Great Britain men's national basketball team

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Great Britain United Kingdom
FIBA ranking41 Decrease 2 (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA2005
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationBritish Basketball Federation
CoachAlberto Lorenzo[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2
EuroBasket
Appearances4

The Great Britain men's national basketball team, known as Great Britain or GB, is the national team for Great Britain in basketball. The current governing body for the Great Britain team was formed by the national basketball organisations of England (Basketball England), Scotland (Basketballscotland) and Wales (Basketball Wales) on 1 December 2005 to provide a competitive team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Although Wales subsequently choose to remain independent, Scotland and England decided to continue with the formal merger. This structure does not include the basketball association of Northern Ireland; Northern Irish players normally represent the Ireland national basketball team, though they are also eligible to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Summer Olympic Games.

History

Playing against Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2009

London Olympics 1948

British teams have rarely made an impact on the international scene, only featuring in two Olympic games, both of which were hosted in London (1948 and 2012). The team at the 1948 tournament only won one game (vs. Ireland) and at the 2012 tournament only won one game (vs. China). However, the England national basketball team did qualify for EuroBasket 1981, surprisingly winning the game against the elite team of Greece.

Formation in 2005

After London won the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, the organisers wanted competitive teams at every sport, including basketball. The new Great Britain side was formed on 1 December 2005 from the existing teams from the UK. The new team secured the help of NBA's Chicago Bulls' star Luol Deng, and he led the 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.

EuroBasket 2009

In Great Britain's first season at the Division A level in 2008, the team finished on top of a group which also included Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic and Israel to qualify for EuroBasket 2009.

EuroBasket 2011

During August 2010 Great Britain began their qualification campaign for EuroBasket 2011. Britain were drawn into a group containing Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Macedonia and Ukraine. They finished top of their group and qualified for back to back EuroBasket tournaments for their first time.

On 13 March 2011, Fiba voted 17–3 in favour of Great Britain receiving their host nation spot at the 2012 Olympic games 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.[2]

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.

At EuroBasket 2011 Great Britain recorded their first EuroBasket win en route to a 2–3 record, good enough for 13th in the first 24 team EuroBasket tournament.

London Olympics 2012

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

For the 2012 Olympics in London, 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 surprise only falling to 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. They won the game 90–58, making it only the second Olympic victory for Great Britain. Throughout the tournament Luol Deng played 173 minutes, more than any other player, and also came in the top ten for points and assists.[3]

EuroBasket 2013

In June 2013, Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Joe Prunty was announced as the new coach, following the resignation of Chris Finch.[4]

Having participated in the previous Olympic tournament, Great Britain qualified automatically for EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia. They went into the tournament 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 game 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 defence.[5]

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.[6] 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.

EuroBasket 2015

A defeat to Iceland on 20 August meant the team had failed to qualify for EuroBasket 2015. 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.[7]

EuroBasket 2017

Great Britain lost all 5 matches finishing last in EuroBasket 2017 Group D.

After the tournament Tony Garbelotto took over as Head Coach from Joe Prunty.[8]

Future matches

EuroBasket 2021 qualification (second round pre-qualifiers)[9]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to the EuroBasket qualifiers
2  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the third round
3  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 September 2018. Source: FIBA
29 November 2018 Great Britain  vs.  Austria
3 December 2018 Cyprus  vs.  Great Britain
21 February 2019 Great Britain  vs.  Cyprus
24 February 2019 Austria  vs.  Great Britain

Competitive record

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017.[10]

Great Britain announced its 12-man squad for EuroBasket 2017 on 24 August 2017.[11]

Great Britain men's 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)May 2, 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Burgos 2002 Spain
G 1 Kyle Johnson 28 – (1988-12-31)December 31, 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) London Lightning Canada
G 3 Ben Mockford 28 – (1989-08-18)August 18, 1989 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Palma Spain
G 4 Andrew Lawrence 27 – (1990-06-04)June 4, 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Champagne Basket France
G 5 Teddy Okereafor 24 – (1992-11-11)November 11, 1992 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Pistoia Italy
F 10 Daniel Clark 28 – (1988-09-16)September 16, 1988 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Murcia Spain
F 11 Gareth Murray 32 – (1984-09-23)September 23, 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Glasgow Rocks United Kingdom
C 13 Eric Boateng 31 – (1985-11-20)November 20, 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Blois Basket France
PG 19 Luke Nelson 22 – (1995-06-29)June 29, 1995 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) UC Irvine Anteaters United States
F 20 Kieron Achara 34 – (1983-07-03)July 3, 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Glasgow Rocks United Kingdom
C 26 Olaseni, Gabe 25 – (1991-12-29)December 29, 1991 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Orléans France
G 44 Kofi Josephs 25 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 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 tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2017

Past rosters

2012 Olympics squad

The 12 players selected for the Olympic tournament. Note that the players' details and clubs are those during the time of the games.[12]

Template:2012 Summer Olympics Great Britain men's basketball team roster

2014

The roster for the EuroBasket 2015 qualifiers:

Great Britain men's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club
F 4 Kieron Achara 31 – (1983-07-03)3 July 1983 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Glasgow Rocks United Kingdom
F 5 Ashley Hamilton 25 – (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Loyola Marymount Lions United States
F 6 Devan Bailey 25 – (1989-05-10)10 May 1989 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Cheshire Phoenix United Kingdom
G 7 Devon van Oostrum 21 – (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) CB Peñas Huesca Spain
F 8 Andrew Sullivan 34 – (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Leicester Riders United Kingdom
F 9 Gareth Murray 29 – (1984-09-23)23 September 1984 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Plymouth Raiders United Kingdom
F 10 Daniel Clark 25 – (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Spain
F 12 Myles Hesson 24 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Eisbären Bremerhaven Germany
F 13 Matthew Bryan-Amaning 25 – (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Soles de Mexicali Mexico
C 14 Eric Boateng 28 – (1985-11-20)20 November 1985 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez France
G 15 Kyle Johnson 25 – (1988-12-31)31 December 1988 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Pallacanestro Biella Italy
G 25 Benjamin Mockford 24 – (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Plymouth Raiders United Kingdom
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 3 August 2014

Other notable players

Players who have made an appearance for the team

Records and statistics

  • Biggest win – 74–41 v Switzerland, 33 points, 11 September 2007
  • Biggest defeat – 78–118 v USA, 40 points, 19 July 2012
  • Longest winning streak – 6, 21 August 2007 to 15 September 2007
  • Most points scored in a game by an individual player – Luol Deng, 38 points v Bosnia & Herzegovina, 26 August 2010

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/43171482
  2. ^ "Great Britain's men's and women's basketball teams to play in Olympics". The Guardian. London. 13 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball". [London2012.com]. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Great Britain Appoint Prunty as Coach". [Eurobasket2013.org]. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ^ Eurobasket2013.org. "Great Britain". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ BBC. "GB face funding cut after defeat".
  7. ^ "Kieron Achara reveals £15-a-day struggle". BBC. 19 August 2014.
  8. ^ http://www.mvp247.com/2017/08/gbmjob-goes-garbelotto/
  9. ^ http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/4466.php#.Wz3crNJKjrc
  10. ^ EuroBasket 2017 roster
  11. ^ "PRUNTY NAMES FINAL 12 FOR EUROBASKET". 24 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Great Britain Roster".

External links

Template:Great Britain Men Basketball Squad 2012 Summer Olympics

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