Basketball

Cardiff Metropolitan University was delighted to welcome RISE 3x3 to Cardiff, bringing together an exciting mix of Cardiff Met students, international athletes, NBL players and Welsh national-team talent. The event featured teams representing Wales Men and Wales U23s, alongside players from the Cardiff Met and Archers basketball programmes. Cardiff Met students including Alonzo Rosario, Casey Smith, Tom Gilbert and Rhys Cornelius competed alongside Archers D1 NBL players such

Cardiff Met Basketball has strengthened its women’s programme with the arrival of three experienced players from the United States collegiate system, with Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Laila Anderson and Ivory Finley joining the Archers in Cardiff. #22 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas - #2 Laila Anderson - #0 Ivory Finley The trio bring extensive experience from NCAA basketball to the programme and will combine their playing careers with postgraduate study at Cardiff Metropolitan University, w

Basketball takes centre stage at Archers Arena this weekend, with both the Cardiff Met Archers Women and Men in action as part of a double-header of home fixtures. GET YOUR TICKETS The afternoon begins at 1:30pm, with the Archers Women taking on Sheffield Hatters in the Super League Basketball (SLB), before the Division One Men face Leicester Warriors at 4pm. It promises to be a packed afternoon of basketball at Cyncoed, giving supporters the opportunity to get behind both si

After more than a decade of commitment, leadership and service to Cardiff Met Archers, Laura Shanahan is stepping away from playing in Super League Basketball, bringing to a close a remarkable chapter with the Archers at the highest level of the women’s domestic game. For more than ten years, Shanahan has been a constant within the Cardiff Met programme. Players, coaches and competitions have changed around her, but her commitment to the Archers and the standards she has help

Cardiff Met Archers Men made history at Archers Arena this weekend as the University hosted its first two home fixtures in the British Championship Basketball (BCB) Trophy, becoming the first Welsh team to compete in the competition. With more than 270 spectators coming through the doors across the weekend, including young people involved with the Met Community Youth Service alongside Archers juniors, students, families and supporters, the two highly competitive games welcome

Cardiff Met welcomed some of the country’s leading young basketball players to Cyncoed Campus for a University Experience Day combining high-level competition with an insight into life as a student-athlete. The Cardiff Met Women’s Basketball programme hosted U19 Women’s Elite Basketball Academies from Manchester, Birmingham and Solent on Saturday 12 September, bringing the teams together for a full day of basketball, university insight and player development. Away from the co

Cardiff Met Archers are preparing to begin their 2026/27 British Championship Basketball Trophy campaign, as the men’s programme takes its place in an expanded national competition featuring clubs from across the British basketball pyramid. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW The Archers are one of five Basketball England NBL clubs invited to compete in this season’s Trophy, alongside Oaklands Wolves, Portsmouth Force, Gloucester City Kings and Plymouth Raiders. Scotland’s Signs Express F

Cardiff Metropolitan University continues to establish itself as one of the leading development pathways for young Welsh basketball players, with a growing number of Wales junior internationals progressing through the university programme and into senior basketball. Sol Minty Walker in action. In recent years, Cardiff Met has become the destination of choice for many of Wales’ brightest prospects, combining high-performance basketball with higher education and providing a cle

Cardiff Met Archer Mac Jones has been named Basketball Wales National League MVP for the 2025/26 season following an outstanding individual campaign. The international student produced a series of exceptional performances throughout the season, establishing himself as one of the competition's leading players and a key figure for the Archers. Jones averaged an impressive 32.6 points per game across the campaign, highlighted by a remarkable 50-point performance in Round 6.

