Neter on October 12, 2018
The British Basketball Federation has been given a funding lifeline after the government have revealed a new funding pot for sports which do not receive...
FUNDING LIFELINE FOR BASKETBALL
By Mark Woods on October 12, 2018
British basketball has been thrown a lifeline with a new government scheme that could finance the GB teams.
FUNDING MIX “ABSURD” SAYS SHIRE
By Matt Slater on October 6, 2018
The founder of one of British basketball’s biggest grassroots programmes has said linking public funding to the sport’s current chances of Olympic success is “absurd”...
Jimmy Rogers, Brixton Topcats Founding Father Passes Away
By Sam Neter on October 4, 2018
Brixton Topcats founder Jimmy Rogers passed away on Monday morning at the age of 78 after a six-month battle with cancer. One of the founding...
JIMMY ROGERS: 1939-2018
By Mark Woods on October 1, 2018
Jimmy Rogers, a seminal figure in British basketball, has died at the age of 78.
UK’s First Art Basketball Court Completed in Brighton
By Sam Neter on September 16, 2018
A collaboration between a local artist, Basketball England, Brighton Council and a variety of other partners has produced the UK’s first ‘work of art’ basketball...
Basketball England Reveals Plans for Talent System & Pathway
By Sam Neter on September 13, 2018
Basketball England (BE) has unveiled their plans to attempt to implement a world-class Talent System & Pathway that aims to better identify and nurture the...
INCOME PLUMMETS AT BASKETBALL ENGLAND
By Mark Woods on September 3, 2018
Basketball England had to withstand a dramatic drop in its revenues last year, its accounts have revealed.