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NBA officials believe the time is right for basketball to make a big impression on the British public.
GREAT BRITAIN REACH EURO PLAY-OFFSGreat Britain produced their best defensive effort of the summer to beat Belarus 83-51 in Minsk and qualify for the play-offs in Europe's Division B.
RAF FINAL FOURS HIGHLIGHTSHighlights of the 2007 Final Fours from RAF Cosford:
GREAT BRITAIN DEFEAT NEW ZEALANDGreat Britain 82 New Zealand 75
BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL - SHAQ & PENNY REUNITEIn a move that conjures memories of pinstripe uniforms and annoying lil' puppets, Shaquille O'Neal has been reunited with Penny Hardaway, who merely ranks as the second-to-last player you ever thought The Diesel would play with again.
GB FALL TO CROATIAIn their 3rd warm up game of this season's campaign Great Britain Senior men suffered a 74-64 loss to Croatia (22nd in Fiba Wolrd Rankings). The squad performed well however, particularly as they were without Go-to-Guy Luol Deng.
GB DEFEAT GEORGIA IN 2ND GAMEAfter a slightly disapointing opening game, Team GB bounced back quickly with a comfortable 82-64 point victory on Friday afternoon.
TEAM GB FALL TO GEORGIA IN OPENERTeam GBR kicked off their vital summer campaign in Pau, France yesterday with an unluckly 65-63 defeat to Georgia.
GB - INITIAL SQUAD ANNOUNCEDChris Finch has named an initial 13-man roster as GB prepare to meet Georgia twice in France, before a four-team tournament in Croatia.
GB MEN TRAINING CAMP UNDERWAYIn the gym at IMG Academy (Florida, USA) preperations have begun for Britain's most important sequence of Basketball games in memory. Arguably the most talented group of players, led by Luol Deng, are being put through their paces by Coach Finch, who also heads what many believe to be the most professional and well prepared coaching/support staff ever assembled. Put those two factors together and the future of British hoops looks bright.
GB ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTERHead Coach Chris Finch has announced a 20-man roster for the Florida Training Camp due to start today (20th July).
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALIf your school is planning to stage the teenage musical phenomenon Disneys High School Musical, look no further than Sportserve for all your cheerleading uniform and basketball uniform, we have already supplied many schools, colleges and theatre groups with all the equipment needed to put on a spectacular show!
LUOL DENG WINS SPORTSMAN OF THE YEARChicago Bulls & Great Britain forward Luol Deng was awarded the NBA Sportsmanship Award for 2006-07.
GB SQUAD ANNOUNCEDChicago Bulls star Luol Deng is one of three NBA players called up by Great Britain coach Chris Finch for the team's summer programme.
SAM MITCHELL IS NBA COACH OF THE YEARSam Mitchell has been named NBA coach of the year after guiding Toronto to their first Atlantic Division title.
DENG LEADS BULLS TO WINGreat Britain's Luol Deng scored 33 points as Chicago opened their NBA play-offs first round series with a 96-91 home win over reigning champions Miami.
SPORTSERVE ATTEND NETBALL FINALSportserve were proud to mark the court for our first experience of top flight netabll.
FLORIDA WIN 2nd STRAIGHT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPFlorida won their second-straight US college basketball title by beating Ohio State 84-75 in Atlanta.
PHIL JACKSON INDUCTED TO HALL OF FAMEPhil Jackson, who led the Lakers and Bulls to a record nine NBA titles was announced today as the newest member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2007.
KELENNA IS LATEST TO DON THE TEAMSPIRIT GB JERSEYIt's the picture Chris Finch and every GB fan wanted to see . . . Golden State Warriors star Kelenna Azubuike in GB colours.
SILVERDALE CAPTURE NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPThe Sportserve sponsored squad from Silverdale School, Sheffield secured the English School's u19 Championship with a victory over Doncaster in a very close final:
TEAMSPIRIT SHEFFIELD JNR SHARKS WIN NATIONAL CUPSportserve are proud to announce that the TeamSpirit Sheffield Junior Sharks took home their first ever piece of silverwear after winning the U16 Boys Sureshot National Cup.
POPS MENSAH-BONSU - MVPPOPS Mensah-Bonsu did not sleep a wink on Friday night as he caught a flight to carry him to the NBA All-Star weekend in Las Vegas.
KOBE BRYANT EARNS NBA ALLSTAR MVPKobe Bryant scored 31 points to lead the West to a 153-132 victory over the East in the NBA All-Star game.
SCOTTIE PIPPEN EYES COMEBACKPippen, 41, hasn't played since February 2004, when a left knee injury forced him to retire. But he told reproters Thursday that he wants to return, hopefully to a contender that could make use of his experience in a playoff run.
ALLSTAR DUNK CONTEST JUDGESThe Judges for the 2007 Dunk contest may well be better than those actually participating!!
NBA ALLSTAR STARTING 5's SELECTEDThe Starting line ups for the 2007 NBA Allstar game were announced last night. The game, to be held in Las Vegas, is the first NBA Allstar game played outside of an NBA city.
PAU GASOL TO CHICAGO BULLS??The news that Spanish superstar Pau Gasol could be on his way out of Memphis has once again caught the attention of the Chicago Bulls.
HEAT DEFEAT ROCKS IN BBL CUP FINALThe Guildford Heat held off a late rally by the Scottish Rocks to earn an 81-78 win in the BBL Cup final at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena.
