Great Britain's 6ft 11in Scottish forward Robert Archibald believes the future is bright for the team after the 89-78 win in Geneva signalled the team's return to Europe's top flight at the expense of Switzerland.

Archibald's 23 points and six rebounds put the record straight for him after an indifferent performance in the 33-point win over the Swiss at Sheffield last Tuesday.

"I wanted to finish on a high note," he said.

"Especially after how the last game went and how I played. I wanted to play a more solid game, get a little more active."

Archibald and his inside partner, the 7ft 1in Andy Betts, held the Swiss at bay for most of the match and only a late run by the hosts threatened to hand GB their first defeat in nine matches.

"There was no way we were going to lose that game by 34, no matter how well they played," said Archibald, who is moving to play for the Mariupol club in Ukraine.

"We made sure we always one step ahead of them. They had a little more confidence playing at home and we certainly weren't defending the way we can, but the job was 99% done.

"The longer you let a team hang around, the more confident they become. In terms of the big picture, there wasn't any panic going on."

Waiting for GB in European Division A are the likes of former world champions Serbia, Israel, Turkey and Italy, who were silver medallists at the last Olympic Games.

But Archibald, whose father Bobby also played for GB, believes this is the starting point for the lead up to the London Olympics.

"It's been a great experience, the first step in a process building up to 2012," he added.

"Obviously Luol (Deng, who scored 22 points against the Swiss) is the centrepiece and keeping him involved will be key.

"You never know - I certainly think we'll be able to compete.

"Can we make it to a Eurobasket finals? Sure, if we get a good draw and get some good match-ups.

"I think the most important thing will be just keeping everyone involved to keep some continuity in the programme."

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