England men's national basketball team
FIBA ranking | None | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1937 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Europe | ||
National federation | English Basketball Federation | ||
Coach | Paul James | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (2012) | ||
EuroBasket | |||
Appearances | 4 (1946, 1955, 1961, 1981) | ||
Commonwealth Games | |||
Appearances | 2 (2006, 2018) | ||
Medals | Bronze: 2006 | ||
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The England national basketball team is organised by
England's biggest success were its four qualifications to EuroBasket, the European championship in basketball. The team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
History
Eurobasket 1946
England's first European championship appearance was at
Eurobasket 1955
A few years later, England qualified for the
Eurobasket 1961 and 1981
Despite the improvements in the preceding years, Team England did not do well at the
Commonwealth Games
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 Games in which basketball was featured.
The men's team included
Team
- Antony Burns
- Jermaine Forbes
- Andrew Bridge
- Ronnie Baker
- Delme Herriman
- Andrew Sullivan
- Fabulous Flournoy
- Mike Martin
- Robert Reed
- John Amaechi
- Julius Joseph
- Richard Windle
Coaching Staff
- Coach – Peter Scantlebury
- Assistant coach – Michael Hayles
- Assistant coach – Tim Lewis[3]
Competition charts
Olympic GamesA red box around the year indicates tournaments played within England
Played alongside Wales as Team Great Britain .
FIBA World Cup
Played alongside Wales as Team Great Britain .
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Eurobasket
Played alongside Wales as Team Great Britain .
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Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
Australia Melbourne 2006 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Australia Gold Coast 2018 | Quarter Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Current squad
At the
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Past squad
1946 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 10 teams
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 Ambler)
See also
- England women's national basketball team
- Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Basketball)
- England national under-19 basketball team
References
- ^ http://www.gbbasketball.com/news/2615.php
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 report". Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2006.
- ^ + et + + Venues/Basketball/News/20060324 Angleterre + prendre + Basket-ball + bronze.htm Melbourne rapport 2006
- ^ England | 2003 European Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
External links
- Basketball In England
- FIBA profile
- Archived records of England team participations