Nearly 500 people crammed into Copleston Sports Centre on Saturday 1st August as the British basketball community came together to celebrate the life and legacy of one of the game's true legends, Lee Linton-Hodges. It was an extraordinary turnout for a player whose influence on British basketball — and particularly on Ipswich Basketball Club — stretched across almost two decades. Lee tragically passed away on 5th October 2025 after suffering a sudden and unexpected heart attack. His death...

On Thursday 30th July, Copleston Sports Centre was once again packed out as the basketball community came together to honour the memory of Makenna Williams. Players from the past, present and future all came together for a special evening of basketball, joined by some of the legends of the women’s game, to celebrate the life and memory of the former Ipswich and Copleston player, who tragically passed away in June 2022. Now in its fourth year, the Makenna Williams Memorial Game continues to...

The basketball community will come together on Saturday 1 August to celebrate the life and legacy of Lee Linton-Hodges at the inaugural Lee Linton-Hodges Tribute Event, taking place at 3:00pm at Copleston Sports Centre, the home of Ipswich Basketball Club. Lee tragically passed away in October 2025 after suffering a sudden heart attack. Following further investigation, it was revealed that Lee had been living with Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare inherited heart condition that can...