History made. 🏆🇬🇧
London Lions win Game 2 of the FIBA EuroCup Womens Final by 11, which was enough to overturn the deficit from Game 1 and be crowned champions.
What a win. What a moment. What a team.
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Super League Basketball has announced its broadcast deal.
DAZN has acquired exclusive global broadcasting rights to Super League Basketball.
Every game, live and on demand, at no cost.
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Five teams from Basketball England’s NBL D1 and two teams from basketballscotland’s Scottish Basketball Championship will join the nine SLB franchises when the SLB Cup commences in January.
Sheffield Sharks' new arena officially unveils its new name:
The new site will now be called the Canon Medical Arena until 2033.
📷
@pcasheffield
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🔹1x British Basketball League champion
🔹1x British Basketball League Trophy winner
🔹2x British Basketball League Cup Winner
🔹Former player-coach for Sheffield Sharks
🔹1998/99 Coach of the Year
Chris Finch is now an NBA All-Star Coach
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Not only does our new name, British Basketball Daily (BBD), reflect the fact that the "BBL" is no more, but also our ambition to cover GB basketball and the wider British basketball culture going forward.
Things we still don't know about SLB:
🔹Manchester name and roster
🔹London Lion roster
🔹Schedule/Fixtures
🔹Streaming/broadcast deal
🔹Playoffs and competitions
🔹Jerseys
Have we missed anything?
And so another BBL season comes to an end. This is the first full season that BBL Daily has covered the league, and we wanted to thank you for all your support.
We've got lots planned for the off-season, we're just getting started.
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@bblofficial
Newcastle Eagles have announced their intention to enter the ENBL next season, playing European basketball for the first time in 33 years.
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Žalgiris, the Kaunas-based basketball club, in collaboration with technology accelerator Tesonet, is taking over the London Lions.
Tesonet has acquired the London Lions, and Žalgiris will manage the club.
More info:
Kimbal Mackenzie has been announced as the new Head Coach of the Niagara College women's team, effective immediately.
He captained River Lions to their first CEBL championship this week.
First thing the Nix have done after getting their hands on the Trophy is run straight to the fans to celebrate with them.
You love to see it. Congratulations.
Today marks two years since the launch of BBL Daily. 🎉
A lot of evolution, a lot of change, and we're still finding our feet. One thing's for sure, we'll continue championing British basketball as best we can.
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Bristol Flyers will become the first British team to compete in the newly-formed European North Basketball League (ENBL) next season.
Flyers will play at least 7 ENBL games alongside their BBL schedule.
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@BristolFlyers
@ENBLeague
Manchester basketball lives on.
Per,
@Hoopsfix
the Manchester Giants have been sold to an American investment group and will play in
@SprLeagueBball
this upcoming season.
However, the Giants name will not be carried forward.
Goodbye Surrey Scorchers, hello Surrey 89ers (a.k.a. The Niners).
A new club, headed up by Dan Clark, will join the consortium of clubs in the new top flight league starting this year.
“As part of the final deal, Hudson Weir were able to save the club, with no loss of jobs, a positive return to creditors, and the London Lions will be playing next season"
London Lions bought out of administration by Lithuanian group and Zalgiris Kaunas
The British Basketball Federation has granted an interim licence to operate the men’s professional basketball league in Great Britain to
Premier Basketball Limited, a company formed by a consortium of British clubs.
Skyler White showing love for
@CheshireNix
"The most special team I've ever been a part of. Grateful for every moment together."
"Thank you to the best fans in the league, you got us through some big games. Love you NixNation"
"Let's run it back."
LATEST LEAGUE UPDATE
🔹The league is set to launch by the end of August 2024.
🔹Key announcements regarding the league name, operation details, and commercial partnerships will be made soon.
News out of London Lions is that Super League Basketball will have a salary cap.
"As part of this new chapter, player budgets will be aligned with the newly established salary cap, ensuring a fair and competitive environment for all athletes involved."
Dan Clark confirms Lloyd Gardner will stay on as Surrey 89ers Head Coach.
