University of Georgia, the 47-year-old is a five-time Olympian and no less than the most decorated Olympic basketball

States of the recently-defunct Soviet Union.Edwards is, uniquely, the youngest gold medalist in women's basketball

during the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremony.Amongst other achievements, she is also a four-time USA

Basketball Female Athlete of the Year as well as a member of the US Olympic Hall of Fame, the Women's

Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Hall of Fame.In 2000, Sports Illustrated magazine placed her

People always ask me about basketball and whether I will at every match but I know all about basketball

Manchester Regional ArenaMay 25 - Crucial victories earned Britain's men's footballers and wheelchair basketball

secured the GB Paralympic football team a meeting with Brazil, while a 59-50 win over Japan saw the basketball

strikes from Ronaldo Souza and Yurig Ribeiro were Brazil's reward for some outstanding attacking.The basketball

We are looking forward to playing the USA again, we need to come back from that defeat."

The Great Britain women's wheelchair basketball team went down narrowly 42-52 to Germany in a match that

Britain's opponents, and the other finalist, will be decided by the result of the USA and Australia match.Contact

By Mike Rowbottom at the Manchester Regional ArenaMay 24 - Great Britain's wheelchair basketball Paralympians

leading scorers Joe Chambers and Josh Turek (pictured below, right).In a whirlwind first half, the USA

boys out there, but it's clear that come London, the winner will have to have beaten either Australia, USA

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team edge Germany at BT Paralympic World CupApril 2012: British wheelchair basketball squads primed

for BT World Cup gloryApril 2012: GB wheelchair basketball teams to lock horns with world's best

Manchester Regional ArenaMay 24 - Jon Pollock top-scored with 18 points as the host Great Britain wheelchair basketball

It was a successful first day on the court all round from the USA, as the men's team saw off Japan 46

high-scoring battle.Josh Turek, Nate Hinze and Jason Nelmes all notched double-figure hauls for the USA

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squads primed for BT World Cup gloryApril 2012: GB wheelchair basketball teams to lock horns with

By Mike RowbottomMay 21 - Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's ground-breaking athlete, says that this week's  BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester – which is being broadcast by Channel 4 – is a "crucial" step in his bid for Olympic and Paralympic glory.

for the eighth consecutive year to hosting elite international athletes competing across wheelchair basketball

Away from the track, wheelchair basketball star Laurie Williams (pictured above, left) is also confident

about being part of the BT Paralympic World Cup," said Dimbylow, who will lead his team against Brazil, USA

To compete against the likes of Brazil, USA and the Republic of Ireland is a huge boost and one that

famous saying that goes: 'Only in America' and it is probably applicable when it came to the 2012 Team USA

each other this summer," Phelps said in perhaps the understatement of the century.A delightful Team USA

get in, but before Obama, came a press conference from the delightfully engaging Mike Krzyzewski, the USA

men's basketball head coach.The 65-year-old from Chicago, who led his side to gold at Beijing 2008,

This summer, together with our children, we can support Team USA not just by cheering them on but by

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in DallasMay 15 - Mike Krzyzewski, the USA men's basketball head coach

Krzyzewski, one of the most respected basketball coaches in America, led the US men's basketball team

" because they successfully managed to re-establish the reputation of the United States as the best basketball

Johnson in arguably the greatest team ever assembled in any sport.Krzyzewski then led the US men's basketball

the ultimate honour to have the opportunity to coach your country's team," he said here at the Team USA

To work with our great athletes, to work with Jerry (USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo), I've learned

United States have been pitted with Argentina, France and Tunisia as they seek to defend their Olympic basketball

qualifiers in Venezuela this July.The 2004 Olympic champions Argentina, winners of the International Basketball

The 2008 men's final between the USA and Spain was one of the greatest Olympic moments."

It showed the huge strides international basketball had made in becoming more and more competitive."

I expect this year's Olympic basketball tournaments will be a great and memorable spectacle for all."

This summer's Olympic basketball tournaments take place in the Basketball Arena and North Greenwich Arena

By Tom DegunApril 21 - Surrey will be hosting more Olympic and Paralympic training camps than any other county in the South East region of England with a total of 31 teams committed to using its training facilities to prepare for London 2012.

from Canada, Croatia, Dominica and Singapore have already trained in Surrey.In addition, the British basketball

boostDecember 2011: Team GB cyclists choose Surrey as London 2012 Olympics baseOctober 2011: USA

By Tom DegunApril 13 - Both Britain's wheelchair basketball teams face a major test in the build up to

The women's wheelchair basketball team face a daunting challenge to defend their crown as they face the

respectively at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.The men's team also face a stern test facing a strong USA

illusions that this will be a tough ask, what with the participation of the world number one side, USA

Both Standard Life Great Britain wheelchair basketball teams are full of confidence at the moment, which

GB football seven-a-side squad face some of the world's finest teams, including Republic of Ireland, USA

By David GoldApril 8 - Voting is open for March's United States Sports Academy (USSA) Athlete of the Month award, with Barcelona's footballer Lionel Messi (pictured left) and Russian pole vaulting world indoor champion Yelena Isinbayeva among the front runners for the award.

in the men's golf rankings after victory at the Honda Classic.Also in contention is American college basketball

winners will then compete as candidates for the 2012 Athlete of the Year awards, in conjunction with USA

By David GoldMarch 29 - The University of East London (UEL) and Essex County Cricket Club are one of the four bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) for the right to become the Olympic Stadium tenant after London 2012, it has been revealed.

London, and the training base for the United States' Olympic and Paralympic squads this summer.Team USA

Hockey League has previously brought games to Europe while the National Football League and National Basketball

By David GoldMarch 22 - The British men and women's basketball teams are to stop in Sheffield as they

I am looking forward to welcoming GB basketball to the city for this vital preparation."

The London 2012 basketball tournaments is due to get underway on Saturday July 28, the day after the

men's quarter-finals and women's semis.From then on basketball will move to the North Greenwich Arena

clashesFebruary 2012: Pre-Olympic USA basketball 2012 tour details releasedMarch 2011: Britain's

basketball teams to take on USA in London 2012 warm-up matches 

By Tom DegunMarch 21 - The Canadian Paralympic Canadian (CPC) have revealed that the Bishopsgate Institute will serve as the location for Canada Paralympic House for the duration of London 2012.

racer Josh Cassidy, who won the men's 2010 Virgin London Marathon.Both the men's and women's wheelchair basketball

planning to spend $5 million marketing itself during London 2012January 2012: Exclusive - Team USA

GoldMarch 13 - Tickets have been put on sale for the historic games between Britain and the United States basketball

each other at the Manchester Arena on July 18 and 19 as part of the US pre-Olympic tour.The National Basketball

I am thrilled to be here in Manchester representing USA Basketball," said Drexler."

the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesFebruary 2012: Pre-Olympic USA

basketball 2012 tour details releasedJanuary 2012: Bryant and James leads early US basketball picks

NBA lockoutMarch 2011: Britain's basketball teams to take on USA in London 2012 warm-up matchesApril