England national basketball team
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The England national basketball team represents England in international basketball
competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball
, the sport's governing body in England. In 2005 England, along with the basketballscotland and their counterparts in Wales
combined forces to form the Great Britain national basketball team
, with the target goal to field a competitive team capable of winning medals at the London 2012 summer Olympics.
. They lost all four of the games that they played, and subsequently finished last in the field of ten teams.
in Budapest
. Again, all four preliminary round games were lost as well as their first two of the four classification round games. Then, after beating Switzerland
(England's first victory at a major international basketball event), England outscored Austria
as well. Eventually, the team placed second in the five teams of the classification group, moving to the 9-12 classification semifinals. There, however, England could not take advantage of the gained self-confidence and lost the next two games. Overall, England finished in 12th place out of the 18 teams, a considerable improvement from its last eurobasket
appearance in 1946.
Performance at Summer Olympics
Performance at Eurobasket
Colin Hunt, Douglas Legg, John Hart, Ronald Legg, Frank Cole, Arthur Lee, Derius Hewitt, Stanley Weston, Ken Dight, Charles Watson (Coach: W.Browning)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
Colin Hunt, Douglas Legg, Ronald Legg, Frank Cole, Robert Norris, Stanley Weston, Lionel Price, Trevor Davies, Malcolm Finlay, Stanley McMeekan, Sydney McMeekan, Alexander Eke, Harry Weston
1955 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 18 teams
Arthur Cladingboel, Reg Fearn, William James, Gordon Cook, Dennis Wilkinson, Colin Wedge, Alan Bruce, Ugo Agnelli, Wilf Byrne, Keith Ledbrook, Michael Roblou, Ronald Rix, N.Smith
1961 EuroBasket: finished 19th among 19 teams
Raymond Kirk, Kornel Tober, Alan Wardle, Peter Creasey, Wilfred Byrne, Alan Tillot, Alan Hildyard, Ronald Hextall, Geoffrey Kaiser, Dennis Wakefield, George Whitmore, Terry Keogh (Coach: Thomas Vaughan)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
David Lloyd, Neville Hopkins, David Berry, Martin Clark, Paul Richards, Nick Burns, Clive Hartley, Jim McCauley, Ian Day, Paul Stimpson, Dan Lloyd, Karl Tatham (Coach: Victor Amber)
in which basketball was featured.
The men's team included Steve Bucknall
, the second Englishman to play in the NBA
. John Amaechi
, who played 284 games in the NBA, was also in the squad. England defeated Nigeria
, 80-57, to claim the bronze medal in Men's Basketball.The teams were tied at 15 points to end the first quarter.Robert Reed and Andrew Bridge
led the way as England found their stride in the second phase, and they pulled away in the second half of play. Reed was the top scorer for England with 16 points, and Michael Martin contributed 13.
Team
Coaching Staff
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competitions. The team is organized by England Basketball
England Basketball
England Basketball is the governing body of the sport of basketball for England. The organisation operates the English Basketball League for both Men and Women, as well as the England national team...
, the sport's governing body in England. In 2005 England, along with the basketballscotland and their counterparts in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
combined forces to form the Great Britain national basketball team
Great Britain national basketball team
The Great Britain men's national basketball team, known as Great Britain or GB, is the national team for Great Britain in basketball...
, with the target goal to field a competitive team capable of winning medals at the London 2012 summer Olympics.
Eurobasket 1946
England's first European championship appearance was at Eurobasket 1946Eurobasket 1946
The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
. They lost all four of the games that they played, and subsequently finished last in the field of ten teams.
Eurobasket 1955
England played at Eurobasket 1955Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. Again, all four preliminary round games were lost as well as their first two of the four classification round games. Then, after beating Switzerland
Switzerland national basketball team
The Swiss national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions. They are usually seen as a minor team. Switzerland entered five times EuroBasket, having their best result as 4 th place at the first edition, in 1935...
(England's first victory at a major international basketball event), England outscored Austria
Austria national basketball team
The Austrian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Austria in international competitions. Austria qualified six times for EuroBasket, reaching the 11th place in 1947 and 1951 for their best performance...
as well. Eventually, the team placed second in the five teams of the classification group, moving to the 9-12 classification semifinals. There, however, England could not take advantage of the gained self-confidence and lost the next two games. Overall, England finished in 12th place out of the 18 teams, a considerable improvement from its last eurobasket
Eurobasket
The EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
appearance in 1946.
Performance at Summer OlympicsBasketball at the Summer OlympicsBasketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
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| 1948 | 20 | played alongside Scotland Scotland national basketball team The Scottish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition.... |
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| 2012 | qualified | played alongside Scotland Scotland national basketball team The Scottish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
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Performance at EurobasketEurobasketThe EuroBasket, also referred to as the FIBA European Basketball Championship, is the main basketball competition contested biennially by the men's national teams governed by FIBA Europe, the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The championship was first held in 1935 and...
