July 2025 - Hoopsfix.com
NBA announces return of games to London & Manchester| Hoopsfix.com
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis have officially announced the joint exploration of a new professional men’s basketball league in Europe — a move set to shake up the basketball landscape across the continent.| Hoopsfix.com
British guard Quinn Ellis has been crowned the Best Under-22 player in Italy’s Serie A for the 2024/25 season.| Hoopsfix.com
Quinn Ellis has won the Italian Cup with Trento while picking up Final Eight MVP honours along with Best Assistman.| Hoopsfix.com
The Great Britain men’s national team’s upcoming games have been cancelled after FIBA suspended the British Basketball Federation (BBF) over governance failures within the sport on Tuesday. The BBF confirmed this morning that GB’s home game in London on November 27 and its away fixture against Iceland on November 30 will not go ahead, following […] The post FIBA suspension forces cancellation of GB men’s fixtures appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
The British basketball community is mourning the loss of Lee Linton-Hodges, a much-loved and long-serving player who passed away suddenly on Sunday 5th October. Standing at 7’0” and known affectionately across the game as a “gentle giant”, Linton-Hodges’ career spanned 19 seasons, making him one of the most recognisable figures in the National Basketball League […] The post Tributes paid as Lee Linton-Hodges passes away (1990-2025) appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
The world governing body for basketball, FIBA, has suspended the British Basketball Federation (BBF) from overseeing men’s basketball in Great Britain, in a dramatic move to “restore regulatory integrity and promote sustainable governance” of the sport. In a statement released this afternoon, FIBA confirmed that its Executive Committee has temporarily suspended the BBF’s authority to […] The post FIBA suspends British Basketball Federation appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
Multiple sources have told Hoopsfix that Chris Grant has resigned as Chair of the British Basketball Federation (BBF), less than a month after world governing body FIBA announced the formation of a Taskforce for British Basketball Club Matters to oversee governance of the professional game. Grant’s departure this week brings an end to his three-year […] The post Chris Grant resigns as Chair of the British Basketball Federation appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
The NBA has revealed its European league will feature 16 teams intending to launch in October 2027, with London and Manchester tipped for permanent franchises – but could face an unexpected challenge from European politicians concerned about American commercialisation of continental sport. George Aivazoglou, the NBA’s General Manager for Europe and the Middle East, outlined […] The post NBA Europe unveils more plans as European Parliament questions American commercialisation appeared fi...| Hoopsfix.com
British Basketball has appointed Stella Kaltsidou as the new Head Coach of the Great Britain Senior Women’s national team. Kaltsidou, who currently coaches WBC Athinaikos in Greece, brings a wealth of experience from both playing and coaching at elite levels. Most recently in Britain, she led London Lions Women to consecutive WBBL Championship and Betty […] The post Stella Kaltsidou named GB Senior Women’s Head Coach appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
Quinn Ellis has started his Olimpia Milano career in style, earning Super Cup MVP honours as Milano defended their title with a 90-76 victory over Brescia. The 22-year-old British guard was instrumental across the weekend at the Unipol Forum, delivering a clutch three-pointer with two seconds left to force overtime in the semifinal against Virtus […]| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain Senior Men will be heading to Finland for EuroBasket 2025 this summer as they were drawn into Group B today at the official ceremony in Riga.| Hoopsfix.com
Germany have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time, defeating Serbia 83-77 in front of 12,000 fans on Sunday in Manila.| Hoopsfix.com
Two games into GB's EuroBasket campaign and after two heavy losses, the spotlight is back on British basketball's administrative and operational failures.| Hoopsfix.com
The 2025-26 Super League Basketball season gets underway this weekend with just 10 teams competing after the withdrawal of Durham Palatinates. The inaugural SLB campaign was one of the most competitive in the top-flight since the 2014 inception as the four trophies were split across three teams. Here’s a run through how each team is […] The post SLBW 2025-26 season preview: Who are the team to beat? appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
The UK Government and the NBA have announced a landmark £10 million investment to grow basketball in England, marking the first time the Government has committed dedicated funding for the sport under its Community Sport Facilities Programme. The deal, unveiled during the State Visit of the US President and First Lady, will see £5 million […] The post Government & NBA announce £10million investment into basketball in England appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
The tone of Britain’s professional basketball power struggle shifted today, with both Super League Basketball (SLB) and the British Basketball Federation (BBF) signalling a willingness to engage in dialogue – a sharp contrast to months of acrimony. It follows the recent intervention from world governing body FIBA, which created a dedicated Taskforce for “British Basketball […] The post SLB and BBF ease rhetoric after FIBA steps in appeared first on Hoopsfix.com.| Hoopsfix.com
GBBL, the organisation led by Marshall Glickman that was awarded the 15-year licence to run the professional basketball league in the UK, has announced its delaying launch until 2027.| Hoopsfix.com
