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John Hobbs
John Hobbs is TalkBasket's Editor and lead Euroleague and international writer and has covered the Euroleague, EuroBasket, FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Olympics for BBC Sports World, Catalunya Radio and SLAM.
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Great Britain’s qualification led by lower league maestro
Great Britain's unexpected, yet throughly deserved qualification for next summer's EuroBasket was masterminded by a lower league interim coach. Marc Steutel, who is...
EuroLeague
USA Basketball should look at EuroLeague players
Crvena Zvezda guard Jordan Loyd believes that USA Basketball should consider EuroLeague players for future international selection. In his first season with the Serbian powerhouse,...
Blogs
Five Great Colleges for Basketball Players
If you are a budding basketball player and you want to find a college to successfully continue your career, then this article is for...
Domestic Leagues
British Basketball League cancelled
The remainder of the British Basketball League season has been cancelled following the continued impact of the coronavirus, the league announced today. The decision was...
NBA
Michael Jordan’s relentless pursuit of winning for all to see
Remember watching Michael Jordan with your jaw as near to the floor as possible, eyes glued to his every move like he was the...
Blogs
My Top 3 EuroLeague Final Fours from 2010-2016
From 2010 to 2016, longtime TalkBasket editor, John Hobbs was one of the very few UK-based journalists to have covered the EuroLeague Final Four,...
Tokyo 2020
New date for Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and finish on August 8 authorities said today (Monday). It came after a joint...
Basketball Champions League
Basketball Champions League players await fate
The FIBA Basketball Champions League board members will meet tomorrow (Monday) to assess the next steps to their season. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,...
Domestic Leagues
Newcastle pip lower-league Solent in Trophy epic
Newcastle Eagles lifted the British Basketball League Trophy by beating National Basketball League side Solent Kestrels 96-94 after overtime in an instant classic in...
Domestic Leagues
Leicester win WBBL Trophy as British basketball continues to march on
Leicester Riders captured the 2020 Betty Codona Trophy in Glasgow on Sunday as one of the few sporting events on the globe remained defiant...
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