Tag: British Basketball
Basketball & Britain: The State Of Affairs
Basketball is an incredibly popular sport in several countries. It has a huge following, except in Britain. This is because basketball, as a competitive...
How Can Basketball Reach More Fans in the UK?
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the USA, with an average of 1.34 million viewers tuning in to each NBA game....
Alton Byrd on British basketball: “I think there’s been a missed opportunity”
In a recent interview with NBA Call-Ups, Alton Byrd commented on the current state of basketball in the United Kingdom. Byrd is the Vice...
Why Has Basketball Never Really Taken Off in the UK?
It’s one of the great questions of
sport. Basketball is huge in many countries around the world but
there are even more where it’s barely even...
British Basketball League games to go ahead despite Coronavirus outbreak
On March 12, the British Basketball League (BBL) announced that all games scheduled for this weekend are due to go ahead as planned. Despite...
British Basketball Federation chairman Ian Curryer believes that new clubs can develop
Following on from the landmark ten-year deal between the British Basketball League and British Basketball, the federation’s chairman Ian Curryer believes that there is...
British Basketball and BBL agree landmark 10-year licence agreement
British Basketball and the British Basketball League have agreed terms for a landmark ten year licence agreement, paving the way for the long-term development...
Women’s Place in British Basketball
If there were any indication of women being able to do anything a man can do, a good one would probably be the rise...
British Basketball Federation chair Bill McInnes passes away
Former Scotland and Great Britain basketball captain Bill McInnes has passed away after a brief illness at the age of 71. Edinburgh native McInnes, currently...
Hungary being investigated by FIBA
British Basketball confirmed on Twitter that FIBA are looking into the behaviour of the Hungary fans during their side's 88-80 win over Great Britain...
British Basketball Federation publish 12-year strategy and vision document
The newly formed British Basketball Federation today released a strategy and vision document with a 12-year goal to not only raise the awareness of...
London coach aims to make basketball big in UK
London basketball coach Chris Facey insists scooping two top national prizes at a star-studded awards ceremony in Glasgow only makes him more determined to...
Basketball Wales to join forces with British Basketball
Basketball Wales have announced that they will be joining England and Scotland in a re-vamped British Basketball structure. Something that in the end was...
British Basketball to be rescued by Sport England
British Basketball will receive £1.18million from Sport England over the next three years to secure the national team’s future in all levels of...
Daily Gossip, Wednesday 1/10/14
Remember when Great Britain players lived off €18 a day during their 0-4 Eurobasket 2015 Qualifying campaign? Well Sport England could be here to...