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| 1946 | 10 | EuroBasket 1946 Eurobasket 1946 The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition... |
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| 1955 | 12 | EuroBasket 1955 Eurobasket 1955 The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal... |
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| 1961 | 19 | EuroBasket 1961 EuroBasket 1961 The 1961 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1961, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Yugoslavia... |
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| 1981 | 12 | EuroBasket 1981 EuroBasket 1981 The 1981 FIBA European Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from May 26 to June 5, 1981... |
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| 2009 | 13 | played alongside Scotland Scotland national basketball team The Scottish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
EuroBasket 2009 EuroBasket 2009 The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009... |
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| 2011 | 13 | played alongside Scotland Scotland national basketball team The Scottish national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Scotland in international competition. They are organised by basketballscotland, the sport's governing body in Scotland... and Wales Wales national basketball team The Welsh national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Wales in international competition. They are organised by Basketball Wales, the sport's governing body in Wales... as Team United Kingdom |
EuroBasket 2011 Eurobasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to... |
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| 2013 | TBD | EuroBasket 2013 Eurobasket 2013 The European Basketball Championship of 2013, commonly known as Eurobasket 2013, will be the 38th edition of the championship organised by FIBA Europe. It will take place from 4 September till 22 September 2013 in Slovenia... |
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Rosters
1946 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 10 teamsColin Hunt, Douglas Legg, John Hart, Ronald Legg, Frank Cole, Arthur Lee, Derius Hewitt, Stanley Weston, Ken Dight, Charles Watson (Coach: W.Browning)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 20th among 23 teams
Colin Hunt, Douglas Legg, Ronald Legg, Frank Cole, Robert Norris, Stanley Weston, Lionel Price, Trevor Davies, Malcolm Finlay, Stanley McMeekan, Sydney McMeekan, Alexander Eke, Harry Weston
1955 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 18 teams
Arthur Cladingboel, Reg Fearn, William James, Gordon Cook, Dennis Wilkinson, Colin Wedge, Alan Bruce, Ugo Agnelli, Wilf Byrne, Keith Ledbrook, Michael Roblou, Ronald Rix, N.Smith
1961 EuroBasket: finished 19th among 19 teams
Raymond Kirk, Kornel Tober, Alan Wardle, Peter Creasey, Wilfred Byrne, Alan Tillot, Alan Hildyard, Ronald Hextall, Geoffrey Kaiser, Dennis Wakefield, George Whitmore, Terry Keogh (Coach: Thomas Vaughan)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 12th among 12 teams
David Lloyd, Neville Hopkins, David Berry, Martin Clark, Paul Richards, Nick Burns, Clive Hartley, Jim McCauley, Ian Day, Paul Stimpson, Dan Lloyd, Karl Tatham (Coach: Victor Amber)
Melbourne 2006
The men's and women's teams were competing for the first time as England in a major multi-sport event, and it was the first Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
in which basketball was featured.
The men's team included Steve Bucknall
Steve Bucknall
Steven Lee Bucknall is a retired English professional basketball player, and former head coach of British Basketball League expansion franchise London Capital....
, the second Englishman to play in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. John Amaechi
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
, who played 284 games in the NBA, was also in the squad. England defeated Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, 80-57, to claim the bronze medal in Men's Basketball.The teams were tied at 15 points to end the first quarter.Robert Reed and Andrew Bridge
Andrew Bridge (basketball)
Andrew Bridge is a current British Professional Basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in Shooting Guard, who currently plays for Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League...
led the way as England found their stride in the second phase, and they pulled away in the second half of play. Reed was the top scorer for England with 16 points, and Michael Martin contributed 13.
Team
- Antony Burns
- Jermaine Forbes
- Andrew BridgeAndrew Bridge (basketball)Andrew Bridge is a current British Professional Basketball player. Bridge is a 6 ft 4 in Shooting Guard, who currently plays for Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League...
- Ronnie Baker
- Delme HerrimanDelme HerrimanDelme Herriman is a British former professional basketball player.Herriman, who grew up in Widnes, England, played college basketball in the United States for Wright State University...
- Andrew SullivanAndrew Sullivan (basketball)Andrew Sullivan is a British professional basketball player. He plays for Leicester Riders and captains the Great Britain national team.-School years:...
- Fabulous FlournoyFabulous FlournoyFabulous Flournoy is a player and the head coach for basketball team Newcastle Eagles, who compete in the British Basketball League....
- Mike MartinMike Martin (basketball)Mike Martin is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Guildford Heat in the British Basketball League....
- Robert Reed
- John AmaechiJohn AmaechiJohn Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE is a retired American-born British basketball player who currently works as a psychologist, educator and political activist in Europe and the United States....
- Julius JosephJulius Joseph (basketball)Julius Joseph is a British professional basketball player, and currently plays for the Guildford Heat in the British Basketball League....
- Richard Windle
Coaching Staff
- Coach - Peter ScantleburyPeter ScantleburyPeter Scantlebury MBE is a former professional basketball player, the former head coach of Sheffield Sharks, who compete in the British Basketball League, and a teacher at Aston Comprehensive School....
- Assistant Coach - Michael Hayles
- Assistant Coach - Tim Lewis
See also
- Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBasketball at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesBasketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a...
- England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Basketball)