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The new team secured the help of the NBA's Chicago Bulls' star Luol Deng, as he led the national team to promotion from EuroBasket Division B to Division A. FIBA stated that Great Britain had to improve their competitiveness prior to being granted the spot in the Olympic tournament that would normally be reserved for the host nation.
A 20-player roster was announced on June 19, 2024. [7] Andrew Wiggins and Zach Edey withdrew on June 29 and 30 respectively. [8] Oshae Brissett and Kyle Alexander were released on July 3, 2024. [9]
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 ]
On 17 March 2022, the British Olympic Association announced that Mark England would be the team's chef de mission in Paris, following his success in the role at the two previous Games in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, where Great Britain won 67 and 64 medals respectively.
The 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments includes teams whose rosters consists of 12 players; a team may opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules in their roster. Player ages are as of 2 July 2024, the first day of the tournament.
A 73-69 win over Germany set up a rematch of the Tokyo Olympics gold medal game against Team USA. Olympic men's basketball bracket Quarterfinals: Tuesday, Aug. 6. Germany 76-63 Greece.
The 2024 team has the potential to be the most star-studded U.S. men’s Olympic roster since the Dream Team − filled with MVPs, Finals MVPs, All-NBA players and future Hall of Famers.
The Great Britain women's national basketball team represents Great Britain in international women's basketball.The current governing body for the Great Britain team was formed by the national basketball organisations of England (Basketball England), Scotland (Basketball Scotland) and Wales (Basketball Wales) on 1 December 2005 in order to provide a competitive team for international competition.