The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The London Lions claimed victory over the Leicester Riders yesterday in both the men’s and women’s BBL Play-off finals at the O2 Arena. The win hands the women’s team their first-ever domestic quadruple, while history was also made for the men’s team with their debut piece of Play-off final silverware. Ty Battle claimed MVP honours, […]
The University of Gloucestershire men’s basketball team lost 63-62 in overtime last night to the Worcester Cyclones in the GBBA’s local league. The Raiders had a chance to win the game with the final possession of the game, but a missed three left the team heartbroken and extends their losing streak to three. View this […]
Gloucester Sport CEO Jay Marriott is full of belief after the Gloucester City Kings beat Exeter Spartans 57-44 to take them to two consecutive wins in the National Basketball League England. Marriott a former professional basketball player himself spent last season head coach of the Gloucester City Queens franchise which unfortunately disbanded after just one […]
The Gloucester City Kings picked up a win in their National Basketball League Division Three game against Exeter Spartans at St Peters high school on Saturday afternoon. The Kings defeated Cardiff Met Archers II in their last game and came into this matchup versus fourth place Spartans with some momentum behind them. In the first […]
The Gloucester City Queens suffered their first loss without star player Melita Emanuel-Carr since she was controversially released in mid-January. The Queens fell to a bruising 71-55 loss to Caledonia Pride in Edinburgh yesterday evening in a performance that showed nothing that the team stands for according to coach Jay Marriot. “My disappointment is that […]
The Gloucester City Queens got their third win of their debut WBBL season as they defeated the stubborn Nottingham Wildcats 75-69 in an enthralling game at Oxstalls on Sunday. Bianca Osas-Maxwell led the way for the Queens with 19 points – including two buzzer beaters – and 8 rebounds as the side ended their five-game […]
Gloucester City Queens star Melita Emanuel-Carr has highlighted the late Andrea Boreland as one of her basketball inspirations. Emanuel-Carr was speaking during Black History Month, which took place during October. As a black woman, the month has plenty of meaning to the 26-year-old, who highlighted former London Lions coach Boreland as an inspiration. “Andrea, who […]
A 66-69 defeat to Manchester Met Mystics handed Gloucester City Queens their first loss of the WBBL season in a nail biting finish at Oxstalls Sport Park. The Queens looked down and out midway through the 4th quarter but almost made a dramatic comeback to send the game into overtime. Head coach Jay Marriott remained […]
The co-chairman of Gloucester City AFC, Alex Petheram, has recently invested heavily into the city’s basketball team, Gloucester Knights, marking a major landmark in the future of Gloucestershire sport. The aim of Petheram’s co-ownership and investment is to get the Knights into the top division of Basketball in the UK to the British Basketball League […]
Six time all-star Blake Griffin has agreed a buyout with the Detroit Pistons to make himself a free agent. The Brooklyn Nets will acquire the power forward but will look to use him from the bench to help address consistent issues with defense and undersized lineups. For all the latest sports new follow our live […]