Great Britain Ends 12‑Year EuroBasket Drought with Win Over Montenegro

Great Britain snapped a twelve‑year EuroBasket winless streak with an 89‑83 upset of Montenegro in their final Group B game.

• Myles Hesson led GB with 25 points and Akwasi Yeboah added 23 as the team rallied from an early deficit.
• Montenegro’s veteran Nikola Vucevic posted 31 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, but the British surge held in the closing minutes.
• The win raises GB’s EuroBasket record to a single victory since 2013 (against Germany) but is insufficient to advance; Sweden qualified on point differential, leaving GB and Montenegro eliminated.
• GB remains ranked 48th in the FIBA world rankings, 32 places below Montenegro, and the squad features no active NBA players, drawing talent from the domestic Super League and clubs in Hungary, Turkey, Italy and Greece.
• The result is seen as a morale boost for UK basketball, reflecting a decade of investment in youth academies, coaching education and league development.

Why it matters: the victory highlights the growing depth of British basketball talent and offers a tangible sign of progress toward future international competitiveness.

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