FIBA, basketball’s world governing body, has stepped directly into the escalating dispute over the future of the professional game in Britain by creating a dedicated Taskforce for “British Basketball Club Matters.”| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain concluded their EuroBasket 2025 campaign in style, defeating Montenegro 89-83 in Tampere to claim their first tournament victory since 2013.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain's EuroBasket journey hit rock bottom in Tampere as world champions Germany delivered the most emphatic defeat in tournament history this century.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain's EuroBasket campaign hit a new low in Tampere as Sweden claimed their first tournament victory in over a decade with a commanding 78-59 win that leaves GB's qualification hopes hanging by the finest of threads.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain fell to a 109-79 loss at the hands of Finland in their second EuroBasket group game in Tampere.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain's EuroBasket 2025 campaign got off to a tough start with a 94-70 defeat to Lithuania in Tampere, as the absence of big man Gabe Olaseni proved costly against a physically imposing opponent.| Hoopsfix.com
Find out where and how you can watch EuroBasket in the UK as a basketball fan, particularly GB's games.| Hoopsfix.com
FIBA EuroBasket 2025 tips off on August 27 where Great Britain will be one of 24 nations hoping to make a run at winning the 42nd edition of Europe’s flagship basketball competition.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain is set to open the 2025 Eurobasket Championship with a huge clash against Lithuania on August 27.| Hoopsfix.com
In episode 122 of the Hoopsfix podcast, we sit down with GB head coach Marc Steutel about the evolution of the Great Britain basketball program since their last Eurobasket campaign.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain Head Coach Marc Steutel has named his final squad ahead of EuroBasket.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain have ended their EuroBasket preparations on a high by claiming the first win of their pre-tournament warm up schedule with a 72-62 triumph over Estonia on Friday at Tondiraba Spordikeskus in Tallin.| Hoopsfix.com
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby remains non-committal about representing Great Britain on the international stage, telling Hoopsfix that while he's had "introductory" conversations with GB Basketball, his focus remains firmly on his NBA career.| Hoopsfix.com
Luka Doncic could not be stopped as Slovenia rolled past Great Britain 93-81 on Tuesday night in Slovenia.| Hoopsfix.com
The London Lions will welcome European heavyweights Zalgiris Kaunas to the Copper Box Arena on 17 September for their final pre-season game before the start of the regular season| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain were dominated 103-73 by Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ostend, Belgium on Saturday and have now lost their third consecutive warm up game heading into EuroBasket.| Hoopsfix.com
The truth about being an NBA player – with Jeremy Sochan – Ep. 121| Hoopsfix.com
The ongoing dispute between the Super League Basketball (SLB) and British Basketball Federation (BBF) has been turned up a notch as the SLB has announced it is suing the federation.| Hoopsfix.com
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has announced it is counter-suing Super League Basketball (SLB) as the civil war between the federation and the league continues to escalate.| Hoopsfix.com
Manchester Basketball have announced they will be competing in the European North Basketball League (ENBL) for the 2025/26 season.| Hoopsfix.com
London Lions have announced a complete overhaul of their brand, including a new logo, marking a new chapter in the history of the club.| Hoopsfix.com
Bristol Flyers will once again be playing European basketball after re-entering for their third year in the European North Basketball League (ENBL) this upcoming 2025/26 season.| Hoopsfix.com
The Great Britain U20 Men’s team have reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025, Division B in Yerevan after finishing second in Group A with a 2-2 record.| Hoopsfix.com
CMBC have won the 2025 Hoopsfix Pro-Am Championship after seeing out an intense and classic encounter, 68-62, over SBB in the final at Brixton Recreation Centre on Sunday.| Hoopsfix.com
Week 5 of the Hoopsfix Pro-Am Summer League takes place this Sunday, July 13th at Brixton Rec.| Hoopsfix.com
The 2025 Hoopsfix Pro-Am comes to an end this Sunday at Brixton Rec (tickets still available here), and there are much anticipated men's and women's final match ups.| Hoopsfix.com
Week 4 of the 2025 Hoopsfix Pro-Am Summer League brought semi-final action to Brixton Recreation Centre, as teams battled for a place in next week’s finals.| Hoopsfix.com
The London Lions have been drawn into Group B of the 2025/26 EuroCup in their return to the competition following a one year absence last season due to financial uncertainty.| Hoopsfix.com
Week 4 of the Hoopsfix Pro-Am Summer League on Sunday, July 6 at Brixton Rec—live streams, semi-final showdowns, full rosters and live stats| Hoopsfix.com
London Lions are officially returning to the EuroCup for the 2025/2026 season as the club continues its push to compete at the highest level of European basketball.| Hoopsfix.com
The feud between Super League Basketball (SLB) and the British Basketball Federation (BBF) has escalated, with the federation rejecting Manchester Basketball's application to the Basketball Champions League.| Hoopsfix.com
Former GB and England international and now founder of Ball Out 3x3, Julius Joseph, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list with an MBE for services to basketball.| Hoopsfix.com
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has announced they have signed a licence with GBB League Ltd (GBBL) to operate the premier men's professional league in Great Britain over the next 15 years.| Hoopsfix.com
