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• KitKing Trophy returns to tip-off NBL season

  01-09-2024 21:27 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The 2024-2025 KitKing Trophy has been announced for its third year, organised by NBL Division 1 men’s clubs and partnered with rights KitKing.co.uk and Basketball England.
  All 13 NBL Division 1 clubs will take part in the competition, as well as a trio of invited Division two teams, Barking Abbey, London Elite and Solent Kestrels, while it is Derby Trailblazers who will attempt to defend their title.
  View this post on InstagramA post shared by Kitking.co.uk (@kitking.co.uk)The 2024-2025 Ki
  
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• Thames Valley rebrands to London Cavaliers

  18-12-2024 16:31 via hoopsfix.com
  
  NBL Division 1 side Thames Valley Cavaliers have rebranded to the London Cavaliers, in a “strategic shift” as they aim to capitalise on London’s global reputation and expand their reach.
  Following on from the club’s takeover by Vince Macaulay and Nhamo Shire earlier this season, the Cavaliers say they have positioned themselves “to engage a broader fan base, access greater sponsorship opportunities, and establish stronger ties to the city’s vibrant sports cult
  
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• BBF & BE get joint £4.5m in funding with focus on 3×3

  16-12-2024 16:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The British Basketball Federation and Basketball England have been awarded a combined £4.475million pounds primarily for 3×3 basketball in the period leading to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
  The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has been allocated £2.925million by UK Sport, while Basketball England is set to receive £1.55million from Sport England, aimed “primarily at boosting GB’s performance in the exciting 3×3 form of the game”, but will
  
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• Hoopsfix Foundation launches basketballcourtsnear.me court finder

  16-12-2024 10:01 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Ahead of the second annual World Basketball Day, the Hoopsfix Foundation has launched BasketballCourtsNear.me (BCNM), an innovative, community-driven platform set to become the most comprehensive database of outdoor basketball courts in the United Kingdom.BCNM empowers players and fans to discover and rate basketball courts across the UK, helping spotlight the unique qualities of each location and identify areas for improvement.While some UK courts offer vibrant community spaces, many facilities
  
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• Lisa Williams named Coach Developer of the Year at UK Coaching Awards

  12-12-2024 12:30 via hoopsfix.com
  
  London Coaches Program (LCP) mentor, Lisa Williams, has been named Coach Developer of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards.
  Announced at a prestigious ceremony in Leeds, Williams was honoured with the award to mark her ingenuity and passion to see other coaches succeed in basketball.Williams has honed the coaching skills of over 130 Londoners aged 16-30, adding to the thousands of coaches she has mentored as one of Basketball England’s coach education tutors during her career– providin
  
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• Donna Knight inducted to NNU Hall of Fame

  04-12-2024 20:31 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Donna Knight has been inducted to Northwest Nazarene University Hall of Fame as both an individual and as part of the 1994-95 women’s basketball team, on which she starred as a junior.Donna was a member of the NNC women’s basketball team from 1992-96, helping lead the Crusader program to new heights during her four-year career.The England international was the first player in program history to earn First Team All-American status, Donna was a two-time NAIA All-American honouree with
  
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• Brits in College Men | November recap

  04-12-2024 18:21 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The NCAA season is finally underway and a month into the regular season, it’s the perfect time to check in on how the Brits started the year.
  NCAA Division 1
  Josh Uduje dropped a season-high 25 points for San Jose State, going 5/5 from beyond the arc, unfortunately it was not enough to avoid a tough loss at the hands of USC. The senior is averaging 15.5 points across his first eight games for the Spartans.Meanwhile, Latrell Davis dropped two double figures games including a season-high 12
  
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• Brits in College Women | November recap

  04-12-2024 15:21 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The college seasons have just started, so it is time for the latest update on how the Brits got on through the first month of competition.
  NCAA Division 1
  Despite St Peter’s’ 0-5 record in the month, Fatmata Janneh is having a stellar start this season. The sophomore had two 20-point games, including a huge double-double with 28 points and 11 rebounds as she played 34 minutes.
  Loren Christie, certainly dropped her best performance of the season so far against Mercyhurst as she tallie
  
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• GB fall in Greece to split games

  24-11-2024 20:16 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain fell 77-67 at the hands of Greece on the road on Sunday afternoon at the PAOK Sports Arena in EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers, splitting the series 1-1 in this window.
  Greece led for all but 52 seconds of the contest, as GB were unable to overcome 28 turnovers and fell to 2-2 in Group F, meaning they will need to almost certainly win the head-to-head with Netherlands in February to advance.
  Myles Hesson had 14 points to lead GB, Quinn Ellis had another strong performance with 13 points,
  
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• GB stun Greece with come-from-behind victory

  21-11-2024 23:38 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain stunned Greece as they charged back from a 17-point deficit to upset Greece 73-72 for a big victory in Group F of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers at a sold out Copper Box Arena.
  Great Britain were down 39-22 with five minutes left in the first half and it was 41-25 before they unleashed a 13-0 run to make it 41-38. After Greece pulled back ahead 48-40, Great Britain went on a 21-3 run for a 10-point lead and the cushion was even 66-54. Greece came back and made it a one-point g
  
