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British Basketball, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales Announce Partnership with Sports Hydration Experts iPro Sport
In a first of its kind commercial relationship for basketball in Britain, three of the sports National Governing Bodies have pooled their efforts and secured a new hydration and sports drink partnership with iPro Sport.
British Basketball, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales have come together to team up with one of the most innovative suppliers of hydration products to help improve athlete and team performance.
iPro Sport has been chosen as the Preferred Hydration Drinks Partner to all three basketball organisations and their elite players.
The partnership will be underpinned by product support, gifting of equipment and resources together with hydration and nutritional messaging targeted at grassroots development through to podium competition within each of the three partnering basketball communities in the UK.
British Basketball Chief Executive, Lisa Wainwright, commented;
“We are delighted to welcome iPro Sport to our family of commercial partners. They are such an innovative company, who have sport and athletes at the heart of what they do. It is a ground-breaking relationship for basketball, as it’s the first time the BBF along with multiple Home Country Associations have pooled our efforts and commercial properties. It is a tangible example of the closer working relationship across basketball in Britain, being driven by our Transforming Basketball in Britain strategy.”
Already the preferred hydration drink of countless professional clubs, sporting organisations and international athletes, club nutritionists and sports performance coaches from across the globe are offering testimony to iPro Sport's ability to deliver great hydration and aid recovery. iPro Sport stands out from its competitors with its naturally sweetened hydrating isotonic drink that contains absolutely no artificial flavours, colours or sweeteners.
“We feel that this collaborative partnership agreement with British Basketball, Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales really demonstrates the commercial growth of the sport in the UK. We look forward to playing our role in the future development of the sport and further cementing our long term commitment to Basketball worldwide.” said Sophie Christy, Commercial Director at iPro Sport.
Barry Lang, Head of Basketball at basketballscotland added;
“basketballscotland are delighted to welcome iPro Sport as a key partner for SBC Finals events and Scotland National Teams for the next four years. This four year partnership will provide Scotland’s top athletes with the hydration they require during competition and we are excited about the opportunity to work with iPro Sport who already have an excellent reputation within the sports hydration industry across the UK.”
Gavin Williams, CEO of Basketball Wales added;
"Basketball Wales are pleased to announce iPro Sport as a new commercial partner and the preferred Hydration drink for all our National Team athletes. Basketball Wales looks forward to working with iPro Sport for the next four years which will benefit our athletes at all our major annual events and national team training sessions." May 25, 2017, 7:18 am British Basketball is pleased to announce the list of players nominated by the Home Countries to participate in the initial training camps for the GB National U16 & U18 Squads, ahead of the various FIBA European Championships 2017.
British Basketball Chief Executive, Lisa Wainwright, commented “This is such an exciting announcement to make. For the first time, the Under 16 and Under 18 teams will be competing in European Championships under a GB banner and flying the Union flag. The Home Countries have done their own talent identification processes and have nominated a wonderful bunch of young athletes to take part in the initial training camps. Thanks to Basketball England for managing the programme for these squads. Good luck to everyone over the next few months.”
Vladan Dragosovac, Technical and Performance Manager at Basketball England, who is overseeing the GB camps, said “It is great to be involved in bringing together talented young basketball players from across the home nations. The programme we are delivering through the upcoming camps is designed to further prepare our young athletes for competition at the highest level.”
