Off Court Archives - Page 49 of 52

Billy Hungrecker Passes Away
By Sam Neter on July 30, 2011
Worthing Thunder legend Billy Hungrecker passed away unexpectedly this week at the age of 50 after a heart attack in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hungrecker arrived...
Van Oostrum Denied Access Despite BOA Gold Card
By Sam Neter on July 20, 2011
In a perfect example of the types of barriers young British basketball players must face, top prospect and GB U20 player Devon Van Oostrum was...
Jimmy Rogers Slams Olympic Basketball Legacy
By Sam Neter on July 9, 2011
Legendary Brixton Topcats coach Jimmy Rogers (pictured) has slammed the lack of a ‘legacy’ for basketball after the London 2012 Olympics. Rogers, who has coached...
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John Amaechi Awarded OBE
By Sam Neter on June 12, 2011
Image: John Amaechi Former NBA player and Hall of Famer John Amaechi is to be awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) after being...
London 2012 Basketball Arena Complete
By Sam Neter on June 11, 2011
The 12,000 seat basketball arena for the London 2012 Olympics was completed this week, the culmination of 15 months of building work. Lord Coe, chairman...
LONDON 2012 ARENA READY FOR ACTION
By Mark Woods on June 9, 2011
The London 2012 Basketball Arena has become the fourth Olympic Park venue completed, more than a year ahead of the Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority...
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Baumann Wants To See Home Nations Unite
By Sam Neter on April 4, 2011
FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann has strongly advised that the three national federations of England Basketball, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales come together as the British...
England Basketball Funding Cut By £1.2m
By Sam Neter on March 24, 2011
England Basketball was dealt a huge blow today when Sport England announced funding cuts of £1.2million covering the next three years to 31 March 2013....
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Video: T16 Coaching Curriculum Launch
By Sam Neter on March 10, 2011
So it has taken a few days (don’t even get me started on uploading large files to Youtube), but finally the British Basketball T16 Coaching...
British Basketball Launches T16 Coaching Curriculum
By Sam Neter on March 10, 2011
Last week saw the launch of British Basketball’s Towards 2016 (T16) Coaching Curriculum-a plan to establish and develop a national basketball coaching system for implementation...