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• GB name 12-man squad for sold out Greece game

  21-11-2024 09:45 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain coach Marc Steutel has named his 12-man squad for tonight’s FIBA EuroBasket 2025 qualifier against Greece.
  Facing off against the Greeks at a sold out Copper Box Arena tonight, the squad, as confirmed by FIBA, will be led by veteran trio Gabe Olaseni, Myles Hesson and Carl Wheatle, before heading to Greece for the return leg on Sunday.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Great Britain Basketball (@gbbasketball)“It’s always great to return to GB and continue
  
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• GB Women fall short in Sweden

  11-11-2024 11:50 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain fell 63-60 to Sweden in a tough defeat in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers on Sunday in Malmo.
  A hard-fought, bruising encounter was eventually settled at the midway point of the fourth quarter as Sweden took advantage of team fouls and misses under the basket from GB to lead for the majority of the fourth.There was hope for the visitors, who narrowed the gap with back-to-back three-pointers with less than 90 seconds to play, but Sweden kept their composure and imp
  
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• Bristol Flyers’ arena given green light for 2025

  08-11-2024 13:02 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Bristol Flyers will see the build of their new arena commence next year after the legal challenge, which delayed the start of the Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter, was dismissed by the High Court with no further right to appeal.
  ‘The Sports & Convention Centre’ – a multi-purpose 5,000-seater arena for the Flyers – will be built next to the stadium, with work now expected to start in 2025, after the arena plans were first announced in 2018.
  At a hearing in the High Court,
  
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• GB Women get past Denmark to improve to 2-1

  08-11-2024 09:32 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Great Britain took down Denmark 75-62 improving to 2-1 in Group D of the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket qualifiers on Thursday evening in Manchester.
  It was a crucial an important victory for Anna Montañana’s side as they win their second straight game of the qualifiers ahead of Sunday’s vital tie with Sweden in Malmo.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Hoopsfix Women (@hoopsfixwomen)Holly Winterburn finished a rebound short of a triple double, having 12 points, 9 rebou
  
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• British basketball players in US colleges – 2024-25 season

  07-11-2024 14:55 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The 2024-25 college basketball season is upon us, as the US college pathway remains the most-frequented route for British players.
  As is now customary, it is time to publish our annual list of all British players hooping across the pond.
  Check out the 2023/24 season, 2022/23 season, 2021/22 season, 2020/21 season, 2019/20 season, 2018/19 season, 2017/18 season, 2016/17 season, 2015/16 season, 2014/15 season, the 2013/14 season’s list,&
  
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• Female British Basketball players in US colleges 2024-25

  07-11-2024 14:05 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Our annual Brits in College tracker is back and ready for the 2024-25 season.
  As is now customary, it is time to publish our annual list of all British players hooping across the pond.
  You can see the lists of previous years with 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 and 2017-18.
  You can find the list of male British basketball players in US colleges for this season, here.
  There are a record 27 British female players on NCAA Division 1 rosters th
  
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• Super League Basketball Cup Final headed to Nottingham

  02-11-2024 08:33 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Super League Basketball (SLB) ha announced that Motorpoint Arena Nottingham will host the league’s inaugural Cup Final on March 9 2025, marking a historic moment as the venue’s first-ever major British basketball event.
  The choice of the Motorpoint Arena represents a bold step forward for SLB, the league says, underscoring “its commitment to elevating the sport’s profile by bringing major basketball events to new regions and premier venues across the country”.
  The e
  
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• Caledonia upset Ludwigsburg in comeback FIBA Europe Cup win

  31-10-2024 13:46 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Caledonia Gladiators came from 19 points down to defeat German side MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 73-71 in FIBA Europe Cup action on Wednesday evening in East Kilbride.Securing their second straight FIBA Europe Cup victory, Gladiators improved to 2-2 in Group H behind big performances from British duo Patrick Whelan (25 points, five rebounds, eight assists) and Toto Fagbenle (17 points).
  .@Cal_Gladiators with a HUGE come from behind victory in the @fibaeuropecup behind British duo @p_whelan1Two (25p 8a
  
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• GB Senior Women’s training camp squad revealed for EuroBasket Women qualifiers

  30-10-2024 10:24 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Great Britain Senior Women’s squad heading into training camp for their upcoming EuroBasket Women 2025Qualifiers against Denmark and Sweden, has now been revealed.
  Preparing to face Denmark at home in Manchester on November 7 (7:30pm tip off) before Sweden away on Sunday November 10, Anna Montanana – appointed earlier this year – has put together a squad that will be led by now-Besiktas duo Temi Fagbenle and Holly Winterburn, while also welcoming two currently unattached pl
  
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• ‘King James’ play coming to Hampstead Theatre in London

  29-10-2024 19:07 via hoopsfix.com
  
  A new play about the friendship between two men and their mutual passion for basketball and LeBron James (aka King James) will have its UK premiere in London this autumn.
  Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, King James is an exploration of passion, friendship and fandom. It runs from 15 November to 4 January at Hampstead Theatre, NW3.
  The story starts just as the fortunes of the Cavaliers are about to change: James has been drafted by Cleveland. But when superfan Matt’s latest
  
