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The Great Britain men's national basketball team, known as Great Britain or GB, is the national team for Great Britain in basketball. The current governing body for the Great Britain team was formed by the national basketball organisations of England (England Basketball), Scotland (basketballscotland) and Wales (Basketball Wales) on 1 December 2005 in order to provide a competitive team for international competition. This structure does not include the basketball association of Northern Ireland; Northern Irish players normally represent the Ireland national basketball team, though they are also eligible to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games.
Great Britain's head coach is Chris Finch of Rio Grande Valley Vipers, assisted by Tony Garbelotto, Tim Lewis and Nick Nurse. Its best-known player is NBA star Luol Deng.
The British Basketball Federation is responsible for managing the Great Britain men's and women's national teams. Great Britain now fields men's and women's sides at senior and Under-20 levels. Each home nation continues to field separate teams at all age levels.
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