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Great Britain United Kingdom
FIBA ranking52 Increase 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA2005
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBritish Basketball
CoachNate Reinking
Olympic Games
Appearances2
MedalsNone
FIBA World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances4
MedalsNone
First international
15 May 1948 vs Italy

The Great Britain Men's National Basketball Team, known as Great Britain Basketball or GB Basketball represents Great Britain in men's international basketball competitions and is governed by the British Basketball Federation. The team competes in three major tournaments; FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA Basketball World Cup, and the Olympic Games. Prior to 2006, England, Scotland, and Wales competed independently in international competition except for the Olympic Games and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Great Britain have qualified for four of the last five FIBA EuroBaskets (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017). An impressive achievement for a nation that had only qualified for six FIBA EuroBaskets in the 60 years prior to 2006 when England, Scotland, and Wales competed independently. England had made four appearances (1946, 1955, 1961, 1981) and Scotland, two (1951, 1957).[2]

Whether competing as Great Britain or as one of the home nations, no British team has ever qualified for the FIBA World Cup during the 70 year history of the competition. Great Britain has played in two Olympic Games (1948, 2012).

History

1948 London Olympics

Having previously declined an invitation to the 1936 Olympic Games due to finances, the first Great Britain National Team was assembled in 1948 in advance of hosting the 1948 London Olympics. Great Britain only played one international test match to prepare for the Olympics which was against Italy in Turin on 15 May 1948. The team was placed into Group A to begin the Olympic Tournament. Despite the advantage of playing at home on their side, the team did not capitalize. They were thoroughly outplayed in their first fixture against Uruguay, and eventually finished last in group play at (0-5). The outcome relegated the national team to the classification round. There they recorded their first tournament victory against Ireland, but fell in their next two matches, to wrap up the event at (1-7) overall.[3]

1960-1992 Olympic Qualifying

Limited finances meant that Great Britain was not represented in Olympic competition in 1952 or 1956. From 1960 to 1992, Great Britain competed in Olympic Qualifying competition but failed to qualify for the Olympic Games Proper.[4]

British Basketball Formed 2005

After London won the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, the organisers wanted competitive teams in every sport, including basketball. A Great Britain side was formed for the first time since 1992 on 1 December 2005. The new team secured the help of the NBA's Chicago Bulls' star Luol Deng, as he led the national team to promotion from EuroBasket Division B to Division A. FIBA had stated that Great Britain must prove their competitiveness prior to being granted the spot in the Olympic tournament that would normally be reserved for the host nation.

FIBA EuroBasket 2009

Playing against Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2009

In Great Britain's first season at the Division A level in 2008, they went through qualification for the EuroBasket 2009. The team would eventually finish on top of Group D, which also included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic and Israel to qualify for the finals.

At the first Euro finals for Great Britain after the formation of British Basketball, the national team were drawn into an tough Group C, which featured European heavyweights Spain, and Serbia along with a feisty Slovenia squad. However, the team was overmatched by the international experience those national sides possessed, and ultimately finished at the bottom of the group at (0-3) to be eliminated.

FIBA EuroBasket 2011

During August 2010 Great Britain began their qualification campaign for EuroBasket 2011. The team were drawn into Group B, containing Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Macedonia, and Ukraine. They went on to finish at the top of the group, and qualified for their second appearance at the finals overall. Heading into their second Euro finals appearance, the British were determined to display a better performance than in 2009. Being drawn into Group A, for the tournmanet, the mindset was different this time around. As many of the players from the previous finals appearance had more experience, as to what to expect. In the opening match for Great Britain, they were pitted against the host Lithuania. However, Luol Deng, and his game high 25 points for the national team was not enough to pull the upset as the team fell to (0-1).[5]

In their next two fixtures though, the British were handed two heavy losses, at the hands of Turkey, and Spain. Heading into their fourth match of group play, the team would earn their first ever victory at the Euro finals, when they defeated Portugal. 24 hours after their first win the team turned around, and were victorious again, this time over Poland. With an (2-3) record in group play though, it was not enough for Great Britain to advance.

