Basketball

Henry Durand You may not know it, but we are in the midst of a sporting revolution here in the UK. Whilst this may not be on the scale of 1776, the United States is coming for British tradition once again, and there are signs of success already, as...

Rachel Roberts The University of Nottingham’s Women’s Basketball team edged out Nottingham Trent 81-73 in a thrilling start to the Nottingham Games. A game where the lead frequently switched sides, it was never not entertaining. UoN had played very little together as a team prior to this match –...

Jennie offers a personal account of her experiences playing basketball and how skills learned in training helped her develop both on and off the court...

Joe Hughes  The gradual return of sport across the summer has seen its stars use their platforms to protest for social and political reform in numbers like never before, but how much of an effect do they really have? Joe Hughes takes a look at campaigns both at home...

A court-side tour de force and sporting sweetheart, it is difficult to see the life of Basketball kingpin Kobe Bryant as anything short of glittering, but in light of his recent tragic death, Olivia delves into the more turbulent margins of his legacy. ...

US basketball legend and father of two died in a helicopter crash in California on January 26th. Bryant and his second daughter Gianna, aged just 14, along with 7 other passengers, departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California on a helicopter destined for Bryant’s Mamba Academy for a...

It was a mixed night for UoN on Friday at the Motorpoint Arena, as they split their Varsity basketball double header with cross-town rivals Nottingham Trent. The evening began positively as the women’s fixture saw an impressively comfortable 66-50 victory to avenge last year’s reverse, but the men’s side...