GB Senior Women Final Squad for Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers Named

Great Britain have touched down in ITaly as the countdown to their final EuroBasket Women 2017 qualifiers continues.

They’re in Lucca, where they face the first of two significant games which will decide whether GB’s women will take their place among Europe’s elite next June.

First up come Italy on Saturday night (1945 GMT), where victory is essential if GB are to progress. The hosts lead Group C with a 4-0 record but with Stef Collins and Temi Fagbenle restored to the lineup, GB are confident they can overturn the defeat inflicted on home soil suffered in Manchester.

Italy will have the influential Laura Macchi at their disposal but will be without forward Jenifer Nadalin in their 21-player squad.

After proceedings on Saturday night, GB travel to Albania for their final game on Wednesday afternoon which could yet have something riding on the result if they win in Lucca.

GB Head Coach Chema Buceta says, “We are taking a squad which we believe can deliver two wins out of two and covers all possibilities. I believe in these players.”

Final GB Senior Women’s Squad for Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers
Dominique Allen
Stef Collins
Ella Clark
Temi Fagbenle
Georgia Gayle
Chantelle Handy
Georgia Jones
Jo Leedham
Eilidh Simpson
Azania Stewart
Jamila Thompson
Rachael Vanderwal
Savannah Wilkinson

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