Cardiff Met Archers were strongly represented across the Wales squads at the inaugural British Wheelchair Basketball Home Nations competition, with players involved at U14, U18 and Senior level during a successful weekend at the University of Nottingham. The standout result came in the U14 competition, where Lloyd Stonehouse, Romeo Hadley, Immy Nicolai, Joseph Powell and Miller Harris helped Wales claim the championship title. Wales produced an excellent series of performance

Cardiff Met Archers hosted basketball coaches from across Wales at the Archers Arena on Saturday 4 July, for what organisers billed as the first event of its kind held in the country. The clinic brought coaches together to swap ideas and learn from three internationally experienced Spanish coaches, with attendees encouraged to question and discuss the sessions and speak directly with the guests afterwards. Cardiff Met Archers players took part in practical demonstrations thro

Cardiff Met Sport will welcome young players to Archers Arena this August for a series of basketball summer camps, offering children the chance to stay active, build confidence and develop their skills during the school holidays. Book Now The camps are open to children from Reception to Year 6, with sessions running from 09:30 to 12:30 on Tuesday 4 August, Wednesday 5 August and Thursday 6 August. Each day costs £15, with all three sessions available for £45. Wheelchair Baske

The Cardiff Met Archers Schools Festival Finale provided a fantastic celebration of participation, development and collaboration, bringing together young people from primary schools across South Wales for an unforgettable day of basketball. Throughout the year, Cardiff Met Archers Performance Programme players have been delivering block coaching sessions within local schools as part of our ongoing partnership with Basketball Wales. These sessions have provided young people wi

Cardiff played host to the 28th GB Masters Basketball Championships this weekend, with Wales entering a Women's 40+ team for the first time and enjoying a highly successful campaign, winning three of their four games. The team was led by Cardiff Met's Head of Basketball, Sarah Wagstaff, who coached the side throughout the tournament. The squad's strong performances reflected not only the quality of Welsh basketball but also the significant contribution that Cardiff Met Sport

Cardiff Met’s Cyncoed Campus will welcome coaches from across the basketball community this summer as the first Cardiff International Coaches Clinic takes place at Archers Arena on Saturday 4 July 2026. Buy Your Ticket The event, led by Cardiff Met Archers Basketball Coach and Wales U15 Women’s Head Coach Pentxo Cervantes, has been designed to give coaches practical, on-court learning from experienced international coaches working across professional, national team and player

Cardiff Met Archers will compete in the expanded British Championship Basketball Trophy for the 2026/27 season, joining a 20-team competition that brings together clubs from across the British basketball pyramid. The second season of the British Championship Basketball Trophy will begin in early September, with Cardiff Met Archers named among five guest clubs from England and Wales invited to take part. They will be joined by Portsmouth Force, Gloucester City Kings, Plymout

Cardiff Met’s basketball community played a prominent role for Wales at the Commonwealth Games 3x3 qualification tournament in Manchester, as the women’s side reached the final and the men’s team produced a positive campaign against strong Home Nations opposition. The two-day event, held at the National Basketball Performance Centre, featured England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, with Scotland already qualified for Glasgow 2026 as host nation. England ultima

Cardiff Met will be strongly represented in the Wales men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball programmes as attention turns to this weekend’s Commonwealth Games qualification tournament in Manchester. The qualifiers, taking place on 22 and 23 May 2026 at the National Basketball Performance Centre, will see Wales compete for places at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in both the men’s and women’s 3x3 competitions. A number of players and staff with close Cardiff Met connection

Cardiff Met Archers’ women’s basketball team celebrated a memorable cup triumph earlier this month, defeating Trowbridge Phoenix Flames 68-58 in the WEBBA Women’s Cup Final. The Archers produced a strong all-round team performance to secure the trophy, with current international scholar Emme Eisenman named Game MVP after an influential display. Eisenman finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, playing a key role at both ends of the court. One of the standou

20-year-old centre Rhys Cornelius is one of the current Cardiff Met students involved in the wider Wales men’s 3x3 basketball picture as the build-up to Glasgow 2026 gathers pace. Born in Pontypridd and now competing within the Cardiff Met Archers programme, Cornelius is developing in an environment that has become a strong part of the game in Wales. Having started his basketball career with Pontypridd Panthers and Tonyrefail Tigers, he credits the university’s basketball set