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Jose Maria Buceta appointed head coach of Britain's women's basketball team

  • Basketball

Spaniard Jose Maria Buceta has been appointed head coach of Britain’s women’s basketball team with immediate

Buceta has strong links with women’s basketball having led the Spanish side to fifth place at their

“Secondly, there will not be much time for preparation and players in the USA may not be able to attend

funding rowOctober 2014: British basketball chief welcomes funding review as UK Sport launches public

consultationOctober 2014: British basketball given hope of funding reprieveSeptember 2014: British Basketball

funding cut "plainly wrong" claims FIBA chiefJune 2014: British Basketball turns to UK Sports Minister


United States Olympic Committee announces Team USA Awards' winners for August

  • PASO

Katie Ledecky is among those named on the Team USA Awards’ Best of August honours list, announced by

Hollermann, pictured here competing at London 2012, inspired the United States' women's wheelchair basketball

success at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games ©Getty ImagesThe United States’ women’s wheelchair basketball

place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.With an average margin of victory of 55 points per game, Team USA

In addition to Dow, the presenting sponsor, the Team USA Awards are supported by DICK’S Sporting Goods

for 50 per cent of the final tally, with the other half determined by online fan voting via the Team USA


Former USOC chief executive given new role at National Wheelchair Basketball Association

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

chief executive Jim Scherr has been appointed interim executive director by the National Wheelchair Basketball

"We believe he is equipped to assist us to take the National Wheelchair Basketball Association to the

executive at the USOC for nine years between 2000 and 2009 and, before that, was executive director of USA


Prince Harry announces Orlando to host second Invictus Games

  • Paralympics

Orlando in Florida, the home of Disney World, will host the second edition of the Invictus Games, Prince Harry announced today. 

which wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel take part in sports including wheelchair basketball

"I have no doubt that the USA will set the bar even higher than London did and put on a great show.”The

to a closeSeptember 2014: Busy day of sport at Invictus Games as hosts Britain take wheelchair basketball


British wheelchair rugby players signed-up as BT Ambassadors

  • Wheelchair Rugby News

British wheelchair rugby players Ayaz Bhuta and Jim Roberts have joined the roster of BT Ambassadors, it has been announced.

I switched from wheelchair basketball to wheelchair rugby because the physical elements of the sport

last two seasons he achieved a clean sweep, winning the US Quad Rugby Association nationals in the USA


Buchi named United States’ men’s wheelchair basketball head coach for 2015 Kitakyushu Champions’ Cup

  • Wheelchair Basketball News

Matt Buchi has been appointed head coach of the United States’ men’s wheelchair basketball team for

the 2015 Kitakyushu Champions’ Cup in Japan, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA)

Buchi has just completed his second year as head coach of the wheelchair basketball team at the University

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, guiding the team to second in the 2015 National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball

in Japan.”Matt Buchi has been appointed United States’ men’s wheelchair basketball team for the 2015

It's an extreme honour to represent and lead Team USA in this tournament,” said Buchi.

“We are excited to show the world the young talent USA Wheelchair Basketball has when we set our sights



United States Olympic Committee launch web series "Cooking with Team USA and Brian Boitano"

  • PASO

A 20-episode web series titled “Cooking with Team USA and Brian Boitano” has been launched by the United

“We are always exploring ways to create fun, new content for our fans, and Cooking with Team USA is

rowing gold medallist Esther Lofgren baked chocolate chip cookies in episode two.Cooking with Team USA

Olympic gold medallists Allison Schmitt, David Boudia and Sue Bird, who triumphed in swimming, diving and basketball


USOC announces Road to Rio tour details

  • PASO

will aim to bring the spirit of next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to Team USA

Paralympic Games respectively, the Tour will begin the year before the Games, giving fans access to Team USA

2016, the Road to Rio Tour will add additional interactive sport-participation elements, including a basketball

for the Road to Rio Tour ©Getty Images“The Road to Rio Tour is an incredible way for me to meet Team USA

looking forward to bringing the passion of the US Olympic and Paralympic Movements to fans of Team USA

Tour, presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance, will help to engage, educate and excite fans of Team USA


Rod Laver Arena to host opening matches of FIBA Oceania Championships

  • Basketball

Victoria, has announced the Rod Laver Arena will host the opening matches of the biennial International Basketball

edition will have the added significance of seeing the winners seal a place in the Rio 2016 Olympic basketball

the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championships at Rod Laver Arena signifies the return of big time, first class basketball

to Australia,” said Anthony Moore, Basketball Australia's chief executive.

night of basketball.”The announcement means the Jayco Opals and Airbnb Boomers, Australia’s women’s

“It’s been 15 years since our stars took on Team USA at Rod Laver Arena, and there’s no better time


FIBA and NBA to hold historic basketball development camp in Cuba

  • Basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) are set

“We thank the Republic of Cuba and INDER for opening the doors for these basketball camps that will

development Basketball without Borders (BWB) camp, while through their NBA Cares programme three basketball

courts will be refurbished and two youth basketball clinics will be held at two Havana locations.

training camps for the Cuban men’s and women’s national teams at senior and junior levels, alongside USA

Basketball Youth Development Coach Don Showalter and Director of Basketball Academy of the Americas


USA Luge release promotional video from Adore Creative to help raise profile of sport

  • Luge

By Liam MorganUSA Luge have today released a promotional film made by Adore Creative as part of an innovative marketing campaign to raise the profile of the sport across the country.

medallist Erin Hamlin, is aimed at promoting the sport and the creators are also hoping it can help USA

is a niche winter sport and we are hoping it can help raise its profile and attract more sponsors," USA

It won't ever have the national footprint of athletics, swimming and basketball for example but we're

Hamlin features prominently in the video which is aimed at raising the profile of luge in America ©USA

the narrowest of margins, featuring interviews with other American lugers, such as Chris Mazdzer and USA


Chinese basketball league season tips off in Beijing

  • Basketball

By Daniel EtchellsThe 20th edition of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Professional League has

of the CBA League.An increasingly high number of established stars from the United States' National Basketball

Marbury of the Beijing Ducks is one of many international players to ply their trade in the Chinese Basketball

Sponsors include major brands from not only China but across Asia, Europe and the USA – each committed

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesSeptember 2014: Chinese Basketball

deal with FAW-VolkswagenNovember 2013: Stanley Black and Decker become official partner to Chinese Basketball


United States retain Basketball World Championship for Women with victory over Spain

  • Basketball

By Gary AndersonThe United States retained their Basketball World Championship for Women crown with a

We made mistakes on defence and the USA has a team with great quality that punishes every error."

inspires win against hosts TurkeyOctober 2014: Turkey cling on against Serbia to claim semi-final berth at Basketball

World Championship for WomenOctober 2014: Stunning late comeback sees China through to last-eight at Basketball

World Championship for WomenSeptember 2014: Spain and Australia secure quarter-final berths at Basketball

World Championship for WomenSeptember 2014: Hosts Turkey secure last-eight spot at Basketball World


Mike Rowbottom: How sport gets in a fix - even if there isn't a fix

  • Inside the Blogs

World Cup group match triggered more serious suspicion, to the point where the International Basketball

suspected that Australia lost that game in order to avoid having to face the reigning world champions USA

Basketball Australia plans to make a vigorous defence of its team, saying in a statement:"The Australian

Farah has denied any fixing; and as matters stand, no charges are proven against Australia's basketball

Moving back to the case of the Australian basketball team - however the allegations play out, this is