"It's basically a carry over - the same staff, manager and people, just a different ownership group, so we're really excited."
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Caledonia take the win, but the Plymouth City Patriots — who could only field five players after Jacob Wiley and Tyrell Green failed to catch their flight — deserve a huge amount of credit for a heroic performance in tough circumstances.
📷
@britishbasketm
#BritishBasketball
The two-stage stadium development will see Gladiators’ men and women initially move into an 1,800-seater temporary stadium, before work begins on a 6,000-seater venue in 2024, to be completed in 2026.
📷
@Cal_Gladiators
#BritishBasketball
Alan Partridge star Steven Coogan is leading an investment group to bring BBL team to East Anglia.
The Norwich-based club will be called 'Norfolk Knights'.
#BritishBasketball
Following the success of last season’s Retro Nights between the Riders and Giants, five games in March and April will bring back old-school flavour and celebrate the rich history of the BBL.
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The Giants are up for sale.
The BBL are currently in the process of engaging with third party investors and are inviting offers from potential buyers who match the ambition, growth and professionalism of the league.
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Super League Basketball will return on Friday 27th September with Trophy group stages, Championship season starts 1st November, Cup qualifiers starting in January, and the Playoff Final on 18th May.
Full details below.
.
@CheshireNix
become latest franchise to secure major investment, as SDSsports take a controlling interest in the club - SDSsports also own stakes in Denver Nuggets’ G-League side Grand Rapids Gold & Australian NBL side NZ Breakers 🇬🇧🏀
The Manchester Giants v Bristol Flyers game was stopped for 15 minutes today as Rowell Graham-Bell suffered a "severe ankle break".
Our thoughts are with Rowell and wish him all the best in his recovery.
#BritisgBasketball
We've got off-season reports to drop for every team in the British Basketball League.
The ins, the outs, and what you can expect from them in the 2023/24 campaign.
Who do you want to see first?
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@britishbasketm
Only five players in the British Basketball League are shooting above 40% from three while attempting 5+ threes a game.
🔹Matt Morgan (43.51%)
🔹Lukas Palyza (43.46%)
🔹Maceo Jack (40.66%)
🔹Justin Robinson (40.63%)
🔹Quin Cooper (40.63%)
Elite.
📷
@britishbasketm
Manchester Basketball's Super League Basketball campaign starts in just six days, as they travel to Caledonia.
As of right now, they have announced five players and no Head Coach.
Expecting a TON of information from MCR over the next few days.
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The London Lions of the BBL are hiring former Austin Spurs coach Petar Bozic as a new head coach, sources tell ESPN. Bozic replaces Ryan Schmidt, who recently left to join the Atlanta Hawks organization.
The league table has been reset. It's almost time.
It's a new year. New teams. New faces. This time next week, the British Basketball League returns.
What do you think the table will look like come the end of the regular season?
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Sky Sports & NOW to broadcast up to 40
@britishbasketm
games across the season.
New set-up to bring the highest quality viewing experience and analysis ever seen in British basketball.
League confirms broadcast to be led and presented by Jeanette Kwakye MBE.
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HUGE BBL NEWS via Mark Woods.
New format agreed for 2023/24 season:
🔸BBL Cup is no more.
🔸BBL Trophy moved to January and without non-BBL clubs.
🔸Play-off QFs and SFs will be a 3-game series
🔸All-Star Game to return for the first time since 2011.
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Sheffield Sharks' new arena officially unveils its new name:
The new site will now be called the Canon Medical Arena until 2033.
📷
@pcasheffield
#BritishBasketball
Sad final point in today's
@Hoopsfix
piece:
"...it appears as though the SLB will stand at nine teams for the season, with no official updates on Plymouth City Patriots – again, owned by Basketball League Limited, and widely expected to fold."
💻 | We're looking for contributors.
If you're a writer, videographer, or content creator who wants to champion British basketball, we want to hear from you.
Our DMs are open.
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📚 | When
@D_Defoe
first signed with the
@NewcastleEagle
, there was no such thing as:
— Facebook
— YouTube
— Twitter
— the iPhone
The BBL also included the Birmingham Bullets, Brighton Bears, Chester Jets, London Towers, MK Lions, and Thames Valley Tigers.
