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More success for former Ipswich Bobcat Basketball player ‘Sally Kaznica’ as she is selected for The Great Britain Squad Again!

Former Suffolk and Ipswich Bobcat ‘starlet’ Sally Kaznica, who recently played a major role in securing a Commonwealth Games Bronze medal for England, has now been selected again for the Great Britain squad to play in the forthcoming European Championships.

The reason for the Great Britain squad is in preparation for the 2012 Olympics where we have to compete under that banner as is the case for all Olympic sports involving our home countries.

This was another proud moment for her parents who live in Felixstowe as well as everybody connected with Ipswich Basketball Club where Sally spent much of her developmental years.

Sally has now gained representative honours at every level from leading her former school, Holbrook High, to become National Champions, to Club, Regional and National Championships, and subsequently to England Junior and Senior International Caps.

The Great Britain squad now embark on a month of serious activity as they have to train for and play four International as part of the European Championship qualifiers. They have two tough home games against Estonia and Bosnia & Herzegovina and away games in Luxembourg and Portugal.

Sally has signed a new contract to play basketball for the Coca-Cola Rhondda Rebels again this coming season. They are undoubtedly one of the top Women’s basketball team in this country having won many honours in recent seasons.

Centre Louise Gamman, a former Bobcat, who now plays in Italy, also makes the squad.

GB WOMEN - 14-PLAYER SQUAD NAMED FOR EUROPEANS

Great Britain senior women’s coach Mark Clark will take a 14-player squad into his side’s four crucial European Championship games next month.

Clark’s side host Estonia at the Amaechi Centre in Manchester on Saturday September 1, before travelling to Luxembourg the following Saturday.

They return to Manchester on Wednesday September 11 to face Bosnia & Herzegovina before wrapping up the group stage of the competition with a trip to Portugal on Saturday September 15.

Britain currently lie second in the group with two wins from four games, and a top two finish will see them progress to the promotion games where they would play a side from Group A. The winner of that game gains promotion to the A Division.

Andrea Congreaves, 6’ 3” forward, Rhondda Rebels

Georgia Jones, 5’ 9” guard, Manchester Magic

Lisa Hutchinson 5’ 9” guard, Sheffield Hatters

Chantelle Handy, 6’ 2” guard, Marshall University (USA)

Stephanie Collins, 5’ 7” guard, Rhondda Rebels

Sally Kaznica, 5’ 9” guard, Rhondda Rebels

Katie Butters, 6’ 0” forward, Nottingham Wildcats

Kristy Lavin, 6’ 0” forward, Manchester Magic

Rosalee Mason, 5’ 11” forward, Sierre (Switzerland)

Louise Gamman, 6’ 2” centre, Vicenza (Italy)

Kim Butler, 6’ 3” centre, Anda Ramat, (Israel)

Katie Crowley, 5’ 10” guard, Sheffield Hatters

Arek Deng, 6’ 2” centre, Player Christ (France)

Megan Moody, 6’ 2” forward, Gran Canaria (Spain).

Clark will be able to name 12 of the squad for each European Championship game.