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13 May 2026  3 min read

Commonwealth Games: Elite English talent ready for Manchester 3x3 camp

A full complement of pros - including Birmingham 2022 gold and silver medal winners Jamell Anderson, Shanice Beckford-Norton and Cheridene Green - is expected to work-out at the National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) between the 19-21 of May under the tutelage of England 3x3 head coaches Julius Joseph MBE and Sarah Hopkins-Chery.  

From the camp, both coaches will be deciding their quartets to represent England at the Glasgow 2026 Qualifier, also happening at the same venue on the 22-23 May.  

The qualification event will see England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Wales battle it out to secure a spot in the men’s and women’s 3x3 competitions at this year’s Commonwealth Games.   

The players will also be looking to impress on the final squad that competes at the actual Glasgow 2026 games in July – should England qualify.  

During the camp the players will receive full-medical screening, as well as strength and conditioning testing, before taping up to showcase their 3x3 skills. They will also be invited to anti-doping and mental well-being training.  

Additionally, sport talent agency Good Vibes Only will be presenting a brand building workshop to help the athletes understand how they can use their skills and stories to build their profiles.

Athletes*:  

Men’s  

• Jamell Anderson, London 3x3 

• Kavell Bigby-Williams, Al Markaziyyah 

• Ivan Eweka, Barton Cougars

• Veron Eze, London 3x3  

• Toto Fágbénlé, Caledonia Gladiators, London 3x3

• Ashley Hamilton, London 3x3 

• Ceejay Hanson, St Thomas University

• Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Njarðvík

• Ty Nsangu, Reading Rockets 

• Victor Olarerin, Reading Rockets
• Denzel Ubario, Bristol Hurricanes

• Evan Walshe, Bremerhaven, London 3x3

Women’s  

• Marlee Ball, Worcester Wolves
• Shanice Beckford-Norton, Oaklands Wolves 
• Georgia Gayle, B. Braun Sheffield Hatters
• Louisa Gibbins, Loughborough Riders 
• Grace Graham, B. Braun Sheffield Hatters 

• Cheridene Green, Unattached
• Chinwe Iwunze, London Cavaliers 

• Katie Januszewska, Leicester Riders 

• Shequila Joseph, Freseras

• Precious Omoshola, Fordham
• Nina Rickards, Unattached
• Harriet Welham, Endeavour Ipswich

*Camp selection is an on-going process with further men’s and women’s athletes to be added depending on availability.

Watch the home nations battle it out

Tickets for the qualification event are still available from the Basketball England Shop. 

At the event, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Wales will compete in round robin tournament, with all sides playing each other once, with the first and second-placed teams then playing each other in a final.

The winner of each final will secure their spot in the men’s and women’s 3x3 competitions at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Schedule 

Tickets

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games run from 23 July to 2 August, with the 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball tournaments taking centre stage at the Scottish Exhibition Campus from the 24 July to 29 July.