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The Great Britain men's national basketball team (also known as GB Basketball or GB) represents Great Britain in international basketball competitions. The national team is administered by British Basketball. The current governing body for the Great Britain team was formed by the national federations of England (Basketball England), Scotland (Basketballscotland), and Wales (Basketball Wales) on 1 December 2005. Prior to the merger, England, Scotland, and Wales competed independently during international play except for Olympic events. Great Britain have qualified for the top European tournament being the EuroBasket, four times (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017). Although before or since the alliance, no British team in history has ever qualified for the FIBA World Cup. However, Great Britain has played at the Olympic Games twice (1948, 2012), in which they hosted.