Charlie Haynes has been confirmed as part of Great Britain’s junior national-team coaching staff for summer 2026. Basketball England’s official announcement names Haynes as one of the assistant coaches for the U16 Men’s programme, while Reading Rockets publicly congratulated him as “HHS Elite Academy Coach and Reading Rockets Club Coach.”
The official announcement was published on 7 July 2026. Haynes will work under head coach Liam Jefferson alongside assistant coach Jacob Dearman, with Great Britain due to compete at the FIBA U16 EuroBasket 2026 Division B in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 6 to 15 August. The tournament schedule lists Great Britain in Group C with Denmark, Austria, Hungary and Estonia. Hartland High School’s current website identifies Haynes as its Head of Youth Academy, and Reading Rockets’ official club site lists him as one of its current junior head coaches. Appointment-specific quotes are unspecified in the checked primary sources.
