Basketball

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...

The Varsity basketball match is set to tip off at the Motorpoint Arena on the 29th of March, but how have both sides fared coming into the big game? It has been an inconsistent season for both teams’ squads in the BUCS leagues, with UoN’s women’s 1st team finishing...

UoN Men’s Basketball’s great 2017/18 campaign ended on a disappointing note on Friday night as they fell just short in their Varsity contest with Nottingham Trent. The side went down 64-58 at Motorpoint Arena, although they showed great fight in a closely fought contest in front of a lively...

Basketball is always one of the highlights of the Varsity series, played in front of a packed house full of passionate fans at the Motorpoint Arena, but this year looks to be a particularly captivating contest. Having lost the last two Varsity meetings, UoN come into this year’s match...

UoN men’s 1s Basketball sealed the BUCS Midlands 1A title with a 66-56 victory over the University of Cambridge on Wednesday night at Jubilee Campus, continuing an excellent campaign in coach Mindaugas Janiska’s first season in charge. The Green and Gold had to fight hard for their victory, struggling...

With the BUCS season coming to a climax and the highly anticipated Varsity clash with Nottingham Trent approaching, UoN’s Men’s 1s Basketball team head coach Mindaugas Janiska has a big first few months of 2018 ahead of him. For the 250th edition of Impact, we spoke to the new...