GB U20 men advance to European Quarter-Finals

The Great Britain U20 Men’s team have reached the quarter-finals of the FIBA U20 EuroBasket 2025, Division B in Yerevan after finishing second in Group A with a 2-2 record.

Alan Keane’s side sealed second spot in the group, and the right to face Group B winners Latvia in the quarters on Friday, by defeating Portugal 67-66 in their final group game.

This head to head victory against Portugal, along with other results, allowed Team GB to come in second above the Portuguese as both sides recorded two wins and two losses in group play.

Vermont transfer Benjamin Michaels scored 18 points and made a decisive steal, before sinking two clutch free throws with two seconds left to close out the game against Portugal. Kyle Maddison of Stevens Institute of Technology hit four out of six from three and provided 17 points off the bench, while 2025 Hoopsfix All Star Classic MVP Edward Onyia had a massive 15 point and 16 rebound double-double.

Jhonathan Andrade was a standout for Portugal with 16 points.

Team GB opened their campaign with a comprehensive 75-61 win over Bulgaria where five players scored double figures, headlined by a 15 point, 10 board double-double from Onyia and a 14 point, nine rebound and three block performance from Texas commit Lewis Obiorah.

Ivo Korestilov notched up 12 points to be the highest scorer for the Bulgarians.

An 80-63 loss against eventual Group A winners Croatia and a 61-48 defeat to Slovakia then ensued before the final group game victory against Portugal. Toni Torbarina dropped 12 points for Croatia in their triumph and Peter Kovacik had 15 points for Slovakia in their matchup, with Onyia topping the Brits’ scoring charts in both fixtures after he tallied 11 points against the Croatians and 10 points and 12 boards against the Slovakians.

So far in the tournament, GB have been led in scoring by Onyia who has averaged a double-double with 12.8 points and 10.3 boards per contest, whilst Michaels has also had a productive impact with averages of 12.5 points and 6.0 rebounds each game.

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