The British Basketball Federation and Basketball England have been awarded a combined £4.475million pounds for 3x3 basketball in the period leading to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.| Hoopsfix.com
The 24 players suiting up in the Under-19 Women's game at the 2025 Hoopsfix All-Star Classic have been confirmed.| Hoopsfix.com
London Lions have agreed terms to be acquired by Lithuanian tech incubator Tesonet, who are also shareholders of Euroleague powerhouse BC Zalgiris Kaunas.| Hoopsfix.com
London Lions are confirmed out of the EuroCup for the 2024-25 season, due to the growing uncertainty around their future, Hoopsfix can reveal.| Hoopsfix.com
Super League Basketball (SLB) has formally served the British Basketball Federation (BBF) with a Letter Before Action, signalling its intention to pursue legal proceedings in a dispute over the future of the men's professional league.| Hoopsfix.com
Euroleague Basketball CEO Paulius Motiejunas says collaboration - not competition - is the only viable future for the sport in Europe, as the NBA continues to explore the idea of launching its own league on the continent.| Hoopsfix.com
It’s that time again. The regular season is finished, the playoffs loom, and awards season is around the corner. The first season of the SLB era saw a new force emerge in the women’s game as Oaklands Wolves reached two finals, won their first-ever piece of silverware and then backed it up by taking the […]| Hoopsfix.com
The Reading Rockets capped a dream season by capturing their first Division 1 Men's Playoff crown since 2013, defeating the Milton Keynes Breakers 102–91 to complete an NBL treble of the National Cup, KitKing Trophy, and Playoff championship.| Hoopsfix.com
City of London Academy defended their Division 1 Playoff title with a 62-50 win over Ipswich in the final on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
With British basketball entering one of its most turbulent periods in recent memory, fans are taking matters into their own hands.| Hoopsfix.com
For episode 120 of the Hoopsfix Podcast we sit down with legends of the game David Last and Terry Doherty, the masterminds behind Crystal Palace basketball club.| Hoopsfix.com
Andre Arissol exploded for 37 points in an MVP performance for the ages as Solent Kestrels defeated BA 83-62 to claim the NBL D2 Playoff title on Saturday at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
London All Stars claimed their maiden Division 2 women's title as they edged past Milton Keynes Breakers 75-69 in the playoff final on Saturday at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
Crawley Storm stunned Birmingham City University 92-85 to claim the Division 3 Men's Playoff title on Saturday afternoon at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
If you want to see a player who has made the most of an opportunity of a lifetime to establish himself on an NBA roster, then look no further than Tosan Evbuomwan.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain international Ashley Hamilton, and former player Alice Hamilton, are aiming to give British players the chance to play professional 3×3 basketball after creating the UK’s first professional men’s 3×3 basketball team. ‘London 3×3’ are set to make history when they make their international debut on the FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Utsunomiya, Japan, […]| Hoopsfix.com
Super League Basketball Chair Vaughn Millette has issued a statement on behalf of SLB clubs this morning, questioning the legality of the BBF’s actions over the pro league license.| Hoopsfix.com
With the shock news that the British Basketball Federation (BBF) has granted preferred bidder status to an investment group led by Marshall Glickman, we got BBF Chair Chris Grant on the pod to discuss his and the BBF’s position.| Hoopsfix.com
The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has shunned the Super League Basketball (SLB) after granting "preferred bidder" status for the long-term license of the professional league in Great Britain to a group led by Marshall Glickman.| Hoopsfix.com
Newcastle Eagles secured the 2025 SLB Trophy title after beating Bristol Flyers in Birmingham, on Sunday.| Hoopsfix.com
Reading Rockets claimed their first National Cup since 2013/14 as they beat Hemel Storm 108-83 on Sunday afternoon at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
Ipswich retained the Women's National Cup in style as they cruised past Brent Bulls 81-53 in the final on Sunday at the NBPC in Manchester.| Hoopsfix.com
The year 2024 just ended so it is time for our monthly recap and have a look at how the Brits in College fared in December.| Hoopsfix.com
London Coaches Program (LCP) mentor, Lisa Williams, has been named Coach Developer of the Year at the UK Coaching Awards.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain fell 77-67 at the hands of Greece on the road on Sunday afternoon at the PAOK Sports Arena.| 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.| Hoopsfix.com
Great Britain coach Marc Steutel has named his 12-man squad for tonight's FIBA EuroBasket 2025 qualifier against Greece.| Hoopsfix.com
Bristol Flyers will see the build of their new arena commence next year after the legal challenge was dismissed by the High Court with no further right to appeal.| 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.| Hoopsfix.com
A list of all the British basketball players in the US college system, from NCAA DI, DII, DIII, to NAIA, JUCO and more!| Hoopsfix.com
A list of all the female British basketball players in the US college system, from NCAA DI, DII, DIII to NAIA and JUCO.| Hoopsfix.com
Super League Basketball (SLB) ha announced that Motorpoint Arena Nottingham will host the league’s inaugural Cup Final on March 9 2025.| Hoopsfix.com
The Manchester franchises for both the men and women’s professional basketball teams in the city have been sold to American-based Sherwood Family Investment Office.| Hoopsfix.com
