S/O to Jim Bennison MBE, who founded Stockport basketball club in 1963 and at 90 years old, was still there courtside to celebrate their National Cup victory this weekend! 💚🇬🇧🏀
An incredible journey against all odds. Going 5-1 to qualify for
#EuroBasketWomen
2019 which led to a remarkable run to the semi-finals. And then coming within touching distance of a place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Inspirational. 🇬🇧
#BritishBasketball
.
@londonlionsw
's
@hollywinterburn
is just 23 and already etching her name in British basketball folklore as she prepares for Game 2 of the
@eurocupwomen
Finals in London Wednesday night! 🙌🇬🇧🏀
GB announce
@DallasWings
F/C
@KristineAnigwe
has committed to representing 🇬🇧 at senior international level.
Anigwe was a gold medal winner with USA at the U17 Worlds in 2014 & U19 Worlds in 2015.
Currently averaging 18.2ppg & 13.2rpg in Turkey 🇹🇷
#BritishBasketball
🗣 "For the likes of myself and other players we had to go overseas to get better but hopefully we get to a time where young girls & boys don't have to do that, can stay at home and get better at home."
Great feature with
@joey_leedham13
on BBC News tonight.
🎥:
@BBCNews
Following her passing, a group of Andrea Boreland's former players, with her brother coaching, have come out of retirement to relaunch the club she founded, Wandsworth Sting - playing out of their original home, Battersea Sports Centre. ♥️🕊🇬🇧🏀
🗣️ "I am obviously devastated. I’ll be focused on rehab and making sure I’m back on the court feeling stronger than ever before." -
@rachvanderwal
on suffering a torn ACL.
We hope to see the
@gbbasketball
guard back on court as soon as possible.
#BritishBasketball
Savannah Wilkinson (
@savwilkinson12
) earns spot on All-Tournament Team at
#FIBAU20Europe
Division B in Oradea, 🇷🇴
💎 Tournament high 34 points
💎 Second leading scorer, 20.9ppg
💎 7.0rpg, 2.3apg, 1.7spg
➡️
#BritishBasketball
👌👌👌👌👌
Karlie Samuelson (
@ksam44
) knocking down five triples to help Stanford advance to the Final Four in 2017 - also making the All-Region Team!
#BritishBasketball
#GoStanford