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• 3×3 Basketball included in Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

  23-10-2024 10:46 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Commonwealth Games Federation has announced that 3×3 basketball will be a part of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
  The 23rd edition of the Commonwealth Games will take place in Scotland from Thursday, 23 July to Sunday, 2 August 2026, returning to the city 12 years after the hugely successful 2014 Games, and will mark a return for 3×3 basketball after it debuted at Birmingham 2022.
  In Birmingham, England had much to celebrate with its men’s and women’s teams winni
  
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• BBF opens up tender process for long-term professional league license

  15-10-2024 12:17 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has launched a formal process for the appointment of a long-term licensee to operate British professional men’s basketball league.
  With a three year interim licence awarded to Super League Basketball Limited (previously Premier Basketball Limited), in July, with the aim “to provide stability and enable the 2024/25 League season to take place” following termination of the previous licence with Basketball League Limited, the federation &nda
  
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• SLB reveals NBL and SBC additions to inaugural Cup campaign

  09-10-2024 11:39 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Super League Basketball (SLB) has revealed that seven teams from outside the division have joined the lineup for the inaugural Cup competition.
  Five teams from Basketball England’s NBL Division One and two teams from basketballscotland’s Scottish Basketball Championship (SBC) have accepted invitations to the men’s tournament and will join the nine SLB franchises when the Cup commences in January.
  The teams who have accepted invitations to the competition are as follows:
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• Bristol lose to defending champs in ENBL opener

  02-10-2024 23:00 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Bristol Flyers lost 83-72 defending champions Bakken Bears in their ENBL season opener on Wednesday evening at the Sparekassen Danmark Basketball Center.
  Despite a team-high 19 points from Demond Robinson in his European debut with Bristol and 18 off the bench from Evan Walshe, it would not be enough as they fell short.
  Urald King led Bakken scoring a game-high 27 points shooting 11/16 from the floor, adding seven rebounds to his tally.Five Bakken players scored in double-digits, including
  
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• Mayor of London to create ‘basketball taskforce’ to grow the game

  27-09-2024 10:28 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to build on the growing success of basketball in the capital as he announces the formation of a basketball taskforce to develop the game.
  Following a meeting with NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum to discuss their shared ambition to expand the sport’s reach and influence in the capital, including through live NBA games, Khan pledged to create a first-of-its-kind basketball taskforce to develop and grow the game, boos
  
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• From collapse to rebirth: how the SLB came to be

  26-09-2024 20:03 via hoopsfix.com
  
  This time last year we were talking about a ‘new era’ for the professional league in the UK, and ended that article asking not whether the league can raise capital, but if it can become profitable and self-sustainable.
  The answer to that question, turned out to be a resounding no.
  Twelve months later and the British Basketball League no longer exists, having had its operating licensed revoked by the British Basketball Federation before all staff were made redundant without pay, leavi
  
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• Launching a new professional basketball league in 10 weeks – with Vaughn Millette – Ep. 117

  25-09-2024 16:42 via hoopsfix.com
  
  For episode 117 of the Hoopsfix Podcast, we sit down with Super League Basketball (SLB) interim Chair and Sheffield Sharks and Hatters new owner Vaughn Millette.
  Vaughn took ownership of Sheffield earlier this summer, and has ended up being thrust into the interim Chair role of the SLB following the creation of the new league after the BBL had its operating license taken away by the BBF.Millette is an American entrepreneur based in New York, having started his career in private wealth management
  
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• SLB announces exclusive broadcast deal with DAZN

  23-09-2024 10:30 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The Super League Basketball (SLB) has announced an exclusive broadcast rights deal with DAZN, with all games to be aired for free to audiences worldwide.With the new season starting this week, DAZN will create a dedicated on-platform environment for Super League Basketball which will house live and on demand content from across the competition.Hoopsfix understands DAZN beat out competition from the likes of Sky Sports and ITV X for the rights.
  Fans will now be able to watch every game live and o
  
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• Caledonia drop to FIBA Europe Cup with loss in BCL qualifiers

  17-09-2024 23:05 via hoopsfix.com
  
  Caledonia Gladiators fell to Romanian side, CSU Oradea, 59-90, in the Basketball Champions League qualifiers at the Gloria Sports Arena, in Turkey on Tuesday evening.
  The defeat meant the Gladiators’ hopes of playing in the Basketball Champions League are ended, but will continue their journey in the FIBA Europe Cup.Caledonia competed for the second consecutive time in the BCL qualifiers following last year’s attempt against Fribourg.The Romanian side took control of the game early i
  
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• Manchester’s pro franchise reveals new brand identity

  11-09-2024 21:57 via hoopsfix.com
  
  The new Super League Basketball franchise in Manchester has revealed their brand identity as they will go under the name Manchester Basketball.
  With two marks, both a ‘Mcr’ script style logo and an emblem with a basketball with the words ‘Manchester Basketball’ circling it, the logos will be used interchangeably through the season.Introducing Manchester Basketball…https://t.co/5QFxkTpWv9 pic.twitter.com/KMi2dNiwpz
  — Manchester Basketball (@mcrbball) September
  
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