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The Great Britain national basketball team, or Team GB for short, represents the United Kingdom in international basketball competitions.
Setup by the national basketball organisations of England, Scotland, Wales and on December 1, 2005, the goal is to assemble a combined national team with the ambition of winning a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London [1]. The teams coach is Chris Finch, and the intiative has already received backing from British NBA star Luol Deng [2].
[edit] Senior Men's team
[edit] Current roster
The numbers are established according to the official websites of the British Basketball Federation (www.british-basketball.co.uk) and European competition governing body, FIBA Europe (www.fibaeurope.com).
As of November 22, 2006
- (*) These shirt numbers may change due to injury replacement.
[edit] Eurobasket 2009 Qualifying
Group B
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Diff |
 Netherlands |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
278 |
242 |
+36 |
 Belarus |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
290 |
274 |
+16 |
 Great Britain |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
265 |
250 |
+15 |
 Slovakia |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
296 |
303 |
-7 |
 Albania |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
285 |
345 |
-60 |
September 2, 2006
|
|
|
| Slovakia |
73–62 |
Great Britain |
September 9, 2006
September 13, 2006
September 16, 2006
|
|
|
| Great Britain |
68–69 |
Belarus |
August 21, 2007
|
|
|
| Great Britain |
– |
Slovakia |
August 29, 2007
September 1, 2007
September 5, 2007
|
|
|
| Belarus |
– |
Great Britain |
[edit] Senior Women's team
[edit] Current roster
The numbers are established according to the official websites of the British Basketball Federation (www.british-basketball.co.uk) and European competition governing body, FIBA Europe (www.fibaeurope.com).
As of November 22, 2006
| 4 |
Rosalee Mason |
Forward/Guard |
 |
Hapoel Tel-Aviv |
| 5 |
Stefanie Collins |
Guard |
 |
St. Bonaventure University |
| 6 |
Kelli McHugh |
Guard/Forward |
 |
Brahe Basket |
| 7 |
Kristy Lavin |
Forward |
|
Manchester Mystics |
| 8 |
Georgia Jones |
Guard |
|
Manchester Mystucs |
| 9 |
Sally Kaznica |
Guard |
|
Rhondda Rebels |
| 10 |
Sarah Naylor |
Forward |
|
Sheffield Hatters |
| 11 |
Leanne Chandler |
Guard |
|
Free Agent |
| 12 |
Louise Gamman |
Forward |
|
Solent Suns |
| 13 |
Laura Butters |
Forward |
|
Nottingham Wildcats |
| 14 |
Michelle Lender |
Centre/Forward |
|
Rhondda Rebels |
| 15 |
Josephine Sarjant |
Guard |
|
Nottingham Wildcats |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mark Clark |
Coach |
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|
[edit] Eurobasket 2009 Qualifying
Group B
September 9, 2006
September 16, 2006
September 20, 2006
September 23, 2006
September 1, 2007
September 8, 2007
September 12, 2007
September 15, 2007
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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