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The current governing body for the Great Britain team was formed by the national federations of England (Basketball England), Scotland (Basketballscotland), and Wales (Basketball Wales) on 1 December 2006. [2] Prior to the merger, England, Scotland, and Wales competed independently during international play except for Olympic events.
The England national basketball team is organised by Basketball England, the sport's governing body in England. England's direct membership of FIBA ended in September 2016, when its national teams were merged into Great Britain teams, so England no longer play in FIBA competitions. [ 1 ]
Basketball England (BE, formally England Basketball) [2] (formerly known as the Amateur Basketball Association) is the governing body of the sport of basketball for England including 3x3 basketball. The organisation operates the English Basketball League for both men and women, as well as the England national team .
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel becomes only the third non-British manager of the England men's team.
In 2022, he was named head coach and general manager of the Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League. [14] He parted company with the Giants after one season. [15] In June 2024, Macaulay was appointed head coach of the German ProA side Artland Dragons. [16]
While England is the birthplace of the four main sports, and England teams are relatively major powers in each of them, Basketball, like ice hockey, is essentially an "import" from North America, and English and British teams have not generally been successful in them internationally, which also affects their profile.
He has also worked with numerous other teams and coaches, including Great Britain basketball teams, England rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster, and several American college teams. Beswick also spent five years as head coach of the England basketball team , and won a gold medal in the Commonwealth championship in 1992.
England national basketball team may refer to: England men's national basketball team; England women's national basketball team;