Basketball

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...

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...