A full list of all nominated players is outlined below:
GB Under 18 Men Name Home Country Club Adria Amabilino-Perez England Derby Trailblazers Brian Amabilino-Perez England Derby Trailblazers Ryan Armour Scotland City of Edinburgh Ashley Barrett-Briggs England Team Solent Kestrels Nelson Boachie Yiadom England Loomis Chaffee (USA) Kaiyem Cleary England Manchester Magic Joshua Edwards England London Thunder Alexander Ferguson Scotland City of Edinburgh Caleb Fuller England Ipswich Kayne Henry-McCalla England London Westside Kieran Horrigan Wales Leicester Riders / Charnwood College Hosana Kitenge England Worthing Thunder Callan Low Scotland basketballpaisley Pierce Maslen England Barking Abbey Joshua Ogundele England Barking Abbey Nathan Robinson England Las Lomas, Walnut Creek (USA) Jacob Round England Fuenlabrada (ESP) Sesan Russell England Loughborough Student Riders Micah Savery-Richards England Leeds Force Romario Spence England Charnwood College Peter Strigas England Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) Zion Tordoff England Lancashire Spinners Luke Webster-Smith Wales Trent College Knights
GB Under 18 Women Name Home Country Club Ruth Allison Scotland CDB Zaragoza (ESP) Jade Blackburn England Sevenoaks Suns Teresa Da Silva England Barking Abbey Flora Durgerian England Sevenoaks Suns Charlotte Ellmore England Barking Abbey Sophie Evans Wales Leicester Riders / Charnwood College Tia Freeman England Oaklands Wolves Shauna Harrison England Lancashire Spinners Alix Henderson Scotland Highland Bears / Edinburgh University Ebony Horton England Leicester Riders Megan Jones Scotland Ayr Storm Milly Knowles England Lancashire Spinners Daniela Lozzi England Sevenoaks Suns Hansine Marshall Scotland Edinburgh University / Caledonia Pride Shawnisay Millar Scotland Boroughmuir Blaze / Caledonia Pride Sophie Owen England Hawthorn (AUS) Ire Ozzy-Momodu England Southwark Pride Sian Phillips Scotland Boroughmuir Blaze Maya Price England Ipswich Cheyenne Scott England Southwark Pride Macy Spinks England Oaklands Wolves Leah Stewart Scotland CDB Zaragoza (ESP) Emily Stradling Wales Cardiff Met Archers Loie Webb England Logan Basketball (AUS) Zoe Willis England Barking Abbey Holly Winterburn England Leicester Riders
GB Under 16 Men Name Home Country Club Timothy Adetukasi England Brentwood Fire Joseph Barrett England Bradford Dragons Harrison Bell England Doncaster Danum Eagles Charlie Brown England Derby Trailblazers David Chive England London Greenhouse Pioneers Veron Eze England Ipswich Christopher Feeney Scotland basketballpaisley Alex Gager England Surrey Goldhawks Theo Hughes England Brentwood Fire Kemari Kennley Bailey England Sussex Bears Lewis McGlasson Scotland CB Terra L’Alfas del Pi (ESP) Chester Morrell England Shoreham Spartans Eljay Morris England London Thunder - Lewisham Louis Norton-Cuffy England Peckham Pride Mate Okros England Kent Crusaders Vasja Pandza England Leeds Force Kareem Queeley England Real Madrid (ESP) Oluwasegun Shodunke England Kent Crusaders Tomiwa Sulaiman England London Greenhouse Pioneers Cai Thomas Wales Bristol Flyers
GB Under 16 Women Name Home Country Club Lilly Annim England Southend Swifts Alexandra Baker England Sevenoaks Suns Katie Bennett England Southend Swifts Loren Christie England Oaklands Wolves Laura Collins Scotland basketballpaisley Carla Crowther Scotland Lady Rocks Shanice Flitton England GCA Haringey Angels Jade Guidolin-Duncan England London Greenhouse Pioneers Rebecca Harwood-Bellis England Tameside Basketball Club Ashana Hinds England Manchester Mystics Katrina Kirsop Scotland Stirling Knights Khia Lee England Manchester Mystics Esther Little England Ipswich Georgia McCabe Scotland Tayside Musketeers Mairi McGill Scotland Sony Centre Fury Brahe Opal Ashton England Nottingham Wildcats Valentina Palli Scotland Lady Rocks Ashante Richards England Sheffield Hatters Lauren Saa England West Bromwich Albion Mia Sarkodee-Adoo England Oaklands Wolves Jess Southwell England Sheffield Hatters Pollyanna Storie Scotland City of Edinburgh Sarah Wooldridge England Redstar Belgrade (SRB) May 16, 2017, 8:25 am
British Basketball announce the coaching and management staff for the GB national youth squads for the FIBA European Championships 2017
British Basketball is pleased to announce the confirmation of all coaching and team management roles for the GB National Youth Squads, ahead of the various FIBA European Championships 2017.
