Wales Prepare for Senior 3×3 Commonwealth Qualifiers
Basketball Wales has announced the squads and staff preparing for the upcoming Senior Men’s and Women’s 3×3 Commonwealth Qualifiers.
The event, scheduled for the weekend of 22nd-24th May, will serve as the qualification tournament for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, featuring both the senior men’s and women’s 3×3 teams.
Coaching and Support Staff
The programme will be led by:
- Laura Shanahan – Women’s Head Coach
- James Dawe – Men’s Head Coach
- Beth Jones – Commonwealth Games Team Manager and Performance Lead
- Stefan Rosier – Performance Lead
Beth Jones said:
“It’s a privilege to support both senior teams as we prepare for the Commonwealth Qualifiers. A huge amount of work is going into our preparations, and the commitment from everyone involved has been exceptional. We’re excited about the challenge ahead, and I’m confident that this will be a fantastic experience for everyone.”
Women’s Squad
The women’s squad includes players competing across domestic and university programmes:
- Brooke Leo – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Emma Bailey – Cardiff Met Archers
- Eleanor Bishop – Brent Bulls
- Issy Bunyan – Montana State
- Jenny Dorney Savage – Slough Cobras
- Eloise Ferguson – Slough Cobras
- Tia Freeman – Anglia Ruskin University
- Maisie Harrhy – Missouri Valley College
- Jess Hunt – London All Stars
- Lily Parkin – Cardiff Met Archers
- Daisy Porter – Oaklands Wolves
- Carys Roy – Saint Peter’s University
- Laura Shanahan – Cardiff Met Archers
Women’s Head Coach Laura Shanahan said:
“It’s an honour to be the head coach for this campaign with the Wales 3×3 team. Our previous Commonwealth Games qualifiers in 2022 gave us an incredibly valuable experience, and travelling to compete in Belfast in May 2025 allowed us to build on that foundation, put key learning into practise, and continue developing our cohesion as a group. We’ve established a strong core over the past few years, and the new additions have integrated well. I’m looking forward to a competitive block of camps before we head to the qualifiers in May.”
Men’s Long List
The men’s programme has also announced a long list of players currently involved in preparations:
- Alex Koukouravas – Oxford University
- Alonzo Rosario – Cardiff Archers
- Ben Woog – Loughborough Riders
- Ed Potter – Exeter Spartans
- Jake Kinder – Exeter Spartans
- Johny McKew – Essex Rebels
- Jonny Hall – Little Rock Lightning
- Lucas Davies – Cardiff Archers
- Lucas Scotland – Cardiff Archers
- Onanefe Atufe – Cardiff City
- Panos Karras – Loughborough Riders
- Rhys Cornelius – Cardiff Archers
- Rhys Farrell – Gloucester City Kings
- Rhys Grocott – Penn State Shenango
- Ryan Gannicleft – Anglia Ruskin University
- Tomide Akinsiku – Loughborough Riders
Men’s Head Coach James Dawe said:
“We’re excited to work with this talented and committed group as we enter the next phase of preparation. The commonwealth qualification games are a big focus, but we’re also building the foundations for the future Welsh 3×3 programme.”
Further details on the event schedule, venue, and final squads will be confirmed in due course as Wales continues preparations for the Commonwealth Qualifiers.
