British Basketball has claimed it will have to withdraw the senior men’s and women’s teams from competition unless £1 million in funding can be found MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty ImagesThe sports minister Tracey Crouch will hold an “emergency summit” next week to address British Basketball’s funding crisis. Representatives from basketball and UK Sport, the funding body, will attend the meeting, along with Crouch and officials from the department of culture, media and sport. British Basketball has claimed that it will have no choice but to withdraw its senior men’s and women’s teams from international competition unless £1 million in funding can be found. Lisa Wainwright, British Basketball’s chief executive, said: “We are pleased that the minister has called this crucial meeting and we very much hope that sense can prevail and a funding solution can be found to support elite basketball, both in the immediate and longer term.”The meeting comes as UK Sport…

Source: The Times March 02, 2018 17:03 UTC