BOB KNIGHT OVERTAKES DEAN SMITH FOR RECORDBob Knight has passed Dean Smith on the all-time college basketball wins list after his Texas Tech team held on to beat New Mexico 70-68.
IVERSON TRADED TO NUGGETSPhiladelphia's NBA superstar Allen Iverson is to leave the 76ers after 10 years and join the Denver Nuggets.
LUOL DENG LEADS THE WAY FOR FUTURE BRITISH BASKETBALL TALENT''He's a bright light for players in the UK and his success in the States is only going to fuel what kids do in gyms and on playgrounds here and in Europe.''
TEAMSPIRIT JNR SHARKS ARE CLUB OF YEAR!At the English Institute of Sport on Oct 25, the TeamSpirit Sheffield Junior Sharks were awarded the much coveted 'Sports Club of the Year Award' for outstanding performance in 2006.
POPS TO JOIN LUOL IN THE TEAMSPIRIT GB JERSEYPops Mensah-Bonsu has vowed to join Chicago Bulls Star Luol Deng on the Sportserve sponsored British Basketball team.
DENG IMPRESSES JORDANNBA legend Michael Jordan praised GB Basketball star Luol Deng as ''definitely up and coming'' whilst on surprise visit to his Jordan Classic Camp in London.
LUOL DENG DONS THE TEAMSPIRIT GB BASKETBALL JERSEYNBA Star Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls is looking forward to making his debut for Great Britain after going through a formal naturalisation ceremony in Croydon.
NBA LIVE 07Take your game to the highest level in NBA LIVE 07. With all-new EA SPORTS Total Freestyle Control and revolutionary gameplay complete with ultra-realistic moves and player emotions the highly acclaimed basketball video game from the EA SPORTS brand plays as good as it looks. Pull off moves only the pros perform as you replicate the styles of your favorite NBA players. Elevate to the rim for an electrifying dunk and bring the crowd to its feet, or look to your superstars to shift momentum with the game on the line. Featuring all-new levels of ability for your EA SPORTS Freestyle Superstars and the power to switch their skills on-the-fly, the hardwood is yours for the taking in NBA LIVE 07.
NBA 2K7 GAME REVIEWNBA 2K7, the highest rated NBA simulation video game series, delivers a new benchmark in high-level visual player details with Signature Style player animations. NBA 2K7 also enhances the overall NBA atmosphere with hyper-detailed arenas, enhanced arena lighting, and numerous new camera angles to truly deliver the next generation of basketball video games.
NEW MATCH FOOTBALL FOR KENT SCHOOL'S FAMolten's ACENTEC Vantaggio becomes Kent Schools' Football Association's official ball
LUOL DENG TO PLAY FOR GB BASKETBALL TEAMGreat Britain Basketball have received a major boost with the news that Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng has finally been given a UK passport by the Home Office.
GB MEN EDGE ALBANIA IN OVERTIME THRILLERGreat Britain had to put in a late charge to claim a 72-69 overtime success over Albania in their Eurobasket Group B qualifier.
SPORTSERVE SPONSORED GB WOMEN OFF TO A WINNING STARTEstonia 66 (7, 23, 49)
SPORTSERVE SPONSORED GB SQUAD DEFEAT DUTCHIntense Defense Helps GB Men Past Dutch
How to Play Basketball (A Better Way of Learning Basketball )How to Play Basketball - For many years various authorities have released countless books and videos with the aim to teach people HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL. Some have been better than others, however there has never been a comprehensive set of instructional resources that teach how to play basketball quite as well as the Better Basketball series of DVDs.
SPALDING LAUNCH NEW NBA BALLThe NBA is introducing a new Official Game Ball for play beginning in the 2006-07 season. The new ball, manufactured by Spalding, features a new design and a new material that together offer better grip, feel, and consistency than the current leather ball. This marks the first change to the ball in over 35 years and only the second in 60 seasons. In 1970, the ball was transitioned from a four panel to an eight-panel ball. NBA Commissioner David Stern, Spalding Group Vice President Dan Touhey, NBA Sr. Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson, Boston Celtics’ Forward Paul Pierce, and NBA on TNT analyst and two-time NBA champion Kenny Smith unveiled the new Game Ball today at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue prior to the 2006 NBA Draft.
FIBA YEAR OF WOMENFIBA Europe has decided to create a special programme for promoting women’s Basketball. The official launch of the project will be on March 8th (International Women's Day), during the All Star Game in Pécs, Hungary. The culmination of the project will be at EuroBasket Women 2007 in Italy.
NBA basketball pick Pops (who joins Joel freeland)Pops Mensah-Bonsu became the second Englishman (after Joel Freeland) this summer to sign with an NBA side when the Dallas Mavericks agreed to terms with the London native on Thursday evening.
JOEL FREELAND DRAFTED BY NBA TRAILBLAZERSNBA Basketball pick English player Joel Freeland, Last year Joel Freeland was playing in England Basketball’s RAF Under-18 National basketball League - and working in a local supermarket to help fund his basketball development, including his participation with England’s U-18 team at the 2006 European championships. Now he is a NBA Basketball pick.
NBA 2K6 Game ReviewThe structure of NBA 2K6 is almost identical to its last-gen brother of the same name. The largest changes come in the form of graphical enhancements and effects, which aim to bring a bit of the broadcast style back into the series. Depth of field effects and close-to-the-action camera angles help to create a more in-your-face hoops experience that mirrors the excitement of a Live NBA game.