With 2017 being the first year that Under 16 and Under 18 teams will be competing as Great Britain, rather than the Home Countries, there is great excitement within the basketball community for opportunities facing the squads.
British Basketball Chief Executive, Lisa Wainwright, commented “We are delighted to name such strong coaching and management teams to all of the GB National Youth Squads. Using the experience and talent within the Home Countries, we’ve been able to appoint high quality coaches and excellent team support personnel to all squads. Flying the flag for GB for the first time for the younger age groups adds a new dimension for the coaches, management and players. Thanks to all the Home Countries for their assistance in appointing the staff and Basketball England for managing the Under 16 and Under 18 squads. Another example of collaborative working being driven by our Transforming Basketball in Britain strategy.”
A full list of all staff is listed below:
GB Under 20 Men Name Position Andreas Kapoulas Head Coach Lloyd Gardner Assistant Coach Josh Merrington Assistant Coach Mark Lloyd Team Manager Mark Dayson Physio Ross Knevett Sports Therapist
GB Under 20 Women Name Position Jose Buceta Head Coach Chris Bunten Assistant Coach Rachael Vanderwal Assistant Coach Beverley Kettlety Team Manager Darren Finnegan Physio
GB Under 18 Men Name Position Alan Keane Head Coach Ian Macleod Assistant Coach Pete Daines Team Manager Peter Berenyi Performance Analyst Patrick Waplington S&C Coach Ellen Scott Sports Therapist
GB Under 18 Women Name Position Vanessa Ellis Head Coach James Dawe Assistant Coach Sadie Mason Team Manager Barney Blake Performance Analyst Sam Heathcote S&C Coach James McCormack Physio
GB Under 16 Men Name Position James Vear Head Coach Craig Nicol Assistant Coach Howard Leighton Team Manager Ieuan Alex Jones Performance Analyst Hani Assi S&C Coach Mark Dayson Physio
GB Under 16 Women Name Position Matthew Harber Head Coach Kenrick Liburd Assistant Coach Olga Cornish Team Manager Adam Davies Performance Analyst Antonis Kesisoglou S&C Coach Brad Scanes Physio May 14, 2017, 10:01 am
Wales National Team Head Coach James Bamfield has named his squad for the Celtic Cup which will be held in Scotland at the National Performance Centre on 9 -11 June 2017. Scotland play Ireland on Friday, before Wales face Ireland on Saturday and Scotland on the Sunday. It is expected both sides will field strong line ups with Scotland still hoping to make a case for a place at 2018 Commonwealth games and set to feature GB players Gareth Murray and Kieran Achara.
The Welsh squad has clearly been selected with a view to the future and features 8 players who earlier this year represented Wales at U23.
Coach Bamfield said, “We have made tremendous progress since September adding significantly to the talent levels and identifying some excellent veterans to help lead the program forward. We now have 25 players attending the next camp on the 3June, before we work with the squad for Scotland. We will continue to work tirelessly to identify young talent and involve them in either the Senior or U23 program. In terms of the Celtic Cup clash in June everyone involved is very excited to dip our toes into true International competition”.
The squad has an average age of 23 and for most of the squad this will be their first senior international so it’s very exciting to see these players taking this first step and help them to discover what sort of international players they might be.
Coach Bamfield was pleased by the success many of these players had at U23 level forcing over 30 turnovers and landing 40 fast break points in their win over Scotland. Obviously, the performance levels and results will be different at senior level.
He added “We need to be realistic about expectations and give this group a chance to grow as they can have a very bright future”.
We have also been very lucky to have some superb veteran talent commit to the program and it gives me great pleasure to name James Dawe, Asa Waite and Jamie Rodwell as team co-captains as we move forward.