2012 London Olympics

Nate Reinking defended by Kobe Bryant, in a friendly match before the 2012 Games

On 13 March 2011, FIBA voted 17–3 in favour of Great Britain receiving their host nation spot at the 2012 London Olympics with one condition, they have until 30 June 2012 to decide on whether to merge the three nations that make up the team or disband after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

On 21 June 2012, Basketball Wales confirmed their intent to reject the proposed merger on the grounds that the arrangement was always intended to be temporary in the build-up to the London Olympics, and that it would not be in the best interests for the sport in Wales for the country to forfeit its national team, when the GB team contained no Welsh players.

For the 2012 Olympics games, Great Britain were awarded automatic qualification. In the group stage, they lost to Russia, Brazil, Spain and Australia.

The British team would be eliminated in the group stage, but was somewhat of a surpris. As they lost to the defending, and eventual runners-up Spain by 1, and Brazil by 5; they also led Australia by 10 at halftime before fading late. In the final group game they faced China, both teams already unable to progress to the knockout stage. The team won the game 90–58, making it only the second Olympic victory all-time for Great Britain. Throughout the tournament British star Luol Deng played 173 minutes, more than any other player, and also came in the top ten for points and assists.[7]

FIBA EuroBasket 2013

In June 2013, Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Joe Prunty was announced as the new head coach of the national team, following the resignation of Chris Finch.[8]

Having participated in the previous Olympic tournament, Great Britain qualified automatically for EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. They went into the finals short-handed: Luol Deng was recovering from illness, Pops Mensah-Bonsu did not participate due to an injury and Joel Freeland was also absent, citing commitments with his club. Despite this, Great Britain won their first match against Israel in overtime, but subsequently lost to France and Belgium. Winning their fourth group game against favoured Germany put them on the verge of advancing to the second round of the tournament for the first time in their history. The team went into their final group game against Ukraine needing to win, but Ukraine had been performing better than expected and dispatched Britain 87–68. They finished equalling their record from the previous tournament, with Daniel Clark leading the team in scoring and defense.[9]

Following their tournament exit it was announced that the governing body for British sports, UK Sport, were to cut the funding for the team after failing to reach the agreed-upon minimum final placing in the tournament.[10] Funding from UK Sport would have been used to aid the team's efforts to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

FIBA EuroBasket 2015 Qualification

For qualification to the 2015 Euro finals, a defeat to Iceland on 20 August meant the team had failed to qualify for the tournament. This outcome was largely attributed to British Basketball no longer receiving funding from UK Sport; efficiencies were having to be made, including cancelling training camps and being unable to secure the participation of players such as Luol Deng due to insurance costs, which has in turn affected performance, and put the future of the Great Britain team in doubt. Forward Kieron Achara spoke out about how the financial struggles had affected the team.[11]

FIBA EuroBasket 2017

After missing the Euro finals in 2015, the team was eager to qualify for EuroBasket 2017. During the qualifiers, the team was placed into Group G, where they needed to finish in the top 2 in the group to reach qualification. They eventually succeeded in the process, only finishing behind Hungary, to reach the tournament for the fourth time.

At the finals, Great Britain were drawn in the "group of death" with Belgium, Latvia, Russia, Serbia, and one of the tournament hosts, Turkey. Despite some close performances, GB lost all 5 of their matches to finish at the bottom of Group D.

After the tournament Tony Garbelotto took over as head coach of the national team from Joe Prunty.[12]

2019 FIBA World Cup Qualification

For the process to reach the 2019 World Cup, Great Britain were placed into Group H during the first round of World Cup qualifiers. However, in their first match at home against Greece, the team would fall in a crushing hard fought affair in overtime 92-95.[13] In their next qualifying fixture, they would drop another one, on the road this time at Estonia. After the loss, Tony Garbelotto resigned as head coach of Great Britain, and was replaced by Alberto Lorenzo, prior to their next match which they lost at Israel, during the February qualifying window.[14] With an (0-3) record, the team prepared for Greece once again, this time on the road. Although the outcome was similar, another loss for Great Britain, and putting the team in serious danger of being eliminated.

