GB Basketball

[Rafa Maciel 1,675]

British Basketball lurching from one crisis to another it seems.

 

British Basketball Federation to enter liquidation as crisis engulfing sport continues - BBC Sport

 

It's almost enough to make UK Athletics management look competent. 

[Rafa Maciel 1,675]

 beaten by  85-81 yesterday in what should have been a relatively straightforward match. Kind of sums up  performance over the last couple of years - losing matches that they should have been able to put to bed.

[Rafa Maciel 1,675]

Given the mess that the national federation has been going through over the last couple of weeks, the  basketball team put in 2 pretty solid performances in their World Cup qualifying pool.

 

They came agonizingly close to defeating  but conceding 9 points in 9 seconds including a 3 pointer with the final throw of the game meant they were on the wrong side of an 89-88 defeat.

 

They bounced back yesterday with a 90-84 win over  and currently sit top of their table. They'll be back on court at the end of February with a double header against 

Edited December 1, 2025 by Rafa Maciel