James Dawe one of the three named co-captains said: “Coming off the back of a tough FIBA campaign last summer it's been great to start training with Wales again. I have been lucky enough to go to the past two FIBA Small Countries tournaments and have really enjoyed the challenge of playing at that level. The competition style and the build-up are always an opportunity to learn and improve. Although we are no longer entering that competition the prospect of playing for Wales is still a big draw for the guys. Several of us play for Cardiff Archers and we have enjoyed a competitive season in the National League D3 this year narrowing missing out on playoffs. Hopefully we can take some of that momentum into the summer with Wales.
Coach Bamfield really has the guys buying into the way he wants Wales to play and the vision for the future, you can tell by the atmosphere at the camps.
We have a lot of young players who are hungry to improve and prove they deserve a spot in the senior team. This makes training competitive and, coupled with the fast style of basketball the coaches are implementing, it's fun to be involved. There's a positive atmosphere and an understanding of where we are at now and where we want to be. Hopefully as we continue to train hard as a group, and away from camps individually, we will start to see things come together on court.
The Celtic Cup will be our first real opportunity to play together. Both Scotland and Ireland have great set ups and talented players so they will be a very tough test for us. The guys are looking forward to the chance to play against that kind of competition”.
Sqaud to represent Wales in the Celtic Cup
The following players have been invited to join the training camp
Coaching Team
May 5, 2017, 9:55 am
On Saturday 13 May Basketball Wales, Cardiff Met Archers, Tribal Basketball, and Sport Cardiff will be giving 8 to 11-year-olds from Cardiff the opportunity to gain themselves the Basketball Wales Mini Basketball Bronze Award!
The event will be held in the brand-new Archers' Arena on Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus, the home of Wales' only elite-level basketball squad, the Cardiff Met Archers WBBL (Women's British Basketball League) team! The event is completely free and is a great introduction to basketball.
Not only will participants earn their Bronze Awards and learn loads of new skills; they will also get to see the FIBA EuroBasket Trophy as it stops at Cardiff Met on its grand tour before this year's EuroBasket Tournament!
EuroBasket Finals (the European Basketball Tournament) is Europe's top international competition. Taking place every two years, it sees 24 European nations battling it out on the courts to find Europe's basketball champions! And this year we can follow the GB men’s team, they have qualified for the finals and will play Belgium, Turkey, Latvia, Serbia and Russia. The tournament starts on 31 August and ends in Istanbul on 17 September 2017.
The event is open to all primary school children in years 4, 5 and 6 and will run from 12 - 3pm. The Archers' Arena is on Cardiff Metropolitan University's Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, CF23 6XD.
For more information and book a place please email bwminibasketball@tribalbasketball.net
Apr 21, 2017, 9:17 am  The Great Britain Senior Men’s Basketball team will take on Greece, ranked number 13 in the world, on Saturday 19 August at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London.
The match will be part of both teams’ preparations for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 Finals, which start on 31st August.
GB Senior Men’s Head Coach, Joe Prunty, said “Greece is not only one of the top teams in Europe, but one of the top teams in the world. Through the years they have had tremendous talent and have been well coached. Having finished in the top 5 in 11 of the last 15 EuroBasket’s shows their consistency. As always the team will be excited to be back in London playing in front of the home crowd. This will be a great game in preparation for EuroBasket and Group D which has 3 of the top 10 teams in the world.”
British Basketball Chief Executive, Lisa Wainwright, commented “We are delighted to be able to announce such an attractive game as part of the build-up to EuroBasket for our Senior Men. We look forward to welcoming basketball fans from around the country, and hopefully visitors from Greece, to the Copper Box Arena in August, which is a terrific venue for fans to get close to the action.”
Great Britain is in Group D of EuroBasket 2017, playing in Istanbul against Turkey, Belgium, Latvia, Russia and Serbia. Greece is in Group A, playing in Helsinki against Finland, France, Iceland, Poland and Slovenia. The tournament starts on 31st August and runs until 17th September. For further details on EuroBasket 2017, go to www.fiba.com/eurobasket/2017.
