Great Britain End 12-year Wait For Eurobasket Victory

Great Britain ended their 12-year hold for a EuroBasket triumph pinch a daze 89-83 triumph complete Montenegro successful Finland.

In their last Group B match, Myles Hesson and Akwasi Yeboah led scoring for Britain pinch 25 and 23 points respectively.

GB beryllium 48th successful Fiba's world rankings, 32 places beneath Montenegro.

However, some teams will exit EuroBasket astatine nan group shape because of fourth-placed Sweden's superior constituent difference, pinch nan apical 4 from each group advancing to nan past 16.

In Britain's astir caller EuroBasket appearances, successful 2022 and 2017, they mislaid each 5 group matches each time, pinch their past EuroBasket triumph having travel against Germany successful 2013.

The British squad is 1 of six from nan 24 EuroBasket nations - and nan only 1 successful their group - not to incorporate astatine slightest 1 progressive NBA player.

Instead, Britain's squad is made up of players who play domestically crossed nan Super League, arsenic good arsenic successful Hungary, Turkey, Italy and Greece.

Montenegro were captained by Chicago Bulls centre Nikola Vucevic, who scored 31 points, arsenic good arsenic registering 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Vucevic, 34, called clip connected his 14-year world profession pursuing nan match.