• Buchan

Another of Scotland's most exciting basketball prospects is heading for the United States later this year. Mairi Buchan is a pupil at Denny High School and a member of Falkirk Fury and the 6ft 2in forward is possibly Scotland's best hope of a place in the Great Britain team for the 2012 Olympics. read more

 

• BULL TAKES CHARGE

Iain "The Bull" Maclean has been re-appointed coach to the Scottish Universities men's team who will defend their British title at the British Universities Games in Edinburgh in April. read more

• DONNA FINNIE IS NEW WOMEN'S COACH

Donna Finnie, Scotland's most successful female coach and coach to the national junior women's side, has been appointed coach of the Scottish Universities women's team for the first time. She has still to apoint her assistants.

 

• MEGAN BACK IN SPAIN - HITS HEIGHTS IN PYRENEES

Megan Moody, the Australian-born Scot who excelled for Great Britain women in their European Championship campaign last year, has moved clubs in Spain to Cadi La Seu D'Urgell, who are in the North, close to Andorra. read more

 

• Scotland To Host Top Hoops Tourney

Scotland will host the European Senior Men's C Championship in Edinburgh next June, the first senior European basketball tournament to come to Scotland for over two decades.
Following a successul bid by the City of Edinburgh Council, who will support the event to the extent of £30,000, the championship will go ahead, not at Meadowbank Sports Centre, where the last European tournament and the recent Great Britain v Albania game were held, but at Edinburgh University's Pleasance Games Hall. read more

• No TV coverage if Euro2007 in the UK

Despite the success of the British team in reaching a promotional play-off with Switzerland for a place in the European A Championship in two years time, which should guarantee their place in the London 2012 Olympics, British basketball fans have been prevented from following the finals of this year's event, Euro 2007, which is taking place this week and next in Spain and features many of the World's best players. read more