BRITISH BASKETBALL'S hopes of being successful in the 2012 London Olympics could receive a boost after a new cooperation deal with the United States' oldest professional league was signed today.

  The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) announced that it has entered into a partnership with

the The British Basketball Association (BBA), aimed at developing players and raising the profile of

stated our objectives are to leverage our network and business experience in order to bring better basketball

The CBA is the world's oldest professional basketball league and is currently entering its 61st year

It is registered with USA Basketball and FIBA and has standing agreements with all major global leagues

the international sporting stage ahead of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics will be at the Wheelchair Basketball

  Paul Hudson, vice chairman of the Wheelchair Basketball Association and Wayne Coyle, head of

top 12 men’s teams and eight women’s teams from countries including Australia, Canada, USA

"We will be raising the profile of Sheffield as a world class destination for major wheelchair basketball

  "The announcement earlier this month that the Saudi Arabian wheelchair basketball team is

"   Hudson, who is team coach of the Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club, added