Heading into the final window of the first round of qualifiers, the team notched their first victory during World Cup qualifying at home against Estonia. With a little momentum on their side, all the team needed to do was defeat Israel in the final match of group play.[15] Ultimately, the team would come up short, losing in a close match at home 59-67, erasing any chance for Great Britain to advance.[16]

FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualification

Great Britain advanced to the next stage of EuroBasket qualifying following a 93-65 win over Luxembourg. The win capped a FIBA winning streak of seven games, the most in programme history.[17]

Major FIBA Tournaments

Results and fixtures

EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers

Second round

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 324 300 +24 7[a] Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Great Britain 4 3 1 319 279 +40 7[a] Transfer to third round
3  Cyprus 4 0 4 248 312 −64 4
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 171–160 Great Britain
29 November 2018 Great Britain  82–96  Austria Manchester
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 16–34, 17–17, 23–19
Pts: Hesson 18
Rebs: Clark 7
Asts: Clark 6 		Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 49
Rebs: Landesberg 10
Asts: Landesberg, Schreiner 5 		Arena: Belle Vue Sports Village
Attendance: 1,092
Referees: Tamás Benczur (HUN), David Caballe (IRL), Rune Larsen (DEN)
3 December 2018 Cyprus  61–75  Great Britain Nicosia
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 14–21, 10–19, 17–19
Pts: Biggs 16
Rebs: Michail 8
Asts: Michail, Sizopoulos 3 		Boxscore Pts: Hesson 21
Rebs: Clark 9
Asts: Okereafor 6 		Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Attendance: 600
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ilya Putenko (RUS), Ofer Manheim (ISR)
21 February 2019 Great Britain  84–47  Cyprus Manchester
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 17–8, 17–15, 22–8
Pts: Hesson 18
Rebs: Olaseni 13
Asts: Soko 4 		Boxscore Pts: Biggs, Sizopoulos 11
Rebs: Sizopoulos 5
Asts: Razis 4 		Arena: Belle Vue Sports Village
Attendance: 1,483
Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
24 February 2019 Austria  75–78  Great Britain Schwechat
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–25, 12–18, 15–16
Pts: Landesberg 26
Rebs: Ogunsipe 12
Asts: Landesberg 7 		Boxscore Pts: Soko 19
Rebs: Hesson, Soko 9
Asts: Clark 4 		Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Siniša Herceg (CRO), Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Martin Vulić (CRO)

Third round

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 4 4 0 336 261 +75 8 Qualification to EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Kosovo 4 1 3 331 348 −17 5[a]
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 295 353 −58 5[a]
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Kosovo 189–176 Luxembourg
7 August 2019 Kosovo  63–71  Great Britain Mitrovica
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 17–13, 19–22, 17–21
Pts: Hajrizi 17
Rebs: Hajrizi 9
Asts: Berisha 5 		Boxscore Pts: Olaseni 15
Rebs: Olaseni 13
Asts: Okereafor 7 		Arena: Minatori Sports Hall
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Gentian Cici (ALB), Boris Krejić (SLO)
10 August 2019 Great Britain  71–54  Luxembourg Manchester
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 10–18, 16–21, 23–2
Pts: Hesson 22
Rebs: Olaseni 13
Asts: Okereafor 4 		Boxscore Pts: Laurent 14
Rebs: Laurent 11
Asts: Grün 8 		Arena: Belle Vue Sports Village
Attendance: 402
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
17 August 2019 Great Britain  101–79  Kosovo Manchester
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 30–20, 24–23, 23–24
Pts: Hesson, Nelson 19
Rebs: Hesson 9
Asts: Hesson 10 		Boxscore Pts: Hajrizi 22
Rebs: Berisha, Hajrizi 5
Asts: Berisha 11 		Arena: Belle Vue Sports Village
Attendance: 1,256
Referees: Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Kristaps Konstantīnovs (LAT)
21 August 2019 Luxembourg  65–93  Great Britain Luxembourg City
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 14–26, 18–27, 23–16
Pts: Grün 23
Rebs: Francois 7
Asts: Gutenkauf 4 		Boxscore Pts: Nelson 17
Rebs: Hesson 9
Asts: Hesson 4 		Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 850
Referees: Srđan Dožai (SRB), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Geert Jacobs (BEL)

EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 1 1 156 150 +6 3 EuroBasket 2021 as host
2  France 2 1 1 154 149 +5 3 EuroBasket 2021
3  Great Britain 2 1 1 155 154 +1 3
4  Montenegro 2 1 1 147 159 −12 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2020. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21 February 2020 Montenegro  81–74  Great Britain Podgorica
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 18–24, 20–10, 18–15
Pts: Cobbs 19
Rebs: Todorović 7
Asts: Cobbs 8 		Boxscore Pts: Hesson 20
Rebs: Soko 9
Asts: Okereafor 6 		Arena: Morača Sports Center
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Vilius Mačiulaitis (LTU), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
24 February 2020 Great Britain  81–73  Germany Newcastle upon Tyne
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 23–17, 16–22, 25–12
Pts: Nelson 26
Rebs: Soko 10
Asts: Hesson 5 		Boxscore Pts: Obst 24
Rebs: four players 6
Asts: Saibou 6 		Arena: Eagles Community Arena
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Michał Proć (POL), Tanel Suslov (EST)
26 November 2020 Great Britain  vs.  France
Boxscore
29 November 2020 Great Britain  vs.  Montenegro
Boxscore
19 February 2021 Germany  vs.  Great Britain
Boxscore
22 February 2021 France  vs.  Great Britain
Boxscore

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2021 Qualifiers matches played on 21 and 24 February 2020 against Montenegro and Germany.[18]

Great Britain national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
C 0 Gabriel Olaseni 28 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Bursaspor Turkey
SF 00 Ovie Soko 29 – (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) London Lions England
SG 1 Ben Mockford 30 – (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cheshire Phoenix England
F 2 Ashley Hamilton 31 – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Básquet Coruña Spain
G 3 Conner Washington 27 – (1992-06-04)4 June 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bochum Germany
G 5 Teddy Okereafor 27 – (1992-11-08)8 November 1992 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Iraklis Greece
PG 6 Luke Nelson 24 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Manresa Spain
F 8 Sacha Killeya-Jones 21 – (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Kalev/Cramo Estonia
PF 10 Daniel Clark (C) 31 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) MoraBanc Andorra Spain
SF 11 Gareth Murray 35 – (1984-09-23)23 September 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Glasgow Rocks Scotland
F 22 Myles Hesson 29 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Élan Chalon France
SF 24 Carl Wheatle 21 – (1998-03-24)24 March 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Pistoia Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3 Inactive
C Gabriel Olaseni Byron Mullens Kavell Bigby-Williams Ben Lawson Eric Boateng
PF Ovie Soko Daniel Clark Sacha Killeya-Jones Ashley Hamilton Robert Gilchrist
SF Myles Hesson Carl Wheatle Akwasi Yeboah Gareth Murray Jamell Anderson
SG Luke Nelson Tarik Phillip Ben Mockford Morayo Soluade Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
PG Teddy Okereafor Andrew Lawrence Justin Robinson Conner Washington Devon Van Oostrum

Head coach position

Notable players

Past rosters

1948 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams

3 Lionel Price, 4 Robert Norris, 5 Stanley Weston, 6 Trevor Davies, 7 Malcolm Finlay, 8 Colin Hunt, 9 Frank Cole, 10 Douglas Legg, 11 Ronald Legg, 12 Harry Weston, 13 Alex Eke, 14 Stanley McMeekan, 15 Sydney McMeekan (Coach: Malcolm Finlay)

2009 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 16 teams

Great Britain national basketball team - EuroBasket 2009 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
SG 4 Jarrett Hart 28 – (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Keravnos Cyprus
PF 5 Kieron Achara 26 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Pallacanestro Biella Italy
G 6 Mike Lenzly 28 – (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Scafati Italy
F 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 26 – (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Houston Rockets United States
F 8 Andrew Sullivan 29 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Samara Russia
SF 9 Nick George 26 – (1982-09-25)25 September 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gravelines France
C 10 Robert Archibald 29 – (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Málaga Spain
F/C 11 Joel Freeland 22 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Málaga Spain
PG 12 Nate Reinking 35 – (1973-12-12)12 December 1973 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Belfius Mons-Hainaut Belgium
PF 13 Daniel Clark 20 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Estudiantes Spain
PG 14 Flinder Boyd 29 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) CI Rosalía de Castro Spain
C 15 Andrew Betts 32 – (1977-05-11)11 May 1977 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) Aris Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 7 September 2009