Tickets for the game are expected to be on sale the week of 24 April. More details will follow. Check the British Basketball website for further details - http://www.gbbasketball.com/
Great Britain vs. Greece – Senior Men’s Basketball International Apr 18, 2017, 9:13 am
Wales U18 Men National Team ahead of friendly game in March 2017 (photo credit: Karen Solomons)
Wales Under 18’s Men National Team will be the first team in action on the international basketball stage in April ahead of a busy summer for various Welsh youth teams (Under 16’s and Under 18’s men and women). The town of Alytus in Lithuania was chosen as the base for a 5-days-long training camp which includes training sessions and friendly games against local youth teams. The trip is part of the preparation programme for the team that already played two friendly games against Worcester Wolves Under 18 and Cardiff University Select team.
“I am pleased to see how players responded to my requests and how the team is shaping during the training sessions which we had every month since September and during the two friendly games we organised so far”, said Alex Radu who is the Head Coach of the team. He added: “I hope players will bring the same intensity and desire to improve and get better that I have noticed so far into the next three friendly games which we will play during the Easter break in Lithuania. It is going to be a good challenge and I think it is useful to compare ourselves with representatives of a world class basketball country – Lithuania is currently1st in Europe and 2nd in the FIBA World rankings for Youth Men basketball nations! So I am sure there are plenty of things to learn from this coming trip”.
Wales Under 18 will play the first game against Varenos Bites on Tuesday 18th April 2017 at 6.00 pm local time and this will followed by the game against Alytus Dzukija BC on Wednesday 19th April at 5.00 pm. The third game will be scheduled on the last day of the trip (Thursday 20th April 2017) against Adolfo Ramanausko High School.
Mar 7, 2017, 7:05 pm
It is with great sadness that British Basketball shares the news that Bill McInnes, interim Chair of British Basketball, passed away on Saturday March 4th 2017 at the age of 71.
“Bill was a wonderful gentleman and guardian of basketball” Chief Executive Lisa Wainwright said in a statement, “in my very short time of working and being supported by Bill at British Basketball I have learned so much and grown so fond of him. The quickness of his illness has been a shock to many of us and his lovely family who our hearts and love go to. He will be remembered by so many and his legacy within basketball is for us all to continue.”
Kevin Pringle, Chief Executive of Basketball Scotland, also said how much Bill will be missed and how influential he was to Basketball.
“Having known and worked so closely with Bill for such a long time, I am deeply saddened by the news of his passing after a short illness. Our thoughts are with Bill’s family at this extremely difficult time.
“Bill was instrumental in his work, both on and off of the basketball court and will be sorely missed by the whole Scottish Basketball community.”
The sentiments of Wainwright have been echoed by the basketball family. Bill had a reputation as a genuine, honest, kind, softly spoken and most caring person.
As a player and team captain Bill represented both Scotland and Great Britain on 176 occasions. He started all of his 28 competitive Great Britain games, and was the leading scorer in 8 of them - with a game high of 25 points v Poland in 1968. He was the leading scorer in 1968 event with 119 points in the 7 Euro Pre-Olympic Qualifying games. He was the 2nd top scorer in 3 other Olympic Qualifying events, finishing with 354 points - 12.6 pt. game average score.
Previously an Area Youth Organiser in Stirling, a Deputy Manager at Meadowbank Sports Centre and latterly the Centre Manager at Wester Hailes Education Centre in Edinburgh; Bill had a strong sports management background. His knowledge and leadership qualities assisted him greatly in the discharge of his duties as Chair of Basketball Scotland and Chair of the British Basketball Federation.
A founder member of the Boroughmuir Basketball Club and a member of the team, who were British Champions in 1972, he also played in club teams that entered the European Cup on five occasions. Bill coached at all levels and was secretary to the Boroughmuir Club since 1961.
Bill was recognised for his services to basketball in the Queens 2000 New Year’s Honours list with an award of an OBE. Bill also served as Chair of the British Basketball Federation, was a member of the National Olympic Committee, Chair of the British Masters Basketball Association and was a Director with Basketball Scotland, which he previously chaired from 1990 to 2008.
Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to Bill’s family and friends at this time.
Ian Curryer, Independent Director, will be acting temporarily as interim Chair of British Basketball. |
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