COVENTRY-born basketball star Callum Lawson has been named in the Team GB squad for their upcoming Basketball World Cup qualifiers.
Lawson will be part of the squad that host Serbia next Friday (November 11) at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, before the team travel to Riga to face Latvia the following Monday (November 14).
And Lawson is part of a 24-man roster named by Great Britain Men’s National Team Head Coach Marc Steutel as new faces join an established core of proven talent.
Great Britain have already made national team history by reaching the Second Qualifying Round for the first time ever and are vying for one of the top three positions in Group I which would see them advance to the final tournament in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines next summer.
Coach Steutel said: “We’ve got a monumental task ahead of us against two basketball powerhouses, but this is why we compete and there were a lot of positives for us from our last qualifier against Latvia, including our defensive application, how we stuck to the scout and the game plan.
“We’ve just got to embody all of those things again and work towards the outcome that we desire from these games.
“Any time you’re selected to represent this team, especially against a powerhouse like Serbia, it is very exciting, and to go up against Latvia again in Riga will be something to look forward to.
“We’ve created a great family environment in camp between the players and staff and it is a really special feeling to be a part of this group, so I can’t wait to bring us all back together and start trying to build something again over the coming months.”