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✍️ | Darius Defoe back for Eagles for a 19th season.
Defoe has won every honour in the BBL many times over and holds the record as the league’s most decorated star with a sensational 27 trophies to his name.
▶️
#BritishBasketball
@NewcastleEagle
🥇 | After Team England and Team Scotland’s performances at the first ever basketball 3x3 at the Commonwealth Games, fans of British basketball have a lot to be proud of, and a lot to be excited about.
FULL RECAP:
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Newcastle Eagles will compete in the 2024/25 ENBL season.
Eagles have been selling European game season tickets for a while, but this is the first official confirmation from
@ENBLeague
.
The consortium of clubs awarded the licence for men’s professional basketball in Great Britain has today revealed the official trading name as Super League Basketball.
GB international Jelani Watson-Gayle has left Bristol Flyers for Belgian side Brussels Basketball.
The 6'1" PG, currently playing in the CEBL, averaged 13.1 points and 2.6 assists while shooting 42.6% from three in his rookie season.
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In case you missed it, this was a video review from the Sheffield Sharks v Bristol Flyers game.
What do you think about video reviews in the British Basketball League?
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NBA basketball is returning to the BBC on Friday 24th February.
They're showing Miami Heat @ Milwaukee Bucks on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app from 00:25am.
Fingers crossed we'll get some British hoops on free-to-air TV soon.
Ahead of tonight's EuroBasket 2025 qualifier, we sat down with GB GM Dan Clark to discuss preparation for this window, putting a squad together, and the work that's being done to build trust back into the national team.
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@gbbasketball
📝 | Off-season has been busy for some BBL clubs, while other are biding their time. Here's a picture of the rumours and news from the off-season so far.
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📷
@ChrisTUBPodcast
#BritishBasketball
✍️ | Darius Defoe back for Eagles for a 19th season.
Defoe has won every honour in the BBL many times over and holds the record as the league’s most decorated star with a sensational 27 trophies to his name.
▶️
#BritishBasketball
@NewcastleEagle
The Caledonia Gladiators will be entering the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds next month.
That makes a total of FOUR BBL teams playing in Europe next season.
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The London Lions have partnered with Greenhouse Sports to provide up to 3,000 children in some of the most deprived areas of London with an unprecedented pathway to a career in professional basketball.
LDN x
@GreenhouseSport
🏀💚 (1/2)
The London Lions and Greenhouse Sports partner to foster a new generation of basketball talent. 📈
📄 Read more:
#WeAreLondon
Confirmation of a few changes:
🔹The 'Championship' is now called the regular season
🔹The Trophy final four AND Final will be on the same weekend in Birmingham
🔹The Playoffs will be two three-games series, followed by a final
🐐 | Many great players have graced the BBL.
In a new series, we look back at the first ten years of the British Basketball League to find the stars that have a claim to the title of Greatest of All Time.
#BritishBasketball
@PabloCheeksBTR
The Cheshire Phoenix have seemingly announced their entire 2024/25 roster in one go.
🔹TJ Atwood
🔹Cam Christon
🔹Ricky Clemons
🔹Cam Holden
🔹RJ Eytle-Rock
🔹Tyreek Scott-Grayson
🔹Tahjai Teague
🔹David Ulph
🔹Skyler White
🔹Greg Wild
As part of the BBL’s commitment to growing the sport in the UK, Stein will be tasked with helping create exciting new partnerships that will help bring the league to new audiences in the UK and beyond.
#BritishBasketball
Following a historic debut season, the
@BristolFlyers
will re-enter the European North Basketball League (ENBL) for the 2024/25 season.
Head Coach Andreas Kapoulas said: "It was important for the progression of our programme to continue to play in Europe this season."
To celebrate our one year anniversary, BBL Daily has teamed up with
@AlwaysBallinUK
to create our first collection of merchandise.
The range, consisting of eight t-shirts, is available now on Always Ballin’s website.
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