{"id":312920,"date":"2025-08-02T21:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312920\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:42:20","slug":"college-stars-and-euro-vets-headline-great-britains-tournament-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312920\/","title":{"rendered":"College stars and Euro vets headline Great Britain\u2019s tournament squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Basketball in <a href=\"https:\/\/basketballsphere.com\/en\/?s=great+britain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great Britain<\/a> has been making steady progress year after year, though it still remains far from the elite level of European basketball.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this summer\u2019s European Championship, Great Britain finds itself in a challenging group alongside Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Montenegro, and Germany.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballsphere.com\/en\/euroleague-rosters-2025-2026-all-moves-signings-in-one-place-updated-daily\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>EUROLEAGUE ROSTERS 2025\/26: All moves &amp; signings in one place (UPDATED DAILY)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this summer\u2019s European Championship, Great Britain finds itself in a challenging group alongside Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Montenegro, and Germany.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The British national team features a wide array of talented players active across Europe and the U.S. The extended roster includes <strong>Amin Adamu, Aaryn Rai,<\/strong> and <strong>Tarik Phillip<\/strong> from the London Lions, while <strong>Kaiyem Cleary<\/strong> plays for Manchester Basketball and <strong>Josh Ward-Hibbert<\/strong> represents Newcastle Eagles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Black-Ripped-Podcast-Youtube-Thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"EuroLeague Betting in Greece\" class=\"wp-image-163197 size-full\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballsphere.com\/en\/link\/betlabel_bonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/betlabel-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148540\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Daniel Akin<\/strong> plays for Kolossos Rhodes, <strong>Jubrile Belo<\/strong> suits up for Stade Rochelais Basket, and <strong>Quinn Ellis<\/strong> wears the jersey of the legendary Olimpia Milano. <strong>Myles Hesson<\/strong> plays in Lithuania for Neptunas, while <strong>Noah Horchler<\/strong> is part of Greek side AS Karditsas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Luke Nelson<\/strong> competes with Anwil Wloclawek, and <strong>Gabe Olaseni<\/strong> represents Mersin MSK in Turkey. 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