The Super League Basketball shareholders and directors have this morning been formally notified by the British Basketball Federation that it intends to award the long-term license for the men’s professional basketball league in Britain to an external operator from the start of the 2025/26 season. Whilst we understood that the BBF would impose a process …
Ahead of Sunday’s Super League Basketball Trophy Final, the Riders progressed in the Cup, while Surrey were stifled by Manchester and the Sharks downed the Phoenix. Manchester Basketball 77 – 85 Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro took his team to the National Basketball Performance Centre, looking to recover from a tough loss to London just three …
Sheffield also edged victory over Surrey in a busy game week that saw some entertaining and highly competitive match-ups. Newcastle Eagles 74 – 67 London Lions As the game week tipped off, mid-table Newcastle welcomed league-leading London to the Vertu Motors Arena for Championship action. The contest began with Ovie Soko getting the London Lions …
After impressive victories in the Super League Basketball Cup Quarter-finals, the Surrey 89ers and B. Braun Sheffield Sharks advanced to the Final Four of the competition as Cheshire Phoenix, Leicester Riders and Bristol Flyer secured solid victories in the Championship. Caledonia Gladiators 98 – 101 Cheshire Phoenix – OT (Championship) The Championship game week tipped …
Surrey 89ers and London Lions brought in the New Year in style to begin an unforgettable round nine of Super League Basketball Championship action. The thriller in Guildford began a seven-game slate that also included a basement battle along with a North-West derby. Sunday’s arranged fixture between B. Braun Sheffield Sharks and London Lions was …
The B. Braun Sheffield Sharks will end 2024 on top of the Super League Basketball Championship standings after a pair of wins to see out the year. London Lions and Leicester Riders are hot on their tail though as the top three begin to create some space from the remaining six sides. Newcastle Eagles 84-92 …
The Eagles will compete in January’s Super League Basketball Trophy Final, while Gladiators and Manchester moved to the next round of the Cup. Elsewhere, Lions defeated second-placed Sharks to go top of the Championship table and Riders impressed to stay just four points behind. London Lions 80 – 77 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks An incredibly …
A packed weekend of mixed Super League Basketball competition tipped off with Championship action, and Cup games that saw all SLB teams survive the Wimbledon-style first round to reach the Quarter Finals. Surrey 89ers 89-76 Manchester Basketball (Championship) A close game throughout showed how hard Manchester were fighting for their first Championship win of the …
The Super League Basketball Trophy Semi-Finals highlighted a five-game weekend of action as the road to Utilita Arena Birmingham nears its final destination. There were also two Championship games to bring an exciting weekend to a close. Flyers book ticket into Trophy Final Bristol Flyers are SLB Trophy Final-bound as they defeated the Cheshire Phoenix …
League-leading Lions suffered their first two losses in the Championship, Gladiators made their mark on the win column, Riders impressed with two wins in a weekend and Manchester lost a pair in three days. London Lions 83 – 87 Surrey 89ers (28/11/2024) This week’s league action tipped off at the Copper Box Arena in London, …