2011 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 24 teams

Great Britain national basketball team - EuroBasket 2011 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Ogo Adegboye 23 – (1987-09-23)23 September 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) St. Bonaventure University United States
G 5 Andrew Lawrence 21 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) College of Charleston United States
G 6 Mike Lenzly 30 – (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Nymburk Czech Republic
PG 7 Devon van Oostrum 18 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Baskonia Spain
F 8 Andrew Sullivan 31 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Mersey Tigers England
SF 9 Luol Deng 26 – (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls United States
C 10 Robert Archibald 31 – (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Zaragoza Spain
F/C 11 Joel Freeland 24 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Málaga Spain
PG 12 Nate Reinking 37 – (1973-12-12)12 December 1973 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Mersey Tigers England
PF 13 Daniel Clark 22 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Estudiantes Spain
C 14 Eric Boateng 25 – (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Austin Spurs United States
SG 15 Kyle Johnson 22 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Long Island University United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2011

2012 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams

Great Britain national basketball team - 2012 London Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PF 4 Kieron Achara 29 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Manresa Spain
PG 5 Andrew Lawrence 22 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) College of Charleston United States
SG 6 Mike Lenzly 31 – (1981-05-01)1 May 1981 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Nymburk Czech Republic
F/C 7 Pops Mensah-Bonsu 28 – (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Beşiktaş Turkey
SF 8 Andrew Sullivan 32 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Leicester Riders England
SF 9 Luol Deng 27 – (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls United States
C 10 Robert Archibald 32 – (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Zaragoza Spain
F/C 11 Joel Freeland 25 – (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Portland Trail Blazers United States
PG 12 Nate Reinking 38 – (1973-12-12)12 December 1973 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sheffield Sharks England
PF 13 Daniel Clark 23 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Estudiantes Spain
SG 14 Kyle Johnson 23 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) APOEL Cyprus
C 15 Eric Boateng 26 – (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Peristeri Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 29 July 2012

2013 EuroBasket: finished 13th among 24 teams

Great Britain national basketball team - EuroBasket 2013 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F/C 4 Kieron Achara 30 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Kavala Greece
PG 5 Andrew Lawrence 23 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) College of Charleston United States
G 6 Justin Robinson 25 – (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Uppsala Sweden
PG 7 Devon van Oostrum 20 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Baskonia Spain
F 8 Andrew Sullivan 33 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Leicester Riders England
SF 9 Gareth Murray 28 – (1984-09-23)23 September 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Glasgow Rocks Scotland
F 10 Myles Hesson 23 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Gießen 46ers Germany
PF 11 Alasdair Fraser 21 – (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Maine Black Bears United States
PF 12 Daniel Clark 24 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Zaragoza Spain
PG 13 Ogo Adegboye 25 – (1987-09-23)23 September 1987 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Engomis Cyprus
C 14 Eric Boateng 27 – (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Braunschweig Germany
SG 15 Kyle Johnson 24 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Sutor Montegranaro Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 4 September 2013

2017 EuroBasket: finished 22nd among 24 teams[20]

Great Britain national basketball team - EuroBasket 2017 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Jules Dang Akodo 21 – (1996-05-02)2 May 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Burgos Spain
SG 1 Kyle Johnson 28 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) London Lightning Canada
G 3 Ben Mockford 28 – (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Palma Spain
G 4 Andrew Lawrence 27 – (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Châlons-Reims France
PG 5 Teddy Okereafor 24 – (1992-11-11)11 November 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Pistoia Italy
PF 10 Daniel Clark 28 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Murcia Spain
SF 11 Gareth Murray 32 – (1984-09-23)23 September 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Glasgow Rocks Scotland
C 13 Eric Boateng 31 – (1985-09-20)20 September 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Blois France
G 19 Luke Nelson 22 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UC Irvine Anteaters United States
PF 20 Kieron Achara 34 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Glasgow Rocks Scotland
C 26 Gabriel Olaseni 25 – (1991-12-29)29 December 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Orléans France
SG 44 Kofi Josephs 25 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Hertener Löwen Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the competition
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2017

See also

References

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