The GB Maxis Men’s performance programme was initiated in September 2020, initially seeking interest to form a GB 35+ team to compete in the European Maxibasketball Championships in Malaga. However, with more than 100 expressions of interest from all age categories, the programme expanded to offer opportunities for former national and international male players from 35+ through to 55+.

Our GB Men’s 35+ team are the current European Maxibasketball Championship 2022 & 2024 Silver medalists and World Maxibasketball Championship 2025 Bronze medalists.  Our GB Men 40+ team secured a creditable 4th place medal at the European Maxibasketball Championship 2022.

JESSE SAZANT
Men’s Programme Lead 

Winning multiple Coach of the Year awards across various national leagues, Jesse has coached junior and senior teams, and has a proven track record of developing players in a performance environment. He has also worked alongside Canada’s leading basketball coach, Dave Smart and was part of the GB Basketball U16 national team staff at this years European Championship.

Jesse takes a lead role in aspects of coach development, leading on mental education as well as mentoring.  He also coached our GB M45+ team at this year’s World Championship in Ticino.

GB Maxis Men Programme coaches 2025/26: Ally Sinclair, Emilie Fairnington, Donnie Cabrera, Mark Poynton, Nick O’Leary and Mohamed Jalloh.  New to the men’s programme this year is coach John Manzon (London).