Prunty thrilled to lead team out on British soil as EuroBasket qualifiers come to London

BySportsbeat

Published 25/05/2016 at 10:47 GMT+1

Joe Prunty admits he is relishing the opportunity to lead out the Great Britain basketball team on British soil when the FIBA EuroBasket2017 qualifiers come to London this year.

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All three qualifiers will take place at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in September as the GB team look to secure their place at next year's tournament in Romania, Finland, Israel and Turkey.

They will face FYR Macedonia on September 3, before taking on Luxembourg and Hungary on September 7 and 10 respectively.

And for head coach Prunty, this is one opportunity his team are determined not to let slip through their fingers.

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"I am looking forward to assembling the GB squad for these FIBA EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers," said Prunty.

"This is another important campaign for British Basketball and I have already had several good conversations with players about the programme and their availability for the summer.

"We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us and are looking forward to the challenge."

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